Saturday's Headlines: Slowdown in first quarter gives Trump a reality check on the economy

Trump's abrupt shifts on trade throw allies off balance; President's executive orders pack little punch despite hoopla; A flight carrying 8 Iraqis left America. Now a community wonders who's next.; Half of immigrants arrested in Feb. raids had traffic convictions or no record, data shows; Restaurant industry starts to pay the price for overindulging;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Slowdown in first quarter gives Trump a reality check on the economy The first official growth estimates of Donald Trump's presidency underscored the challenge of reaching his target of 3 percent economic growth, an expansion he promised on the campaign and is counting to fuel his broader economic agenda. By Ana Swanson and Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more » Trump's abrupt shifts on trade throw allies off balance Canadian and Mexican officials were blindsided by the president's announcement on NAFTA. By late Wednesday, the crisis had been averted, and all that was left of the plan to withdraw from the agreement was a mood of triumphalism at the White House, and a renewed wave of unease and indignation across America's neighbors. By Karen DeYoung and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   President's executive orders pack little punch despite hoopla More than half of President Trump's orders merely call for reviews, reports or recommendations. But he has reveled in the symbolic speed and decisiveness they represent, even if his policy aims may not be realized for quite awhile. By Abby Phillip and John Wagner  •  Read more »   A flight carrying 8 Iraqis left America. Now a community wonders who's next. The deportations quietly signaled a major shift in U.S. policy. Chaldean Catholics living in Michigan worry they'll be forced to return to a country they don't know, and some believe they will be persecuted there. By Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more »   Half of immigrants arrested in Feb. raids had traffic convictions or no record, data shows Records provided by congressional aides offer the most detailed look yet at the individuals rounded up and targeted for deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in raids days after President Trump took office. By Maria Sacchetti and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Restaurant industry starts to pay the price for overindulging Statistics indicate that restaurant visits in the United States declined in 2016 for the first time in years, which suggests that the supply of eateries has outstripped demand. By Sarah Halzack  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Disliking Trump is getting very boring By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Is $60 million really not enough for the Obamas? By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   When I'm honored for my journalism, everyone will see one thing: My headscarf By Sawsan Morrar  •  Read more »   A deep dive into Trump's elaborate fantasyland By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Five myths about France By Jonathan Fenby  •  Read more »   Trump says he won't shred NAFTA. Here's what he should do instead. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   North Korea fires another ballistic missile amid international tensions The missile appears to have exploded in flight, U.S. and South Korean defense officials said, but it shows Kim Jong Un's determination to improve his weapons programs and underscores his defiance of international pressure. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » 'Peak TV' has been bad news for writers As the number of ambitious shows has increased, median pay for television writers has slid 23 percent in three years, says one of the unions representing writers who could go on strike as early as Monday unless a new contract is reached. By Todd C. Frankel  •  Read more » In its first 100 days in power, the GOP scrambles to learn how to govern Big results have eluded a splintered party in Congress and an ad hoc president who keeps adding new demands. By Ed O'Keefe, Kelsey Snell and Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » Other countries are still trying to figure out what Trump means to them A look at how key countries have adjusted to Trump during his first 100 days in office. By Erin Cunningham, Joshua Partlow, Simon Denyer, Michael Birnbaum and Carol Morello  •  Read more » Analysis: The first 100 days of President @realdonaldtrump A look at Trump's first 500 tweets as president. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » Will water become the oil of the Space Age? As space colonizers such as Elon Musk and Jeffrey P. Bezos aspire to shrink the cost of space travel, interest has picked up among oil states and others in how to power space settlements using water and minerals mined from the heavens. By Thomas Heath  •  Read more » Teen girls with stones are the new threat in India's Kashmir conflict In the restive territory, schoolgirls in headscarves and school uniforms have joined forces with male protesters in large numbers for the first time in recent memory. By Annie Gowen  •  Read more » 'We don't know if Otto still exists': Parents of U.S. student imprisoned in North Korea break their silence After Otto Warmbier was detained in the Hermit Kingdom last year, his family says U.S. officials advised them to remain silent. As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, his family has had enough. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » EPA website removes climate science site from public view The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening that its website would be undergoing changes to better represent the new direction the agency is taking, triggering the removal of several agency websites containing detailed climate data and scientific information. By Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are 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