Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Tuesday's Headlines: In Washington, both sides of the aisle await the next jolt

 
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Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
After indictments, both sides of the aisle await the next jolt
Special Counsel Robert Mueller III has signaled that he will seek to turn every stone in his search and use all available legal tools. Democrats fret that President Trump might try to shut down the inquiry, and Republicans worry that their agenda could fall victim to the scandal.
Upstairs in the White House, with the TV on, Trump fumed over Russia indictments
Separated from most of his West Wing staff — who fretted over why he was late getting to the Oval Office — President Trump clicked on the television Monday morning and digested the news of the first indictments in Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's probe with exasperation and disgust, according to several people close to him.
 
Who is former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos?
George Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making false statements about his relationship with people he believed had ties to the Russian government.
 
Who's who in the George Papadopoulos court documents
The Post has identified several of the unnamed individuals who were in contact with the Trump campaign adviser.
 
GOP lawmakers tiptoe carefully around charges leveled by Mueller
The indictments sparked an array of responses from congressional Republicans. But there was a common theme: They saw little to gain in venturing further into a quickly expanding political thicket.
 
Paul Manafort's 'lavish lifestyle' highlighted in indictment
The indictment of the refined and impeccably dressed former Trump campaign chairman detailed an alleged scheme in which foreign clients paid millions in exchange for Manafort's consulting services. His lawyer rebutted the charges.
 
How conservative media reacted to the Mueller indictments
Some news outlets played up coverage casting doubt on the integrity of the investigation, a long-running narrative that heated up on conservative media last week before the arrests. Other sites focused on the announcement that the brother of Hillary Clinton's campaign chief planned to resign from his lobbying firm after it was indirectly referenced in the charges.
 
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The bombshell in Robert Mueller's indictments
 
Did Russia teach Paul Manafort all its dirty tricks?
 
Seems like everyone's colluding with Russia now
 
This tax reform thing won't be as easy as Republicans think
 
Martin Luther hated Jews. Does he deserve a splash of red paint?
 
What a presidential president would have said about Mueller's indictments
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Xi laid down his cards, now its Trump's turn to play his hand in Asia
At the 19th Communist Party Congress, China's leader set out a vision of a political system directly opposed to Western values of democracy and free speech. President Trump's visit to the region starting Friday should provide U.S. officials a chance to counter that.
 
 
South Korea, China move to normalize relations after conflict over missile defense system
The two nations, which have historically deep ties, clashed when Seoul agreed to install the U.S.-owned Terminal High Altitude Area Defense platform on its land.
 
Scientists discover India's oldest fossil of a Jurassic sea monster
The ichthyosaur is the oldest and most intact such fossil to be discovered in India. The discovery could redefine paleontologists' understanding of how the creatures spread throughout ancient oceans.
 
Russian content's reach on U.S. social media was far wider than first reported, testimony shows
Facebook plans to tell lawmakers that 126 million of its users may have seen content produced and circulated by Russian operatives, many times more than the company had previously disclosed about the reach of the online influence campaign targeting American voters.
 
Fact Checker • Analysis
The repeated, incorrect claim that Russia obtained '20 percent of our uranium'
The 20 percent figure has been widely circulated, but it is out of date. Russia's holdings produced only 2 percent of U.S. uranium in 2016.
 
The other bad news for Trump on Monday: New approval-rating lows
At 33 percent in the new Gallup poll, Trump's approval rating is lower than any measured for Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton or Barack Obama.
 
     
 
 
 
 

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