The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News is moving to a new delivery website at syndication.washingtonpost.com. The site includes enhanced search capabilities, mobile access, and the ability to communicate directly with News Service editors through real-time chat. Please send your full name, newspaper name and address to syndication@washpost.com to receive instructions on how to join this site.
Good morning, editors. Here are the top morning and overnight offerings in news, analysis and commentary from The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News. All stories have moved unless otherwise noted. For questions about stories, photos or graphics, please call 202-334-7666.
National
POPE-- WASHINGTON - WASHINGTON - Thousands of people, some wrapped in blankets and Vatican flags, gathered in Washington Wednesday for a glimpse of Pope Francis. 1,400 words, by Dana Hedgpeth, Joe Heim and Michael E. Ruane (Post). With photos.
POPE-CONGRESS - WASHINGTON - Pope Francis' address to a joint session of Congress Thursday comes at a critical juncture for two of the highest-ranking Catholics in political Washington: Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner. 1,260 words, by Paul Kane (Post). One photo.
POPE-POLL — Americans love Pope Francis and his forgiveness agenda, but they're less enthusiastic about the judgments he's making about secular issues such as the the debate over climate change and income inequality, according to a new Bloomberg Politics poll completed on the eve of the pope's arrival for his first visit to the United States. 815 words, by margaret Talev and Arit John (Bloomberg).
POPE-POLITICS - Presidential candidates are taking a cautious approach to Pope Francis's visit with praise for the pontiff tempered with disagreements over positions he has taken on political issues. 1,300 words, by Karen Tumulty and Ed O'Keefe (Post). With POPE-CONSERVATIVES.
SHUTDOWN-IMPACT — WASHINGTON — If government shuts, don't plan on visiting Yellowstone, financing your home or getting your tax refund. 960 words, by Lisa Rein (Post).
CHRISTIE-FACTCHECK — Chris Christie's claim that he "supported and implemented" New Jersey's medical marijuana laws. 1,000 words, by Michelle Ye Hee Lee (Post).
COLLEGES — When students have choices among top colleges, here's the ones they choose. 685 words, by Jeffrey J. Selingo (Post special).
FIORINA — CHARLESTON, S.C. — Carly Fiorina takes her campaign, and the spotlight, to South Carolina. 825 words, by Ben Terris (Post).
CLINTON-REGISTER — Hillary Clinton rarely spends close to two hours in one place answering questions from journalists. She made an exception Tuesday evening for the Des Moines Register. 1,200 words, by John McCormick (Bloomberg).
WALKER - With $700,000 in debt and dwindling revenue, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker decided his path to the GOP nomination was closing. 1,350 words, by Matea Gold, Jenna Johnson and Dan Balz (Post). With WALKER-ANALYSIS.
CARSON-1STLD — WASHINGTON — Inflammatory rhetoric has become routine in the presidential race, where the Republican field is led by the bombastic Donald Trump. 1,150 words, by Karen Tumulty and Jose A. DelReal (Post).
·
CLINTON-PIPELINE-1STLD - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Hillary Clinton came out against the Keystone pipeline Tuesday, saying it was time to state her opinion because the review process was taking too long. "I oppose it," she said. 1,450 words, by Anne Gearan (Post).
CLINTON-EMAIL - The State Department's account of its email request differs from those of Hillary Clinton. 1,000 words, by Carol D. Leonnig and Rosalind S. Helderman (Post).
CLINTON-HEALTH - DES MOINES, Iowa - Hillary Clinton proposed Tuesday to limit the amount some of the sickest patients would have to pay out of their own pockets for prescription drugs, a direct challenge to big drug makers . 1,000 words, by Anne Gearan and Amy Goldstein (Post)
CARSON-ANALYSIS - Ben Carson's take on Islam is winning some support on the right. 760 words, by David Weigel (Post).
CARSON-MUSLIM-ANALYSIS - The 'profound historical irony' of Ben Carson's stereotyping of Muslims. 1,350 words, by Fred Barbash (Post).
BERRA-OBIT - Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra dies at 90. New York Yankees great was also a quotable master of tangled wit and wisdom. 2,300 words, by Matt Schudel (Post). With YOGI-QUOTES.
BERRA-ESSAY - Yogi Berra, American philosopher. 1,160 words, by Sarah Kaplan (Post).
HAPPY-BIRTHDAY - 'Happy birthday' to all of us: Judge gives world a gift, says song belongs to everyone. 970 words, by Michael E. Miller (Post).
International
MIGRANTS-ASYLUM - VIENNA - Moving among the tens of thousands of Syrian war refugees passing through the train stations of Europe are many who are neither Syrian nor refugees, but hoping to blend into the mass migration and find a back door to the West. 1,250 words, by Souad Mekhennet and William Booth (Post). One video.
MIGRANTS-CHILDREN - The faces of Syrian children who only know life in a refugee camp. 400 words, by Liz Sly (Post). Four photos.
POPULISM-ASSESS - BRUSSELS - Etablishment parties in the United States and Europe are proving surprisingly resilient in the wake of the global financial crisis, deflecting populist challenges from the left and the right. 915 words, by James G. Neuger (Bloomberg).
AFGHAN-PASSPORTS — KABUL, Afghanistan — A year into President Ashraf Ghani's tenure, so many Afghans want to leave the country that authorities need to order more machines to print enough passports. 735 words, by Eltaf Najafizada (Bloomberg).
Financial
VW-GERMANY — Germans react with embarrassment to the news that that Volkswagen, the country's big car manufacturer, had equipped at least 11 million vehicles with devices to cheat emissions tests. 680 words, by Rick Noack (Post). One photo.
VW-BG — Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn gets a chance to make his case before the executive committee of the automaker's supervisory board in a scandal over rigged diesel engines that's wiped out about one-third of the company's value. Upcoming, by Chris Reiter (Bloomberg). With photos.
VW-SHARES — NEW YORK — A round-up of analyst views on VW stock. Developing, by Julie Verhage (Bloomberg).
VW-HOME — Nowhere is Volkswagen's widening emissions scandal being felt more acutely than in Wolfsburg, the ultimate company town in Germany. Developing, by Stefan Nicola (Bloomberg).
Commentary
POPE-MISTAKES — Welcome, Francis, and our goofs. 900 words, by Stephen Carter (Bloomberg). Moved Tuesday.
DONATE-COMMENT — The donor class doesn't always get what it wants. 1,100 words, by Justin Fox (Bloomberg). Moved Tuesday.
BUSH-COMMENT — Bush wages a risky war on the nativists. 850 words, by Francis Wilkinson (Bloomberg). Moved Tuesday.
- - -
Also: editorials from The Post, Bloomberg View and The Japan News.
- - -
Editors: A features budget will move at 12:30 p.m. ET. The daily budget for tomorrow's editions will move at 2:30 p.m. ET.
