Wednesday's Headlines: Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s plan to rescind protections for ‘dreamers’

The Debrief: During 55 minutes at the table, Trump tries to negotiate and prove stability; President offers to 'take all the heat' on immigration, but also appears to contradict...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Judge temporarily blocks Trump's plan to rescind protections for 'dreamers' A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that the Obama-era immigration protections must remain in place while legal challenges to President Trump's decision are pending. Trump had ordered DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, to end by March 5. Nearly 700,000 immigrants who were brought illegally to the United States as children could be at risk of deportation if DACA protections are revoked. By Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more » The Debrief: During 55 minutes at the table, Trump tries to negotiate and prove stability In trying to erase one set of queries — is he up for the job and a "very stable genius"? — President Trump inadvertently created another question in Tuesday's talk with lawmakers: What, exactly, is going to be in that immigration bill? By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   President offers to 'take all the heat' on immigration, but also appears to contradict himself President Trump and congressional leaders agreed Tuesday to pursue comprehensive changes to immigration policy if negotiators can also strike a deal to establish legal protections for some undocumented immigrants while bolstering border security. By Ed O'Keefe and David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Feud over dossier intensifies with release of interview transcript A transcript of a congressional interview of the co-founder of Fusion GPS, the firm that compiled research on candidate Donald Trump, was released by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. By Devlin Barrett and Tom Hamburger  •   Read more »   The Fix | Analysis 'Not a fabrication': Six times the firm behind the dossier contradicted Trump's claims President Trump's characterization of the dossier as politically motivated is wrong, said Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   'Like pouring into a bucket with no bottom': An existence she loves, under a growing cloud of student debt Sarah Pool has seen the debts incurred by her schooling expand even though she makes steady payments. She clings to a glimmer of hope in a student loan forgiveness program — and she's terrified it will be quietly eliminated. By Ellen McCarthy  •   Read more »   Netanyahu's son brags about prostitutes, $20 billion deal for friend's dad in rant outside strip club A recording of the three-year-old conversation was aired Tuesday on Israel's top-rated news broadcast and comes at a politically difficult time for the prime minister, who called it part of a media-orchestrated witch hunt. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Thank you, Steve Bannon By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   'Dreamers' need to get out of their own way By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Fusion GPS co-founder questions New York Times report on Trump-Russia By Erik Wemple  •   Read more »   China's fingerprints are everywhere By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   Jeff Sessions has endorsed an unconstitutional fine on the poor By Lisa Foster  •   Read more »   A new self-inflicted wound from the Trump administration By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   'Like a World War I battlefield': At least 13 dead as mudslides wipe away Southern California homes A storm of mud descended on the coastal community of Montecito with no warning, said officials, who expect the number of deaths to increase as rescue workers continue to look for people who are missing. By Max Ufberg, Noah Smith and Marwa Eltagouri  •  Read more »     Fact Checker | Analysis Trump has made more than 2,000 false or misleading claims over 355 days With just 10 days left in his first year in office, President Trump breaks a barrier we thought was beyond his reach. By Glenn Kessler and Meg Kelly  •   Read more »   Bannon leaves Breitbart after spectacular falling out with Trump and his allies Stephen K. Bannon's departure from the chairmanship of the far-right website was a stunning reversal for the onetime White House chief strategist. By Paul Farhi, Josh Dawsey and Robert Costa  •   Read more »   North Carolina must redraw gerrymandered districts drawn by GOP, federal judges say A three-judge panel ruled that the boundaries of North Carolina's congressional map violate the U.S. Constitution because they were designed to benefit Republican candidates at the expense of non-Republican voters. By Gary D. Robertson | AP  •   Read more »   Who is attacking Russia's bases in Syria? A new mystery emerges in the war. A series of drone and mortar attacks on the Khmeimim air base deep within government-held territory appear to be the most concerted assault on Russia's headquarters in Syria since its military intervention began in 2015. By Liz Sly  •   Read more »   Trump administration does abrupt about-face, says no oil drilling off Florida coast After pressure from Republican Gov. Rick Scott to reverse course, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke declared offshore drilling "off the table" in politically important Florida. By Gary Fineout and Matthew Daly  •   Read more »   Analysis It took YouTube an entire week to condemn the Logan Paul video of an actual suicide scene in Japan What Logan Paul did was illustrate in one single vlog a disturbing truth that has been behind many of YouTube's most recent controversies. By Abby Ohlheiser  •   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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071