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Trump stands by wiretapping claims, jokes that he and Merkel have 'something in common perhaps'; Trump says he has 'strong support' for NATO, but member nations 'must pay what they owe'; Britain: White House pledges to stop saying British agency wiretapped Trump; Mounting claims of civilian deaths after U.S. targets al-Qaeda in Syria; How an innocent man wound up dead in El Salvador's justice system; Trump won big in parts of rural America. Now he wants to eliminate 3 agencies dedicated to helping them.; Proposed federal budget would devastate cancer research, advocates say; 'Can He Do That?': Will Trump really cut federal programs people depend on?; U.S. prepared to take military action against N. Korea, if necessary, Tillerson says; Trump backs changes to GOP health bill as House leaders eye vote next week; Trio of GOP proposals would overhaul Medicaid dramatically, starting with job requirement; Trump's camp made three big promises to donate money to charity. What happened?; Rulings offer glimpse into what kind of justice Gorsuch would be; For the Record: The White House budget director did not say Meals on Wheels did not show results; Syria fires missiles at Israeli warplanes, marking an escalation between two foes; Trump’s proverb, Paul Ryan’s 'despicable' pint and other St. Patrick’s Day mishaps; Maryland has nucleus to build on, with or without Trimble; These people eat monkeys and piranhas. They also have the lowest rates of heart disease ever measured.; Cold snap kills nearly half of cherry blossoms, pushing back peak bloom date;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   White House files notice to appeal ruling against latest travel ban Earlier this week, federal judges in Hawaii and Maryland issued temporary restraining orders against the ban. The Justice Department filed papers in federal court in Maryland, setting up a new appeals court showdown in Richmond, Va. By Devlin Barrett  •  Read more » Trump stands by wiretapping claims, jokes that he and Merkel have 'something in common perhaps' The president refused to back off his unfounded allegations that Barack Obama wiretapped phones last year in Trump Tower. He made the remarks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose phones were reportedly tapped by the National Security Agency in 2010 with Obama's permission. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Trump says he has 'strong support' for NATO, but member nations 'must pay what they owe' The president said some NATO countries owe "vast sums" in dues, which is "very unfair to the United States." By Abby Phillip and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Britain: White House pledges to stop saying British agency wiretapped Trump The intervention followed on the heels of an extraordinary statement by Britain's eavesdropping agency, which slapped down unproven allegations that the Obama administration used the British agency to spy on Trump. By Karla Adam  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Mounting claims of civilian deaths after U.S. targets al-Qaeda in Syria The United States said that it had carried out an airstrike killing several al-Qaeda militants in Syria, but later reports from activists said that the attack had hit a mosque, killing dozens of civilians. By Louisa Loveluck and Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   How an innocent man wound up dead in El Salvador's justice system His death in a cell barely bigger than the bed of a pickup, crammed with more than 50 prisoners reeking of urine, exposed deep flaws in El Salvador's institutions — the same ones that have failed to prevent gangs from turning the country into one of the most violent in the hemisphere. By Sarah Esther Maslin  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis Trump won big in parts of rural America. Now he wants to eliminate 3 agencies dedicated to helping them. In the president's budget outline, none of the rural development agencies — the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, the Northern Border Regional Commission — would receive any money. In effect, it would eliminate these programs, which are completely subsidized by the federal government. By Jeff Guo  •  Read more »   Proposed federal budget would devastate cancer research, advocates say The Obama administration's cancer "moonshot" could be imperiled by a 19 percent funding cut for the National Institutes of Health. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »   'Can He Do That?': Will Trump really cut federal programs people depend on? In this week's podcast episode, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and The Post's Kelsey Snell weigh in on Trump's budget, which proposes massive cuts to the arts, science and the poor. Read more »   U.S. prepared to take military action against N. Korea, if necessary, Tillerson says The Trump administration gave its clearest signal yet that it would consider military action against North Korea, with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying that "all options are on the table." By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Trump backs changes to GOP health bill as House leaders eye vote next week The president backed two provisions affecting Medicaid, the program that would see $80 billion in cuts over the next decade under the current GOP plan. By Mike DeBonis and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Trio of GOP proposals would overhaul Medicaid dramatically, starting with job requirement A House Budget Committee vote suggests Republicans aim to push for far-right reforms to health insurance for poor Americans. By Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's camp made three big promises to donate money to charity. What happened? Two months after President Trump's inauguration, little information has been released about the presidential salary, his company's foreign-government profits or excess inauguration funds. By David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell  •  Read more »   Rulings offer glimpse into what kind of justice Gorsuch would be A collection of liberal and conservative legal activists were asked by The Washington Post to select a handful of rulings that best illustrate how Judge Neil Gorsuch sees the law. Here are the cases they highlighted, and what the decisions possibly reveal about Trump's Supreme Court nominee. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis For the Record: The White House budget director did not say Meals on Wheels did not show results Mick Mulvaney's comments that the program that provides meals for the elderly does not work or is "just not showing results" were misinterpreted. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Syria fires missiles at Israeli warplanes, marking an escalation between two foes The Israeli air force confirmed that its warplanes had struck several targets in neighboring Syria. By William Booth  •  Read more »   Trump’s proverb, Paul Ryan’s 'despicable' pint and other St. Patrick’s Day mishaps During the Irish prime minister's visit to Washington, Irish people took to social media to note a number of awkward cultural missteps made by U.S. politicians. By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more »   Perspective Maryland has nucleus to build on, with or without Trimble Terrapins freshmen Anthony Cowan Jr., Kevin Huerter and Justin Jackson can learn from early ouster at the hands of Xavier. By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more »   Wonkblog These people eat monkeys and piranhas. They also have the lowest rates of heart disease ever measured. The Tsimane, who live in the Bolivian jungle, "have the lowest reported levels of coronary artery disease of any population recorded to date," according a new study. By Peter Whoriskey  •  Read more »   Cold snap kills nearly half of cherry blossoms, pushing back peak bloom date Most of the remaining buds are expected to fully bloom by the end of next week, National Park Service officials said. By Perry Stein  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you 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. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071