Caught in a deadly ambush, U.S. troops were on their own far longer than originally thought; Promises made by Trump narrow GOP options on tax bill; Small Montana firm lands Puerto...
| |  | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | | | | | | The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors | | | | |  | | In sparring with a grieving widow, Trump follows his no-apology playbook | | The fight pitting President Trump's words against those of the widow of a fallen soldier has distracted from the administration's agenda. But Trump's actions during the episode have followed a formula he has long used for winning a skirmish: Make it a fight, use controversy to elevate the message and never say sorry. | | By Philip Rucker and Michael Scherer • Read more » | | Promises made by Trump narrow GOP options on tax bill | | Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee, declined to make a firm commitment on timing for tax legislation. Lawmakers face competing pressures as they try to deliver big tax cuts while minimizing the effect on the deficit. | | By Damian Paletta and Mike DeBonis • Read more » | | |  | | | Small Montana firm lands Puerto Rico's biggest contract to restore electricity | | Whitefish Energy has signed a $300 million contract to repair and reconstruct large portions of Puerto Rico's electrical infrastructure from the territory's state-owned utility. The two-year-old company from Montana had just two full-time employees on the day Hurricane Maria made landfall. | | By Steven Mufson, Jack Gillum, Aaron C. Davis and Arelis R. Hernández • Read more » | | |  | | | China writes Xi Jinping into the constitution, raising him to the level of Mao | | The unanimous vote to enshrine "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics in a New Era" into the constitution came on the final day of the week-long 19th Party Congress and it sets up Xi for an extended stay in power. The inclusion of his name in the party's document makes him only the third Chinese leader to be so honored. | | By Simon Denyer • Read more » | | |  | | |  | | | How an Ivy got less preppy: Princeton draws surge of students from modest means | | Princeton University's gatekeepers wanted to shed the reputation of a tradition-steeped school mainly for the privileged. The result: In little more than a dozen years, Princeton tripled the share of freshmen who qualify for federal Pell Grants, an indicator of economic diversity that has become an influential metric in the Ivy League and beyond. | | By Nick Anderson • Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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