Thursday's Headlines: Trump praises Putin, battles with Clinton on national security

Trump says he opposed the Iraq war. Matt Lauer didn't challenge the claim. So we are.; The moderator asked Clinton and Trump to play nice. They didn't. ;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump praises Putin, battles with Clinton on national security At a primetime forum that offered a potential preview of the upcoming debates, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin is more worthy of praise than President Obama. Democrat Hillary Clinton offered herself as a model of "absolute rock steadiness" on foreign policy and navigated tough questions about her use of a private email server as secretary of state. By John Wagner, Jose A. DelReal and Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Trump says he opposed the Iraq war. Matt Lauer didn't challenge the claim. So we are. Here's a round-up of 18 statements made by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the NBC forum on national security. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   The moderator asked Clinton and Trump to play nice. They didn't. Matt Lauer asked Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to keep the attacks to a minimum. Both guests agreed. And then they ignored the request. Read their comments in our annotated transcript. By Aaron Blake, Amber Phillips and Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The Capitol is back to its former glory. But Congress is as useless as ever. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Cashing in on presidential prestige By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   Trump's best example of political corruption is himself By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   In the year of the outsider, one senator's experience is actually helping him By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Merkel's election woes are a warning to Berlin By Constanze Stelzenmüller  •  Read more »   Chicago's violence is a 'police issue' — at least in part By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   After the slur and snub — finally a handshake between Obama and Philippines president The U.S. president played down a personal rift between the two after canceling a bilateral meeting over Rodrigo Duterte's use of a profane epithet while talking about Obama. By William Wan and David Nakamura  •  Read more » FBI director: Clinton email case ‘was not a cliff-hanger’ In a memo to employees about the decision not to charge Hillary Clinton, James B. Comey said that "despite all the chest beating by people no longer in government, there really wasn't a prosecutable case." By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Apple kills headphone jack in iPhone 7, announces wireless earbuds As Apple emphasized changes under the hood of its smartphones, analysts disagreed over whether the strategy would pay off. The controversial decision to omit a headphone jack leaves only a Lightning port on the iPhone. By Hayley Tsukayama  •  Read more » Her marriage was the jewel in her parenting-blog world. Then her spouse cheated on her. Millions of readers know almost everything there is to know about Glennon Doyle Melton, including anxieties, faith and lessons for her kids. But this week, she went public with something that she hadn't fully shared with her followers: her husband's infidelity. By Ellen McCarthy  •  Read more » Ginsburg suggests Senate should act on Garland nomination President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the Supreme Court vacancy on March 16, but GOP Senate leaders have refused even to hold a hearing. "The president is elected for four years not three years," Justice Ginsburg said. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » 10 new wars that could be unleashed as a result of the one against ISIS The way in which the war against the Islamic State is being fought risks triggering new conflicts in both Iraq and Syria. Some of them have already started. By Liz Sly  •  Read more » Trump has bragged that his donations bought politicians. But not this time. In explaining his gift to help the Florida attorney general, Donald Trump now defends the system that last year's Trump said he manipulated and wanted to fix. By David A. Fahrenthold and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more » The Fix: By the standard he applied to Clinton, Trump would also be ineligible for presidency He has said that Hillary Clinton is ineligible because she "can't remember" things. Yet depositions from lawsuits in which Trump was involved contain constant assertions that he couldn't recall or didn't know the answers to questions posed to him. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » Trump: Illegal immigrants in military face 'special situation' "I think that when you serve in the armed forces, that's a special situation," Trump said Wednesday night. By Jenna Johnson  •  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