Tuesday's Headlines: A woman approached The Post with a dramatic, false tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of a sting.

The Project Veritas founder posted video of a 'confrontation' with a Post reporter — but it was heavily edited. Here's what really happened.; Trump faces make-or-break meeting with...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   A woman approached The Post with a dramatic, false tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of a sting. Jaime Phillips, who claimed to The Post that the Republican Senate nominee impregnated her as a teenager, was seen on Monday walking into the headquarters of Project Veritas, a group that uses false cover stories and covert video recordings to expose what it says is media bias. The Post did not publish a story based on her account. By Shawn Boburg, Aaron C. Davis and Alice Crites  •  Read more » The Project Veritas founder posted video of a 'confrontation' with a Post reporter — but it was heavily edited. Here's what really happened. James O'Keefe repeatedly declined to answer questions about the woman and her affiliation with Project Veritas. His edited video left out most of The Post's questions about the woman and focuses on the Post reporter's choice not to comment on Project Veritas's own project — the release of a recorded conversation with Post staff writer Dan Lamothe. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   Trump faces make-or-break meeting with congressional leaders The president's high-stakes discussions today with top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders could edge the government closer to a year-end bipartisan fiscal deal — or to a federal shutdown. By Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   Trump vowed to end the 'war on Christmas.' Here's how the White House is decorated this season. First lady Melania Trump seemed to be taking cues from her husband's desire for a traditional notion of the season: The dominant color scheme is old-school red, green and gold. And it's "Christmas" instead of "holiday" — for the most part. By Krissah Thompson and Jura Koncius  •   Read more »   Dueling officials spend a chaotic day vying to lead federal consumer watchdog It remains unclear who is the true acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — President Trump's pick of White House budget director Mick Mulvaney or one of the agency's longtime executives, Leandra English. By Renae Merle  •   Read more »   Judge holds emergency hearing on leadership challenge, declines to rule immediately Leandra English, who called herself the "rightful acting director" of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent the president from appointing White House budget director Mick Mulvaney to the job. By Renae Merle  •   Read more »   Trump refers to 'Pocahontas' during ceremony to honor Navajo code talkers The president revived his nickname for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) during an event to honor the Navajo veterans who helped Marines send coded messages during the Pacific Theater campaign against Japan in World War II. By Ashley Parker and Katie Zezima  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Here's 'what about' Roy Moore that is different By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   We will all pay a price for Trump's nihilism By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   Why are Republicans in such a rush to pass tax reform? To outrun the truth. By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   In defense of Sarah Huckabee Sanders By Emily Miller  •   Read more »   The Washington Post turns the tables on Project Veritas By Erik Wemple  •   Read more »   A hug that says volumes about the situation in Syria By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Will Meghan Markle really be Britain's first mixed-race royal? Some historians believe Queen Charlotte, who was married to King George III, descended from a black branch of the Portuguese royal family. By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »     Congress under pressure to provide details on secretive, taxpayer-funded sexual harassment settlements The payments, used over the past two decades to quietly resolve harassment disputes, have become a key point of contention as both houses of Congress face growing complaints about sexual harassment or misconduct. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Kimberly Kindy  •   Read more »   For years, HBO was a juggernaut. But its future after 'Game of Thrones' is a lot less clear. By all appearances, HBO is a network leviathan, but below the surface it faces enormous challenges from rivals Apple, Amazon and Netflix. And with no heir apparent to its most popular series, some believe its footing might be shaky enough to undermine the government's antitrust arguments opposing AT&T's acquisition of its parent, Time Warner. By Steven Zeitchik  •   Read more »   A 'ghost ship' washed ashore in Japan, and clues point to North Koreans It's unclear how long those who were aboard had been there or when they died. More than 40 boats full of dead people have washed up this year, according to Sky News. In 2016, 66 smashed into the Japanese coast. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •   Read more »   Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, immigration reform advocate and strident Trump critic, to retire The Democrat from Illinois is set to announce he is retiring from Congress on Tuesday, according to multiple Democrats familiar with the decision. While critical of President Trump, Gutiérrez was also among the harshest critics of Barack Obama, whom he called the "deporter in chief." By Ed O'Keefe  •   Read more »   Kennedy Center Honors Norman Lear put his foot down — and Trump's White House flinched The man who brought us Archie Bunker amid a phenomenal streak of TV sitcoms couldn't tolerate the idea of standing in the White House shaking President Trump's hand. Days after the Kennedy Center announced its 2017 honorees, who include Lear, he told reporters that he would boycott parts of the event. By Hank Stuever  •   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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