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For Democrats, a midterm election that keeps on giving After a spotty beginning on Tuesday, days of additional returns give the party its biggest House gains in 44 years. By Dan Balz, Michael Scherer  •  Read more » Tape of Khashoggi’s killing has been given to U.S., Saudi, Europeans, Erdogan says The recording from inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul captures the Saudi journalist’s death By Loveday Morris, Louisa Loveluck  •  Read more »   Opinion Trump lost. And it wasn’t even close. Trumpism proved to be so politically toxic that Republicans took a shellacking. By Joe Scarborough  •  Read more »   Outlook • Review For eight years, Michelle Obama watched every word. In her memoir, she’s done with that. The former first lady doesn’t tiptoe around the ugly stuff in “Becoming.” By Connie Schultz  •  Read more »   Trump blames ‘gross mismanagement’ as wildfires leave trail of death, destruction in California The president, in a tweet, vowed no more federal payments if things were not fixed in state-managed forests. By Cleve Wootson, Joel Achenbach, Lindsey Bever, Eli Rosenberg  •  Read more »   PostEverything • Perspective April Ryan: I’m a black woman. Trump loves insulting people like me. The type of comments he makes, over and over, leaves little doubt about what he really thinks of us. By April Ryan  •  Read more »   The Post's View • Opinion There is no way this man should be running the Justice Department The acting attorney general is unfit for the job. By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Macron has ‘shed any illusion’ about Trump as the two leaders meet in Paris amid strain over Iran, Syria and climate change The U.S. president sent an opening salvo at his French counterpart on Twitter, and their body language showed a lack of the warmth that once marked their relationship. By David Nakamura, Seung Min Kim, James McAuley  •  Read more »   In Arizona Senate race, Democrat expands lead as vote count continues Officials are tallying mail-in ballots in the race between Kyrsten Sinema and Republican Martha McSally. By John Wagner, Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Trump distances himself from Whitaker amid scrutiny over past comments and business ties The president falsely claimed he did not “know” his acting attorney general as the White House struggled to contain a new political uproar. By Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey, Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   The 31 best dance scenes in movies From Fred and Ginger to “La La Land,” the magical moments that made words superfluous. By Sarah Kaufman  •  Read more »   ‘What a stupid question’: Trump demeans three black female reporters in three days The National Association of Black Journalists says the president has hit an ‘all-time low’ with his insults. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Trump’s insults toward black reporters, candidates echo ‘historic playbooks’ used against African Americans, critics say The president’s supporters say he fights all opponents with equal gusto, but some wonder why he often questions blacks’ intelligence and qualifications. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Opinion Beto O’Rourke should run for Senate in 2020. He could win. Betomania is Texas Democrats’ most valuable asset. But it has a shelf life. By James Henson  •  Read more »   Prospect of another recount in Florida sparks partisan showdown Gov. Rick Scott and President Trump accuse Democrats of fraud as razor-thin margin grows narrower, but offer no evidence. By Amy Gardner, Beth Reinhard, Lori Rozsa  •  Read more »