Good Tuesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.
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• President Trump, after a call with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, speculated that “rogue killers” might be behind the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said he would send Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with the king. Read the story.
• Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts released DNA results showing that she has some Native American ancestry, hitting back at Mr. Trump’s mocking of her claims about her heritage and signaling her intent to run for president in 2020.
• Mr. Trump visited Florida on Monday to tour the damage from Hurricane Michael. Read how the president handles the recurring barrage of disastrous storms.
• James A. Wolfe, a former Senate Intelligence Committee aide, pleaded guilty to lying to the F.B.I. about his contact with a journalist during an investigation into leaks of classified information related to coverage of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
• The federal deficit has grown to $779 billion, the Treasury Department said, putting it on pace to top $1 trillion a year before the next presidential election. Here’s how the deficit continues to inflate.
• The pharmaceutical industry announced that television ads for drugs would direct viewers to websites where they…
