Monday's Headlines: GOP Congress maps plans for sweeping conservative agenda

lslamic State says it carried out Turkey attack that left dozens dead, calls it revenge; Trump's doubts about cybersecurity alarm experts; Trump's chief of staff faces daunting task of bringing order to White House; Abnormal is the new normal, politics-wise;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories GOP Congress maps plans for sweeping conservative agenda When the 115th Congress begins this week with Republicans firmly in charge of the House and Senate, GOP lawmakers will be poised to move quickly on an ambitious package of conservative legislation, confident that their long-delayed legislative goals are poised to become reality with Donald Trump in the Oval Office. By David Weigel  •  Read more » lslamic State says it carried out Turkey attack that left dozens dead, calls it revenge The mass shooting that killed 39 people at an Istanbul club was designed to target Christians as an act of vengeance for Turkish military actions, the militant group said. By Erin Cunningham and Heba Habib  •  Read more »   Trump's doubts about cybersecurity alarm experts The president-elect's comments and his handling of the Russian hacking allegations could embolden foreign hackers and undermine the U.S. government's ability to respond to them, analysts said. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Trump's chief of staff faces daunting task of bringing order to White House The power-sharing dynamic between Reince Priebus and his soon-to-be colleagues in a Trump White House looks worrisome to those who held his title in prior administrations. Some predict flatly that it will not work. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Abnormal is the new normal, politics-wise Whether the old rules are dead or whether Donald Trump simply bucked them remains to be seen. But anyone analyzing something based on "the way things work" will have to stop and think hard about whether that's the way they actually work now. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   A year to protect democracy By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   School choice for children who have none By Fred Hiatt  •  Read more »   The United States must join Europe to resist Russia's meddling By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   The new world order, 2017 By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   New Year's resolution By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   D.C.'s 'beyond broken' criminal-justice system is an outrage By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Kim says North Korea close to testing intercontinental missile While Kim Jong Un made no mention of President-elect Donald Trump in his speech, his comments signaled that North Korea might seek to test-fire a long-range missile around the time of the U.S. presidential inauguration. Bloomberg News  •  Read more » After a century of promises, New Yorkers finally get their 2nd Avenue subway The $4.5 billion project is the the transit system's first major expansion in 50 years. By Martine Powers  •  Read more » Thomas Boswell | Columnist Redskins should have expected Giants to play like it mattered Washington's state of unpreparedness against New York was shocking to anyone with a sense of the historic rivalry. By Thomas Boswell  •  Read more » The new year is the time to ask: Do I have the job I really want? Many people working in an office would prefer to fix houses or bake cakes for a living. Should they? By Stephanie Merry  •  Read more » Mexicans are outraged over a huge hike in gas prices Few issues stir more indignation in the country than "gasolinazos," as Mexicans call hikes in the government-set gasoline price. By David Agren  •  Read more » Zombie Apocalypse: An addiction crisis in America A reporter reflects on the opioid epidemic, the rise in the death rate among midlife white Americans, and the people trying to survive this epidemic of self-destruction. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more » Venezuelans flee to Brazil for medical care — overwhelming its hospitals and morgues A spiraling economic crisis and hyperinflation have cleaned Venezuelan hospitals of needles, bandages and medicine. Desperate for care, patients are crossing the border by the thousands. By Marina Lopes  •  Read more » Mariah Carey's disastrous New Year's Eve performance, explained — sort of A representative for Carey attributed the botched performance to technical difficulties. The singer had another description for what happened. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more » Solo-ish 2017 will be the year of friend-dates They aren't necessarily romantic meetings. They're designed to connect with people who let you be vulnerable. By Britany Robinson  •  Read more » Books 26 titles to add to your 'to read' list Coretta Scott King is among authors whose stories will brighten the 2017 literary landscape. By the editors of Book World  •  Read more » Travel In Paris, an unsung arrondissement For a longtime resident, 13 is her lucky number when it comes to choice of district. By Mary Winston Nicklin  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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