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Lawmakers, wary of forestalling a deal, urge Trump to scale back immigration demands; With a sweep from Bruno Mars, the Grammys snub hip-hop — again; Hillary Clinton joins...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   New work rules spur red state holdouts to launch bids to expand Medicaid If Republicans' efforts are successful, hundreds of thousands of Americans will be newly eligible for health coverage, while others could be dropped or have their benefits reduced. The effect would be a broadening of the program's reach but with a decidedly conservative bent. By Jeff Stein  •  Read more » Lawmakers, wary of forestalling a deal, urge Trump to scale back immigration demands Members of both parties said the president should narrow the focus of the debate to legalizing the "dreamers" and beefing up border security rather than slashing legal immigration levels. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Review With a sweep from Bruno Mars, the Grammys snub hip-hop — again For the first time ever, three artists nominated for album of the year were rappers: Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino. But they lost to "24K Magic," a collection of hygienic funk ditties by Bruno Mars. Jay-Z, nominated for eight awards, went home empty-handed. By Chris Richards  •   Read more »   Hillary Clinton joins Trump-mocking skit at the Grammys, reads from 'Fire and Fury' A group of music stars also joined in a prerecorded bit with host James Corden. By Emily Yahr  •   Read more »   The Grammy performances ranked, from best to worst From Kendrick Lamar to Bruno Mars, we picked who did the best at the 60th annual awards. By Elahe Izadi, Emily Yahr and Sonia Rao  •   Read more »   Lunches, hugs and break-room banter: Where are the new boundaries between male and female co-workers? After a wave of sexual misconduct cases, workplace camaraderie across the country has shifted — sometimes toward more honest discussions of what's not okay at work, but also toward silence and exclusion, a backlash against the pride of the #MeToo movement. By Steve Hendrix, Ellie Silverman and Marc Fisher  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Without immigration, America will stagnate By Fred Hiatt  •   Read more »   Are we hostage to the stock market? By Robert J. Samuelson  •   Read more »   What Hawaii's governor has learned about the politics of war jitters By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   Team Trump must match its new rhetoric on Syria with action By Josh Rogin  •   Read more »   Under Trump, deportation agents discount basic decency By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   What explains the Republicans' sudden lapse into paranoia? By Tom Toles  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   China's Communist Party seeks to extend reach into foreign companies China wants party cells within joint-venture companies to have a formal role in approving management decisions, such as investment plans or personnel changes. And that is setting off alarm bells. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »     Afghan military academy attacked, latest in string of high-profile militant assaults At least 11 soldiers were killed and 16 more wounded in the pre-dawn raid on the hilltop facility. By Sharif Hassan and Pamela Constable  •   Read more »   The long, uneasy love affair between Israel and U.S. evangelicals may have peaked Recent polls that show younger American evangelicals are growing less attached to Israel have sparked anxiety among Israeli officials and Christian Zionist groups, which are trying to reverse the decline. By Loveday Morris, Michelle Boorstein and Ruth Eglash  •   Read more »   Families have left cremated remains at the Vietnam Wall for decades. Now officials want them to stop. About 70 cremains — some in containers, some scattered — have been left at the memorial over the years. As more veterans die, the National Park Service says it can't keep storing the ashes. By Michael E. Ruane  •   Read more »   Something amazing will happen with the moon on Jan. 31 There will be a full moon, a blue moon, a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse — all in one day. By Shannon Schmoll  •   Read more »   In a very dark sketch, SNL points out we still don't know how to talk about Aziz Ansari Sexual accusations against Ansari disrupted a pleasant dinner party just like they disrupted a public consensus around what #MeToo means. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   Westerners accused of 'singing and dancing pornographically' could face a year in Cambodian prison The case pits young expats who say the morality police have gone too far and Cambodian officials who have been cracking down on Westerners they say are disrespecting the country's values. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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