Surveillance footage shows Saudi operative in Khashoggi's clothes after he was killed, Turkish source says  —  Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN  —  Istanbul (CNN)One member of the 15-man team suspected in the death of Jamal Khashoggi dressed up in his clothes and was captured …

Trump distances himself from a potential GOP thumping  —  At his rallies, President Donald Trump argues that the midterm elections are about one person — Donald Trump.  “Get out in 2018,” Trump told a crowd in Missouri last month, “because you're voting for me!”  —  Privately, the president says the exact opposite.

Michael Avenatti Lived the High Life While Owing Millions to IRS  —  As Michael Avenatti floats a 2020 presidential run, court records reveal the lawyer and his companies owed millions in unpaid taxes and judgments.  —  Kate Briquelet  —  On the Fourth of July, Michael Avenatti suited …

Special counsel examines conflicting accounts as scrutiny of Roger Stone and WikiLeaks deepens  —  In recent weeks, a grand jury in Washington has listened to more than a dozen hours of testimony and FBI technicians have pored over gigabytes of electronic messages as part of the special counsel's quest …

Florida's culture clash pits Gillum against Trump voters  —  THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump's loyalists here at Florida's premier retirement community fear Andrew Gillum.  —  It has nothing to do with his race, they insist, when asked about the 39-year-old Democrat …

Black Voters in Georgia Fear Brian Kemp Is Rigging the Election  —  The man running for governor also oversees the election as Secretary of State.  He's also sitting on voter registrations, sparking a wave of skepticism among voters.  —  Patricia Murphy  —  Bibb County, Ga. …

Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup's trend over nearly half a century.  The latest figure marks the third consecutive year that support on the measure has increased and established a new record.

Malta academic in Trump probe has history of vanishing acts  —  SWIEQI, Malta (AP) — It was her last day of class and Leida Ruvina was getting suspicious.  —  The Albanian student had just finished the first module in what was purported to be a doctoral program co-administered …

Tribalism Isn't Our Democracy's Main Problem.  The Conservative Movement Is.  —  A pernicious force was hollowing out American democracy.  It had neutered Congress, and lobotomized the electorate.  Lawmakers had become incapable of taking action on many of the day's most pressing issues …

Dem Senate hopes shift from winning majority to limiting losses  —  Republicans could lock up a multi-cycle Senate majority by winning Indiana and other states like it this fall.  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Democratic hopes of winning the Senate have faded in the final weeks of the 2018 election …

Bolton relays Trump's message to Russia: U.S. out of arms control treaty  —  National Security Adviser John Bolton has relayed to his Russian counterpart in “strong, clear and precise words” exactly what President Trump said on the Nevada tarmac on Saturday: “We're going to terminate the agreement …

The temptations of Twitter: Why social media is still a minefield for journalists  —  Politico editor-in-chief John Harris became the most recent high-profile journalist to slip up on Twitter, where there is a temptation to stray from reporting.  —  Politico editor-in-chief John Harris …

Manchin increases lead in new Gray TV West Virginia poll  —  WASHINGTON (Gray DC) — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is now 16 percentage points ahead of his Republican challenger, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.  That's according to a new Gray Television poll released Monday.

The Mooch interprets what the White House was like through dance  —  Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci stopped by The Post in advance of his upcoming book, “Trump The Blue-Collar President,” out Oct. 23.  Watch as his historic tenure in the White House...

Tax cuts a bust for Republicans in midterms  —  Republicans thought their massive tax overhaul would be the centerpiece of their midterm strategy.  But It turns out they were so wrong they've been barely mentioning the $1.5 trillion tax cut on the campaign trail.

In Win for Trump, Merkel Changes Course on U.S. Gas Imports  —  Chancellor calls her decision to open Germany up to U.S. liquefied natural gas a ‘strategic’ move  —  BERLIN—Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered government support to efforts to open up Germany to U.S. gas …

Larry Krasner's Campaign to End Mass Incarceration  —  Philadelphia's District Attorney reinvents the role of the modern prosecutor.  —  Until Larry Krasner entered the race for District Attorney of Philadelphia last year, he had never prosecuted a case.  He began his career as a public defender …

GOP Sen. David Perdue Sued for Battery After Student Cell Phone Incident … U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-Georgia) was sued for battery on Monday morning after allegedly ripping a student's cell phone out of his hand on the Georgia Tech campus earlier this month.

Next time you wonder why New York Times people get so defensive, read this.  —  It may help explain.  —  The readers of the New York Times have more power now.  They have more power because they have more choices.  Because the internet, where most of the reading happens, is inherently two-way.

Joachim Ronneberg, Leader of Raid That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb, Dies at 99  —  The Norwegian saboteurs skied across the Telemark pine forest in winter whites, phantom apparitions gliding over moonlit snow.  They halted at a steep river gorge and gazed down at a humming hydroelectric power plant …