Trump promised $25,000 to a grieving military father in a phone call. The check hasn't arrived.; Slain soldier ensnared in Trump controversy was highly regarded by his military...
| |  | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | | | | | | The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors | | | | |  | | White House wavers on sending Trump to demilitarized zone along North Korean border | | Some aides worry a visit could further inflame already heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, while others have expressed concern over the president's personal safety, according to people who have spoken to administration officials. | | By David Nakamura • Read more » | | Trump promised $25,000 to a grieving military father in a phone call. The check hasn't arrived. | | Chris Baldridge, the father of Army Sgt. Dillon Baldridge, told The Post that President Trump called him at home and offered him $25,000 out of his personal account a few weeks after his son and two fellow soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in June. He also directed his staff to establish an online fundraiser for the family, the father said. The White House said late Wednesday that the check has been sent. | | By Dan Lamothe, Lindsey Bever and Eli Rosenberg • Read more » | | |  | | | 'Shrinking, shrinking, shrinking': Puerto Rico faces a demographic disaster | | Even as officials in Washington and Puerto Rico undertake the recovery after Hurricane Maria, residents are expected to leave en masse, fueling more economic decline and potentially accelerating a vicious cycle. And whatever happens will have far-reaching effects, because while the disaster is felt most keenly on the island, the accelerated exodus is already impacting the mainland. | | By Peter Whoriskey • Read more » | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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