Evening Edition: Justice Dept. watchdog finds political bias did not taint top officials running the FBI’s Russia probe but documents other errors

Trump keeps making it tougher for his defenders; An irregular week for an outlandish presidency; Ukraine wants the U.S. on its side. It just doesn't know who has Trump's ear anymore.; Don't eat romaine lettuce from California's Salinas Valley, CDC warns; They escaped China's crackdown. Now, they wait.; The story of Altamont, the rock festival that the '60s wants to forget; A group of hunger strikers protested peacefully in Nancy Pelosi's office. Then they decided to storm it. ; Trump says he might veto bill protecting human rights in Hong Kong to boost China trade deal; U.S. judge orders Iran to pay $180 million to detained Post journalist Jason Rezaian, his family; In Iran, 'rage is escalating' as economic stress reaches new level ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       Justice Dept. watchdog finds political bias did not taint top officials running the FBI's Russia probe but documents other errors The report from Justice Dept. Inspector General Michael Horowitz is due out Dec. 9. By Ellen Nakashima, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett  ●  Read more »   Trump keeps making it tougher for his defenders The president is deploying his full playbook of peddling falsehoods and going on the offensive to protect himself — even as his statements repeatedly undercut the case Republicans have made on his behalf. By Marc Fisher and Mike DeBonis  ●  Read more »   An irregular week for an outlandish presidency A quiet parade of public servants testifying in the impeachment inquiry stole the spotlight from President Trump. By Dan Zak and Maura Judkis  ●  Read more »   Ukraine wants the U.S. on its side. It just doesn't know who has Trump's ear anymore. Trump's anger at the impeachment inquiry has plugged up Ukraine's normal diplomatic channels to Washington. By Michael Birnbaum  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Don't eat romaine lettuce from California's Salinas Valley, CDC warns The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said romaine lettuce from the Salinas Valley, one of California's major agricultural regions, may be contaminated with a dangerous type of E. coli bacteria that has sickened 40 people in 16 states. By Lena Sun  ●  Read more »   They escaped China's crackdown. Now, they wait. Emily Rauhala tracks the plight of a Uighur family that escaped internment in western China. And Michael Ruane describes a newly digitized wealth of recordings and documents from the postwar Nuremberg Trial. Post Reports | Listen Now  ●  By The Washington Post  ●  Read more »   The story of Altamont, the rock festival that the '60s wants to forget 50 years ago the Rolling Stones headlined a "West Coast Woodstock." Altamont ended the '60s with chaos and death. The Post takes an extensive look back at the fatal festival on its 50th anniversary. By Geoff Edgers  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT   A group of hunger strikers protested peacefully in Nancy Pelosi's office. Then they decided to storm it. Frustrated that the House speaker had not spoken to them — and weak and dizzy after four days without food — they set out to get arrested. By Story by Darryl Fears | Photos by Ricky Carioti  ●  Read more »   Trump says he might veto bill protecting human rights in Hong Kong to boost China trade deal The vetoproof majorities indicate that Congress could overrule President Trump if he tries to block the bill from becoming law. By David Lynch  ●  Read more »   U.S. judge orders Iran to pay $180 million to detained Post journalist Jason Rezaian, his family The Tehran correspondent spent 18 months in captivity after he and his wife were arrested in 2014, placed separately in solitary confinement and threatened with execution, physical mutilation and dismemberment. By Spencer Hsu  ●  Read more »   In Iran, 'rage is escalating' as economic stress reaches new level What's different this time: A wider spectrum of society may have joined the clashes with police, and not just the lower-income Iranians who have protested the government's decisions in the past. By Erin Cunningham  ●  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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