Sunday's Headlines: Despite a skeptical public, GOP pushes ahead on tax plan

The Take: Amid legislative stalls, Trump gets wins via executive action; Kushner's shrinking profile: He's both near the power center and pushed to the sidelines; Why a...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors    • @PKCapitol | Analysis Despite a skeptical public, GOP pushes ahead on tax plan Polls show that more Americans oppose than support the proposal to cut corporate tax rates and some individual tax bills. Nevertheless, Republicans believe they can make the legislation popular enough next year to save their congressional majorities in the midterm elections. By Paul Kane  •  Read more » The Take: Amid legislative stalls, Trump gets wins via executive action He has lacked a clear legislative strategy from the start of his presidency, but in the arena of executive action, he has pursued goals consistent with his campaign rhetoric — and, like former president Obama, priorities designed to appeal directly to his own political coalition. By Dan Balz  •   Read more »   Kushner's shrinking profile: He's both near the power center and pushed to the sidelines The once-sprawling portfolio of Jared Kushner has been diminished under Chief of Staff John Kelly. Kushner's still-evolving role in the investigations of Russian election interference and possible obstruction of justice also make him a potential risk to his father-in-law, President Trump. By Ashley Parker  •   Read more »   Why a historically conservative county in Virginia is making national Republicans nervous Until Democrat and now Gov.-elect Ralph Northam won Chesterfield County three weeks ago, the stretch of suburban and rural communities southwest of Richmond had been considered reliably Republican. By Paul Schwartzman  •   Read more »   This NHL star is one of Putin's biggest — and now, most outspoken — fans. The question is, why? The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, a Russian native, has never hidden his affection for the Russian president, but he recently raised the stakes, announcing that he was organizing a movement dubbed "PutinTeam" to support him. Ovechkin has said it was his idea, but there are signs that a Kremlin-backed public-relations firm might have played a role. By Rick Maese, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Andrew Roth  •   Read more »   The Forgotten | The Issues at the Heart of Trump's America On elitists, 'crybabies' and 'junky' degrees A Trump supporter explains conservatives' rising anger with U.S. universities. He and others who feel the same want to reduce the flow of government money to what they see as institutions that often fail to provide practical skills for the job market. By Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   We don't need to save endangered species. Extinction is part of evolution. By R. 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The reasoning seems to be that a wall will stop Muslim extremists who would otherwise cross into the United States with the help of Mexican cartels. But is that a real risk? By Amanda Erickson  •   Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis People who seek solitude are more creative, study finds A new study by a group of psychologists at SUNY Buffalo found that not all forms of social withdrawal are harmful, and identified a link between a particular type of withdrawal and increased creativity. By Christopher Ingraham  •   Read more »   A coffee shop celebrated gentrification — and is now profusely penitent It took all of an afternoon for the Denver coffee shop with cortados and Brazilian Conquista beans to become seen as a symbol of racial privilege and arrogance. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   Meet the woman who's spent 60 years making the skies a little friendlier American Airlines flight attendant Bette Nash has been flying since Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the White House and a ticket for a flight cost $12. By Lori Aratani  •   Read more »   Ninth-grader captured trying to cross into Canada after grandmother was found in backyard grave What began with concern for both of their lives then took some of the darkest turns imaginable. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   News quiz: Decisions and special announcements This is the last quiz for a while. Test your knowledge of world events. You'll score more points the faster you correctly answer. By Tiffany Harness  •   Read more »   Analysis College football winners and losers: Two-loss Auburn is one step from a stellar playoff case Among teams with more than one loss, Auburn — if it can beat Georgia a second time — will be atop the list of teams to get a semifinal invite this season. By Patrick Stevens  •   Read more »   Wine 5 wines to see you through the holidays Splurge on a sparkler from Willamette Valley, or sip a $19 pinotage from Mendocino. By Dave McIntyre  •   Read more »   Solo-ish Men preyed on me when I was a teen This writer thought sexual assault happened only to women and girls. Until it happened to him. By Damian Alexander  •   Read more »   Food Cookies for breakfast? You got it. These are healthful, and they make the most of leftover holiday ingredients. By Ellie Krieger  •   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