Wednesday's Headlines: Obama rejects GOP calls to let next president choose Scalia’s successor

Judge orders Apple to help unlock iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists; China deploys missiles on disputed island in South China Sea; Some South Carolina Republicans are horrified by the Trump coronation; How Ted Cruz's plan to defund Obamacare in 2013 failed — and what it achieved;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Obama rejects GOP calls to let next president choose Scalia's successor His remarks came as a handful of key Republicans expressed a willingness to hold hearings on a nominee to the Supreme Court, creating some confusion about the party's position. By David Nakamura and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Judge orders Apple to help unlock iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists The government said the company has failed to provide assistance voluntarily, and the FBI has been unable to open the phone belonging to one of the killers. By Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   China deploys missiles on disputed island in South China Sea Woody Island is part of the Paracels chain, which has been under Chinese control for more than 40 years but is also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Some South Carolina Republicans are horrified by the Trump coronation Donald Trump is leading in the polls and looks like he's going to win the state handily. Normally proud of the fact that they pick presidents, some of these voters are now filled with existential dread. One even said, while staring at his shoes, "I'd take Bernie over Trump." By Ben Terris  •  Read more »   How Ted Cruz's plan to defund Obamacare in 2013 failed — and what it achieved The senator's "impossible" strategy to undercut the president's signature domestic policy achievement won him both enemies and fans. By David A. Fahrenthold and Katie Zezima  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Donald Trump makes me miss George W. Bush By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   In Munich, a frightening preview of the rise of killer robots By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Republicans are playing with fire By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Fifty years later, America still can’t understand the Black Panthers By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more »   An impending recession? By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Mr. Obama's defense budget reflects a new age of military deterrence By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   In Europe, no strategy as new surge of asylum seekers looms The scale of migrant crisis could be even greater than last year, and the continent's leaders will have a final chance this week to reckon with the issue before the pace of arrivals begins to climb. By Griff Witte and Anthony Faiola  •  Read more » Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton see black votes as key in S.C. Many African Americans are loyal to the Clintons, but younger ones like what they hear from the senator from Vermont. By Neely Tucker and John Wagner  •  Read more » Aid convoys set to embark for besieged areas of Syria Truckloads of aid were preparing to depart on Wednesday for seven areas of Syria where civilians have been trapped by warfare. By Erin Cunningham and Loveday Morris  •  Read more » What’s really scary about the Zika virus are the things we don’t know The virus is already in scores of countries and it is likely to spread around the world. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more » Have a dirty cab in D.C.? Beware of this prolific ticket-writing officer. Nothing escapes Thomas Krmenec when it comes to enforcing taxicab regulations — and, for that matter, all rules of the road. Last year he handed out more than 3,000 tickets, including some to cabbies who were "improperly dressed." By Luz Lazo  •  Read more » U.S. Marshals arrested this man over a three-decade-old student loan Failing to pay up on a federal student loan could result in all sorts of awful consequences, including ruined credit and loss of wages. But arrest? By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel  •  Read more » S. Dakota is first state to pass bill requiring students to use bathroom that corresponds to biological sex The bill has provoked outrage from some activists, who say it discriminates against transgender children. By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071