• Melania on defense. Melania Trump defended her husband in an interview with CNN, saying the recent accusations by women who claimed the Republican presidential candidate groped them were "lies." She also blamed Billy Bush for "egging on" those infamous statements on the Access Hollywood bus. New York Times • Thanks, Obama. As the end of Michelle Obama's eight-year tour of duty in the White House comes into sight, three women—Gloria Steinem, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Rashida Jones—write thank-you notes to the First Lady for "quietly and confidently changing the course of American history." New York Times Magazine • Check yourself. Fortune's Laura Cohn test-drives a new online course from UN Women and PwC that's designed to identify and eliminate (or at least reduce) unconscious gender bias. Fortune • Waste not, want not. Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs and co-founder of College Track, an organization that supports underserved youth through high school and college, writes about encountering bright, hard-working young people who, because of their undocumented status, are unable to put their intelligence and creativity to work for American industry. Wired • Low bar. A new survey finds that women make up 19% of partners at large New York City law firms, with minority women accounting for just 3%. New York Times • Once and future Speaker? With Donald Trump's poll numbers in free fall, some Democrats are beginning to speculate that Nancy Pelosi could return to the House speaker's chair after a six-year absence. While still unlikely, Politico says it would be "a stunning, almost unthinkable, triumph for Pelosi." Politico • Getting the nod. Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, is expected to pick Lisa Zornberg, known as "a tiny tornado of a prosecutor," as the new head of his criminal division. New York Times Share today's Broadsheet with a friend: Looking for previous Broadsheets? Click here. | 