Saturday's Headlines: Trump says 4 embassies were under threat from Iran, a claim contested by U.S. officials
U.S. refuses to heed Iraq's call for troop withdrawal; U.S. forces tried to kill senior Iranian official in Yemen; Zelensky calls for admission of guilt, justice after Iran admits to mistakenly shooting down Ukrainian plane; What did Democrats get out of holding up the articles of impeachment for weeks?; Bears, storms and thin ice: The struggle of the voyagers to the 'epicenter of global warming'; Many Iowa Democrats are paralyzed by fear of choosing the wrong candidate to take on Trump; China calls them 'kindness students.' They're victims of cultural genocide.; Now Mike Lee knows what it feels like; How Pelosi should play her impeachment cards; British tabloids drove Meghan away. They'll never learn.; Jack Evans's case is only the latest in the D.C. Council's long history of corruption; The Supreme Court can review an unfair impeachment trial; Boeing's departing CEO leaves with $62 million amid supplier layoffs; Taiwanese, motivated by the lessons of Hong Kong, turn out in droves to vote; Meghan Markle flips the princess fantasy on its big crowned head; What 70 years of U.S.-Iran relations can tell us about what's to come
A senior administration official and a senior defense official said they were only aware of vague intelligence about a plot against the embassy in Baghdad. Neither said there were threats against multiple embassies.
By Shane Harris, Josh Dawsey and Seung Min Kim ●Read more »
The attempted strike may indicate that the killing of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani was part of a broader operation to deal a serious blow to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
By John Hudson, Missy Ryan and Josh Dawsey ●Read more »
Ukraine's president said Iran's admission "was not good, but it brought the truth." Earlier on Saturday, Iran's military said the Kyiv-bound passenger plane had turned toward a sensitive military site at an altitude that made it appear to be a hostile aircraft.
By Isabelle Khurshudyan and Erin Cunningham ●Read more »
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she will start the process of handing over the articles of impeachment and naming House managers for a Senate trial.
IMPEACHMENT | Analysis●By Amber Phillips ●Read more »
Returnees from the first leg of the biggest Arctic research expedition in history bring back stories of a polar landscape that was even more unstable than anticipated. In some of their first interviews since leaving the ship, they said they were stunned and occasionally stymied by the very melting they hope to understand.
For those who remain uncommitted, the already-vexing decision presents a new calculation — a search for an elusive set of qualities seen as necessary to defeat President Trump, the most unpredictable opponent in modern history.
Campaign 2020●By Isaac Stanley-Becker ●Read more »
The airplane manufacturer announced Dennis Muilenburg's exit package on the same day one of the largest suppliers of the 737 Max sent layoff notices to roughly 2,800 employees.
Jason Rezaian contextualizes the current relationship between the United States and Iran and describes what leaders can illuminate from the past about the present.
Post Reports | Listen Now●By The Washington Post ●Read more »
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