Friday's Headlines: How a Trump adviser revived his fortunes, career in Ukraine

Clinton Foundation won't accept foreign, corporate donations if Clinton wins; Trump expresses regret over causing 'personal pain' with ill-chosen words; Ryan Lochte represents a special category of obnoxious American 'bro'; Attorney: U.S. swimmers pulled from plane knew Lochte's story 'was a lie'; Swimmer Jimmy Feigen to donate roughly $10,800 and leave Rio, lawyer says; American Ashton Eaton wins decathlon gold;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories How a Trump adviser revived his fortunes, career in Ukraine Paul Manafort began consulting in Ukraine in 2005, when he had largely disappeared from view in U.S. politics, and became connected to some of the country's most powerful officials. But reports this week of alleged payments may trigger FBI scrutiny of Manafort's work with the ousted Ukrainian president. By Tom Hamburger, Dana Priest and Andrew Roth  •  Read more » Clinton Foundation won't accept foreign, corporate donations if Clinton wins The decision comes in the midst of mounting criticism of how the Foundation operated during Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state. By Abby Phillip and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Trump expresses regret over causing 'personal pain' with ill-chosen words The Republican presidential nominee issued an unexpected and uncharacteristic declaration of remorse at his first rally since a staffing shake-up in his campaign. By Jose A. DelReal, Robert Costa and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Ryan Lochte represents a special category of obnoxious American 'bro' COLUMN | The American swimmer's conceit intersected with the delicate political issues of violence and police corruption in Brazil, creating a perfect storm that showed his disrespect for not only the host nation but his teammates as well. By Sally Jenkins  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Attorney: U.S. swimmers pulled from plane knew Lochte's story 'was a lie' "They knew it was a lie. But they did not have to go public," the lawyer said. "They did not think it would have a more serious consequence." By Mark Giannotto  •  Read more »   Swimmer Jimmy Feigen to donate roughly $10,800 and leave Rio, lawyer says Police contradicted Ryan Lochte's account and a surveillance video appeared to show at least one of the swimmers damaging property at a gas station. Police also said that a security guard pulled a gun on the swimmers. By Dave Sheinin, Dom Phillips and Joshua Partlow  •  Read more »   American Ashton Eaton wins decathlon gold He tied an Olympic record with 8,893 points and became just the third man to win back-to-back decathlon titles. By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more »   Opinions   The price of powerlessness By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Southeast Asia could be a haven for displaced Islamic State fighters By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Could things get any worse for the GOP? Trump's campaign shake-up says yes. By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   A gold medal in worthless ideas: Tax breaks for Olympic winners By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Trump's anti-Muslim stance echoes a U.S. law from the 1700s By Khaled A. Beydoun  •  Read more »   The U.N. finally owns up to its role in Haiti's cholera outbreak By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   $400 million paid to Iran was 'leverage,' not ransom, State Dept. says U.S. officials withheld the money until a plane bearing three freed American prisoners left the country's airspace. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » Gen. John Vessey, former chairman of joint chiefs, dies at 94 Retired Army Gen. John W. Vessey, who rose through the ranks in a 46-year military career to become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under President Ronald Reagan died late Thursday. By Steve Karnowski | AP  •  Read more » Why President Obama isn't stopping his vacation to visit the Louisiana flooding In Obama's world, perception doesn't equal reality — there's really no such thing as a vacation for a president of the United States. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more » Afghan ID cards were meant to stop voter fraud but instead stoked ethnic division More than 9 million cards have been produced so far, and the cost of providing them to more than 20 million adults is expected to be well over $100 million. Yet to date, not a single card has been issued to the public. By Pamela Constable  •  Read more » Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons In the wake of critical reports, the deputy attorney general told officials to reduce or decline to renew deals with contractors. By Matt Zapotosky and Chico Harlan  •  Read more » Gretchen Carlson is close to settling her case against Ailes. Here's why she shouldn't. The former Fox News host drew back the curtain on an ugly culture, but not enough has changed. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more » Painful but crucial: Why you'll see Emmett Till's casket at the African American museum Curators grappled with how much of the dark corners of U.S. history to expose. Now they are ready to tell the "unvarnished truth," but the question is: Are visitors ready to hear it? By Krissah Thompson  •  Read more » Trump spokeswoman diagnoses Clinton with 'dysphasia,' despite not being doctor Katrina Pierson appeared on MSNBC to answer questions about why the Trump campaign is going down this road, even as Hillary Clinton's doctors say she's healthy and that the conspiracy theories are bogus. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » Clinton, Trump agree to square off at a 'commander-in-chief forum' next month The Sept. 7 event will be devoted to national security, military affairs and veterans issues. By John Wagner  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071