Tuesday's Headlines: Senate launches debate over immigration — and a GOP plan picks up support

Trump wants to overhaul America's safety net with cuts to health care, food stamps and housing; Graphic: What Trump proposed cutting in his 2019 budget; Budget proposal includes...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Senate launches debate over immigration — and a GOP plan picks up support Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned colleagues the exchange would require bipartisan cooperation to find a solution that can earn at least 60 votes to survive procedural challenges and earn final passage. Democrats do not like how the GOP plan would chip away at family-based legal migration and how much money would be spent to build a wall along the southern border. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Trump wants to overhaul America's safety net with cuts to health care, food stamps and housing The budget proposal presumes lawmakers will change entitlement programs for the poor in ways beyond what Congress so far has been willing to do. By Tracy Jan, Caitlin Dewey, Amy Goldstein and Jeff Stein  •   Read more »   Graphic: What Trump proposed cutting in his 2019 budget Steep cuts across departments went toward funding a defense spending increase and an infrastructure plan. By Washington Post staff  •   Read more »   Budget proposal includes huge deficits, cuts in social programs The budget sent conflicting signals, calling for both increases and reductions in spending at a time when Congress appears less inclined to take direction from the White House on economic matters. By Damian Paletta and Erica Werner  •   Read more »   White House wants to sell National and Dulles airports, other assets around U.S. The $200 billion infrastructure initiative aims to prompt state and local governments and private industry to spend more on projects without making major new federal investments. By Michael Laris  •   Read more »   In Venezuela, parents with children face an excruciating choice Poverty and hunger rates are soaring as Venezuela's economic crisis leaves store shelves empty of food, medicine, diapers and baby formula. Some parents can no longer bear it, so they are doing the unthinkable: giving up their children to orphanages to ensure that they get fed. By Anthony Faiola  •   Read more »   Syria's war mutates into a regional conflict, risking a broader inferno A war that began with peaceful protests against President Bashar al-Assad is rapidly descending into a global scramble for control over what remains of the broken country of Syria. As Russia, Turkey, Iran, Israel and the United States compete for influence over the shape of a post-war Syria, planes are falling from the skies and new battles are brewing. By Liz Sly and Loveday Morris  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Rob Porter is my ex-husband. Here's what you should know about abuse. By Colbie Holderness  •   Read more »   President Trump has finally released his comic book By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Something awful is about to happen. You can help stop it. By Donald E. Graham  •   Read more »   Trump tells a lot of little lies. This is the big one. By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   Trump hates deficits — unless they help rich people By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   This is the opposite of responsible government By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Chloe Kim's star-making halfpipe turn secures third U.S. snowboarding gold in South Korea It was a dazzling gold-medal performance from the 17-year-old Kim, an acrobatic performer of Korean heritage and California upbringing. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »     'I'm America's sweetheart': Adam Rippon won bronze, but he's a gold-medal talker The American figure skater may talk himself into an endorsement deal, or a meeting with Oprah. Or both. By Chelsea Janes  •   Read more »   Today's WorldView | Analysis What did Pence achieve at the Olympics? The vice president ruffled some feathers in South Korea and left with questionable gains. By Ishaan Tharoor  •   Read more »   South Africa's ruling party prepares to oust President Zuma after marathon meeting Despite persistent corruption allegations, Zuma has reportedly refused to step down. By Krista Mahr  •   Read more »   Baltimore detectives convicted in corruption trial that revealed shocking crimes A federal jury found Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor guilty of fraud, robbery and racketeering in a scheme that netted officers in an elite police unit hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, drugs and guns. Six of the pair's colleagues already had pleaded guilty. By Rachel Weiner  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis What's the immigration status of Melania Trump's parents? President Trump has railed against "chain migration." His wife is an immigrant, and his in-laws are in the United States, but how did they come in? The White House refuses to explain their immigration status. Here are possible answers. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   Omarosa on Mike Pence: 'He thinks Jesus tells him to say things' The former White House staffer is still going strong — and spilling tea — as a contestant on "Celebrity Big Brother," telling her fellow contestants that "As bad as y'all think Trump is, you would be worried about Pence. ... We would be begging for days of Trump back if Pence became president." By Helena Andrews-Dyer  •   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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