Monday's Headlines: Trump officials demand Russia drop its support for Syria’s Assad

Fact Checker: Susan Rice's claim that Obama got Syria to 'verifiably give up its chemical weapons stockpile'; To DeVos, a voucherlike program shows the school choice path, despite little evidence of benefits; GOP begins to fret about holding on to Tom Price's Georgia seat; How Bannon's media machine drove a movement and paid him millions; Sergio Garcia completes his transformation by winning the Masters;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump officials demand Russia drop its support for Syria's Assad Signaling the focus of talks Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will have in Moscow later this week, officials said Russia, in propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, bears at least partial responsibility for Wednesday's chemical attack and would face further deterioration in its relations with the United States if it continues to support him. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » Fact Checker: Susan Rice's claim that Obama got Syria to 'verifiably give up its chemical weapons stockpile' The former national security adviser's remarks in an interview seem less credible after Wednesday's chemical attack. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   To DeVos, a voucherlike program shows the school choice path, despite little evidence of benefits The education secretary, who has said her record should be graded on choice-friendly policies rather than schools' academic performance, touted a Florida program that has channeled billions of taxpayer dollars into scholarships for poor children to attend private schools. By Emma Brown  •  Read more »   GOP begins to fret about holding on to Tom Price's Georgia seat Jon Ossoff is leading a crowded field in a special election for a seat that hasn't been held by Democrats in nearly four decades. The race will test Democrats' strength in the kind of district they need to win if they hope to retake the House in 2018. By David Weigel and Travis Highfield  •  Read more »   How Bannon's media machine drove a movement and paid him millions A Washington Post examination found that over the past decade, White House chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon was able to produce a steady stream of political documentary films — and substantial income for himself — through an interlocking web of two dozen nonprofit organizations and private companies. By Shawn Boburg and Robert O'Harrow Jr.  •  Read more »   Sergio Garcia completes his transformation by winning the Masters Major championships once caused Garcia so much frustration that he publicly declared he could not and would not win one. But Sunday night, so much of his life changed in a one-hole playoff against Justin Rose. By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The most important economic challenge that China poses By Lawrence Summers  •  Read more »   A bright idea for modernization in the 'skinny budget' By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The next big battle in Syria By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   What Trump's critics should do now By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   How Democrats can be progressive but not irresponsible By Fred Hiatt  •  Read more »   Taxes — the great uniter? By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   With a deadline looming, nobody is threatening to shut down the government Budget brinkmanship has become a reliable expression of political dysfunction, but for the first time in years, Republicans and Democrats appear to be working together to keep the lights on in Washington. By Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » What does a rookie Supreme Court justice do? Kagan tells Gorsuch it starts in the kitchen. Although no one knew it at the time, Justice Elena Kagan had the opportunity at a Colorado event last summer to tutor Neil Gorsuch on the unique — and unglamorous — responsibilities of the court's most-junior member. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » In Atlantic City, federal air marshals train to thwart terrorists Armed, undercover officers must blend in with fellow travelers but remain on guard. And the environment brings its own challenges: "Fighting someone on an aircraft is like fighting someone in a phone booth," one trainer said. By Lori Aratani  •  Read more » Egypt declares a state of emergency after dozens killed in church bombings The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks in Tanta and Alexandria, which left at least 44 dead and more than 100 injured. It was the deadliest single day to strike Egypt's Coptic Christian minority in decades. By Heba Mahfouz and Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more » Who's visiting the White House? Watchdog groups are suing to find out. Since President Trump took office, the website where the visitors' log had been publicly available has gone dark. Administration officials say only that the policy of making the records public is under review. By John Wagner  •  Read more » Trump considers investigation of international trade partners A new order would put the president's "America first" economic philosophy front and center, even if it means renewed tensions with major trading partners. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more » An 11-year-old boy killed himself after his girlfriend faked her death, prosecutors say The 13-year-old girl is facing misdemeanor criminal charges punishable by up to a year in juvenile detention after the Michigan boy believed her ruse and hanged himself less than two hours later, authorities said. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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