Saturday's Headlines: White House weighs dramatically expanding DHS powers to expedite deportations

Russian American lobbyist was at Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russian lawyer; Trump set to bring in new attorney to manage response to Russia investigation; The Fix: 'Lie after lie after lie': Fox News' Shepard Smith has a Cronkite moment on Russia; Why musicians are so angry at the world's most popular music streaming service; White House turns up heat in bid to flip GOP governors opposed to Senate health bill;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories White House weighs dramatically expanding DHS powers to expedite deportations A proposal would empower the agency to speed up the removal of illegal immigrants apprehended anywhere in the United States who cannot prove they have lived in the country continuously for more than 90 days, according to an internal memo obtained by The Post. By Abigail Hauslohner and David Nakamura  •  Read more » Russian American lobbyist was at Trump Jr.'s meeting with Russian lawyer Rinat Akhmetshin confirmed that he was in the room for a June 2016 meeting between President Trump's oldest son and a Kremlin-connected attorney. His presence adds to the number of people at the Trump Tower gathering that emerged this week as the clearest evidence to date of interactions between Trump campaign officials and Russia. By Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Trump set to bring in new attorney to manage response to Russia investigation Ty Cobb, a former prosecutor and defense lawyer at Hogan Lovells, will seek to play the role of crisis manager and disciplinarian in the White House. By Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   The Fix: 'Lie after lie after lie': Fox News' Shepard Smith has a Cronkite moment on Russia Smith is no stranger to challenging the administration and occasionally launching into personal editorials. But the Fox host took it a step further on Friday, repeatedly accusing the administration of lying, deception and a coverup. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Why musicians are so angry at the world's most popular music streaming service YouTube is locked in an increasingly bitter battle with music labels over how much it pays to stream their songs — and at stake is not just the finances of the music industry but also the way that millions of people have grown accustomed to listening to music: for free. By Todd C. Frankel  •  Read more »   White House turns up heat in bid to flip GOP governors opposed to Senate health bill Four influential governors reiterated concerns about the bill's impact on their states' most vulnerable individuals, resisting a detailed sales pitch by the administration that contained inaccuracies and that quickly met with rebukes from health advocates. By Sean Sullivan, Juliet Eilperin and Dan Balz  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The next step on health care: Let the states decide By Sen. Bill Cassidy  •  Read more »   The latest evidence of Trump's unfitness may be the most revolting By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   Donald Trump, the great uniter? By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Myths about sexual assault on campus from the Department of Education By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Americans put Trump in the Oval Office. What does that say about the country? By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   Five myths about Florida By Adam Weinstein  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   White House releases sensitive information of voters worried about their sensitive information After President Trump's voting commission drew widespread criticism for requesting sensitive personal data on every voter, critics directed outrage toward the White House and the commission in a trove of emails that were made public this week. But the administration did not redact personal information from the emails before releasing them. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more » Is the most powerful lobbyist in Washington losing its grip? In recent months, the U.S. Chamber — historically a cornerstone of Washington politicking and policymaking — has been deeply shaken, viewed by some companies as a lumbering part of an antiquated influence establishment. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more » 'Thank you, dear Donald': Why Macron invited Trump to France With the United States increasingly isolated on the global stage, the new French president sought to position himself to become Trump's principal interlocutor in Western Europe. By James McAuley  •  Read more » 'He needs to be a kid': A 9-year-old phenom's mom tries to shield him As the basketball world hypes Neiko Primus, his mother sees an irrational world grabbing at her son: "Youth basketball is crazy and puts so much pressure on these kids at such a young age." By Jesse Dougherty  •  Read more » Video shows ‘active sinkhole’ that’s swallowing homes in Florida The sinkhole started as a small depression and grew into a 220-foot crater in the Land O' Lakes community near Tampa. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more » Honolulu high-rise fire kills at least 3 Hundreds fled as smoke billowed from a blaze that started on the 26th floor of a massive apartment complex near the tourist mecca Waikiki. By the Associated Press  •  Read more » Arbiter agrees that passionate kisses led to U.S. runner's failed doping test The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency rescinded calls to ban Olympic medalist Gil Roberts, who said he unknowingly ingested the masking agent probenecid by "frequently and passionately" kissing his girlfriend.  By Marissa Payne  •  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. 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