Monday's Headlines: Immigration backlash at heart of British push to leave European Union

In historic move, U.S. fully lifts arms sales embargo to Vietnam; Obama calls death of Taliban chief 'an important milestone'; He wants to give the U.S. a national park. But his neighbors are bitterly resisting.; Blasts in Syria kill at least 65 people near Russian military bases ;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Shannon Jensen Wedgwood / For the Washington Post Immigration backlash at heart of British push to leave European Union Advocates for a British exit have argued it's the only way for the country to control its borders, and in some cases, they've demonized immigrants as criminals and addicts. But they bristle at any comparison to Donald Trump's rhetoric. By Griff Witte  •  Read more » In historic move, U.S. fully lifts arms sales embargo to Vietnam President Obama said the lifting of the longstanding ban heralded "a new moment" in the bilateral relationship between the former enemy nations, and it reflects growing concerns about China's increasing military powers. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Obama calls death of Taliban chief 'an important milestone' While the president denied that the drone strike targeting Akhtar Mohammad Mansour represented a shift in the U.S. approach in the Afghanistan war, analysts saw the military action in Pakistan as an escalation. By Tim Craig, Antonio Olivo and Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   He wants to give the U.S. a national park. But his neighbors are bitterly resisting. In the towns near Maine's North Woods, a region battered by the closure of paper mills and long wary of the federal government, some residents see a new park as a land grab that could destroy their way of life. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Blasts in Syria kill at least 65 people near Russian military bases It was the worst single day of violence to hit the relatively calm coastal provinces bordering the Mediterranean since the Syrian war began five years ago. By Liz Sly  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Alexander Hamilton’s warning to 2016 voters By Joe Scarborough  •  Read more »   Obama's fatal fatalism in the Middle East By Fred Hiatt  •  Read more »   The new coalition to destroy the Islamic State By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Fighting phony 'populism' By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   The online lending scare By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Obamacare is still leaving its opponents in pain By Tom Toles  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Suicide bombers kill 45 men waiting to join army in Yemen The government largely controls the city of Aden, but other parts of southern Yemen are under the domination of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. By Ali Al Mujahed and Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more » Doctors hope a new method could ease the shortage of organs available for transplants A harvested heart, lungs, liver or kidney is typically iced in a plastic cooler and raced to an operating room where a patient and his surgical team are waiting to transplant it. A new approach flips that idea. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more » Police in Las Vegas forge ties to the city's Muslim community As police departments are trying to build better ties to the country's estimated 6 million Muslims worshiping at 2,000 mosques, Las Vegas's near-decade of outreach could serve as a model. By John M. Glionna  •  Read more » Recalling Hillary Clinton’s claim of ‘landing under sniper fire’ in Bosnia Readers constantly ask for a fact check of Clinton's Bosnia claim, so here's our original 2008 report. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » The Fix: Donald Trump isn't empathetic. Is that a problem? Voters usually look to the president to be commiserator in chief, someone who is equal parts cheerleader and shoulder to cry on in times of great joy or great sadness affecting the body politic. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more » 'Game of Thrones' recap: White Walkers barge through 'The Door' We learn the origin of White Walkers — and we see the destruction they are capable of unleashing. By David Malitz  •  Read more » Padres apologize for 'mistake' during gay chorus performance of anthem For some reason, the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus was unable to be heard by the crowd while a recording of a woman singing the anthem played over the PA system. By Des Bieler  •  Read more » Four years after Olympic gold, Gabby Douglas's reality remains riveting A six-week reality TV series will chronicle the gymnast and her family as she fights for a spot in the Summer Games. By Liz Clarke  •  Read more » Ex-Wizards center claims woman wouldn't let him sit next to her on a train because of his race Etan Thomas said she denied him a seat — only to offer it to a white man moments later. He posted a photo of her on Facebook and recounted the tale. By Cindy Boren  •  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