Wednesday's Headlines: North Korea’s latest missile launch appears to put entire U.S. within its range

Missile test poses fresh challenge for Trump's relationship with China; Inside the White House, Michael Flynn pushed a proposal from a company he said he had advised; Senate...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   North Korea's latest missile launch appears to put entire U.S. within its range The missile logged a longer flight time than any of its predecessors and went farther into the atmosphere than ever before, reaching a height of 2,800 miles, 10 times higher than the International Space Station. Pyongyang boasted that all of the United States is in its range, and experts agreed. President Trump condemned the launch, calling it a "situation we will handle." By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Missile test poses fresh challenge for Trump's relationship with China China's Foreign Ministry expressed "grave concern and opposition" to the launch by North Korea, but experts say Beijing appears reluctant to turn the screws on Pyongyang much further. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   Inside the White House, Michael Flynn pushed a proposal from a company he said he had advised The then-national security adviser asked his staff to turn a memo from a former business associate into a proposal for the president. Flynn's advocacy for the project surprised some administration officials and raised concerns that he had a conflict of interest. By Greg Jaffe, Carol D. Leonnig, Michael Kranish and Tom Hamburger  •   Read more »   Senate Republican tax plan clears hurdle with help from two key GOP holdouts GOP lawmakers sent their tax bill to the Senate floor with the backing of all 12 Republicans on the budget committee, including Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Ron Johnson (Wis.), whose support was previously seen as uncertain. By Mike DeBonis, Erica Werner and Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   'He creates his own reality': From 'Access Hollywood' to Russia, Trump paints the rosiest possible picture When facing setbacks, President Trump has sought to depict everything as brightly as possible and has tried to will others to see it his way, like the salesman he once was. Critics accuse him of creating an alternative reality, though people close to him say he is simply a savvy marketer protecting his brand. By Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Even sex is in crisis in Venezuela, where contraceptives are getting scarce In the midst of a deep recession, a shortage of contraceptives has a created a particularly bleak quandary in Venezuela, where doctors are reporting spikes in unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases that are adding to the country's deepening misery. By Mariana Zuñiga and Anthony Faiola  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   James O'Keefe shows what real fake news is By Kathleen Parker  •   Read more »   Note to Mick Mulvaney: Donuts do not a CFPB director make By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   China has a plan to rule the world By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   Al Franken should resign? That's absurd. By Garrison Keillor  •   Read more »   From net neutrality to digital privacy, Congress does diddly By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   What's one more bad thing in the GOP tax bill? Ask the polar bears. By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Mysterious killings paralyzed a Tampa neighborhood. Then police got a tip. An arrest by police marked a break in an investigation into four separate fatal shootings in the Seminole Heights neighborhood that had stymied authorities for more than a month and a half. By Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »     Undercover conservative activist rented basement apartment in home of top Democratic operative Shortly after announcing online that she was joining the "conservative media movement," Jaime Phillips checked into an Airbnb apartment for a two-week stay in the home of the former communications director for the Democratic National Committee. By Beth Reinhard  •   Read more »   CNN disinvites itself from annual White House holiday party for press "In light of the president's continued attacks on freedom of the press and CNN, we do not feel it is appropriate to celebrate with him as his invited guests," said a spokesperson for the cable news network. By Paul Farhi  •   Read more »   Trump and Schumer: When schmoozing isn't enough People in both major parties thought President Trump and Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader and a fellow New Yorker, might cut through Washington's political paralysis. But the limits of their relationship have become palpably evident. By Marc Fisher  •   Read more »   Even before court win, Trump's pick to lead consumer watchdog began reshaping agency While acknowledging that the case raised constitutional questions, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly ruled that President Trump's choice, White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney, can remain acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Renae Merle and Thomas Heath  •   Read more »   Roy Moore's accuser warns: 'I am done being silent' Leigh Corfman, who says the Alabama Senate candidate touched her sexually when she was 14 and he was 32, wrote a letter to the Republican insisting that he stop calling her a liar. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   Kennedy Center Honors As a rap phenom, LL Cool J needed love. As a rap legend, he's finally getting it. Hip-hop's first big solo star is the first rapper to receive the Kennedy Center Honors, and he'll be recognized not just for the magnetism of his songbook but for helping code the DNA of rap itself. By Chris Richards  •   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. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071