Thursday's Headlines: Trump’s selection of third general for Cabinet fuels concern about military clout

Trump's pick to lead EPA is part of group suing the agency; Union leader criticized in Trump tweet gets threatening calls; Ex-wrestling exec Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration; 'Jackie,' art and accuracy in a post-fact world; Life expectancy declines in America for the first time since 1993;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump's selection of third general for Cabinet fuels concern about military clout The president-elect is said to be drawn to generals by their swagger and dazzled by their war stories. Yet his choices are striking given his non-interventionist posture in the presidential campaign and criticism of the Iraq war. By Philip Rucker and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Trump's pick to lead EPA is part of group suing the agency Donald Trump's selection of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt — who has written that the debate on climate change is "far from settled" — signals an assault on President Obama's environmental legacy. By Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Union leader criticized in Trump tweet gets threatening calls Trump fired back after Chuck Jones, president of the United Steelworkers Local 1999, said he believed the president-elect lied to Carrier workers in Indiana. Jones said his phone started ringing soon after Trump tweeted about him. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   Ex-wrestling exec Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration Linda McMahon, a top Trump donor, is best-known for co-founding WWE. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more »   'Jackie,' art and accuracy in a post-fact world The biopic of Jacqueline Kennedy has an unsettling, almost hallucinatory mix of fact and fiction. It also offers a consoling portrait of a time that, especially in this political season, in some ways seems worthy of halcyon legend after all. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more »   Life expectancy declines in America for the first time since 1993 Rising fatalities from heart disease, strokes, diabetes, drug overdoses, accidents and other conditions are to blame for the decrease, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Our campaign lost the election. But Trump's team must own up to how he won. By Jennifer Palmieri  •  Read more »   America will soon be ruled by a minority By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Kellyanne Conway is playing the 'woman card' all wrong By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Trump's Carrier deal is the opposite of conservatism By George F. Will  •  Read more »   A lesson for Angela Merkel: Good intentions aren't always good politics By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   It's up to Congress to protect 'dreamers' from deportation By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   In home town of alleged Pizzagate gunman, shock and disappointment For locals in Salisbury, N.C., the news of Sunday's events at Comet Ping Pong in Washington was especially painful because they believe their town should stand out not for violence, but for tolerance and creativity. By Rachel Weiner  •  Read more » 'Evil, evil, evil as can be': Emotional testimony as Dylann Roof trial begins In his opening statement, a federal prosecutor said Roof, 22, targeted and killed nine churchgoers because they were black and because killing them in a church would "magnify his message" of hate. By Kevin Sullivan  •  Read more » Federal judge's ruling effectively halts Michigan's presidential recount The ruling assures Republican Donald Trump's narrow victory in the state. By Roger Schneider and Ed White | AP  •  Read more » Clinton event for top donors leaves some grumbling they didn't make the cut The Dec. 15 thank-you gala is in a ballroom that's apparently too small to accommodate all of the Clinton campaign's "bundlers." The remaining campaign staff has been fielding complaints. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Surgeon general calls youth e-cigarette smoking ‘a major public health concern’ A sharp rise in vaping by young people is troubling in part because we don't understand the dangers. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more » 'You gonna die’: Woman indicted in threats to father of Sandy Hook victim Lenny Pozner's six-year-old son was gunned down at school. Then death threats came from people who believed a conspiracy theory that the mass shooting that left 27 dead was an elaborate hoax. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more » 'Hairspray Live' had plenty of volume, but could have used a tad more oomph NBC's staging of the beloved musical was endearing but unfocused though it didn't fall completely flat thanks to standout performances by some of its more seasoned stars, such as Jennifer Hudson. By Bethonie Butler  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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