Thursday's Headlines: Brazil’s president impeached, suspended from office

Max Scherzer ties MLB record with 20 strikeouts in Nationals' victory over Tigers; Did Donald Trump steal Paul Ryan's party out from under him?; Trump's candidacy sparks 'a surge' in citizenship, voter applications among Latinos; 4 Pinocchios for Trump's claim that 'there's nothing to learn' from his tax returns;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Brazil's president impeached, suspended from office South America's largest country is facing its most severe economic contraction since the 1930s, and a massive corruption scandal has tarnished nearly all of Brazil's political leaders. By Nick Miroff and Dom Phillips  •  Read more » Max Scherzer ties MLB record with 20 strikeouts in Nationals' victory over Tigers He joins Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood as sport's only pitchers to reach the milestone in a nine-inning game. By Chelsea Janes  •  Read more »   Did Donald Trump steal Paul Ryan's party out from under him? At the time of the House speaker's greatest strength, Trump is turning the Republican Party against the overhaul of Medicare and other "entitlement" programs that Ryan sought power to achieve. The two are scheduled to meet in Washington on Thursday. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Trump's candidacy sparks 'a surge' in citizenship, voter applications among Latinos Many say they are primarily motivated by the rise of the GOP candidate, who has proposed deporting 11 million undocumented immigrants and building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   4 Pinocchios for Trump's claim that 'there's nothing to learn' from his tax returns A tax return actually is a very revealing document, which is why many try to keep it secret. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Former senator: Release the uncensored truth about 9/11 By Bob Graham  •  Read more »   The GOP's maddening Trump conundrum By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Harvard's clueless illiberalism By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   Sarah Palin, the political mother of Trump By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Amtrak's for-profit regulation By George F. Will  •  Read more »   The GOP Congress must stop hurting the Zika fight By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Air pollution is getting worse, particularly in poor countries New data released by the organization detailed how 4 of every 5 residents of cities with reliable measurements face levels of particulate air pollution that exceed what the World Health Organization recommends. By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Chinese response to royal rudeness row: British media are narcissistic, mannerless barbarians Ties won't be hurt by the incident, the state-owned Global Times newspaper said, but British media need to learn some manners. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more » George Zimmerman says he’s auctioning off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin "I am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon," he wrote in the description of the gun used to kill the unarmed, black teenager. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more » National firestorm over North Carolina's bathroom bill spills over into packed Texas school hearing After the lieutenant governor called for the resignation of a Fort Worth school superintendent over a clarification of an existing policy, citizens came together to debate it publicly. By Tim Madigan  •  Read more » The new 140-character war on India’s caste system Dalits -- once known as the "untouchables" in India's centuries-old rigid caste system -- are highlighting issues on Twitter that they say India's predominantly upper-caste media tends to ignore. By Rama Lakshmi  •  Read more » A Post reporter went to North Korea and was told she asks too many questions As journalists tour Pyongyang, they're often left wondering: How much is spontaneous and how much is staged? By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » The middle class is shrinking just about everywhere in America The changes are not just a Rust Belt or Southern phenomenon. The share of adults in middle-income households fell in almost every U.S. metro area. By Emily Badger and Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more » Company that reached out to lead-poisoning victims is accused of fraud A lawsuit filed by the Maryland attorney general's office alleges that Access Funding specifically targeted poor, disabled victims and then deceived the courts to extract money from them. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more » 'The Americans' captures our 1980s fears of nuclear annihilation The show's characters sat in stunned silence, like an estimated 100 million people did one Sunday in 1983 when they watched "The Day After," a TV movie about surviving a nuclear war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 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 are signed up for Headlines. 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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071