Saturday's Headlines: On North Korea, the world sees Trump acting as his own diplomat, negotiator and strategist

White House sends mixed messages on talks with North Korea; Only two people have met both Trump and Kim Jong Un. One is Dennis Rodman.; In a personal letter, Trump invited Putin to...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   On North Korea, the world sees Trump acting as his own diplomat, negotiator and strategist "The art of the teaser": Trump's stunning announcement that he'll meet with Kim Jong Un set diplomats, and his own White House staff, scrambling to react. By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •  Read more » White House sends mixed messages on talks with North Korea After criticism of Trump's quick decision to meet with Kim Jong Un, the administration demanded "concrete actions" from Pyongyang before the meeting. By Carol Morello and John Hudson  •   Read more »   Only two people have met both Trump and Kim Jong Un. One is Dennis Rodman. The former NBA player has made several trips to North Korea since 2013. By Amy B Wang  •   Read more »   In a personal letter, Trump invited Putin to the 2013 Miss Universe pageant It is unclear whether the note was delivered to the Russian president — and if so, whether Putin responded. It has been turned over to investigators probing Russia's interference in the 2016 campaign. By Shane Harris, Rosalind S. Helderman and Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   A top U.S. diplomat in Latin America leaves in protest, swelling an exodus John Feeley, who resigned as ambassador to Panama, has come to symbolize a string of departing disillusioned diplomats. The diplomatic corps with experience in the Americas has been particularly hard hit by all the departures. By Joshua Partlow and Carol Morello  •   Read more »   Trump's tariffs are both threatening and familiar in steel hub of Germany's once-communist east As much as the president's new trade policy has fueled anxiety in Eisenhüttenstadt, it also has stirred empathy. Among some current and former workers, there's hunger for a government that protects them the way the old East German government used to — and the way they see Trump trying to do for U.S. workers. By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck  •   Read more »   Three hostages, gunman found dead after hours-long standoff in Calif. at largest veterans home in U.S. Several hours after a hostage situation began in Yountville, Calif., at a home for 1,000 elderly or disabled veterans, law enforcement personnel found the suspect and all of his hostages dead Friday night. By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   I covered steel 26 years ago. Trump's solution didn't work then and won't now. By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »    I don't care if Trump had an affair. I care about the hush money. By Colbert I. King  •   Read more »   I would've aborted a fetus with Down syndome. Women need that right. By Ruth Marcus  •   Read more »   Are unions still relevant? The Pennsylvania election will tell us. By Karen Tumulty  •   Read more »   The military keeps encountering UFOs. Why doesn't the Pentagon care? By Christopher Mellon  •   Read more »   Trump is right to negotiate with North Korea. But he needs a plan. By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Pentagon planning to give Trump the military parade he wanted — without the tanks A Pentagon memo shows that planning is underway for a parade on Veterans Day. To minimize damage to Washington's streets, it will include a "heavy air component" and wheeled vehicles — not the bigger military vehicles like those in Paris on Bastille Day. By Marwa Eltagouri  •  Read more »     MS-13 is 'taking over the school,' a N.Y. teen warned before she was killed For the past year, the Trump administration has waged a crackdown on MS-13. Nowhere has this effort been more intense than in Suffolk County, N.Y., where police say the gang has committed 27 murders since 2013. Educators at Brentwood High — and other schools across the country — struggle with a sobering question: What to do when the gang isn't just in your community, but in your classrooms? By Michael E. Miller  •   Read more »   'It's killing the agency': Ugly power struggle paralyzes Trump's plan to fix veterans' care Overhauling Veterans Affairs was among the president's campaign promises. A standoff between Secretary David Shulkin and his senior staff threatens to derail that. By Lisa Rein  •   Read more »   Japanese towns struggle to deal with an influx of new arrivals: Wild boars Across the country, wild boars are moving in as Japan's rapidly aging population either moves out or dies out. The boars come for the untended rice paddies and stay for the abandoned shelters. By Anna Fifield  •   Read more »   WorldViews | Analysis Europe is using peanut butter to send a message to Trump That message is: Peanut butter is gross. But tariffs are worse. By Amanda Erickson  •   Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Amid stories about Trump's alleged past sexual activity, administration focuses on abstinence-only education Despite the interest in teens' sex lives from some affiliated with socially conservative groups, others from those same organizations appear to have little concern about the sex life of the president they support. By Eugene Scott  •   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. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071