Evening Edition: Biden lambastes Trump over report on comments about wounded soldiers

DHS warns that Russia is spreading false claims about mail-in ballots; Trump said U.S. soldiers injured and killed in war were 'losers,' magazine reports; Veterans scorn Trump following bombshell report that president and aides have denied; Nearly 250 women have been fatally shot by police since 2015; What visual analysis of the Aug. 29 Portland shooting tells us; Experts warn U.S. covid-19 deaths could more than double by year's end ; U.S. added 1.4 million jobs in August as economy shows signs of rebound ; Super Typhoon Haishen aims for calamitous strike on Japan, South Korea; Postal Service police block congresswoman from touring USPS plants; How the U.S. is deporting asylum seekers from Nicaragua ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Reuters) Biden lambastes Trump over report on comments about wounded soldiers Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden excoriated President Trump over a report in the Atlantic that the president called U.S. soldiers wounded or killed in war "losers" and "suckers." Trump denied the report, calling it "fake." By John Wagner and Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »   DHS warns that Russia is spreading false claims about mail-in ballots Many of the claims are identical to previous statements from the president and the attorney general. By Shane Harris and Ellen Nakashima ●  Read more »   Trump said U.S. soldiers injured and killed in war were 'losers,' magazine reports The Atlantic cites four unnamed people with firsthand knowledge of the president's comments. The White House calls the claims "false." By Colby Itkowitz, Alex Horton and Carol D. Leonnig ●  Read more »   Veterans scorn Trump following bombshell report that president and aides have denied Military veterans and their families erupted in anger against Trump, following the Atlantic's bombshell report that he had derided fallen U.S. soldiers as "losers" and "suckers." By Teo Armus ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Nearly 250 women have been fatally shot by police since 2015 The fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police in March has become a national rallying cry for policing overhauls and racial justice. It has also brought into focus an often overlooked but consistent subset of people fatally shot by police — women. Fatal Force ●  By Marisa Iati, Jennifer Jenkins and Sommer Brugal ●  Read more »   What visual analysis of the Aug. 29 Portland shooting tells us After three months of nightly protests in the city, Aaron J. Danielson was shot dead in a confrontation on Aug. 29 that police were investigating as a homicide. By Dalton Bennett, Sarah Cahlan and Joyce Lee ●  Read more »   Experts warn U.S. covid-19 deaths could more than double by year's end The new projection reinforces warnings that cooler, less humid weather and people's failure to practice social distancing indoors could lead to a surge in viral transmission this fall and winter. By Joel Achenbach and William Wan ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. added 1.4 million jobs in August as economy shows signs of rebound The unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent. The report is likely to influence the political debate about whether to reauthorize more aid for businesses and the unemployed. By Eli Rosenberg ●  Read more »   Super Typhoon Haishen aims for calamitous strike on Japan, South Korea The storm is forecast to remain at the cusp of Category 5 intensity on Friday and stay at super typhoon strength, with sustained winds of 150 mph or higher, through at least Saturday. By Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   Postal Service police block congresswoman from touring USPS plants Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) says she notified the mail service of her plans, but the agency says she did not give enough notice. By Jacob Bogage ●  Read more »   How the U.S. is deporting asylum seekers from Nicaragua The story of a Nicaraguan dissident who, in fear for his life and his family's, sought asylum at the border. U.S. officials sent him back. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out National News email alerts for breaking news email alerts for major national and political news whenever it breaks. Sign up »

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