Tuesday's Headlines: Pentagon hid study exposing $125 billion in wasteful spending

As Trump vows to retain jobs, U.S. firms plan to build fighter jets in India; HUD job sets up collision between Carson's ideology, housing policy; New pro-Trump group takes form, with Kellyanne Conway possibly at the helm; Taiwan’s leader says call with Trump didn't reflect U.S. policy change; Jared Kushner's family foundation donated to West Bank settlements; For some, Oakland warehouse was inspiring. Others saw it as a 'death trap.'; Fixated on false story of child sex ring, man may have been deluded into 'hero mission' at D.C. pizzeria; Dvorak: The dangers of fake news just got all too real;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories EXCLUSIVE Pentagon hid study exposing $125 billion in wasteful spending Senior defense officials moved to kill the internal study — which revealed more administrative waste than expected — by discrediting and suppressing the results, according to interviews and confidential memos obtained by The Washington Post. The military feared Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget. By Craig Whitlock and Bob Woodward  •  Read more » As Trump vows to retain jobs, U.S. firms plan to build fighter jets in India Backed by the Obama administration, Lockheed Martin and Boeing have proposed manufacturing combat aircraft in India, in part to increase sales to other countries. For Lockheed Martin, that would mean moving its entire Texas assembly line for F-16s, which are being phased out by the U.S. military. But the election of Donald Trump has brought a measure of uncertainty to the talks. By Annie Gowen  •  Read more »   HUD job sets up collision between Carson's ideology, housing policy Ben Carson has a philosophical aversion to social safety-net programs, but he would oversee an agency that administers some of the government's most expansive programs for helping minorities and low-income people. By Lisa Rein and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   New pro-Trump group takes form, with Kellyanne Conway possibly at the helm The new entity, whose legal structure has not yet been determined, will serve as the outside hub to support President-elect Donald Trump's agenda. By Matea Gold and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Taiwan’s leader says call with Trump didn't reflect U.S. policy change "We all see the value of stability in the region," Tsai Ing-wen said. By Lavanya Ramanathan and Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Jared Kushner's family foundation donated to West Bank settlements President-elect Donald Trump has proposed making his son-in-law a Middle East peace envoy, but his efforts may be complicated by the financial contributions. By Carol Morello  •  Read more »   For some, Oakland warehouse was inspiring. Others saw it as a 'death trap.' An eclectic, creative community sprang up within the walls of "the Ghost Ship," which was destroyed Friday in a fire that has claimed 36 lives so far. A criminal investigation into the fire has begun, authorities said, and murder charges are possible. By Tim Bontemps, Kristine Guerra and William Wan  •  Read more »   Fixated on false story of child sex ring, man may have been deluded into 'hero mission' at D.C. pizzeria A North Carolina man told police he was trying to rescue children when he, armed with an assault-style-rifle, spent 45 minutes searching Comet Ping Pong on Sunday, according to court documents. The restaurant was the target of a viral conspiracy theory that falsely suggested that its owner and powerful political allies were hiding a child sex trafficking ring. By Peter Hermann, Susan Svrluga and Michael E. Miller  •  Read more »   Dvorak: The dangers of fake news just got all too real In our social-media universe, there's a flood of false stories. But those that sound as ludicrous as "pizzagate" don't get a laugh — they get shared by our leaders, generating violent threats and dangerous reactions like what unfolded at Comet Ping Pong. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   Opinions   In Trump's America, 'pizzagate' could be the new normal By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Trump isn't Hitler. But the United States could be another Germany. By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   Trump is the Old Faithful of fake news, and that can cause real damage By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Democrats can stop Trump via the electoral college. But not how you think. By Michael F. Cannon  •  Read more »   Fidel Castro and communism’s flawed record with black people By Terrell Jermaine Starr  •  Read more »   Trump's pick of Ben Carson is beyond baffling By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Russia, China veto U.N. proposal to stop deadly violence in Aleppo An Iranian-backed push to retake the city has Syrian President Bashar al-Assad close to his biggest victory in more than five years of war, as rebels vow to continue "until the last drop of blood." By Louisa Loveluck  •  Read more » Supply of U.S. high school graduates is stagnating, posing challenge for colleges The change follows an era of steady growth in high school graduates that started in the late 1990s. At the same time, a new report suggests. By Nick Anderson  •  Read more » Obama's ties to tribes played a pivotal role in Dakota Access pipeline controversy During his eight years in office, Obama has nurtured a relationship with the Native Americans that gave them a degree of leverage in D.C. they've not had in decades. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Rolling Stone asks judge to ditch jury's $3 million verdict in U-Va. defamation case The motion filed in federal court Monday came a month after a 10-member jury found that the magazine and journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely responsible for defaming former U-Va. dean Nicole Eramo in an article about campus sex assault published online in Nov. 2014. By T. Rees Shapiro  •  Read more » Biden jokes about a 2020 run for president. Or maybe he was serious? "I'm not committing not to run," the vice president said after an emotional return to the senate for a vote that included a tribute to his late son, Beau Biden. "I'm not committing to anything." By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » 4 Pinocchios for 'Pizzagate' rumors linking activist's death to nonexistent probe of Clinton Foundation Social media is spreading a false story about the Clintons and a young woman who died in Haiti in November. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » Amazon will open a physical grocery store — and it won't require going through checkout The store, which is set to open in Seattle in early 2017, will be powered by a web of machine learning and artificial intelligence — a concept that has long been discussed but not implemented at major U.S. stores. By Sarah Halzack  •  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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