| Firsthand account of Trump's Ukraine call puts GOP in bind, emboldens Democrats; 2 volatile White House meetings become central to impeachment probe; Testimony from career diplomats to outline Trump's view of Ukraine; Nationals force a deciding Game 7, beating Astros, 7-2, in a wild night; The Nats had heroes — and even owe Alex Bregman a hand; Nats respond to a controversial call by leaving no doubt; Mike Pence is reliably, relentlessly wrong; Suddenly Ken Starr doesn't like impeachment so much; Trump ordered the Baghdadi raid. Would Biden have done the same? ; California has hard choices to make. Its politicians keep avoiding reality.; Why WhatsApp is pushing back on NSO Group hacking; 'Lock him up'? We're better than that.; Dread descends on northern Syria as cease-fire ends; Scientists triple their estimates of the number of people threatened by rising seas; Jeff Sessions is warned by potential GOP rival not to run for former Senate seat over Trump ire; Trump administration to close immigration 'loopholes' — but the border is still in crisis, officials say; PG&E's role in Sonoma fire questioned as anger around forced power outages spreads; Nepali man shatters speed record for scaling the world's tallest mountains 'to show human capacity' |
| |  |  | | The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors. | | | | | | | |  | | (AFP via Getty Images) | | | The extraordinarily well-placed informant within the Islamic State facilitated Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's movements around Syria and helped oversee construction work on his Syrian safehouse, according to U.S. and Middle East-based officials knowledgeable about the operation. | | By Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima and Dan Lamothe ● Read more » | | | | | After President Trump's allies questioned a Purple Heart recipient's patriotism, Republicans found themselves defending a man who was accusing the president of undermining national security for his own political purposes. | | Impeachment Inquiry ● By Rachael Bade, Karoun Demirjian, Mike DeBonis and Seung Min Kim ● Read more » | | | | | Witnesses' testimony brought to light details of the July 10 gatherings, in which officials were confronted with a scheme they had previously only suspected: President Trump was seeking to use his office to pressure Ukraine to deliver dirt on the Bidens. | | By Greg Miller ● Read more » | | | | | The diplomats' prepared remarks offer new insight into how a shadow foreign policy executed by people outside of government undermined the work of U.S. officials. | | By John Hudson and Elise Viebeck ● Read more » | | | | | The Washington Nationals forced their fifth do-or-die game of the postseason, capping a dizzying night that included an almost-complete game from Stephen Strasburg, three home runs and the ejection of Manager Dave Martinez. Game 7 is Wednesday in Houston, and Max Scherzer will start after missing Game 5 because of injury. | | World Series ● By Jesse Dougherty and Sam Fortier ● Read more » | | | | | | | | The Houston third baseman's rare moment of braggadocio backfired spectacularly by fueling Washington's rally and sending World Series to a Game 7. | | World Series | Perspective ● By Thomas M. Boswell ● Read more » | | | | | A controversial interference call. Dominance from Stephen Strasburg. Booming home runs to turn it around. And now, one game to decide it all. | | World Series | Perspective ● By Barry Svrluga ● Read more » | | | | | | | | In towns and cities, families debated whether, and where, to run as the end of the 150-hour cease-fire threatened to reignite fighting that erupted after President Trump decided to withdraw U.S. troops. | | By Louisa Loveluck ● Read more » | | | | | | | | Researchers project that 150 million people would live below the high tide line by 2050 and 200 million by 2100. Those exposed to an annual flood in that year would be 360 million. | | By Chris Mooney ● Read more » | | | | | Rep. Bradley Byrne, who said he would not back out if the former attorney general joined the race, noted that the president would be "very vocal" against Sessions. | | By Seung Min Kim ● Read more » | | | | | More than 970,000 people were taken into custody along the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal 2019, more than double the previous year's total. | | By Robert Moore and Abigail Hauslohner ● Read more » | | | | | Investigators are looking into whether the fires may have been sparked by the utility's equipment, deepening skepticism around its controversial plan to prevent fires by shutting off power to millions. | | By Douglas MacMillan and Faiz Siddiqui ● Read more » | | | | | In mere months, Nirmal Purja climbed the 14 peaks that tower over 26,000 feet, including Mount Everest. | | By Cindy Boren ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | |
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