Monday's Headlines: GOP governors stir tension by increasing police patrols to fight violence in cities

Mueller can dig into crimes uncovered in Russia probe, Justice official says; How can America fix its worst public schools? States don't seem to know.; Trapped, jobless and bored: Gaza's wasted generation; Flake extends his attacks on Trump and the GOP back to the start of birtherism;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories GOP governors stir tension by increasing police patrols to fight violence in cities The response from governors in states such as Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and South Carolina follows rising homicides in some large cities, but the action has unsettled some residents and threatens to drive another wedge between officials in heavily Democratic cities and their Republican counterparts in statehouses and Washington. By Tim Craig and Emma Ockerman  •  Read more » Mueller can dig into crimes uncovered in Russia probe, Justice official says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein declined to comment on reports that Robert Mueller III is using a grand jury to aid in his work, but he said such a step is routine in "many investigations." President Trump has dismissed the inquiry as "a total fabrication." By Kelsey Snell and John Wagner  •  Read more »   How can America fix its worst public schools? States don't seem to know. After a 2015 law renewed local control over public education, most states have established only vague plans, with no detailed prescriptions for intervention to improve persistently failing schools. By Emma Brown  •  Read more »   Trapped, jobless and bored: Gaza's wasted generation In the dusty gray cement-colored world of Gaza, young adults are highly educated but their unemployment rate hovers around 60 percent, the highest in the Middle East and among the worst rates in the world. By William Booth and Hazem Balousha | Photos by Wissam Nassar  •  Read more »   Flake extends his attacks on Trump and the GOP back to the start of birtherism Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) in an interview said not enough people in the party stood up against the debunked theories long supported by President Trump and some Republicans about where former president Barack Obama was born. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump's second 100 days: In his words and ours By Post Opinions Staff  •  Read more »   ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, Episode 4 review: ‘The Spoils of War’ By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Is America getting lonelier? By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   How Trump can confront Iran without blowing up the nuclear deal By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   India wanted a friend in Trump. Instead, it's getting chaos. By Jackson Diehl  •  Read more »   Does the nation still need affirmative action? By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   China urges North Korea to be 'smart' and stop its missile tests Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged North Korea to make a "smart decision" and stop conducting missile launches and nuclear tests, but he also called on the U.S. to dial down the tension level. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » Fact Checker | Analysis President Trump’s claim of Obamacare ‘bailouts’ for insurance companies The president is referring to subsidies to reduce the cost of health insurance for low-income people. Those aren't bailouts. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » She found peace climbing after her husband’s death. A year later, she died on the Matterhorn. Samantha Ramsay, a 41-year-old mother of two, was five days shy of the first anniversary of the death of her husband when she was struck by lightning and killed near the summit of the iconic mountain. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more » Perspective Here's a sword, Gen. Kelly. Use it on the White House's lies. Among the new chief of staff's most daunting challenges are combating the Trump White House's penchant for lying and cultivating a basis in reality that starts at the top. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more » Review ‘Game of Thrones’ recap: In ‘The Spoils of War,’ enter the dragon Daenerys takes a dragon into battle and the results are stunning — and possibly fatal for one main character. By David Malitz  •  Read more » A cop stopped a car for speeding — then pointed a gun at a passenger for more than 9 minutes "Why are you trying to make this bigger than it is, bro?" the passenger asks the officer in a video of the incident. "We complied with everything you asked for." By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » Constitutional A century after the Constitutional Convention, a question of humanity remained unanswered The second episode of our podcast on the government's framing document begins with a 1879 case in a Nebraska courtroom that asked: Does the U.S. government consider Native Americans human beings? By Lillian Cunningham  •  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