Sunday's Headlines: Trump criticized for saying Putin is sincere in denial of election meddling

Trump blasts critics on Russia, appears to call North Korean leader 'short and fat'; WorldViews: North Korean insults to U.S. leaders are nothing new — but Trump's deeply personal...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump criticized for saying Putin is sincere in denial of election meddling President Trump's comments, made after informal chats with the Russian president, drew strong reactions. Trump also referred to former top U.S. intelligence officials as "political hacks." Former director of national intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. said of Trump's remarks, "The fact that he would take Putin at his word over the intelligence community is unconscionable." By Karen DeYoung, Ashley Parker and David Nakamura  •  Read more » Trump blasts critics on Russia, appears to call North Korean leader 'short and fat' The president's tweets punctured the careful messaging he and his aides had sought to deliver on a five-nation, 12-day trip through Asia. Trump's taunt of Kim Jong Un came after the North Korean leader again called him a "dotard." By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   WorldViews: North Korean insults to U.S. leaders are nothing new — but Trump's deeply personal reactions are President Trump responded with insults to a recent North Korean message that had referred to him as "old." By Adam Taylor  •   Read more »   A small-town doctor wanted to perform surgeries for transgender women. He faced an uphill battle. Geoff Stiller works in a conservative part of the Pacific Northwest. He didn't realize what he was in for when he asked a hospital to allow him to perform vaginoplasties — a surgical procedure to construct vaginas for transgender women. By Chico Harlan  •   Read more »   Politics • Analysis As Trump dominates GOP base, party leaders have to live with it The Virginia elections and the Roy Moore controversy have highlighted the Republican Party's problems as its leaders look to the 2018 midterms. 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But the challenges, which will take years to solve and will redraw this city's geography, have moved inside homes and classrooms and government offices. By Scott Wilson  •  Read more »     U.S. wants to build 'tsunami of air power' in Afghanistan, but impact is years away U.S. officials expect to have only four Afghan flight crews ready for conflict missions by next spring's fighting season. The full fleet of 159 choppers will not be in place and manned until 2022. Meanwhile, the Taliban continue with relentless bombings and ground assaults, while other attacks have been claimed by the Islamic State. By Pamela Constable  •   Read more »   60,000 join far-right march on Poland's Independence Day The nationalists' march has become the largest Independence Day event, overshadowing official state observances. Some participants expressed sympathy for xenophobic or white supremacist ideas, with one banner reading, "White Europe of brotherly nations." By Vanessa Gera | AP  •   Read more »   These crabs can be as long as 3 feet — and hunt birds, a biologist's video proves Charles Darwin dismissed reports of giant, tree-climbing crabs on an island in the Indian Ocean. But a Dartmouth College biologist watched one of them take a bird's wing in its great claws and break the bones beneath the feathers. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   Retropolis • The Past, Rediscovered The end of an era: Farewell to the game-changing 747 Two of the country's biggest airlines are retiring the iconic "Queen of the Skies," spurring a wave of nostalgia for a plane that forever changed the way people traveled. By Lori Aratani  •   Read more »   News quiz: Unsolved mysteries This week, we have questions about a stern warning from the president, a bunch of no-longer-secret documents and a couple of unsolved mysteries. The faster you correctly answer, the more points you can score. By Tiffany Harness  •   Read more »   A perfect pancake recipe for every meal Sweet (or savory) made-from-scratch pancake recipes for breakfast, brunch or dinner. By Kara Elder  •   Read more »   Home schooling as an option Worried about racism's impact on her biracial son, a mother looks at alternatives. By Tracy Jan  •   Read more »   It's never too late to start exercising Falls are the most common cause of injury for older Americans. Strength, balance and flexibility are key. By Gabriella Boston  •   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. 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