Saturday's Headlines: Trump seeks $18 billion from lawmakers for border wall

Trump cools to idea of taking on welfare programs, seeing little chance of success in Congress; FBI's revival of Clinton Foundation investigation prompts accusations against Trump...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump seeks $18 billion from lawmakers for border wall The administration laid out a detailed financial blueprint for the president's signature campaign promise, indicating U.S. taxpayers would fund the wall for the foreseeable future. Democratic lawmakers blasted the request, which arrived in the middle of delicate budget negotiations that include the risk of a government shutdown Jan. 20 if no deal is reached. By Nick Miroff and Erica Werner  •  Read more » Trump cools to idea of taking on welfare programs, seeing little chance of success in Congress In conversations with aides and outside advisers in recent days, the president has said his supporters would embrace the idea of cutting the programs — but that it remains unlikely because Congress would not have the votes. By Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   FBI's revival of Clinton Foundation investigation prompts accusations against Trump administration The agency resumed a probe that had been dialed back in 2016 amid tensions between Justice Department prosecutors and FBI agents over the politically charged case, according to people familiar with the matter. President Trump has repeatedly urged Justice officials to prosecute Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. By Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   Trump's tweets spark concerns within administration about North Korea strategy President Trump's taunting tweet this week prompted unease in the Pentagon, the State Department and even the White House about whether a strategy to compel North Korea into negotiations can survive the impulses of the two countries' leaders. By Philip Rucker and Greg Jaffe  •   Read more »   Violence consumes Rio's biggest favela, once a symbol of rising fortunes in Brazil The mayhem in Rocinha, a slum of nearly 200,000 people, reflects Brazil's economic and corruption crises and a plague of violence. The country suffered a record 61,000 violent deaths in 2016, a figure greater than the estimated loss of life that year in Syria's civil war. By Anthony Faiola and Anna Jean Kaiser | Photos by Lianne Milton  •   Read more »   Author Wolff revels in White House criticism of tell-all book on Trump's West Wing Michael Wolff said the president's attention and attacks are "not only helping me sell books, but he's helping me prove the point of the book. This is extraordinary that a president of the United States would try to stop the publication of a book." By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   And the Trumpie goes to . . . By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Don't believe Michael Wolff's trashy efforts to undermine Trump By David N. Bossie  •   Read more »   Trump is desperate to protect himself. But from what? By Ruth Marcus  •   Read more »   If the poor must work to earn every dollar, shouldn't the rich? By Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   A provocative last request for Erica Garner By Christine Emba  •   Read more »   Jeff Sessions says there's a staggering increase in homicides.' The data disagree. By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Analysis We're seeing institutions start to waver as constraints to Trump's impulses President Trump's view of his power and the power of the Department of Justice he leads is that this power can justifiably be leveled against his political opponents. This is in part because Trump came to office with the idea that he would wield influence at the White House as he did at Trump Tower: by fiat and without question. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »     Wonkblog | Analysis Hawaii's jobless rate has never been lower, but people are leaving because housing costs too much The state has one of the worst rates of homelessness in the country as residences are rented to a record-high number of tourists. But those visitors are spending less than before, putting the squeeze on jobs and earnings.  By Andrew Van Dam  •   Read more »   Germany's Angela Merkel once seemed invincible. Now her time may be running out. The longtime chancellor has what many regard as a last shot to cobble together a coalition and ward off an embarrassing electoral do-over that could see her lose her grip on power. By Griff Witte  •   Read more »   Fire destroyed the home of a Roy Moore accuser. It's being investigated as arson. The Alabama home of Tina Johnson was destroyed this week. She was one of several women who came forward with stories of questionable behavior or alleged sexual misconduct by Moore. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   U.S. customs agents are searching more cellphones — including those belonging to Americans American citizens who refuse to allow their devices to be inspected cannot be denied entry into the United States, but their devices could be retained for up to five days, a customs official said. By Nick Miroff  •   Read more »   Armed man with white-supremacist ties stopped Amtrak train last year, FBI says Taylor M. Wilson has been accused of carrying out a terrorist attack. A cousin said Wilson showed an interest in killing black people, according to an FBI affidavit. By Mark Berman  •   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. 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