Friday's Headlines: Three White House officials linked to files shared with House intelligence chair

Flynn offers to cooperate with probe in exchange for immunity; Trump struggles against some of the forces that helped elect him; Rex Tillerson is walled off from an increasingly uneasy corps of diplomats;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Three White House officials linked to files shared with House intelligence chair The White House role in the matter contradicts assertions by the committee chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), and adds to mounting concerns that the Trump administration is collaborating with the leader of the House investigation into Russian meddling in the election. By Greg Miller and Karen DeYoung  •  Read more » Flynn offers to cooperate with probe in exchange for immunity A suggestion from the lawyer for former national security adviser Michael Flynn — considered a key figure in congressional probes of Russian influence in the 2016 election, because of his contacts with that country's U.S. ambassador — has been met with skepticism, according to people familiar with the matter. By Adam Entous and Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Debrief Trump struggles against some of the forces that helped elect him The president should know better than most that partisan politics no longer operates as a team sport with a coach calling the plays. And the GOP is learning that controlling all the levers of government is not a guarantee that it can govern. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Rex Tillerson is walled off from an increasingly uneasy corps of diplomats The secretary of state is visibly uncomfortable with the vast infrastructure and expectations of public diplomacy for his new role. His distant management style has bewildered foreign officials who are struggling to understand where the U.S. stands on key issues, and it threatens to undermine the power and reach of the State Department. By Anne Gearan and Carol Morello  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump was right about health care for most of his life By Fareed Zakaria  •  Read more »   The road to single-payer health care By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   Republicans are so hopeless, Trump may have to work with Democrats By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Congress's vote to eviscerate Internet privacy could give the FBI massive power By Paul Ohm  •  Read more »   Trump may force thousands of legal immigrants to stop working or head home By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Virginia Republicans' position on Medicaid expansion is indefensible By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Schumer: 'Virtually impossible' to avoid a filibuster fight on Gorsuch next week Despite announcements that two Democrats would support the Supreme Court nominee, the Senate minority leader said Republicans don't have the votes to block a filibuster. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Trump expects 'difficult' meeting even as China's president tries to woo him When Xi Jinping visits the United States next week, he probably will bring promises of investment. But thorny security issues loom. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more » French presidential election may determine European Union's future When France's voters pick a president in several weeks, they will take part in the decisive referendum on the dream of a unified Europe. By James McAuley and Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more » 'Can He Do That?' Does Ivanka Trump's new White House role hold up against legal and ethical standards? This week's podcast episode asks a slightly different question: Can she? How do potential business conflicts and issues of nepotism factor into her new role? Read more » NASA astronauts lose key piece of space station shield, and now it's floating free in space A fabric shield for covering an access point on a docking port drifted away from the International Space Station, sending Mission Control scrambling to find a new solution. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » The great bee bumble: Cheerios tried to help. Its plan went terribly wrong. General Mills gave away wildflower seeds as part of a push to create habitat that bees are losing to farms, insecticides and development. But some of the seeds are invasive species that kill native plants and take over their areas. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more » NCAA Tournament | Perspective You're about to play Connecticut in the women's Final Four. This is what you tell yourself. Maybe it will all be different next time. At least, that's the approach Mississippi State is taking, and why not? It's better than telling themselves they'll lose by 60 again. 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