Wednesday's Headlines: Trump takes hard line on ‘dreamers’ but remains willing to deal

Trump to North Korean leader Kim: My 'Nuclear Button' is 'much bigger & more powerful'; Fact-checking President Trump's post-New Year's tweets; Quiet at first: How Melania Trump is...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump takes hard line on 'dreamers' but remains willing to deal The president is caught in a snarl of competing interests within the White House and his own party, with many of his supporters clamoring for a standoff over funding for his promised U.S.-Mexico border wall, and others who are reminding him of his pledge last year to "show great heart" toward the immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. By Robert Costa, David Nakamura and Ashley Parker  •  Read more » Trump to North Korean leader Kim: My 'Nuclear Button' is 'much bigger & more powerful' The president was responding to Kim Jong Un's New Year's Day speech in which the North Korean leader boasted that the United States is "within the range of our nuclear strike and a nuclear button is always on the desk of my office." By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis Fact-checking President Trump's post-New Year's tweets The president in rapid fire issued seven tweets that may seem confusing or wrong. Here's a quick tour through the facts. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Quiet at first: How Melania Trump is approaching the public role of first lady Melania Trump, who spent nearly six months in the Trump Tower penthouse in New York before moving to Washington, has sidestepped advocacy and communicated support for her husband with her silent presence and a stream of curated images and short statements posted on social media. By Krissah Thompson  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   New year, same Trump By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   One Hillary Clinton supporter's rotten political empire By David Von Drehle  •   Read more »   Gretchen Carlson is queen again By Kathleen Parker  •   Read more »   Trump is right to tell Iran the world is watching By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   Trump is nakedly fragile By Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   The Trump administration pushes for a change that could derail the census By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Perplexing side effects for new cancer remedies have 'caught some physicians off guard' New treatments offer a tantalizing chance for survival for patients with hard-to-treat cancers. But immunotherapy also can spur the immune system to attack healthy organs. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »     Hundreds of highly skilled personnel have left NSA since 2015, officials say Hackers, engineers and data scientists — including some disillusioned with the intelligence agency's leadership and an unpopular reorganization — have taken higher-paying, more flexible jobs in the private sector. By Ellen Nakashima and Aaron Gregg  •   Read more »   Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah will retire, opening door for a Romney candidacy The decision by Hatch, a close ally of President Trump who has served in the Senate since 1977, triggers an open U.S. Senate contest in a heavily Republican state — and also establishes former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a frequent Trump critic, as an instant front-runner. By Sean Sullivan and Michael Scherer  •   Read more »   Former Taliban captive Joshua Boyle arrested and charged with sexual assault, death threats Boyle — the Canadian man held hostage with his wife for five years in Afghanistan — was charged with 15 offenses by authorities in Ottawa. By Alan Freeman  •   Read more »   These subtle cues are what make sick people look sick Pale skin and heavy eyelids are strong cues that an individual is sick, according to a new study. By Ben Guarino  •   Read more »   A Doug Jones supporter wonders if he's the Jewish attorney mentioned at a Roy Moore rally Richard Jaffe, a close friend of Jones, represented Moore's son in a drug-possession case in 2016. When Moore's wife said, "One of our attorneys is a Jew," Jaffe didn't know what to make of it. By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis America's forgotten towns: Can they be saved or should people just leave? Conventional wisdom says people in dying towns should move. But President Trump and Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz have different ideas on how to help them. By Heather Long  •   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