Tuesday's Headlines: Trump spending plan that makes good on campaign vows puts GOP in a quandary

Justice Department changes course in high-profile Texas voter-ID case; Trump to direct rollback of Obama-era clean water rule; Trump says Obama is helping to organize protests against his presidency; Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross confirmed as Trump’s secretary of commerce; Here, two teens and a dad. Across the border, a mom.; Hundreds allege sex harassment, discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry company;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump spending plan that makes good on campaign vows puts GOP in a quandary The president's proposed budget would increase defense-related spending by $54 billion and cut virtually the same amount from other federal agencies while preserving Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — setting up a potential clash with Republicans in Congress who insist those entitlement programs must be overhauled to ensure the government's fiscal health. By Abby Phillip and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » Justice Department changes course in high-profile Texas voter-ID case The federal government filed a motion seeking to drop its claim that the Texas law, one of the strictest in the country, is intentionally racially discriminatory. Lawyers said in Monday's filing that rather than litigate the question, the administration wants to give state lawmakers an opportunity to adjust the rule. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   Trump to direct rollback of Obama-era clean water rule The order to "review and reconsider" the Waters of the United States rule could make it easier for agricultural and development interests to drain wetlands and small streams. By Juliet Eilperin and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Trump says Obama is helping to organize protests against his presidency "I think he is behind it," Trump said in an interview with Fox News Channel. "I also think it's politics. That's the way it is." By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross confirmed as Trump’s secretary of commerce The billionaire investor was confirmed in a 72-to-27 vote. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Here, two teens and a dad. Across the border, a mom. For the past eight years, authorities have known that Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos was undocumented and have allowed her to check in with immigration officials and return to her two American-born children and husband. But three weeks ago, a routine appointment ended with her deportation. By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more »   Hundreds allege sex harassment, discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry company The class-action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers, an American retailing giant behind the Jared the Galleria of Jewelry and Kay Jewelers stores, alleges female employees were routinely groped, demeaned and urged to sexually cater to their bosses to stay employed, according to just-released testimony. By Drew Harwell  •  Read more »   Opinions   Does Trump know he's president? By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Bannon's reckless pursuit of ethno-nationalist greatness By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   Trump wants 'no more sources.' Here's how his speech might sound without them. By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Meet Martin Schulz, the Europhile populist shaking up Germany’s elections By Constanze Stelzenmüller  •  Read more »   Trump's GOP enablers take a page from the fascist-era Vatican By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   The evidence backing Trump's travel ban simply isn't there By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Samsung scion's impending bribery indictment triggers corporate shakeup As its de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, faces indictment — the latest victim of the sensational corruption scandal centered around South Korea's president — Samsung announced it will shutter its Corporate Strategy Office and government relations division. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » These 12 superbugs pose the greatest threat to human health, WHO says The World Health Organization is most concerned about certain superbugs that can pose a threat to hospitalized patients, transplant recipients and patients undergoing chemotherapy. Still an official cautions: "This list is not meant to scare people." By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more » Are women increasingly at risk of addiction? Studies suggest women are becoming more vulnerable to alcohol and food dependencies. Specialists have theories — from the physiological to the cultural — and health officials are watching the situation with concern. By Caren Lissner  •  Read more » Walmart adds express lanes, aided by new app functions, to speed up shopping This move is part of the retailer's effort to win over customers by making it less time-consuming to hit up a Walmart store — an urgent mission at a moment when online shopping is changing consumers' definitions of convenience. By Sarah Halzack  •  Read more » Jon Stewart joins Stephen Colbert to mock the media’s ‘breakup’ with Trump "It is time for you to get your groove back, media," Stewart said. "You kind of let yourself go a little bit for these past few years." By Emily Yahr  •  Read more » Perspective Trump's first D.C. dinner as president: An overcooked, $54 steak. With ketchup. Rather than dining at one of D.C.'s finest spots, the president instead ventured less than a mile from the White House to eat at a restaurant in his own hotel. By Tom Sietsema  •  Read more » Jimmy Kimmel on the Oscars mix-up: ‘I’m standing there like an idiot … but also trying really hard not to laugh’ The late-night host described what happened from his perspective during the disastrous end of the Oscars on Sunday night. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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