Wednesday's Headlines: Middle-class incomes rise, but Census report shows worrying disparities

Trump's push for tax cuts faces familiar test: A divided GOP; Supreme Court agrees with Trump administration, says some refugees can be barred for now; Over liberals' objections,...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Middle-class incomes rise, but Census report shows worrying disparities Median household income rose to $59,039 in 2016, a 3.2 percent increase from the previous year. Yet the Census Bureau report also points to the sources of deeper anxieties among U.S. workers. Middle-class households are only now seeing their income eclipse 1999 levels. Inequality remains high, with the top fifth of earners taking home more than half of all overall income, a record. By Heather Long  •  Read more » Trump's push for tax cuts faces familiar test: A divided GOP The White House and GOP congressional leaders agree with the goal of slashing the corporate income tax rate and also cutting individual income taxes to benefit the middle class. But they have yet to agree about which existing tax breaks should be eliminated to pay for it all. By Damian Paletta, Sean Sullivan and Kelsey Snell  •   Read more »   Supreme Court agrees with Trump administration, says some refugees can be barred for now In a one-paragraph statement Tuesday, the court put on hold a lower court decision that would have allowed more refugees to enter the country. By Robert Barnes and Matt Zapotosky  •   Read more »   Over liberals' objections, justices say Texas need not draw new districts now The 5-to-4 ruling almost surely means the 2018 elections will be conducted in disputed congressional and legislative districts. By Robert Barnes  •   Read more »   After Irma, a once-lush gem in the U.S. Virgin Islands is now a wasteland St. John is perhaps the site of the hurricane's worst devastation on American soil. Residents, cut off from the world with no power, no landlines and no cellular service, are leaving — some of them in tears. By Anthony Faiola  •   Read more »   A Florida assisted-care facility sheltered in place for Irma. Then the power went out — for three days. As residents suffered in the rising heat, Cape Coral Shores waited for the electricity to come back on. Power was not restored until Tuesday, even as homes and businesses all around the facility saw theirs return. The utility company apparently had not had the facility listed as a medical provider. By Patricia Sullivan  •   Read more »   'We just need power': After Irma, Florida prepares for days — and maybe weeks — without electricity Nearly half of Florida remained in the dark, but even for those who had power, some were struggling to maintain cellphone service or Internet access. By Patricia Sullivan, Mark Berman and Katie Zezima  •   Read more »   A Marriott rescue ship left stranded tourists behind because they weren't guests of the hotel The hotel chain sent a boat to St. Thomas but only those on the passenger manifest were allowed to board, a decision Marriott officials said was out of their hands. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •   Read more »   Jacksonville hit by historic flooding — and might get more The St. Johns River is swelling over its banks in what officials call "epic" and "historic" flooding. In the city of nearly 900,000, the river is hitting levels not seen since 1846. By Lori Rozsa  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Steve Bannon is a Swiss-cheese philosopher By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   What it took for Republicans finally to feel betrayed by Trump By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Don't buy all the PR-style hooey about 'dreamers' By Mickey Kaus  •   Read more »   Bring back the ombudsman By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   The amazing anecdote about Sean Spicer in Katy Tur's new book By Erik Wemple  •   Read more »   The Supreme Court should strike down Wisconsin's gerrymandering By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Ryan, Pelosi to huddle on legislation to protect 'dreamers' The meeting, which will include other top House leaders, comes as lawmakers try to determine how to provide legal protections to nearly 700,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »     White House spokeswoman: Justice Department 'should certainly look at' prosecuting Comey Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White House is not encouraging a prosecution. But she ticked through a list of actions or alleged actions by former FBI Director James B. Comey that she said justified his firing — some of which, she said, may be illegal. By Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   Researchers find hint of a link between flu vaccine and miscarriage Experts caution that the small study does not change recommendations for pregnant women to get the flu vaccine. By Lena H. Sun  •   Read more »   Sanders to introduce universal health-care bill backed by 15 Democratic senators The proposal, which would expand Medicare, has no chance of passage in a Republican-run Congress. But it has a record level of support for an idea that had been relegated to the fringes during the last Democratic presidency. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   Edith Windsor, whose lawsuit led to landmark ruling that struck down gay marriage ban, dies at 88 The opinion in Windsor's case became the basis for a wave of federal court rulings that struck down state marriage bans and led to a 2015 Supreme Court ruling giving same-sex couples the right to marry. By Associated Press  •   Read more »   7 highlights from Apple's latest iPhone announcement New iPhones, the next generation of the Apple Watch and a sophisticated facial recognition system were among the products unveiled by the company. By Hamza Shaban  •   Read more »   An 11-year-old boy fell into an Italian volcanic crater. His parents also died trying to save him. The family was visiting the crater near Naples when the boy wandered into a restricted area and slipped into a nearly 10-foot-deep pit, an Italian news agency reported. By Kristine Phillips  •   Read more »   Arts and Entertainment • Analysis A splash of paint to freshen a classic look Oscar de la Renta loathed using his logo, but his proteges are celebrating it. By Robin Givhan  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. 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