Friday's Headlines: Pence: ‘America’s Obamacare nightmare is about to end’

White House chief of staff asked FBI to dispute Russia reports; GOP lawmaker who won't hold town hall invokes Giffords shooting. She responds: 'Face your constituents.'; Justice Dept. plans 'greater enforcement' of federal laws against marijuana, Spicer says;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Pence: 'America's Obamacare nightmare is about to end' Addressing a gathering of conservative activists in the Washington area, the vice president sought to minimize the voices of the hundreds of people who have demonstrated against changes to the law at congressional town hall meetings across the country. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » White House chief of staff asked FBI to dispute Russia reports White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports that President Trump's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, a White House official says. By The Associated Press  •  Read more »   GOP lawmaker who won't hold town hall invokes Giffords shooting. She responds: 'Face your constituents.' After Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas cited "the threat of violence" at town halls, ex- congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who was shot in the head at her own event in 2011, urged legislators to "have some courage." By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Justice Dept. plans 'greater enforcement' of federal laws against marijuana, Spicer says The White House press secretary said the president sees "a big difference" between medical use of marijuana and recreational use, adding that the Justice Department "will be further looking into" states' allowance of the drug for recreational purposes. By John Wagner and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump and the 'madman theory' By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Stop writing China off as an enemy. Millennials don't. By Julian Gewirtz  •  Read more »   The White House's thoughtless, cruel and sad rollback of transgender rights By Arne Duncan and Catherine Lhamon  •  Read more »   Russia's assault on America's elections is just one example of a global threat By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Don't despair: The center can still win in Europe By Fareed Zakaria  •  Read more »   My country had its own Trump. Here’s how we beat him. By Dalibor Rohac  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Kim Jong Un's half brother was killed with a banned chemical weapon, Malaysian police say The identification of VX, one of the most toxic and fastest-acting chemical warfare agents, as the substance that killed Kim Jong Nam adds to the pile of evidence suggesting the North Korean leader was behind the attack. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » 'Get out of my country,' Kansan reportedly yelled before shooting 2 men from India, killing one Police charged Adam W. Purinton with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting of two Indian engineers and a third man who stepped in to help. By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more » U.S. agents searching domestic flight for undocumented immigrant ask passengers for IDs before deplaning Customs and Border Protection says it was searching for an undocumented immigrant with a deportation order. The search spurred several passengers to post photos online, and it raised questions about whether it was connected to Trump's immigration directives. By Wesley Lowery  •  Read more » 'Can He Do That?' Do Trump's business interests violate the Constitution? In the latest installment of our podcast series exploring how Donald Trump might reshape the presidency, The Post's David Fahrenthold breaks down Trump's many businesses, his complex foreign ties and the Emoluments Clause. Read more » Commander of Osama bin Laden raid slams Trump's anti-media stance William H. McRaven, a retired four-star admiral and the chancellor of the University of Texas System, said the president's sentiment "may be the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime." By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more » 'Al-Qaeda is eating us': Syrian rebels are losing out to extremists The U.S. and its allies suspended aid to the rebels to push them to create a united force against jihadists, but instead they are being overrun by al-Qaeda-linked groups. By Liz Sly and Zakaria Zakaria  •  Read more » More millennials are ready to buy a home, but the pickings are slim Just as owning a home becomes a realistic possibility for this generation, the housing market has its lowest inventory on record with soaring prices that are often out of reach for first-time buyers. By Kathy Orton  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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