Wednesday's Headlines: Uber founder resigns as CEO amid a shareholder revolt

Saudi king names son as new crown prince, upending line of succession; Trump seeks sharp cuts to housing aid, except for program that brings him millions; GOP win in Ga. election lifts Trump's hopes of steadying presidency, agenda; Jon Ossoff chose civility in Georgia race. It failed. So how do Democrats beat Trump?;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Uber founder resigns as CEO amid a shareholder revolt Travis Kalanick was asked to step down in a letter from five major shareholders. The resignation comes after several months of bruising scandals that arose from the company's famously hard-charging workplace culture, which many say is reflective of Kalanick himself. By Elizabeth Dwoskin  •  Read more » Saudi king names son as new crown prince, upending line of succession King Salman ousted his nephew, who led the country's counterterrorism operations. The move comes as the kingdom is grappling with falling oil prices, a military campaign in Yemen and an effort to isolate Qatar amid allegations it is supporting and financing terrorism. By Sudarsan Raghavan and Kareem Fahim  •  Read more »   Trump seeks sharp cuts to housing aid, except for program that brings him millions While there is no indication that Trump was directly involved in the proposal to leave intact a subsidy paid directly to private landlords such as himself, it illustrates how his financial interests can directly rise or fall on the policies of his administration. By Shawn Boburg  •  Read more »   GOP win in Ga. election lifts Trump's hopes of steadying presidency, agenda Republican Karen Handel bested Democrat Jon Ossoff in the special election, a victory that will keep Georgia's 6th Congressional District in GOP hands after a grueling campaign that was the most expensive in House history. But even as the GOP celebrated, the win underscored President Trump's lingering problems for the party's incumbents in 2018. By Robert Costa, Paul Kane and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   @PKCapitol | Analysis Jon Ossoff chose civility in Georgia race. It failed. So how do Democrats beat Trump? The decisive loss is sure to spark more questions about what type of candidates and what type of message Democrats need in the Trump era. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   In Georgia, is Handel's victory of great consequence — or none at all? By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   The victory in Georgia's 6th is a yuge win for Trump By Ed Rogers  •  Read more »   We led the Wisconsin Senate. Now we're fighting gerrymandering in our state. By Tim Cullen and Dale Schultz  •  Read more »   Can words kill people? By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Trump's silent surge in the Middle East — and the slippery slope to war By John Podesta and Brian Katulis  •  Read more »   Children are dying because of America's lax gun policies By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   'Don't pull it out!': Police video shows traffic stop that ended with Philando Castile's death Newly released police dashboard camera footage showed how quickly the deadly encounter unfolded between Castile and Minnesota Officer Jeronimo Yanez last summer. Yanez was recently acquitted of manslaughter in Castile's death. By Mark Berman and Wesley Lowery  •  Read more » Sessions becomes latest Trump official to hire personal attorney Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has been under fire for his contacts with Russian officials during the 2016 election, has retained the services of Washington lawyer Charles J. Cooper, a longtime friend. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more » What happened to Otto Warmbier? When the unthinkable is unknowable. Several neurologists agreed there is no way to know for certain what caused Warmbier's coma. President Trump said if he had been taken out of North Korea sooner, the outcome would have been very different. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more » Senate GOP leaders set to roll out health bill as divisions flare Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said a draft of the bill will come Thursday and hinted that a final vote could come next week — even as key senators voiced concern about the legislation, the secrecy surrounding it and the level of disagreement that remains. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » WorldViews | Analysis Trump calls Ukraine the thing Ukrainians hate the most Ukraine is not referred to as "the Ukraine" in its own constitution or other official documents. But that's how Trump referred to the country while meeting with Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more » Daniel Day-Lewis says he's retiring from acting, shocking peers who hail him as one of the greatest His representative said the decision was private and that the 60-year-old actor would not "make any further comment on this subject." Day-Lewis is the only one to ever win best-actor three times. By the Associated Press  •  Read more » How hot is it in Phoenix? Some airplanes can't fly. Dozens of flights have been canceled this week at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as the Southwest experiences its worst heat wave in decades. By Amy B Wang  •  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. 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