Saturday's Headlines: Trump’s Russia ‘hoax’ turns out to be real

Special counsel indicts Russians in 2016 election interference; New White House security clearance policy could put 'bull's eye' on Kushner; FBI says it failed to act on warning...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump's Russia 'hoax' turns out to be real By spelling out a three-year Russian plot to disrupt America's democracy and boost the Trump campaign during the 2016 election, the federal indictment released by the Justice Department dealt a fatal blow to one of the president's favorite talking points. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Special counsel indicts Russians in 2016 election interference Thirteen people are accused of working for a Russian propaganda organization and posing as Americans to support candidate Donald Trump and attack his political opponent, Hillary Clinton. By Devlin Barrett, Sari Horwitz and Rosalind S. Helderman  •   Read more »   New White House security clearance policy could put 'bull's eye' on Kushner White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly said he plans to discontinue top-secret access for employees with long-standing interim clearances. By Shane Harris, Josh Dawsey, Carol D. Leonnig and Robert Costa  •   Read more »   FBI says it failed to act on warning about Florida school shooting suspect A person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the bureau's tip line to report his erratic behavior, disturbing social media posts, gun ownership and a possible desire to conduct a school shooting, the FBI said. As officials pledged to investigate what went wrong, Florida Gov. Rick Scott called on the FBI director to resign. By Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky  •   Read more »   In a brief Florida stop, Trump focuses on praising responders The president visited a hospital and sheriff's office near the school where 17 people were killed in a shooting rampage. By Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   'Red flag laws' in five states allow seizure of guns to prevent violence Measures to let police or family members ask a judge to block someone's access to firearms have been proposed in 18 other states. By Lenny Bernstein  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   What Trump still doesn't get about Russian interference in the election By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   The disinformation factory threatening national security By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   After the Parkland shooting, pro-Russian bots are pushing false-flag allegations again By Anne Applebaum  •   Read more »   Joe Biden: Time to take sexual assault to federal court By Joseph R. Biden Jr.  •   Read more »   You can do something about guns. In the voting booth. By Colbert I. King  •   Read more »   'Black Panther' is a chance for black moviegoers to finally just enjoy the show By Zack Linly  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   VA secretary's chief of staff, at center of unsparing report, tells colleagues she intends to retire The department announced Vivieca Wright Simpson's decision after the release of a report that said she misled officials to obtain approval for Secretary David J. Shulkin's wife to join him on a taxpayer-funded trip to Europe. By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux  •  Read more »     Exasperated military judge halts USS Cole bombing case A death-penalty case linked to the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole was halted Friday, dealing a significant blow to the already troubled military court system for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay. By Missy Ryan  •   Read more »   U.S. skater Chen makes history with quad jumps as Japan's Hanyu takes gold No one had landed six quadruple jumps in an international event before Nathan Chen. But it wasn't enough for a medal, as Yuzuru Hanyu became the first male figure skater to repeat as Olympic champion since 1952. By Liz Clarke  •   Read more »   Thirty-six minutes after the gold medal was won, the Olympics happened The sun had started to go. The cold had started to get mean. The medals had been clinched. Yet, somehow, after the stands had gone from full to half full to a third full, this match of 116 contestants still had resilient men out there in the woods. It still had another show. By Chuck Culpepper  •   Read more »   A host called Ted Cruz 'afraid' to talk guns on CNN. Then the senator showed that he had. Called out by Chris Cuomo, the senator from Texas tweeted a photo of himself in front of a mic and asked when it would air. By Keith McMillan  •   Read more »   Salacious new claims surface about a Trump affair and alleged coverup The National Enquirer's publisher paid a former Playboy model $150,000 for exclusive rights to a story that never ran, the New Yorker reports. By Beth Reinhard, Frances Stead Sellers and Alice Crites  •   Read more »   West Virginia coal industry revels in a newspaper's bankruptcy The Gazette-Mail hasn't won many friends in coal country, where executives worry more about mining jobs than they do about the 210 jobs in danger at the Charleston newspaper. By Steven Mufson  •   Read more »   Decades after three people were killed in a D.C. park, families learn it was over $20 worth of cocaine A Virginia man was found guilty Friday of three counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping and sodomy. But it took more than 25 years before a witness came forward with information that led to arrests. By Keith L. Alexander  •   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. 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