Thursday's Headlines: Labor nominee Puzder’s withdrawal magnifies turmoil in White House

Flynn saga shifts balance of power between president, Congress ; Trump's friends, donors jockey for ambassador jobs; Airport assassination of half brother focuses new attention on North Korean leader; Where Obama lectured, Trump just declares; Trump's claim that there's a 'tremendous amount of increase' in autism cases earns 3 Pinocchios;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Labor nominee Puzder's withdrawal magnifies turmoil in White House With concerns growing among Republican members of the Senate, the demise of restaurant executive Andrew Puzder's nomination for labor secretary worsened the already deteriorating relationship between the White House and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. By Ed O'Keefe and Jonnelle Marte  •  Read more » Flynn saga shifts balance of power between president, Congress In the wake of Michael Flynn's resignation as national security adviser, Republican senators are vowing more aggressive oversight of the new administration, and Democrats are seizing an opportunity to ask pointed questions about President Trump's ties to Russia. By Sean Sullivan and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Trump's friends, donors jockey for ambassador jobs Most of the top ambassadorships traditionally have gone to close friends and top campaign donors in a secret process with no public comments before a nomination. But Trump loyalists seem to be more forthcoming about their desire to represent him overseas. By Roxanne Roberts  •  Read more »   Airport assassination of half brother focuses new attention on North Korean leader The plot, complete with a honey trap and a public poisoning, has focused new attention on Kim Jong Un, the 33-year-old leader of North Korea, suggesting he will stop at nothing to keep power. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Where Obama lectured, Trump just declares For eight years, a presidential news conference was a forum for the long-winded Professor Obama. With a new administration, brevity is in. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Trump's claim that there's a 'tremendous amount of increase' in autism cases earns 3 Pinocchios Trump characterized autism as an increasingly common disorder, but there's not enough research and no medical consensus to determine that. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Why do smart people in the White House do stupid things? Because Trump tells them to. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Congress can take back power from the president. Here's how. By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Admit it: Trump is unfit to serve By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   How liberals undermine the food stamp program By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   Just resisting Trump won't do enough for Democrats By Rob Stein  •  Read more »   The nation needs answers, not deflections, on Russia and Trump By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   House GOP leaders say they'll elaborate on their health-care plans today The closed-door meeting comes as Republican leaders are working to rally sharply divided GOP lawmakers around a single plan to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act. By Kelsey Snell, David Weigel and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Yemeni students, unable to go home, face uncertain status in U.S. With Yemen embroiled in civil war, options are slim for the two dozen students, including six attending community college in Virginia, who will soon lose their funding and visas from the State Department. By Emma Brown  •  Read more » Boeing workers in S.C. vote against union After years of bitter campaigning, the International Association of Machinists failed to sway the factory's 3,000 workers to organize in a state profoundly hostile to organized labor. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more » Endangered Species Act may be heading for the threatened list At least one Republican has vowed to wage an effort to repeal the 43-year-old law, which has saved bald eagles, gray wolves and manatees from extinction. Other GOP lawmakers took aim at the measure during a Senate hearing. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more » Southern Poverty Law Center says American hate groups are on the rise The number of such groups has been climbing steadily for most of the past 30 years, the group says, but the new arrivals to its list in 2016 were predominantly characterized as white nationalist and anti-Muslim groups. By Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more » Americans are seriously stressed about the future of the country, survey finds Political talk is consuming therapy sessions, the American Psychological Association reports, with Muslim Americans, immigrants and victims of sexual trauma especially prone to greater stress since the election. By Colby Itkowitz  •  Read more » Why one food executive is pledging $25 million to fight his own industry Puzzled by a Food and Drug Administration ruling that salmon, avocados, olives, eggs and tree nuts weren't "healthy," he decided that Big Food had too much power in shaping nutrition policy. By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more » With a dramatic career pivot, they took a chance to reinvent themselves The older one gets, the harder it is to launch a new path in life. But advances in technology have changed the calculation for older workers, leading some back to school to follow their dreams. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more » New York Fashion Week In the Trump era, fashion designers get woke Whether with velvet or puffer coats, designers are bringing the feminist fight to fashion. By Robin Givhan  •  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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