Friday's Headlines: Trump era confronts organized labor with gravest crisis in decades

GOP ready to launch aggressive probe of Russia, despite collision course with Trump; This is what happens when Trump attacks a private citizen on Twitter ; South Korean lawmakers vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye; Glenn and the courage of the Mercury Seven;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump era confronts organized labor with gravest crisis in decades Donald Trump wooed union voters with promises of better trade deals and a manufacturing revival. Now, after the president-elect's Twitter attack on a union official and his choice of a labor secretary who has been skeptical about raising the minimum wage, the labor movement's rattled leaders face potential setbacks. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more » GOP ready to launch aggressive probe of Russia, despite collision course with Trump Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, who have been highly critical of Trump's praise of Vladimir Putin, are leading calls to examine Russia's alleged meddling in the U.S. election. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   This is what happens when Trump attacks a private citizen on Twitter After Trump criticized a college student during the election campaign, she was blasted by calls, emails and social media messages attacking her. "I didn't really know what his supporters were going to do, and that to me was the scariest part." Lauren Batchelder said. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   South Korean lawmakers vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye But Park signaled that she would remain defiant and wait while the Constitutional Court decides in the next six months whether to uphold the legislature's impeachment motion, potentially creating a power vacuum and leaving the country in a long period of paralysis. By Anna Fifield and Yoonjung Seo  •  Read more »   Glenn and the courage of the Mercury Seven In a time before any American had traveled in space, John Glenn and his colleagues staked their lives on something that was tantamount to setting foot on the very first boats. It was incredibly courageous, and a little crazy. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The otherworldly spirit of John Glenn By Homer Hickam  •  Read more »   What Kellyanne Conway gets right (and wrong) about moms and work By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   What does it take to get a police officer punished for killing an unarmed black man? By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Tweets and theater entertain, but Congress is the main event By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are on their way to the White House By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   The businessman president-to-be is anti-business By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   BREAKING NEWS Report finds over 1,000 Russians involved in organized doping More than 1,000 Russian athletes from summer and winter sports were involved in or benefited from an organized conspiracy over a four-year period, according to a new report. By Stephen Wilson | AP  •  Read more » Clinton attacks 'fake news' in post-election appearance on Capitol Hill Hillary Clinton challenged Congress to combat false and misleading news on social media, an issue that gripped her presidential campaign and culminated with a shooting incident Sunday in Northwest Washington. By Paul Kane  •  Read more » New case ties 'vigilante killings' in Philippines to law enforcement Since President Rodrigo Duterte came to power, there have been thousands of killings carried out by masked men on motorbikes. A recent murder now offers compelling evidence of a coordinated hit with links to police officers. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more » After Supreme Court's pauses, Alabama executes man for killing store clerk The Supreme Court had twice held up the execution of Robert Bert Smith Jr. as his attorneys argued for a delay, saying a judge shouldn't have been able to impose the death penalty when a jury recommended life imprisonment. By Kim Chandler | AP  •  Read more » Jaguar spotting: A new wild cat may be roaming the United States Earlier this year, a jaguar had been caught on video in the U.S. for the first time in six years. This week, a second jaguar, which may never have been seen before, was photographed in Arizona. By Karin Brulliard  •  Read more » 'Nicest guys ever' arrested while dumpster-diving to feed the homeless Tony Moyer and Sam Troyer have been scouring dumpsters for discarded, uneaten food that they donate to charitable groups. But after being arrested while dumpster diving, they now have a court date three days before Christmas. By Peter Holley  •  Read more » Raiders played nothing like a Super Bowl team against Chiefs Oakland quarterback Derek Carr didn't look like an MVP candidate as Kansas City took over first place in the AFC West with a 21-13 victory. By Mark Maske  •  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. 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