Friday's Headlines: Trump’s climate deal decision alarms leaders worldwide

Even before Trump's decision, the deal's target would be hard to hit. Now it may be impossible.; Explanation for Paris exit is based on spurious claims ; Inside Trump's decision: After fiery debate, he 'stayed where he's always been'; U.S. states, major companies break with Trump's decision to exit the climate deal; Obama offers harsh words in response, lamenting 'absence of American leadership'; Trump turns to Supreme Court to move forward on travel ban; Explanations for Kushner's meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don't match up; By correctly spelling 'marocain,' California girl becomes bee queen;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump's climate deal decision alarms leaders worldwide "I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris," the president said in announcing the United States' abandonment of the historic, 190-nation pact. The move honors a Trump campaign pledge but jeopardizes America's alliances and stymies the global effort to address the warming planet. By Philip Rucker and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Even before Trump's decision, the deal's target would be hard to hit. Now it may be impossible. The climate agreement's goal to limit warming to "well below" a 2 degree Celsius rise above preindustrial temperatures may now be out of reach, scientists say. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis Explanation for Paris exit is based on spurious claims From looking at only one side of the argument to his suggestion that the deal treated the United States unfairly, President Trump made plenty of fishy claims about the Paris Accord. Here's a round-up of his misstatements. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Inside Trump's decision: After fiery debate, he 'stayed where he's always been' Trump never liked the Paris climate deal. But factions inside the White House, the business community, on the world stage and in Trump's family jockeyed for influence as he decided. In the end, confidants and officials said, Trump's deliberative verdict was the same as his initial, gut-level one: The U.S. was out. By Ashley Parker, Philip Rucker and Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. states, major companies break with Trump's decision to exit the climate deal Trump framed his renunciation of the Paris climate accord as a defense of American workers and the economy. But the actions of state capitols and corporate board rooms provide a counterpoint to the rationale behind Trump's move. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Obama offers harsh words in response, lamenting 'absence of American leadership' Obama released the statement several hours after President Trump's controversial decision. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Trump turns to Supreme Court to move forward on travel ban The Trump administration's request elevates a divisive legal battle involving national security and religious discrimination to the nation's highest court. Justice Department lawyers asked the court to overturn a decision of the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that maintained a freeze on President Trump's revised ban. By Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow  •  Read more »   Explanations for Kushner's meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don't match up The Russian bank says the December meeting with the president's son-in-law was held as part of a new business strategy, but the White House says it was related to diplomacy. By David Filipov, Amy Brittain, Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   By correctly spelling 'marocain,' California girl becomes bee queen Ananya Vinay, 12, battled a 14-year-old Oklahoma boy until late into the night before claiming the title. She emerged victorious from a field of more than 250 participants. By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more »   Opinions   Trump is abdicating all the country's moral power By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   To die for Estonia? By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   What does Russia think about all this? 'Washington has gone crazy.' By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Trump could spur the rise of a new, not-so-liberal world order By Fareed Zakaria  •  Read more »   Trump's snowflakery is infecting the GOP By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   The White House just took a step forward on transparency. Time for some more. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Thousands demonstrate against Afghan government after Kabul blast Enraged over the loss of life, protesters burned the president in effigy and called for the Taliban to be hung. Police opened fire on some who tried to march to the presidential palace. By Pamela Constable and Sharif Walid  •  Read more » 'Can He Do That?' Is Trump isolating our strongest allies by backing away from key agreements? In the latest podcast episode, The Post's White House bureau chief, Philip Rucker, offers insight from his trip abroad with the president. Plus, former ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder explains the value of international agreements and the relationship between the United States and Europe. Read more » Dozens dead after gunman storms Manila casino, sets fire and steals chips The fire killed at least 36 people, all of whom suffocated from smoke. The incident initially set off fears of terrorism, but police concluded it was a robbery. The gunman later apparently committed suicide in a hotel room. By William Branigin  •  Read more » As Americans take their time paying taxes, government is running out of cash Wealthy Americans and business owners are putting off paying taxes in the hopes that Republicans will deliver big cuts, leaving the federal government increasingly short on cash and accelerating its crash into the debt ceiling. By Max Ehrenfreund and Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Movie Review 'Wonder Woman' saves the day, in more ways than one The latest movie adaptation of a DC Comics franchise brings an exhilarating, vicarious kick to the sagging, bagging table of pop culture's superhero-saturation syndrome. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more » The Take | Analysis Clinton can't pin her election loss on the DNC's shortcomings Clinton's decision to cite the Democratic National Committee as a sore spot caught many Democrats by surprise. The DNC's problems were well known long before she became the nominee. But they weren't why she lost. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » Big missteps brought an American retail icon to the edge of collapse Executives knew as far back as the early 1990s that Sears had to wean itself off a dependency on malls, but its many forays into other store formats never worked. Now, as e-commerce enters its golden age, Sears is an also-ran. By Sarah Halzack  •  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