Saturday's Headlines: Trump faces reality that his words — and tweets — often lack their desired impact

The Fix: Trump tweet triggers speculation about an indictment; Trump's competing impulses define contentious debate over U.S. Afghan strategy; Martin Shkreli, former hedge fund manager, found guilty of defrauding investors; He was 12. He had just moved to America. Then his Sikh father was murdered.; Hot, hazy and bothered: Pacific Northwest swelters in unusual heat wave;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump faces reality that his words — and tweets — often lack their desired impact Challenges to President Trump's authority and influence are growing six months into his chaotic presidency. His allies hope new Chief of Staff John F. Kelly can help stop the the downward slide. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more » The Fix: Trump tweet triggers speculation about an indictment The president retweeted a video clip of "Fox & Friends" making a clear implication that indictments against him or a family member would be unjustified — but the show still presented them as real possibilities. Why would the president voluntarily lend credence to that notion? By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Trump's competing impulses define contentious debate over U.S. Afghan strategy On the campaign trail and in talks with advisers, President Trump has said he wants to win and project strength. He also has called for ending costly commitments in places such as the Middle East and Afghanistan. The challenge facing national security adviser H.R. McMaster is to find a strategy that reconciles both desires. By Greg Jaffe and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Martin Shkreli, former hedge fund manager, found guilty of defrauding investors Shkreli, who is notorious for raising the price of a drug from $13.50 to $750 a pill, faces up to 20 years in prison after being convicted of three of eight charges. But experts say he is likely to be sentenced to less time. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   He was 12. He had just moved to America. Then his Sikh father was murdered. For many Americans, the Aug. 5, 2012, shooting at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin — one of the country's deadliest at a house of worship — was the first they ever heard of the minority faith. For Prabhjot Singh Rathor, it was the day that divided his life into before and after, the day he saw his father's body on the ground just after a gunman shot him. By Julie Zauzmer  •  Read more »   Hot, hazy and bothered: Pacific Northwest swelters in unusual heat wave In Seattle, where just 16 percent of homes have air conditioning, temperatures soared to 17 degrees above normal this week. In other parts of the region, highs reached triple digits. By Lornet Turnbull  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump's continued attacks on Clinton tell us why the Democrats lost By David Von Drehle  •  Read more »   The GOP has become the party of the grotesque By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Trump is a one-man assault on the rule of law By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   I swam from the U.S. to the Soviet Union. Then the world changed. By Lynne Cox  •  Read more »   Black people aren't keeping white Americans out of college. Rich people are. By Christine Emba  •  Read more »   The FDA just unveiled one of the most important public-health initiatives of the century By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   The Fix | Analysis Sessions might subpoena journalists to reveal leakers. Pence once fought against that. The attorney general raised the prospect that more journalists would have to make the decision to give up a source or go to jail. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more » Chicago homicide suspects surrender in California, officials say The slaying of a Chicago hairstylist has captured international attention, with one suspect a prominent researcher at Northwestern University and the other employed by Oxford. By Andrew deGrandpre  •  Read more » Princess Diana's private tapes will air despite pleas from her family and friends A British TV documentary about the late princess, who died in a car crash in Paris 20 years ago this month, includes recordings of her discussing her sex life and unhappy marriage to Prince Charles. By William Booth  •  Read more » 'You are not going to let that word hurt you': P&G ad taking on racism is met with praise — and outrage "The Talk," a two-minute video by Procter & Gamble depicting black mothers of different generations talking to their children, sparked a heated reaction on social media. By Tara Bahrampour  •  Read more » Venezuela ushers in all-powerful lawmaking body as opposition struggles to regroup The assembly, picked Sunday in elections that have been condemned internationally, further cemented the power of President Nicolás Maduro on a day critics called a death blow for democracy in the country. By Mariana Zuñiga and Anthony Faiola  •  Read more » Murder conviction in Blackwater case thrown out; other sentences overturned A U.S. appeals court threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a former security guard sentenced to life in prison in the killings of 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007. The court also ordered resentencings for three others convicted in the case. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more » Vendors may be selling ‘fake’ solar eclipse glasses. Here’s how to make sure yours are real. Earlier this week, the American Astronomical Society said it revised some of its eyewear advice "in response to alarming reports of potentially unsafe eclipse viewers flooding the market." By Angela Fritz  •  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. 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