Wednesday's Headlines: New health-care plan stumbles under opposition from governors

Jimmy Kimmel gets heated about health-care bill, says Sen. Bill Cassidy 'lied right to my face'; In defiant U.N. debut, Trump defends 'America first' foreign policy, threatens to...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories New health-care plan stumbles under opposition from governors The suddenly resurgent Republican effort to undo the Affordable Care Act was dealt a major blow on Tuesday when a bipartisan group of governors came out against a proposal gaining steam in the Senate. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » Jimmy Kimmel gets heated about health-care bill, says Sen. Bill Cassidy 'lied right to my face' The late-night host unloaded on the Louisiana Republican, who said earlier this year that any health-care bill would have to pass the "Jimmy Kimmel test." By Emily Yahr  •   Read more »   In defiant U.N. debut, Trump defends 'America first' foreign policy, threatens to 'destroy' North Korea In a pugilistic speech that took aim at North Korea and excoriated the Iran nuclear deal, Trump signaled that the United States is willing to pursue an unpopular and unpredictable course to protect its interests across the globe. By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   South Korea, Japan react to speech with jitters and surprise The two U.S. allies were silent on President Trump's threat to bring war to their neighborhood, while China and Russia warned that Trump's words could inflame tensions with North Korea. By Anna Fifield and Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   Mexico City residents scour rubble for victims as toll from earthquake tops 215 People worked through the night and in the dark, often digging with their bare hands, because 40 percent of the capital was without electricity after the 7.1-magnitude temblor struck Tuesday afternoon. At least 44 buildings in the city collapsed or partly collapsed. By Joshua Partlow  •   Read more »   Puerto Rico braces for a potential direct hit from Category 5 Hurricane Maria The island, home to 3.5 million U.S. citizens, has not seen a hurricane make landfall since Georges in 1998. Now, it is threatened by a punishing combination of ferocious winds and rainfall that could total 25 inches in some places. By Samantha Schmidt, Daniel Cassady and Sandhya Somashekhar  •   Read more »   Maria's core closes in on Puerto Rico, setting the stage for disaster After ravaging the island of Dominica, the storm churned toward Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with the potential to bring destructive winds, coastal inundation from surging ocean waters and a tremendous amount of rainfall. By Jason Samenow  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   The FBI wiretap on Paul Manafort is a big deal. Here's why. By Randall D. Eliason  •   Read more »   What the Vietnam War tells us about Trump voters By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   No one listens to women when they speak around here By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Can centrism be a movement? By Kathleen Parker  •   Read more »   Of thee they sing with feeling By Garrison Keillor  •   Read more »   Another execrable health-care bill proves bad ideas never die By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   RNC spent more than $230,000 in August to help pay Trump's legal fees in Russia probes The Republican National Committee said the money came from a pool stockpiled for election recounts and other legal matters. By Matea Gold  •  Read more »     Before massive data breach, Equifax sought to limit exposure to lawsuits The company lobbied Congress on legislation to limit how much it could be forced to pay if sued by consumers, and it pressed lawmakers to roll back the powers of its regulators. By Renae Merle and Hamza Shaban  •   Read more »   As Trump presses for a border wall, there's a new Coast Guard record for drug seizures at sea The service has seized more than 455,000 pounds of cocaine through Sept. 11 in the fiscal year that will end Oct. 1, breaking the record of 443,790 pounds set last year. By Dan Lamothe  •   Read more »   Got a weird Amazon email about a baby registry you don't have? You aren't alone. Some people who received the email — which Amazon blamed on a "a technical glitch" — reacted with a mix of amusement, fear and anger. By Abby Ohlheiser  •   Read more »   Dr. Oz surprises the hosts of 'Fox & Friends' by talking about America's pot 'hypocrisy' Oz is a fan of medical marijuana. Fox host Steve Doocy, meanwhile, once coined the phrase "all potted up on weed." By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   They said Melania Trump was the face of success. She made them take down the billboards with her face. The billboards, located in Croatia, advertised a local language school offering 15 weeks of an advanced general English course. By Herman Wong  •   Read more »   Disturbing images show Navy hospital staffers mishandling infant, calling babies 'mini Satans' The Florida hospital said the images are "unacceptable, incredibly unprofessional, and cannot be tolerated." By Kristine Phillips  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071