Wednesday's Headlines: Trump to order building of border wall, crackdown on sanctuary cities

Trump's disregard for truth threatens his ability to govern; Administration orders agencies to restrict dispatches to public ; This is the kind of family whose support Trump's success will live or die on; Trump threatens to 'send in the feds' to address Chicago 'carnage'; President close to naming nominee for Supreme Court ; Nikki Haley confirmed as U.S. envoy to the United Nations;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump to order building of border wall, crackdown on sanctuary cities The plan to sign executive orders today regarding the border represent the president's first effort to deliver on perhaps the signature issue that drove his campaign: his belief that illegal immigration is out of control and threatening the country's safety and security. By Jerry Markon, Robert Costa and Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more » Trump's disregard for truth threatens his ability to govern President Trump's campaign was untethered by the facts, and in the first days of his presidency, he has put the enormous power of the nation's highest office behind spurious and easily disproved claims. Can he run the country that way? By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Administration orders agencies to restrict dispatches to public Limits on communications appear to target agencies that are charged with overseeing environmental and scientific policy, prompting criticism from within and from groups focused on climate change. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   This is the kind of family whose support Trump's success will live or die on The Razmuses had collectively been persuaded that Donald Trump was the right choice. As they visited Washington for the inauguration, they raised concerns about those who didn't see it that way. By Monica Hesse  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump threatens to 'send in the feds' to address Chicago 'carnage' Trump's threat-by-tweet came just two days after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) criticized him for focusing so much on the size of the crowd at his inaugural ceremony and for failing in his speech to appeal to "our better angels as a country." By John Wagner and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   President close to naming nominee for Supreme Court Trump previously said he had an idea of whom he would pick but had not made a final decision. Democrats and liberal groups are preparing for a fight, no matter Trump's choice. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Nikki Haley confirmed as U.S. envoy to the United Nations South Carolina governor and rising GOP star wins some Democratic backing. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Opinions   Help us, GOP. You're our only hope. By Garrison Keillor  •  Read more »   What does Israel want from America? By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Arthur Brooks: The word dignity explains why Trump is president By Jonathan Capehart  •  Read more »   The true, correct story of what happened at Trump's inauguration By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   Trump is Nixon without the polish By Carter Eskew  •  Read more »   Tom Price is Exhibit A for congressional ethics reform By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Ex-diplomat: 'I've known that there was no future for North Korea for a long time' A top defector describes his disappointment with Kim Jong Un and his fears for his children. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Trump hiring freeze could turn out to be less sweeping than it originally seemed The memorandum leaves room for federal offices in many corners of the government to continue to hire, as long as the job has — or can be construed to have — a national security or public safety mission. And the hiring ban is scheduled to last just 90 days. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more » Secret Service agent may face disciplinary action after suggesting she would not 'take a bullet' for Trump The agent made the comment in an October post on Facebook, but it only came to light this week. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more » Judge says Aetna exited ACA markets in attempt to bolster case for merger In rejecting the $37 billion merger with Humana, the judge wrote that Aetna decided to leave 17 counties in three states — including one where the business was doing well — in order to improve the likelihood that the deal would be approved. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more » Activists planning to disrupt inauguration were infiltrated by conservative group D.C. police confirmed that secret video recordings made by a group called Project Veritas led to the arrest of one man and foiled an alleged acid attack at the DeploraBall in downtown Washington. By Peter Hermann  •  Read more » The 100 worst traffic bottlenecks on U.S. highways The list may surprise those prone to complain about turgid traffic in the mightily congested urban sprawl that extends from Washington, D.C., north past Boston. By Ashley Halsey III  •  Read more » After 19 long years, Japan has a grand champion of sumo once more Kisenosato, 385-pound wrestler, has become the first Japanese competitor elevated to the highest tier in sumo in ages. Mongolians have long dominated Japan's national sport. By Anna Fifield  •  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. 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