Thursday's Headlines: Trump blames N.Y. attack on weak laws, justice system

N.Y. suspect faces terror charge; officials allege he was inspired by ISIS; For ISIS followers, terror by truck is now the default choice — and the hardest to stop; The 5 minutes...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump blames N.Y. attack on weak laws, justice system The president cast blame on Democrats for lax immigration laws, called the criminal justice system's handling of suspects "a joke" and suggested he would consider sending the suspect in Tuesday's attack to the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Democrats said the White House is politicizing a tragedy after refusing to consider gun-control measures after last month's mass shooting in Las Vegas. By David Nakamura and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » N.Y. suspect faces terror charge; officials allege he was inspired by ISIS Officials said Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old legal permanent resident of the U.S. originally from Uzbekistan, began plotting an attack a year ago. Court papers say Saipov indicated he was proud of what he had done and even requested to display the Islamic State flag in his hospital room. By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Mark Berman  •   Read more »   For ISIS followers, terror by truck is now the default choice — and the hardest to stop The New York attack, which is at least the seventh of its kind in a Western city, is a tactic that requires no special skill or instruction, or formal membership in a terrorist group. By Joby Warrick  •   Read more »   The 5 minutes that turned a tranquil bike path into a nightmarish scene At 3:05 p.m. Tuesday, the truck jumped a curb at Houston Street, turned left and barreled down a 20-block stretch of a West Side bicycle path at a time of day that was too early for many students and commuters. But it was a beautiful afternoon to be a tourist in New York. It was the work of a self-radicalized terrorist, authorities have said. It was blocks from the site of the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and it unfolded in five nightmarish minutes. By Monica Hesse  •   Read more »   House GOP waffles on Trump's promised permanent cut in corporate tax rate Trump has frequently touted the importance of lowering the corporate tax rate, and the White House has been promising companies the reductions would be permanent, but House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Tex.) said a temporary cut was the best he could offer in the initial version of the legislation. By Mike DeBonis and Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   Reports of crowds, glitches as ACA enrollment opens for its fifth year The administration's persistent determination to undercut the law's insurance marketplaces has prompted widespread predictions that fewer Americans will end up with coverage when the enrollment periods ends on Dec. 15 in most of the country. By Amy Goldstein, Juliet Eilperin and Colby Itkowitz  •   Read more »   Astros thrash Dodgers, 5-1, in Game 7 to win franchise's first World Series title Houston jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings at Dodgers Stadium, and the Astros bullpen allowed just one run in 62/3 innings to seal the victory, two months after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston area and thrust the team into the center of the region's emotional rebuild. By Dave Sheinin  •   Read more »   Reeling from disaster, Houston gathers strength from championship run For a city devastated by Hurricane Harvey, the Astros gave Houston a positive force to rally around amid the chaos. By Dylan Baddour  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   The other huge scandal Mueller brought to light this week By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Trump is faithfully following the autocrat's playbook By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   Sending the New York terrorism suspect to Guantanamo is a horrible idea By Stephen I. Vladeck  •   Read more »   So Republicans agree with Democrats on taxes after all By George F. Will  •   Read more »   The allegations against Kevin Spacey got 'House of Cards' canceled. Good riddance. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •   Read more »   For Trump, New York's tragedy means a new attack on immigration By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Outrage, fear and precision targeting: The anatomy of a Russian Facebook ad How were Russians able to exploit wedge issues via their Facebook ads during the 2016 election? We look closely at a few examples from the thousands that lawmakers released on Wednesday. By Leslie Shapiro  •  Read more »     WorldViews • Analysis The Balfour Declaration still divides the Middle East 100 years later The 67-word missive expressing British support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine remains controversial a century later. By Ishaan Tharoor  •   Read more »   Soaps and dramas may achieve more change in North Korea than military force, defector says A former North Korean diplomat told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that an information campaign rooted in soap operas and dramas could help loosen Kim Jong Un's iron grip on the country. By Carol Morello  •   Read more »   Basketball coaching hopeful was denied a job. She says it's because she's no longer gay. Camille LeNoir says New Mexico State discriminated against her: "I felt the job was taken away because of my heterosexuality." By Rick Maese  •   Read more »   Paul Manafort's wardrobe tells you all you need to know about power and style in the 1980s Of course he spent $1.4 million on clothes. The recently indicted fashion plate is a glossy, glossy man. By Robin Givhan  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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