| Transcripts reveal new details from closed depositions; Five takeaways from Gordon Sondland's and Kurt Volker's transcripts; One year out from vote, Trump trails Democrats by wide margins, poll shows; The Texas teenagers who smuggled immigrants across the southern border; Despite Trump's visits to his properties, some of his businesses show new signs of financial decline; After the U.S. outlawed polygamy, thousands of Mormons fled to Mexico ; Before he can take over DHS, the Senate needs to confirm Chad Wolf for a different job first; Trump called woman who says he sexually assaulted her, phone records show; Ky., Miss. voters decide whether Trump can sway governor's races; More than 11,000 scientists from around the world declare a 'climate emergency' |
| | | |  |  | | The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors. | | | | | | | |  | | (AFP/Getty Images) | | | In a "supplemental declaration" to his testimony, the former ambassador to the European Union said that aid to Ukraine was linked to the opening of an investigation that could damage 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden. The statement was a reversal for Gordon Sondland, a Trump donor-turned-diplomat who had been seen as a loyalist of the president with a supportive version of events. | | By Shane Harris and Aaron Davis ● Read more » | | | | | Meanwhile, Republicans are considering changes to their lineup on the House Intelligence Committee ahead of public hearings on the impeachment inquiry, including the installation of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a boisterous Trump supporter. | | By John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz and Felicia Sonmez ● Read more » | | | | | Many of the Trump team's chief arguments are undercut in the two documents. | | The Fix | Analysis ● By Aaron Blake ● Read more » | | | | | Democrats' current margins in the Washington Post-ABC News poll point to a substantial popular-vote advantage, but the party still faces obstacles when it comes to the electoral college. | | Campaign 2020 ● By Dan Balz and Scott Clement ● Read more » | | | | | Karoun Demirjian on what we've learned from the impeachment inquiry transcripts released this week. Maria Sacchetti on the role U.S. citizens play in immigration smuggling. And Rebecca Tan explains part of the new generation's enthusiasm for cricket. | | Post Reports | Listen Now ● By The Washington Post ● Read more » | | | | | Profits at the president's Chicago hotel fell 89 percent from 2015 to 2018, from $16.7 million to $1.8 million, according to documents filed with Cook County, Ill. | | By David Fahrenthold, Jonathan O'Connell, Josh Partlow and Josh Dawsey ● Read more » | | | | | The exodus began in 1885, led by Mormons who refused to give up the now-abandoned practice of plural marriage. On Monday, nine people from that Mexican community were killed in a brutal ambush. | | Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered ● By Michael Rosenwald ● Read more » | | | | | | | | The roundabout plan for the top national security post is the latest twist in a strained Homeland Security leadership transition. | | By Nick Miroff ● Read more » | | | | | Summer Zervos, a former candidate on "The Apprentice," is suing President Trump for defamation. Trump has denied accusations of sexual impropriety and called Zervos and other accusers "liars." | | By Josh Partlow ● Read more » | | | | | | | | Governor's elections in the two states have largely focused on local issues, but President Trump's influence might overshadow all. | | By Tim Craig ● Read more » | | | | | The report is a stark departure from other scientific assessments of global warming: It does not couch its conclusions in the wishy-washy language of uncertainties, and it does prescribe policies. | | By Andrew Freedman ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | |
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