Sunday's Headlines: Trump’s approval rating is far lower than any president in 7 decades of polling

Securing North Korean nuclear sites would require a ground invasion, Pentagon says; Some middle-class Americans would pay higher taxes under GOP bill, congressional report says;...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump's approval rating is far lower than any president in 7 decades of polling A majority of Americans say President Trump has not accomplished much during his first nine months in office, and they have delivered a report card that is far harsher even than the tepid expectations they set for his tenure when he was sworn into office, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News survey. Fewer than 4 in 10 Americans — 37 percent — say they approve of the way Trump is handling his job. His disapproval rating has reached 59 percent, with 50 percent saying they strongly disapprove of the job he is doing. By Dan Balz and Scott Clement  •  Read more » Securing North Korean nuclear sites would require a ground invasion, Pentagon says In a blunt new assessment of what war on the Korean peninsula might look like, the Pentagon told lawmakers in a letter that ground forces would be necessary to locate and secure all of North Korea's nuclear weapons sites "with complete certainty" and warned that in the event of conflict, Pyongyang could use biological and chemical weapons. By Dan Lamothe and Carol Morello  •   Read more »   Some middle-class Americans would pay higher taxes under GOP bill, congressional report says President Trump promised to cut taxes for the middle class, but some would end up paying more under the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," according to a report released by Congress's Joint Committee on Taxation, the official scorekeepers tasked with determining how much any tax legislation would add to the debt and how it would impact the poor, middle class and wealthy. By Heather Long  •   Read more »   They spent years planning and preparing for the cost of living with Alzheimer's. The GOP tax bill threatens those plans. As the Republican tax plan took shape, Richard Davis and Diane Thorsen felt as though the rug was being pulled out from under them. Deductions for medical expenses would be eliminated under the Republican plan, and they expect they'll pay tens of thousands more if the plan passes. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •   Read more »   A mysterious virus is killing Africans. Scientists are racing to understand it before it goes global. Scientists from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traveled deep into the Congo Republic rainforest to solve a decades-old mystery about a rare and fatal disease: monkeypox. A cousin to the deadly smallpox virus, the monkeypox virus has appeared in the United States before, and the scientists hope to study it to prevent its further spread through Africa — or back overseas. By Story by Lena H. Sun | Photos by Melina Mara  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Where the alt-right wants to take America — with or without Trump By Carlos Lozada  •   Read more »   Why Russia's Facebook ad campaign wasn't such a success By Patrick Ruffini  •   Read more »   I thought we had years to save my sister from addiction. It was already too late. By Kelly O'Connor  •   Read more »   Five myths about white-collar crime By Nicolas Bourtin  •   Read more »   Being a woman means accumulating a lifetime of indignities By Anne Bernays  •   Read more »   Ed Gillespie wages war on his own principles By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Arriving in Japan, Trump projects confidence, says he'll probably meet Putin during Asia trip The president offered a message to ordinary North Koreans, calling them "great people" despite growing tensions with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. By David Nakamura and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »     Saudi Arabia detains princes, ministers and billionaire investor in extraordinary purge Saudi officials and media outlets framed the arrests as part of an ambitious new initiative to root out graft in the kingdom. But it also appeared to be part of an ongoing effort by the ambitious crown prince to consolidate power by eliminating rivals or critics in the event that his father, King Salman, abdicates the throne. By Kareem Fahim  •   Read more »   Police arrest neighbor after Rand Paul is assaulted at Kentucky home Rene Boucher, 59, who lives in the same gated community as the Republican senator, was arrested and charged with assaulting and injuring Paul shortly after the senator climbed off a riding lawn mower at his Bowling Green residence. By Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   Is there more than meets the eye with the professor at the center of the Trump-Russia probe? Or less? He's been a university president, a director and a conduit for a Trump aide. Was he also a Russian agent? By Griff Witte and Karla Adam  •   Read more »   USAID cancels jobs for dozens of applicants amid State Department hiring freeze All were for overseas positions at the core of the agency's mission, which is to ease poverty, promote democracy and assist economic development. By Carol Morello  •   Read more »   Retropolis • The Past, Rediscovered How daylight saving time solved clock craziness If you "fall back" Sunday, remember that before 1966, time in the United States was essentially anything governments or businesses wanted it to be. By Michael S. Rosenwald  •   Read more »   News quiz: 10 questions from the biggest stories of the week Let's see how well you paid attention. The faster you correctly answer, the more points you can score. By Tiffany Harness  •   Read more »   Their 4-year-old is running the show Parents keep getting dragged into the same activity, night after night, and want to encourage their son to play independently. By Meghan Leahy  •   Read more »   How to catch 40 winks in 380 miles Passengers can tuck into podlike bunks for a snooze on this double-decker bus in California. By Andrea Sachs  •   Read more »   5 recipes our readers loved most this week A roast chicken is great. A roast chicken with a giant potato pancake and a mushroom-wine sauce is better. By Kara Elder and Bonnie S. Benwick  •   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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