Intelligence officials are increasingly skeptical of the Saudi account and have warned President Trump that the idea that rogue operators flew to Istanbul and killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi without the knowledge or consent of Saudi leaders is dubious, a White House official said.
The video recorded by Turkish law enforcement of a purported body double for the slain journalist leaving the Saudi Consulate was released as pressure mounted on the Saudi government to explain what happened to Khashoggi.
The killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has brought more attention to Mohammed bin Salman’s efforts to silence dissent in Saudi Arabia since he became crown prince. “There are no human rights defenders still free,” said Yahya Assiri, a Saudi human rights activist who lives in self-exile. “They are all behind bars.”
Brent Lowe checks his phone in the yard of Illinois home, where a Confederate flag flies daily. (Michael S. Williamson/The Post)
A Confederate flag and a Trump flag fly along Lincoln Highway in Chester, W.Va. (Michael S. Williamson/The Post)
Former Tolono, Ill., mayor Greg Cler has a Confederate flag flying over his garage. (Michael S. Williamson/The Post)
Confederate flag items for sale at a Kentucky truck stop that's just over the Illinois state line. (Michael S. Williamson/The Post)
For a growing number of white Northerners, the Confederate flag represents a link to President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” brand of patriotism. But to others, flying the flag is simply racism by a different name.
Campaign 2018
The president plans to keep focusing on immigration and a migrant caravan as his best contrast with Democrats ahead of Election Day, advisers said.
Several states and civil rights groups have filed lawsuits against administration efforts to include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census.
Putting their bitter 2016 primary rivalry behind them, the president and Republican senator praised each other onstage in Houston.
HHS officials have been behind a push to define sex by what is determined at birth, rather than gender identity.
Capital Weather Gang
The storm may form as a strong cold front combines with the remnants of Category 5 Hurricane Willa, which is about to hit Mexico’s west coast.
The remote garrison’s position along a highway linking the Syrian regime in Damascus to its backers in Tehran has made the base a potential locus in White House plans to confront Iran’s reach across the region.
The president’s announcement of a new tax cut comes barely two weeks ahead of midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.
Todd Bol
1956-2018 Mr. Bol’s original streetside memorial grew into a network of more than 75,000 tiny, whimsical book exchanges that encourage passersby to “take a book, leave a book.”
