Friday's Headlines: Democrats to put heat on GOP senators over Supreme Court hearings

Syria shows that Russia built an effective military. How will Putin use it?; The election season of discontent; Anxious about Trump? Try being a foreign ambassador.; Sanders accuses an Ariz. sheriff of 'un-American' tactics; Fact Checker: 4 Pinocchios for Trump's trade rhetoric;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories J. Lawler Duggan / For The Washington Post Democrats to put heat on GOP senators over Supreme Court hearings Facing what appears to be implacable GOP opposition to nominee Merrick Garland, the strategy involves portraying Republican senators who face tough reelection fights as unwilling to fulfill the basic duties of their office. By Mike DeBonis and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Syria shows that Russia built an effective military. How will Putin use it? With limited, consequential interventions in Ukraine and Syria in the past two years, President Vladimir Putin has shown the Russian military's growing proficiency as well as his appetite to use force to achieve his greater geopolitical goals. By Andrew Roth  •  Read more »   The election season of discontent With so much anger in America, a pair of reporters took to the road in search of its causes. For every person who felt threatened by how the country was changing, there was someone who had endured hardship but still felt optimistic. By David Maraniss and Robert Samuels  •  Read more »   Anxious about Trump? Try being a foreign ambassador. Diplomats from many of America's allies said there has not been a U.S. election since World War II in which representatives of foreign nations have felt so completely cut off from a presidential candidate or so unsure of his view of foreign policy. By Mary Jordan  •  Read more »   Sanders accuses an Ariz. sheriff of 'un-American' tactics The Democratic presidential candidates speaks his mind during an appearance ahead of Tuesday's primary. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Fact Checker: 4 Pinocchios for Trump's trade rhetoric When talking about trade, Donald Trump routinely describes an economic world that does not exist. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   There's an air of menace about this campaign By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Republicans are surrendering to Donald Trump By Fareed Zakaria  •  Read more »   The headlines are wrong: Angela Merkel's rule is not in doubt By Anne Applebaum  •  Read more »   The GOP's stop-Trump 'movement' is a pathetic joke By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Barney Frank: Sanders's 'too big to fail' mantra ignores a huge problem By Barney Frank  •  Read more »   Don't reward Egypt for torturing innocents By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   European Union leaders offer deal to Turkey to take back migrants After hours of wrangling in Brussels, EU leaders reached a common position, offering Turkey cash and other incentives in a bid to end the continent's historic migrant crisis. By Anthony Faiola  •  Read more » This police officer accidentally shot and killed his partner 27 years ago. What he did next was remarkable. Gary Sommers is lending his experience to help a Pr. George's officer who killed a colleague by mistake in a shootout outside the police station. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more » 'Sexually suggestive' relationship ends career of Air Force general who ran air war The inspector general found that Lt. Gen. John Hesterman, one of the service's most senior officers, demonstrated conduct unbecoming of an officer, citing his emails to a subordinate as evidence. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » Mich. governor, EPA chief clash over blame for Flint water crisis At a contentious hearing, Gov. Rick Snyder admitted lapses but suggested that the agency had failed in its obligation to warn the public. Lawmakers called on him and Administrator Gina McCarthy to resign. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more » The agonizing wait of an expectant mother with Zika: 'Is my baby okay?' For tens of thousands of pregnant women in three dozen countries, efforts to control Zika came too late. Ana Guardo Acevedo is one of more than 8,000 women in Colombia waiting to see what damage the virus has done to her unborn child. By Mary Jordan  •  Read more » Mark Zuckerberg’s run through Beijing smog draws ridicule Is the Facebook boss trying a bit too hard to curry favor with the Chinese government in order to get his social networking site unblocked? By Simon Denyer and Xu Yangjingjing  •  Read more » A silver-haired lining? Hollywood is brutal to actresses over 40, but a new Sally Field comedy offers hope. The 69-year-old actress plays an eccentrically dressed accountant who falls for a younger man in "Hello, My Name Is Doris." By Stephanie Merry  •  Read more » The musical prodigy who stole a prized Stradivarius The crime defied logic. Philip Johnson brazenly stole a priceless 18th-century violin while its owner, musician Roman Totenberg, was just feet away. Johnson played it in plain sight — the instrument unrecognized until after his death 31 years later. By Geoff Edgers  •  Read more » All hail Yale: Bulldogs spring upset of Baylor to earn rematch with Duke The 12th-seeded Bulldogs earn first NCAA tournament win in school history to set up a second-round matchup with the mighty Blue Devils. By Chuck Culpepper  •  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