Thursday's Headlines: Trump goes big on tax overhaul plan that would affect most Americans

In new tax plan, Trump promises to do what Reagan couldn't; Trump tells leaders of Mexico, Canada that he won't pull out of NAFTA 'at this time'; Marine Le Pen's narrow path to French victory: Get opponents to stay home; From 'build that wall' to kick the can: Trump's border promise might be hard to break;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump goes big on tax overhaul plan that would affect most Americans The president's one-page outline for changes to the tax code would reduce the current seven income tax brackets to three, cut the corporate tax rate by more than 50 percent and abolish the alternative-minimum tax and estate tax. Trump administration officials didn't address how much the plan would reduce federal revenue or grow the debt. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Wonkblog | Analysis In new tax plan, Trump promises to do what Reagan couldn't The president's advisers touted the proposed tax cuts as the start of an economic renaissance that would supercharge the U.S. economy and pare the federal debt, but economists were very skeptical that the plan could deliver the level of growth Trump promised. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   Trump tells leaders of Mexico, Canada that he won't pull out of NAFTA 'at this time' The White House said the president spoke with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who both "agreed to proceed swiftly, according to their required internal procedures, to enable the renegotiation" of the trade deal. By Damian Paletta and Todd C. Frankel  •  Read more »   Marine Le Pen's narrow path to French victory: Get opponents to stay home With opinion polls indicating she is up to 20 points behind centrist Emmanuel Macron in the race to become France's next president, Marine Le Pen is pulling a page from Donald Trump's improbable victory playbook: encouraging disillusioned left-wing voters to stay home. By Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more »   From 'build that wall' to kick the can: Trump's border promise might be hard to break Trump's promise to build an "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful southern border wall" paid for by Mexico was his most vivid campaign promise, and failing to quickly follow through carries real political risks for the president. By Jenna Johnson and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump's greatest single achievement almost never gets mentioned By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Trump's tax plan is built on a fairy tale By Douglas Holtz-Eakin  •  Read more »   Will France elect its own Barack Obama? By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Trump has set out to protect lumber workers. Instead, he's helping lobbyists. By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   In praise of President Trump (really) By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   The nation's capital, where children live in fear By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   GOP introduces short-term spending bill to delay shutdown threat The short-term spending measure, which would extend current funding levels beyond the end of this week, comes as negotiators are nearing an agreement on a budget to keep the government open through the end of September. By Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » United's report on dragging incident 'shows that many things went wrong that day' The airline says it allowed internal policies to distract from the need to treat passengers with dignity and respect. The report was prompted by the violent removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight after he refused to give up his seat for off-duty crew. By Lori Aratani  •  Read more » House conservatives endorse latest plan to revise Obamacare The influential Freedom Caucus rallied behind the plan after it was endorsed by three conservative advocacy groups. The move shifts political pressure onto GOP moderates to determine the effort's fate. By Elise Viebeck, David Weigel and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Fact Checker | Analysis Ivanka Trump’s claim that for half of U.S. families, ‘the single largest expense is child care’ The president's daughter highlights an important issue. But she would be on more solid ground if she focused on families with young children. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » Website aims to help women self-induce abortions using drugs Advocates see such services as a way to overcome legal hurdles erected by antiabortion lawmakers, but opponents say the drugs are dangerous and need accompanying medical care. By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Read more » Administration talks tough on North Korea, but frustrated lawmakers want details Senators departing the briefing expressed frustration that the administration shared few details of its current policy on North Korea and its plans to deal with the country as it continues developing its nuclear weapons program. By David Nakamura and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Breast-feeding mom told to cover up at Va. church to not make men, teens 'uncomfortable' She was asked to move to a private room or cover up, which violates a Virginia law that says women have the right to breast-feed anywhere they have a legal right to be. By Michael Alison Chandler and Laura Vozzella  •  Read more » The rise and fall — or maybe renewal? — of the White House correspondents' dinner After more than a decade of celebrity glitz and lavishly underwritten partying, Saturday's White House Correspondents' Association dinner is shaping up to be a slimmed-down, more sober, slightly dowdier affair. And for some longtime attendees — that's just fine. By Amy Argetsinger  •  Read more » 'Other: Mixed Race in America' How multiracial Americans reflect the broader state of U.S. race relations Starting Monday, hear a new episode of The Post's five-part podcast each morning: five stories about families, inheritance and who is really "American." Listen to this introduction — and subscribe to get each new episode as soon as it's available. By Alex Laughlin  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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