Thursday's Headlines: Trump deflects and defies as Democrats speed up impeachment strategy

Inside Trump's frenetic response to the whistleblower complaint and the battle over impeachment; Whistleblower complaint allegedly based on more than July 25 call; Cracks emerge among Senate Republicans after release of rough transcript of phone call; Presidential scholars say call with Ukrainian leader is unlike anything they've heard; The Trump-Zelensky memo is a scathing indictment of our president; Impeachment will define the 2020 election; Don't leave the Afghan peace talks for dead; Why I support Trump's proposal to lift restrictions in the Tongass; The rough transcript is nothing but an empty vault; We don't need an impeachment inquiry. Just look at Trump's hotel.; Impeachment inquiry threatens to overtake Capitol, upend trade and spending talks; FAA leaders dispute finding that 737 Max inspectors were underqualified, deny misleading Congress; After Supreme Court defeat, Boris Johnson taunts Parliament; A newspaper reported that a man's ancestors were slaveholders. He's suing for defamation.; The creator of the labradoodle says he made 'Frankenstein's monster'

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (EPA) Trump deflects and defies as Democrats speed up impeachment strategy The showdown opened a new phase of the Trump presidency. He and his advisers have scrambled to adjust on the fly and from afar during a week of diplomacy at the United Nations. By Philip Rucker, Rachael Bade and Robert Costa  ●  Read more » Inside Trump's frenetic response to the whistleblower complaint and the battle over impeachment After a White House scramble and disagreement over releasing the rough transcript of a call with Ukraine's leader and the complaint it prompted, President Trump went against the advice of some aides and advisers and gambled that he could overcome the forces and possible evidence arrayed against him. By Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  ●  Read more » Whistleblower complaint allegedly based on more than July 25 call The complaint also alleges a pattern of obfuscation at the White House, in which officials moved the records of some of the president's communications with foreign officials onto a separate computer network, a person who has read the complaint said. By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky, Carol Leonnig and Shane Harris  ●  Read more » Cracks emerge among Senate Republicans after release of rough transcript of phone call Three GOP senators complained in discussions with The Washington Post that the White House erred by releasing the transcript, arguing that it sets a precedent about disclosure of calls with foreign leaders. By Robert Costa  ●  Read more » Presidential scholars say call with Ukrainian leader is unlike anything they've heard Protocols for foreign leader calls by the president have a traditional format, according to a 30-year U.S. intelligence veteran who managed the White House Situation Room during the Obama years. By Karen DeYoung  ●  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT Opinions The Trump-Zelensky memo is a scathing indictment of our president By Editorial Board  ●  Read more » Impeachment will define the 2020 election By Karen Tumulty  ●  Read more » Don't leave the Afghan peace talks for dead By Stephen Hadley and Michèle Flournoy  ●  Read more » Why I support Trump's proposal to lift restrictions in the Tongass By Lisa Murkowski  ●  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT The rough transcript is nothing but an empty vault By Hugh Hewitt  ●  Read more » We don't need an impeachment inquiry. Just look at Trump's hotel. By Dana Milbank  ●  Read more » More News Impeachment inquiry threatens to overtake Capitol, upend trade and spending talks The White House and lawmakers must agree to a spending deal by Nov. 21. The administration also wants Congress to pass a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada by the end of this autumn, a timeline that could now be impossible to meet. By Erica Werner and David Lynch  ●  Read more »   FAA leaders dispute finding that 737 Max inspectors were underqualified, deny misleading Congress Deputy FAA Administrator Daniel K. Elwell told lawmakers that a watchdog's conclusion was "simply not accurate." By Ian Duncan  ●  Read more » After Supreme Court defeat, Boris Johnson taunts Parliament Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn wants to keep Johnson locked in a kind of limbo. By William Booth and Karla Adam  ●  Read more » A newspaper reported that a man's ancestors were slaveholders. He's suing for defamation. By referencing his family's slaveholding past in a story about Edward Dickinson Tayloe II's desire to preserve Confederate monuments, his lawyers argue, a Virginia newspaper implied that their client was a racist. By Hannah Natanson  ●  Read more » The creator of the labradoodle says he made 'Frankenstein's monster' The Australian man who introduced Labradoodles to the world in 1989 says the breed is his "life's regret" — the spark for a proliferation of poodle hybrids that he claims has run amok with irresponsible breeding causing health problems. By Hannah Knowles  ●  Read more » We think you'll like this newsletter Check out By The Way for tips and guides that will help you travel better and make you feel like a local wherever you go. Delivered every Thursday. Sign up »

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