Thursday's Headlines: Trump backs GOP senators’ bill to cut immigration by half

Attorney general's move to take on affirmative action energizes the president's base; Stephen Miller vs. Jim Acosta sent the daily briefing totally off the rails; What’s behind the Dow’s stunning rise to 22,000; Another sheriff’s deputy commits suicide. His boss wants people to talk about it this time.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump backs GOP senators' bill to cut immigration by half The proposed legislation seeks to reduce the annual distribution of green cards awarding permanent legal residence from more than 1 million to just over 500,000, a goal that the president endorsed when he was on the campaign trail. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » Attorney general's move to take on affirmative action energizes the president's base Attorney General Jeff Sessions's apparent intention to curb affirmative action in university admissions is playing well with what President Trump's base wants: a mix of grievance-infused politics, populism and hostility toward anything viewed as "politically correct." By Sari Horwitz and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Stephen Miller vs. Jim Acosta sent the daily briefing totally off the rails The White House adviser seemed more determined to expose CNN's alleged bias than to make the case for Trump's latest policy proposal. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Analysis What’s behind the Dow’s stunning rise to 22,000 One of the longest bull markets in history continues, courtesy of robust profits, low interest rates and a rare global alignment of developed economies all in simultaneous good health. And, yes, the most recent run-up does indeed have something to do with Donald Trump's win in November. By Thomas Heath, Heather Long and Alex Schiffer  •  Read more »   Another sheriff’s deputy commits suicide. His boss wants people to talk about it this time. Each year, more law enforcement officers die by suicide than from gunfire and traffic accidents combined, according to a nonprofit group that tracks police suicides in the United States. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump's golf game tells us an awful lot about Trump By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   How Trump could lose his base By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   White House press briefings: Ask a reasonable question, get a stupid answer By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   Trump doesn't care about affirmative action. So why restart the war? By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   When Americans stopped trusting the government By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Trump's attack on legal immigration would cripple the economy By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Trump signs Russia sanctions bill — but he's not happy about it President Trump immediately expressed doubts about its constitutionality and criticized Congress for giving itself greater powers to prevent him from rolling back penalties aimed at Moscow. By Abby Phillip and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » 'I just need a job': Thousands line up to work for Amazon The online retailer's one-day plan to hire 50,000 warehouse workers could shake up the labor market, economists said. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more » Brazilian President Temer survives a vote to suspend him on corruption charges The lower house of Brazil's Congress voted Wednesday to block a corruption trial against Michel Temer, a victory for the embattled president that occurred 15 months after his predecessor was suspended for financial irregularities. By Marina Lopes  •  Read more » He went to ICE to tell agents he had gotten into college. Now he and his brother have been deported. Lizandro and Diego Claros Saravia, brothers who came to the U.S. illegally in 2009, were deported to their native El Salvador Wednesday in what their lawyer says was the fastest deportation process he has ever seen. By Rachel Chason  •  Read more » Today's WorldView | Analysis Trump’s misguided rush to scrap the Iran deal The president's insistence on scrapping the deal seems mostly born out of a desire to dismantle the work of Barack Obama, who staked his foreign policy legacy on the deal with Tehran. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis 8 things the Trump team denied, and then later confirmed This week's confirmation of an earlier denial is just the latest in a line of reversals that included statements related to Russia, presidential pardons, James Comey, Michael Flynn and the secretary of the Navy. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » Pacific Northwest could feel record-crushing heat An overpowering dome of hot air has entrenched itself over the region and on Friday will send temperatures soaring in population centers such as Portland, which could exceed 107 degrees. By Jason Samenow  •  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