Evening Edition: Trump and the warping of democratic governance

How Trump, Giuliani pressured Ukraine to probe president's rivals; 'Perfectly fine and routine': Trump defends call with Ukraine president; 'He knows I'll beat him like a drum': Biden accuses Trump of abusing power to smear him; New Bureau of Land Management headquarters share building with Chevron; U.S. connoisseurs used to shy away from German wine. Global warming is changing that.; The civil rights leader 'almost nobody knows about' gets a statue in the U.S. Capitol; To pay for Trump's wall, a hurricane-wrecked base in Puerto Rico loses funding ; Nearly 100 doctors have tried to diagnose this man's devastating illness — without success; Boeing, Northrop spar over $85 billion nuclear missile program; What we talk about when we talk about Notre Dame football; The NFL is complicit in Antonio Brown's self-sabotage

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       Trump and the warping of democratic governance The Ukraine story highlights the degree to which traditional checks and balances have been weakened under this president. The Take | Analysis ●  By Dan Balz ● Read more » How Trump, Giuliani pressured Ukraine to probe president's rivals New revelations about President Trump's efforts to influence Ukraine are fueling questions about whether he used his office to try to force a foreign country to take actions to damage his political opponents. By Josh Dawsey, Paul Sonne, Michael Kranish and David L. Stern ● Read more »   'Perfectly fine and routine': Trump defends call with Ukraine president The president, in a series of tweets, makes no mention of whether he brought up Biden during the conversation. Instead, he blames the news media for its coverage of the story. By Colby Itkowitz ● Read more »   'He knows I'll beat him like a drum': Biden accuses Trump of abusing power to smear him The former vice president says a transcript of the call between Trump and the Ukranian president ought to be released. By Colby Itkowitz ● Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT New Bureau of Land Management headquarters share building with Chevron The controversial move to Colorado will put an agency that oversees energy leasing, grazing and other activities on federal land in the same building as oil and gas groups. By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson ● Read more »   U.S. connoisseurs used to shy away from German wine. Global warming is changing that. In some corners of the wine world, there are uncomfortable whispers that parts of Germany might soon challenge more well-known areas of Spain, Italy or France, which are getting hotter and hotter all the time. From The Magazine ●  By Jason Wilson ● Read more »   The civil rights leader 'almost nobody knows about' gets a statue in the U.S. Capitol At a dedication ceremony this week, Nebraska leaders remembered Chief Standing Bear, whose landmark court case established that Native Americans were, in fact, people. Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered ●  By Gillian Brockell ● Read more »   To pay for Trump's wall, a hurricane-wrecked base in Puerto Rico loses funding  The Pentagon is diverting hundreds of millions allocated by Congress for the restoration of Camp Santiago to the construction of barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border. By Paul Sonne ● Read more »   Nearly 100 doctors have tried to diagnose this man's devastating illness — without success Physicians found his veins grossly enlarged and too stretchy — but they don't know why or how to treat it. And they've never seen a similar case. Medical Mysteries ●  By Sandra Boodman ● Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Boeing, Northrop spar over $85 billion nuclear missile program Northrop Grumman is poised to take over an Air Force project to replace aging Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles. Boeing wants the government to force Northrop to collaborate. By Aaron Gregg ● Read more »   What we talk about when we talk about Notre Dame football Once a powerhouse of college football, the No. 7 Fighting Irish now find themselves a two-touchdown underdog against No. 3 Georgia, as keen observers and everyday citizens doubt Notre Dame's capacity to prove itself elite. Perspective ●  By Chuck Culpepper ● Read more »   The NFL is complicit in Antonio Brown's self-sabotage Once a hard-working free spirit who was easy to root for, the wide receiver is now a bullying, insubordinate jock twice accused of sexual misconduct. Perspective ●  By Jerry Brewer ● Read more »   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Post Most for the most popular and interesting stories of the day, from politics to opinions to world news, to keep you in the know. In your inbox, every day. Sign up »

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