Monday's Headlines: As Trump falters, Clinton weighs whether to expand her map

Inside Donald Trump's echo chamber of conspiracies, grievances and vitriol; In Missouri, two Democrats try to survive 'on the other side of the blue wall'; Iraqi forces launch their most ambitious fight against Islamic State;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories As Trump falters, Clinton weighs whether to expand her map The Democratic presidential nominee is ahead in nearly all key battlegrounds and competitive in some traditionally red states. Will she try for a landslide or stick to the plan that could deliver her a resounding electoral college victory? By John Wagner, Abby Phillip and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more » Inside Donald Trump's echo chamber of conspiracies, grievances and vitriol The Republican nominee is determined to rouse his most fervent supporters with dire warnings, gambling that igniting his army of working-class whites could do more to put him in contention than any sort of broad, tempered appeal to undecided voters. By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   In Missouri, two Democrats try to survive 'on the other side of the blue wall' The surprisingly buoyant campaigns of Chris Koster and Jason Kander show how Democrats can compete in red states. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Iraqi forces launch their most ambitious fight against Islamic State Iraq began its long-awaited offensive on the northern city of Mosul as Iraqi Kurdish forces moved to take a string of villages east of the city. By Loveday Morris and Kareem Fahim  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The Herculean task facing Haiti By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Is another financial crisis looming? By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Why we trust Donald Trump’s accusers but didn’t believe Bill Clinton’s By Caitlin Flanagan  •  Read more »   Obama administration debates wisdom of rushing into Raqqa By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   Putin's hope to ignite a U.S. revolution By Jackson Diehl  •  Read more »   Who is more Catholic than whom? By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   'Band-Aid on a bullet wound': What America's new war looks like in Afghanistan's most violent province Fifteen years and $800 billion later, the war in Afghanistan grinds on in Helmand, considered the birthplace of the Taliban, and where military reports now estimate the militant group controls 85 percent of its territory. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » Two astronauts aim to complete China’s longest space mission The launch marked a crucial step in China's plans to operate its own space station by 2022. The astronauts plan to dock with an orbiting space lab and remain aboard for 30 days. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more » Meet Matteo Renzi — the Justin Trudeau of Italy and the Obamas' final state dinner honoree The reformist Italian prime minister is young, charismatic and scrappy. And Obama is a fan. By Roxanne Roberts  •  Read more » Meet the other Donald Trump, who candidate Trump once called ‘the more important’ one Dr. Donald Trump is used to jokes about his famous name. But lately, the tenor has changed. By Colby Itkowitz  •  Read more » Media Columnist: How a journalism organization broke with tradition to protest Trump The First Amendment — and a pile of undeniable evidence — made them do it. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more » When Trump goes looking for a media brawl, this feared lawyer steps in Attorney Marc Kasowitz has gained a reputation for aggression in waging legal war, and he seems to cherish his hard-edged reputation that prompted one publication to call him the "toughest lawyer on Wall Street." By Drew Harwell  •  Read more » What they said, what they meant Sign up to have The Fix's Aaron Blake text you the highlights of the final debate as it unfolds Wednesday night. Read more » Want college to pay off? These are the 50 majors with the highest earnings. Glassdoor, the job search engine, analyzed more than 500,000 resumes and self-reported salaries to determine which majors pay the most during the first five years after graduation. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more » In a sign of how far Redskins have come, they didn't flinch after two huge mishaps ANALYSIS | A pair of return touchdowns might have demoralized previous Washington outfits, but not this one. By Mike Jones  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071