Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Tuesday's Headlines: Trump spending plan that makes good on campaign vows puts GOP in a quandary

Justice Department changes course in high-profile Texas voter-ID case; Trump to direct rollback of Obama-era clean water rule; Trump says Obama is helping to organize protests against his presidency; Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross confirmed as Trump’s secretary of commerce; Here, two teens and a dad. Across the border, a mom.; Hundreds allege sex harassment, discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry company;
 
Today's Headlines
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
 
 
Top Stories
Trump spending plan that makes good on campaign vows puts GOP in a quandary
The president's proposed budget would increase defense-related spending by $54 billion and cut virtually the same amount from other federal agencies while preserving Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — setting up a potential clash with Republicans in Congress who insist those entitlement programs must be overhauled to ensure the government's fiscal health.
Justice Department changes course in high-profile Texas voter-ID case
The federal government filed a motion seeking to drop its claim that the Texas law, one of the strictest in the country, is intentionally racially discriminatory. Lawyers said in Monday's filing that rather than litigate the question, the administration wants to give state lawmakers an opportunity to adjust the rule.
 
Trump to direct rollback of Obama-era clean water rule
The order to "review and reconsider" the Waters of the United States rule could make it easier for agricultural and development interests to drain wetlands and small streams.
 
Trump says Obama is helping to organize protests against his presidency
"I think he is behind it," Trump said in an interview with Fox News Channel. "I also think it's politics. That's the way it is."
 
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Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross confirmed as Trump’s secretary of commerce
The billionaire investor was confirmed in a 72-to-27 vote.
 
Here, two teens and a dad. Across the border, a mom.
For the past eight years, authorities have known that Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos was undocumented and have allowed her to check in with immigration officials and return to her two American-born children and husband. But three weeks ago, a routine appointment ended with her deportation.
 
Hundreds allege sex harassment, discrimination at Kay and Jared jewelry company
The class-action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers, an American retailing giant behind the Jared the Galleria of Jewelry and Kay Jewelers stores, alleges female employees were routinely groped, demeaned and urged to sexually cater to their bosses to stay employed, according to just-released testimony.
 
 
Opinions
 
Does Trump know he's president?
 
Bannon's reckless pursuit of ethno-nationalist greatness
 
Trump wants 'no more sources.' Here's how his speech might sound without them.
 
Meet Martin Schulz, the Europhile populist shaking up Germany’s elections
 
Trump's GOP enablers take a page from the fascist-era Vatican
 
The evidence backing Trump's travel ban simply isn't there
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Samsung scion's impending bribery indictment triggers corporate shakeup
As its de facto leader, Lee Jae-yong, faces indictment — the latest victim of the sensational corruption scandal centered around South Korea's president — Samsung announced it will shutter its Corporate Strategy Office and government relations division.
These 12 superbugs pose the greatest threat to human health, WHO says
The World Health Organization is most concerned about certain superbugs that can pose a threat to hospitalized patients, transplant recipients and patients undergoing chemotherapy. Still an official cautions: "This list is not meant to scare people."
Are women increasingly at risk of addiction?
Studies suggest women are becoming more vulnerable to alcohol and food dependencies. Specialists have theories — from the physiological to the cultural — and health officials are watching the situation with concern.
Walmart adds express lanes, aided by new app functions, to speed up shopping
This move is part of the retailer's effort to win over customers by making it less time-consuming to hit up a Walmart store — an urgent mission at a moment when online shopping is changing consumers' definitions of convenience.
Jon Stewart joins Stephen Colbert to mock the media’s ‘breakup’ with Trump
"It is time for you to get your groove back, media," Stewart said. "You kind of let yourself go a little bit for these past few years."
Perspective
Trump's first D.C. dinner as president: An overcooked, $54 steak. With ketchup.
Rather than dining at one of D.C.'s finest spots, the president instead ventured less than a mile from the White House to eat at a restaurant in his own hotel.
Jimmy Kimmel on the Oscars mix-up: ‘I’m standing there like an idiot … but also trying really hard not to laugh’
The late-night host described what happened from his perspective during the disastrous end of the Oscars on Sunday night.
 
     
 
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