Exclusive: Pentagon Document Contradicts Trump's Gold Star Claims  —  Email undermines veracity of president's statement about Gold Star contacts  —  Contrary to Rhetoric, Military Mishaps Have Been Declining Senate Diluted Tough Oversight of Israeli Antimissile Program Safety Experts: Some F-35 Ejections Pose ‘Serious’ Death Risk

Steve Bannon delivers blistering attack on former President George W. Bush  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Anaheim, California (CNN)Steve Bannon delivered a withering attack on George W. Bush Friday night, bluntly questioning the former President's intelligence and his grasp of the concepts …

Trump authorizes release of JFK assassination documents despite concerns from federal agencies  —  BY WASHINGTON POST STAFF October 21 at 8:53 AM  —  The National Security Council had urged President Trump to withhold the last batch of government documents that could shed more light …

Niger Ambush Came After ‘Massive Intelligence Failure,’ Source Says  —  WASHINGTON — A senior congressional aide who has been briefed on the deaths of four U.S. servicemen in Niger says the ambush by militants stemmed in part from a “massive intelligence failure.”

How rage over a woman's anti-cop Facebook post killed a Lynn coffee shop  —  LYNN — So this is how the world works now.  —  It's not enough to just disagree with somebody who says something some find odious.  No, angry mobs must be set upon them, to terrify them and destroy their lives.

What Harvey Weinstein tells us about the liberal world  —  et us now consider the peculiar politics of Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie producer.  Today Weinstein is in the headlines for an astonishing array of alleged sexual harassment and assaults, but once upon a time he was renowned …

John Kelly owes the congresswoman an apology  —  WHITE HOUSE Chief of Staff John F. Kelly owes Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) an apology.  That is the only conclusion that can be drawn after watching a video of the representative's remarks at the dedication of an FBI building in Miramar, Fla., in 2015.

Harvard Students Told Us What They're Learning From Sean Spicer  —  Veritas?  Nah.  —  Sean Spicer, a man most famous for lying compulsively and giving Hitler the benefit of the doubt, has been rewarded for his brief stint as White House press secretary with a prestigious fellowship …

Uber's Whistle-Blower Is Developing a Movie and Having a Baby  —  In her first interview since the essay that started a wave of sexual-harassment revelations, Susan Fowler tells her life story and looks to the future.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Susan Fowler was, she recalls, “over the moon” in January 2016.

Jeff Sessions Just Confessed His Negligence on Russia  —  The attorney general is aware of the threat Moscow poses to American elections — he just hasn't done anything about it.  —  The headlines from Attorney General Jeff Sessions's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee …

Spain Will Remove Catalonia Leader, Escalating Secession Crisis  —  BARCELONA — The escalating confrontation over Catalonia's independence drive took its most serious turn on Saturday as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain announced that he would remove the leadership of the restive region …

Young subscribers flock to old media  —  As President Donald Trump wages daily war against the press, millennials are subscribing to legacy news publications in record numbers—and at a growth rate, data suggests, far outpacing any other age group.  —  Since November's election, the New Yorker …

Police investigate video showing MS students simulating sex, yelling racist rants  —  Henrico police are now investigating a video posted on social media showing middle school students simulating sex and shouting racially insensitive remarks.  Parents are angry over the video.

Why Has the E.P.A. Shifted on Toxic Chemicals?  An Industry Insider Helps Call the Shots  —  A scientist who worked for the chemical industry now shapes policy on hazardous chemicals.  Within the E.P.A., there is fear that public health is at risk.  (At right, a signing ceremony for new rules on toxic chemicals.)

16 Billion-Dollar Disasters Have Impacted the U.S. This Year, Tying an All-Time Record, Thanks to the California Wildfires  — Sixteen billion-dollar disasters have occurred this year in the U.S. through October.  — This ties 2011 for the most such disasters in any year dating to 1980.

Air Force could recall as many as 1,000 retired pilots to address serious shortage  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Friday allowing the Air Force to recall as many as 1,000 retired pilots to active duty to address a shortage in combat fliers, the White House and Pentagon announced.

Republicans Consider Sharp Cut in 401(k) Contribution Limits  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans are considering a plan to sharply reduce the amount of income American workers can save in tax-deferred retirement accounts as part of a broad effort to rewrite the tax code, according to lobbyists …

Senate investigators spoke with Russians present at Trump Tower meeting with Trump Jr.  —  Washington (CNN)Senate intelligence committee investigators have spoken with several Russians who attended a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Donald Trump Jr., a sign that the matter remains …

Trump: 'I don't know' if I'll interview with Mueller for Russia probe  —  President Trump declined to commit to interviewing with special counsel Robert Mueller amid the federal Russia probe, saying in comments released Friday that he has not been asked to do so.  —  “I don't know.