Saturday's Headlines: After strikes, challenge for Trump is crafting long-term Syria strategy

'I'm officially off the Trump Train': Trump's online base is fuming about the Syria strikes; From 'America first' to striking Syria: The inside story of Trump's decision ; Trump confronts the contradictions of his foreign policy rhetoric; Immediate impact: Gorsuch could play pivotal role on court starting next week; Police arrest man suspected of driving truck that killed 4 in Stockholm;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories After strikes, challenge for Trump is crafting long-term Syria strategy There were mixed reactions — praise from U.S. allies, concerns in Congress and scorn from Russia and Syria — as Trump administration officials set out to defend the strikes in Syria. Now, the president and his advisers must move quickly from the rapidly planned and executed attacks to a longer-term diplomatic strategy. By Greg Jaffe and Missy Ryan  •  Read more » 'I'm officially off the Trump Train': Trump's online base is fuming about the Syria strikes The reaction from some of the president's most ardent supporters online was fractured and furious: "This is not what we voted for," one wrote. By Abby Ohlheiser  •  Read more »   From 'America first' to striking Syria: The inside story of Trump's decision Insiders describe the emotion and deliberation leading to Trump's order to strike a military target in Syria. But while the "awful" footage of children suffering played a role in his decision, Trump has been eager to show a clear victory more than two months into his tumultuous young presidency. By Ashley Parker, David Nakamura and Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   The Take | Analysis Trump confronts the contradictions of his foreign policy rhetoric The president finds himself in unfamiliar territory after the Syria strike: Drawing praise from the establishment, but some in Trump nation view it as a betrayal of his "America First" pledges. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Immediate impact: Gorsuch could play pivotal role on court starting next week The new justice is likely to consider how voting rights should be protected and whether to expand the breadth of the Second Amendment. He may even cast the deciding vote in a major case on the separation of church and state. By Robert Barnes and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Police arrest man suspected of driving truck that killed 4 in Stockholm A person has been formally identified as a suspect of "terrorist offenses by murder," a Swedish prosecutor said, following the deaths of four people when a truck slammed into a crowd outside a shopping center. By Heba Habib and Griff Witte  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Sen. Mitch McConnell: Democrats reap what they have sown Read more »   Mitch McConnell, the man who broke America By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Ivanka Trump and the Cult of the First Daughter By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more »   It'll take more than a missile strike to clean up Obama's mess in Syria By Robert Kagan  •  Read more »   George W. Bush: PEPFAR saves millions of lives in Africa. Keep it fully funded. By George W. Bush  •  Read more »   Bill O'Reilly brings sexual harassment back out of the shadows By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   U.S. and China end summit with 100-day plan to boost trade and cooperation The two-day meeting punctuated by a U.S. military strike on a Syrian air base made no clear progress on concerns about North Korea's nuclear program. By David Nakamura and Emily Rauhala  •  Read more » Federal judge approves Baltimore police consent decree in rebuke to Trump administration The Justice Department said the deal to overhaul the police department was rushed and will make the city "less safe." By Peter Hermann and Sari Horwitz  •  Read more » Farmers await U.S. action on visas for temporary workers The visa program's future is unclear as the Trump administration considers how to reform immigration policies. By Patricia Sullivan  •  Read more » 'If I were the NBA, I would be embarrassed': Jerry West doesn't want to be the league logo anymore After decades as pro basketball's signature silhouette, the Lakers legend thinks it's high time someone else got the honor. "If they would want to change it, I wish they would," West said. "In many ways, I wish they would." By Des Bieler  •  Read more » ‘One word says it all. Asian’: Airbnb host reportedly leaves guest stranded because of her race "I'm an American citizen," Dyne Suh said in a video after the abrupt cancellation. "It stings." By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » Arkansas rushes to execute seven inmates before lethal injection drugs expire After 12 years without an execution, Arkansas is expected to administer a flurry of lethal injections unmatched in modern U.S. history. By Mark Berman  •  Read more » Diabetes is even deadlier than we thought, study suggests Researchers argue that funds for treatment may lag because data have been lacking. 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