Tuesday's Headlines: Ex-White House counsel McGahn must comply with House subpoena, judge rules

Supreme Court blocks House committee from immediately reviewing Trump's financial records; Jared Kushner's new assignment: Overseeing construction of Trump's border wall; In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change; Drag queens are becoming a perfect foil to Trump; In Trump's military, the rules don't matter at all; Who but a demon could impeach God's chosen one?; Trump's second act is rife with enablers of constitutional degradation; There's no other way to explain Trump's immigration policy. It's just bigotry.; The GOP's galling accommodation of Trump; He helped end the Soviet empire. Now Lech Walesa wants to help Hong Kong.; Betsy DeVos is finalizing contentious rules on campus sexual assault ; Albania hit by 6.4-magnitude quake, killing at least 7, injuring hundreds; Helicopter crash kills 13 French soldiers during operation in Mali; Longtime New York magazine theater and film critic with an artful and vicious pen dies at 94; German diplomat's son who was convicted in 1985 double murders, wins release from Va. Parole Board ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.       (Reuters) Ex-White House counsel McGahn must comply with House subpoena, judge rules The decision had been highly anticipated, with major implications for other high-value witnesses in the Democrats' investigation, including former national security adviser John Bolton and his deputy. IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY  ●  By Spencer Hsu and Ann Marimow  ●  Read more »   Supreme Court blocks House committee from immediately reviewing Trump's financial records President Trump's personal attorneys had requested a stay while the justices consider whether the House Oversight Committee can see his records. By Robert Barnes  ●  Read more »   Jared Kushner's new assignment: Overseeing construction of Trump's border wall Frustrated with a lack of progress over one of his top priorities as he heads into a tough reelection campaign, President Trump has tasked his son-in-law with questioning government officials about updates on the wall. By Josh Dawsey and Nick Miroff  ●  Read more »     In bleak report, U.N. says drastic action is only way to avoid worst effects of climate change The report warns that the world has squandered so much time mustering the action necessary to combat climate change that global temperatures are on pace to rise as much as 3.9 degrees Celsius (7 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century. By Brady Dennis  ●  Read more »   Drag queens are becoming a perfect foil to Trump Drag and politics have always been intertwined. But as drag has attracted a new, mainstream audience — one that might see it purely as entertainment — there have been efforts to make the connection more overt. By Maura Judkis  ●  Read more »     ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions In Trump's military, the rules don't matter at all By Karen Tumulty  ●  Read more »   Who but a demon could impeach God's chosen one? Impeachment Diary  ●  By Dana Milbank  ●  Read more »   Trump's second act is rife with enablers of constitutional degradation By Editorial Board  ●  Read more »   There's no other way to explain Trump's immigration policy. It's just bigotry. By Catherine Rampell  ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The GOP's galling accommodation of Trump By Michael Gerson  ●  Read more »   He helped end the Soviet empire. Now Lech Walesa wants to help Hong Kong. By Marc Thiessen  ●  Read more »     More News Betsy DeVos is finalizing contentious rules on campus sexual assault The final regulation will maintain a provision requiring universities to allow cross-examination of those alleging sexual harassment or assault, people familiar with the matter say. By Laura Meckler  ●  Read more »   Albania hit by 6.4-magnitude quake, killing at least 7, injuring hundreds It is the second time in two months that Albania has been hit by a significant earthquake. In September, a 5.6-magnitude tremor hit roughly the same area and caused dozens of injuries. By Chico Harlan  ●  Read more »   Helicopter crash kills 13 French soldiers during operation in Mali The accident brings to 41 the number of French soldiers killed in the ongoing operation in the Sahel region. By James McAuley and Danielle Paquette  ●  Read more »   Longtime New York magazine theater and film critic with an artful and vicious pen dies at 94 One of America's most influential and reviled critics, Mr. Simon once noted that it was "wonderful to be hated by idiots." John Simon | 1925–2019  ●  By Harrison Smith  ●  Read more »   German diplomat's son who was convicted in 1985 double murders, wins release from Va. Parole Board Jens Soering is serving two life sentences for the slayings of his girlfriend's parents in central Virginia. Elizabeth Haysom, the girlfriend who was also convicted, won release, too. By Laura Vozzella  ●  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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