The Post Most from The Washington Post Trump’s acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, has no intention of recusing from Russia probe, associates say; Sessions’s ouster raises questions about Russia probe; White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta Democracy Dies in Darkness Most popular right now Morning Mix 12 people killed, including sheriff’s deputy, in ‘horrific’ California bar shooting A lone gunman opened fire on college night at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif. By Mark Berman, Lindsey Bever, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Allyson Chiu  •  Read more » Trump’s acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, has no intention of recusing from Russia probe, associates say People close to Whitaker also say he would not approve any potential subpoena of the president. By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Sessions’s ouster raises questions about Russia probe The attorney general’s chief of staff, Matthew G. Whitaker, was named to replace Jeff Sessions on an acting basis. The move sparked fears that President Trump might be trying to exert control over the special counsel probe. By Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   White House shares doctored video to support punishment of journalist Jim Acosta This apparent subtle edit shows how video has become as vulnerable to politicized distortion as everything else. By Drew Harwell  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Morning Mix ‘They were threatening me and my family’: Tucker Carlson’s home targeted by protesters Police said about 20 people gathered outside the Fox News host's home Wednesday night. According to social media posts, the protesters called Carlson a "racist scumbag" and demanded he "leave town." By Allyson Chiu  •  Read more »   The Plum Line • Opinion Cornered and raging, Trump begins his coverup. Here’s how Democrats can respond. 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By James Hohmann  •  Read more » Election results in Florida and Georgia prompt soul-searching for African Americans Washington in battle mode as Trump vows retaliation against Democratic probes Manchin: Ousting Sessions was ‘a big mistake’ that puts the country on verge of a constitutional crisis Democrats gain hundreds of legislative seats and secure majority of state attorneys general   Also Popular in Opinions   Why Matthew Whitaker is the wrong choice to replace Jeff Sessions — at exactly the wrong time Of course, from Trump’s point of view, that is the point. 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