Sunday's Headlines: With little to lose, Democrats cautiously share the driver’s seat with Trump
Establishment gears up for Steve Bannon's war on the GOP leadership; Republicans take aim at state-and-local-tax deductions — and raise ire of GOP legislators in blue states;...
Democracy Dies in Darkness
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
Democratic leaders hoping to pass immigration reform are willing to trust a president their base despises. And they have much to gain: A successful negotiation would achieve something they failed to pull off when their party controlled both Congress and the White House.
By Paul Kane, Ed O'Keefe and Ashley Parker • Read more »
Deep-pocketed supporters of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and other GOP leaders have resolved to fight a protracted battle over the next year for the soul of the party in congressional primaries, and the Senate contest in Alabama will be the first showdown.
Republican leaders have made clear the SALT deduction is on the table as they rewrite the tax code — but internal dissent threatens the effort. "I intend to fight it with everything I know how," said Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.), in whose district 43 percent of tax filers claim SALT deductions.
Those fleeing Burma's military crackdown, which has triggered an exodus of an estimated 400,000 refugees, say civilians were gunned down and villages torched. Those who escaped into Bangladesh have overflowed an existing refugee camp — and the tide is expected to grow in the coming days.
The Florida Keys took the brunt of Hurricane Irma's landfall when its eyewall rolled right over the archipelago. Now, days after the storm pummeled these island communities, residents were deep into the blisteringly hot wait for food, electricity and water.
The U.N. targeted North Korea's growing garment industry in its latest sanctions — an effort that will have wide-reaching ramifications across the country's society.
The story of Imran Awan and four other Pakistani-born computer technicians is a lightning rod charged by the convergence of politics, cybersecurity and fears of foreign intrusion. It has spurred unfounded conspiracy theories — and very real questions about how well Congress safeguards its technology.
The legislation would prohibit local law enforcement agencies from cooperating with federal immigration officials. It also forbids law enforcement from inquiring about a person's immigration status. The bill now goes to California Gov. Jerry Brown, who is expected to sign it into law.
The father of the 401(k) laments the system he helped create, as too many people today are reaching retirement age with a paltry account balance that is unlikely to carry them through their later years.
A 20-year space journey just ended. That was among the headlines of the past week. Were you paying attention? The faster you correctly answer, the higher you can score.
This was the fight boxing fans had been waiting for, so there was an audible groan in the crowd as ring announcer Michael Buffer revealed the result of the middleweight title bout.
Frances Glessner Lee, the "mother of forensic science," handcrafted the macabre tableaux of tragedy. They depict shotgun slayings, hangings, bludgeonings and possible asphyxiations, all based on actual murders, suicides or accidents, most from the 1930s and 1940s.
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