Sunday's Headlines: Trump spurs some top conservatives to step back from GOP

Few challenge Trump as he piles up Four-Pinocchio whoppers; Metro shutdown threatened unless 'urgent action' is taken; How Jodie Foster stays one of Hollywood's most 'real' stars; Far from the city, far from recovery;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump spurs some top conservatives to step back from GOP The core of their resistance has been a calculation that they would rather preserve their ideology than promote a nominee who they believe would violate their ethos. By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Few challenge Trump as he piles up Four-Pinocchio whoppers Most politicians will stop using a talking point if fact checkers have demonstrated that it is false. But Donald Trump makes such statements repeatedly, and TV hosts rarely question him when he does it. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Metro shutdown threatened unless 'urgent action' is taken Citing a botched response to a fire Thursday, the Federal Transit Administration issued a series of emergency directives and threatened to close all or parts of the nation's second-busiest subway. By Robert McCartney  •  Read more »   How Jodie Foster stays one of Hollywood's most 'real' stars Famously private, the actor and director is nonetheless direct and surprisingly forthcoming about even the most intimate subjects, including her mother, the movie industry, political activism and her own public persona. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more »   Far from the city, far from recovery Loudoun County's distant suburbs were the D.C. area's hottest market — until nightmare commutes and a revitalized District flipped a housing switch. By Jonathan O'Connell and Kathy Orton  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Farewell, Grand Old Party By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   In Trump, the GOP has a foul problem on its hands By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   How I tried to help my mother heal her scars of war By Karen Attiah  •  Read more »   Ivy League economist ethnically profiled, interrogated for doing math on flight By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Trump’s poor fundamentals By Joe Scarborough  •  Read more »   Beating Trump won't be as easy as many Democrats think By Stephen Stromberg  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Afghan officials hang 6 Taliban insurgents in face of increasing violence President Ashraf Ghani, no longer interested in peace talks, resumed executions in the wake of a suicide bombing in Kabul last month. By Antonio Olivo and Sayed Salahuddin  •  Read more » North Korea announces five-year economic plan, its first since the 1980s Analysts characterized Kim Jong Un's statements about economic growth as remarkable, given that his father, who died in 2011, did not utter public statements for which he could be held accountable. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Nyquist erases the doubts — and there were plenty of them Winning the Kentucky Derby was validation for the undefeated colt and his connections, but the best may be yet to come. By Jerry Brewer  •  Read more » One winning ticket sold in $429 million Powerball drawing Someone is holding onto the sole winner, which was sold in New Jersey, lottery officials said. By The Associated Press  •  Read more » Top Alabama judge suspended after blocking same-sex marriage Roy Moore — who had refused in 2003 to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building — faces six charges of violating judicial ethics. By Niraj Chokshi  •  Read more » Tragedy plays out in Arkansas after an officer killed a colleague's father A probe of the shooting death of Eugene Ellison at the hands of a Little Rock officer left his two sons — one a police lieutenant — embittered and a department divided. By Scott Higham and Kimbriell Kelly  •  Read more » Michael Chabon and other famous writers visited hardcore Jewish settlers Twenty-five novelists are gathering material for a book to mark the 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the Palestinian territories. By William Booth  •  Read more » Desperate Capitals turn back Penguins, live to fight another day A power play sprang to life for a 3-1 victory in Game 5, sending the series back to Pittsburgh. By Isabelle Khurshudyan  •  Read more » Somali intelligence agency that received U.S. funds turned children into spies Somalia's government saved young combatants from al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab — but then sent them on dangerous missions to point out their former comrades and threatened them with violence if they didn't cooperate. By Kevin Sieff  •  Read more » The 10 Republicans who hate Trump the most, ranked There's no love lost between the GOP candidate and the Bush family, among other haters. By Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake  •  Read more » Anti-Trump delegates now responsible for nominating him Elected to fight a contested convention, they're now trapped on the "Trump Train." By David Weigel  •  Read more » Science says call your mom As one researcher discovered, and many of us can attest, that mothers simply make things better. By Amy Joyce  •  Read more » Catch up on Tom Sietsema's top 10 Our critic ranks the best newcomers (Convivial is No. 3) as part of the upcoming Spring Dining Guide. By Tom Sietsema  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. 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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071