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China warns North Korea: You're on your own if you go after the United States; Trump's baffling attacks on McConnell could be costly to the president; 'When you put this guy in a cage and think you're controlling him, things like this happen'

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Most popular right now   Most Read Are we on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea? Probably not. We ask a range of experts in South Korea and in the United States how worried we should be about the latest tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » China warns North Korea: You're on your own if you go after the United States Beijing would still defend North Korea if Washington attacked first or tried regime change. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   Trump's baffling attacks on McConnell could be costly to the president The criticism risks further erosion in the relationship between the president and Republicans whose loyalty he needs. By Dan Balz  •   Read more »   'When you put this guy in a cage and think you're controlling him, things like this happen' After a week of seclusion at his Bedminster golf club, Trump got a lot off his chest on Thursday. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   PostPartisan • Opinion This NSC ex-staffer's memo is crazy. Trump's reaction is more disturbing. His paranoia echoes that of another president: Richard Nixon. By James Downie  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Arts and Entertainment • Perspective On the stand in her groping case, Taylor Swift was every woman. And that's what's so sad. Swift testified in a Denver courtroom against a man that she says groped her at a 2013 meet-and-greet. By Lavanya Ramanathan  •   Read more »   At raucous town halls, Republicans have faced another round of anger over health care Republicans had hoped to begin a conversation about tax reform and must-pass budget measures. Instead, they've faced constituents still focused on the stalled effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion Trump is torturing Mitch McConnell for sport. Here's how McConnell can get revenge. A simple, elegant middle finger. By Greg Sargent  •   Read more »   Military is 'locked and loaded,' Trump says in latest warning to North Korea The U.S. president and North Korea ratcheted up the rhetoric even as world leaders worried the verbal salvos were going too far. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   If Trump wants a nuclear attack against North Korea, his military advisers have few other options Nuclear weapons are designed to deployed within minutes of a president's order. By Dan Lamothe  •   Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Fact Checker • Analysis Trump's effort to blame Obama for the opioid epidemic Trump suggests that Obama let opioid prosecutions fall during his presidency but cites data that does not show that. 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MacArthur witnessed Trump-style 'fire and fury' in Korea, and it sickened him The famous general's decades-old testimony is relevant once more as tension flares between the U.S. and North Korea. By Andrew deGrandpre  •  Read more »   Zipping through the heavens, the Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend A guide to watching the solar eclipse in the Washington area Charlottesville prepares for a white nationalist rally on Saturday D.C.-area forecast: Mugginess and rain risks are back today and tomorrow, but Sunday may offer respite ADVERTISEMENT Also Popular in Sports   D.C. Sports Bog • Perspective Football's back! Oh, wait, the Redskins were pretty brutal to watch. While many key players didn't suit up or played sparingly, the Redskins' offense performed especially poorly in the preseason debut Thursday. By Dan Steinberg  •  Read more »   Ole Miss football pinned its NCAA scandal to a rogue assistant. He's fighting back. Ezekiel Elliott suspension appears imminent. 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