Tuesday's Headlines: Trump, GOP discover peril of taking credit for stock market

Dow sees historic drop as inflation fears rock global markets; Wonkblog: Why the stock market is selling off; Global markets take a hard tumble, mirroring Dow's decline

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump, GOP discover peril of taking credit for stock market The president and congressional Republicans have spent the past year trying to connect a giddy stock market rally with their economic agenda, but stocks' precipitous plunge has delivered a sobering reality: What goes up can come back down. With Monday's steep fall, President Trump has presided over the Dow Jones industrial average's biggest one-day drop ever. By Damian Paletta and Erica Werner  •  Read more » Dow sees historic drop as inflation fears rock global markets The Dow Jones industrial average plunged a heart-stopping 1,600 points in afternoon trading before gaining back some ground — finishing Monday at 24,342, down 4.6 percent. By Thomas Heath and Heather Long  •   Read more »   Wonkblog: Why the stock market is selling off What is going on? How much should you worry? Let's unpack what you need to know if you have invested in stocks and bonds for the long term and are trying to forget about the daily turbulence. By Heather Long  •   Read more »   Global markets take a hard tumble, mirroring Dow's decline Japan's Nikkei stock index closed down nearly 4.7 percent, recovering from a 7 percent plunge earlier in the day. Hong Kong, Australia and China also lost ground. Minutes after opening, European markets saw sharp declines in a morning sell-off. By Emily Rauhala and William Booth  •   Read more »   Fleeing to safety, 15 Syrians died on a mountain. A girl was found alive among them. Who was she? "They were stiff and frozen. I hoped they were just asleep," a survivor of the doomed group said of those who perished in the trek to Lebanon. Rescuers posted photos of a 3-year-old girl who was found in the snow, unconscious and burned from frostbite, in hopes that someone would claim her. By Story by Liz Sly | Photos by Diego Ibarra Sánchez  •   Read more »   House panel clears release of Democrats' rebuttal to GOP memo, setting up a showdown with Trump President Trump has signaled a reluctance to approve the document's release. Democrats say their 10-page rebuttal offers important context for assertions made by Republicans about the FBI's surveillance of former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. By Karoun Demirjian and Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Reality is catching up with Trump — everywhere By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The Nunes memo vindicates our worst fears about the GOP By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   The Nunes memo revealed a damning omission By Hugh Hewitt  •   Read more »   Is Trump to blame for the market dive? By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   The cowardice among Republicans is staggering By Michael Gerson  •   Read more »   The immigration bills in Congress aren't perfect. That's okay. By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   'Un-American': Trump attacks Democrats who didn't applaud his State of the Union lines on minority unemployment The president went off script during an address in Ohio designed to tout the benefits of the Republican tax package. By Anne Gearan and John Wagner  •  Read more »     House Republicans eye defense spending boost, complicating plan to avoid second shutdown Government funding runs out Thursday at midnight, and while there were few fears of another shutdown, the House maneuver to hike Pentagon funding stands to heighten tension with Democrats. By Erica Werner and Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   From doubt to full-throated support: How Mattis changed his mind on nuclear weapons Defense Secretary Jim Mattis's drastic about-face marks a resounding win for backers of the U.S. nuclear enterprise and a setback for disarmament advocates. Mattis is scheduled to testify on the matter today on Capitol Hill. By Paul Sonne  •   Read more »   She killed 115 people before the last Korean Olympics. Now she wonders: 'Can my sins be pardoned?' Kim Hyon-hui was a North Korean agent arrested for the downing of a Korean Air Lines jetliner 30 years ago. Pardoned for her crimes, she now lives a quiet life in South Korea, where she'll watch this month's Winter Olympic Games. By Chico Harlan  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis President Trump and the global spread of the term 'fake news' Trump started a trend: calling unfavorable news coverage "fake." Foreign leaders — especially dictators and authoritarian regimes — have followed suit. By Meg Kelly  •   Read more »   Perspective Melania Trump has been given a powerful platform. It's time for her to use it. The truth is, Melania Trump is not a delicate flower or a victim. She is a grown woman, an immigrant who made it in a cutthroat industry. She has one of the most powerful platforms in the world. And she can do so much good with that. By Petula Dvorak  •   Read more »   All she has to do to collect a $560 million lotto jackpot is make her name public. She is refusing. The New Hampshire woman wants "the freedom to walk into a grocery store or attend public events without being known or targeted as the winner of a half-billion dollars," her lawyer said in court documents. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •   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