Thursday's Headlines: GOP majority in Senate hangs in balance as McConnell allies declare open warfare on Bannon

Amid Niger ambush chaos, the White House first thought several U.S. soldiers were missing; Trump rekindles controversy, saying he remembered slain soldier's name 'right from the...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   GOP majority in Senate hangs in balance as McConnell allies declare open warfare on Bannon Former White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon's attacks on establishment Republicans have prompted eruptions in once-sleepy races and on Capitol Hill, with retirements and acrimony following. The fallout may pose a threat to Republicans' Senate majority, prompting Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's allies to launch personal attacks on Bannon to blunt his efforts. By David Weigel, Michael Scherer and Robert Costa  •  Read more » Amid Niger ambush chaos, the White House first thought several U.S. soldiers were missing The White House did not officially receive word that three American bodies had been recovered, and one soldier remained missing, until at least eight hours after the attack had begun. President Trump said he did not "specifically" authorize the original mission, in which four Americans died. By Greg Jaffe and Karen DeYoung  •   Read more »   Trump rekindles controversy, saying he remembered slain soldier's name 'right from the beginning' The president said he has "one of the great memories of all time" in disputing the account of several others of his condolence call to Myeshia Johnson, whose husband was killed in Niger. By Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   Trolling Trump: How viral visual taunts have changed protest in the nation's capital In the year since Trump won, activists have expanded the age-old Washington staples of marches and rallies with more unconventional ploys — queer dance parties, high-wire banner stunts, animated graffiti projected onto the walls of Trump's Washington hotel — as a way to get under the president's famously thin skin. By Steve Hendrix and Perry Stein  •   Read more »   New images show North Korea's extensive network of 're-education' camps The camps are situated throughout the country, both on the outskirts of cities and in huge compounds in the mountains. People deemed to have committed serious economic crimes — making too much money in the markets, for instance — can end up in them, as can those who have tried to escape from North Korea. By Anna Fifield  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Republicans won't quit Trump By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   A Trumpian shadow hangs over the Virginia election By George F. Will  •   Read more »   Jeff Flake is out, and Roy Moore is in. Heaven help us. By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Amazon Key is Silicon Valley at its most out-of-touch By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   Let the people vote By Uhuru Kenyatta  •   Read more »   Trump crosses another line By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Hepatitis A outbreak among homeless a byproduct of California's housing crunch Exorbitant housing costs in Los Angeles, Santa Cruz and San Diego are driving a public health crisis, as those living on the streets are susceptible to what is typically a developing-world disease. By Scott Wilson  •  Read more »     Drama, excitement and home runs aplenty as Astros beat the Dodgers and even up the World Series Houston prevailed in Game 2, 7-6, amid a power surge that included a record eight home runs, five of them in extra innings. The Astros took the lead for good on a two-run homer in the 11th inning by George Springer. The series now shifts to Houston for the next three games. By Thomas Boswell  •   Read more »   Trump expected to release remaining JFK assassination documents today The records, held by the National Archives and Records Administration, could shed more light on Lee Harvey Oswald's six-day trip to Mexico City, when he met with Cubans and Soviets two months before he shot Kennedy in Dallas. By Ian Shapira  •   Read more »   Pat yourself on the back, America. Your cholesterol levels are holding steady, CDC says. Health experts attribute the positive results to the public's growing awareness of high cholesterol's dangers, more people's health-conscious diets, the phaseout of artificial trans fats in the food supply and the use of cholesterol-lowering statin medications. By William Wan  •   Read more »   'I could live simpler': Floods and fires make Americans rethink their love affair with stuff The recent spate of hurricanes, floods and fires has Americans, even those outside the disaster zones, talking about how much stuff they have — and what they really need. By Lisa Bonos and Jura Koncius  •   Read more »   Puerto Rico's electric utility likely to get emergency manager amid criticism over contract to small Montana firm The Trump administration and Puerto Rico's financial oversight board are moving to install an emergency manager amid growing criticism of a $300 million contract the island's state-owned utility awarded to Whitefish Energy for rebuilding the crippled electrical grid. By Steven Mufson and Aaron C. Davis  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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