Saturday's Headlines: Trump’s attack on ACA raises shutdown potential, escalates issue in 2018 races

Wonkblog: Subsidies' end may not pinch where you'd expect; Cruz warns GOP of 'Watergate-level blowout' in midterms if it fails on taxes, health care; As firefighters make gains,...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump's attack on Obamacare raises shutdown potential, escalates issue in 2018 races While Republicans argued that the Affordable Care Act is fundamentally flawed, Democrats called the move to cut off crucial health-care subsidies an act of sabotage and pledged to fight it, increasing the potential for a government shutdown in December and ensuring that the issue will be central in next year's midterm elections. By Mike DeBonis and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Wonkblog: Subsidies' end may not pinch where you'd expect While the payments to insurance companies do benefit lower-income Americans, taking these payments away will have some counterintuitive effects — and likely won't hurt the poorest the most. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •   Read more »   Cruz warns GOP of 'Watergate-level blowout' in midterms if it fails on taxes, health care "We could face a bloodbath," the senator warned amid growing worries among Republicans about the party's lack of legislative achievements. By Sean Sullivan  •   Read more »   As firefighters make gains, forecast of high winds stirs fears of fresh round of wildfires in California In an ominous bulletin, the National Weather Service warned that winds are expected to increase dramatically Friday night throughout Northern California, noting the dangerous conditions will continue "at least through Saturday." By Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Kristine Phillips, Lisa Bonos and Herman Wong  •   Read more »   The only California county that sent a warning to residents' cellphones has no reported wildfire fatalities Despite a campaign by FEMA over the past five years to encourage local governments to participate in the Wireless Emergency Alert system, most U.S. counties could not order an alert today if they faced a threat. By Aaron C. Davis and Sandhya Somashekhar  •   Read more »   They're free after years as Taliban captives. But their mysterious tale raises new questions. The family's refusal to travel to the United States led some former U.S. officials to suggest that they may be trying to avoid tough questions from U.S. intelligence officials. Others played down that explanation. By Greg Jaffe  •   Read more »   As 'the fathers of daughters,' they were offended by harassment. But what did that really mean? The luminaries' reactions to sex scandals may have sounded familiar — not just because there have been a lot of harassers to denounce lately — and they may have been genuine. But they rubbed a lot of critics the wrong way. By Jessica Contrera  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Bob Corker on Trump's biggest problem: The 'castration' of Rex Tillerson By Jackson Diehl  •   Read more »   The White House is trying to rush the Russia probes. We can't let that happen. By Adam B. Schiff  •   Read more »   Sinister figures lurk around our careless president By George F. Will  •   Read more »   Don't let Harvey Weinstein buy his way out of punishment with pricey rehab By Ruth Marcus  •   Read more »   The Holy Bible, according to Trump By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Trump has charted a perilious course on Iran By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Fact Checker • Analysis Fact-checking President Trump's speech on the Iran deal Here's a roundup of eight key claims made by President Trump in his speech on the Iran nuclear deal. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »     Reince Priebus, former Trump chief of staff, interviewed by Mueller team A lawyer for Priebus said a voluntary interview took place Friday at the office of special counsel Robert S. Mueller. It shows that Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election has reached the highest levels of Trump's aides and former aides. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •   Read more »   Las Vegas police now say there was no six-minute gap between first shots and concert massacre The new timeline offered by police marks a change from the one that officials gave earlier this week for the Oct. 1 shooting that left almost 60 people dead. Officials also said the injury toll had risen to 546, with 45 still hospitalized. By Mark Berman  •   Read more »   Panthers vow to punish fan accused of bloodying 62-year-old in 'sucker punch' incident at game After a fan punched a 62-year-old man in the face multiple times at this week's Eagles-Panthers game, video of the altercation went viral. Police identified and arrested a suspect on Friday. By Marissa Payne  •   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. 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