Tuesday's Headlines: Trump’s new national security adviser to assume role at time of widespread security challenges
Trump prepares rollback of rules on climate, water pollution; Anti-vaccine movement is energized by Trump in the White House; Trump on Camp David: 'You'd like it ... for about 30 minutes';
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
In tapping Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Trump turned to a widely respected and fiercely outspoken military strategist who was recognized for his battlefield leadership during both the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq War. But unlike many officers, McMaster has spent virtually no time at the Pentagon or in Washington, which could prove a challenge in his new role.
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His planned executive orders are aimed at curtailing Obama-era policies. Although implementation will take time, it signals that the new administration is determined to promote fossil-fuel production.
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The president has embraced discredited theories linking vaccines and autism. In Texas — where some parents cite "personal beliefs" against vaccination — concerns are growing about basic childhood health care among the state's diverse groups.
The historic Maryland compound — up a winding mountain road, deep in the woods and with cozy cabins — exemplifies American values and deliberative diplomacy, historians say. But President Trump has shown a clear preference for his glitzy property in Florida.
Sebastian Gorka, a former Breitbart News editor, occupies a senior job in the White House, and his controversial ideas — especially about Islam — drive the president's populist approach to counterterrorism and national security.
The reported threats drew responses from first daughter Ivanka Trump and the White House, which said in part, "Hatred and hate-motivated violence of any kind have no place in a country founded on the promise of individual freedom."
The move comes after Susan Fowler Rigetti wrote that during her year as an engineer at Uber, she and other female staffers reported multiple instances of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Rep. Jim Jordan, a member of the Freedom Caucus who has not drawn a credible challenger since joining the House in 2006, was the latest Republican to face an irate and organized town hall audience.
The conflict threatens to undermine the countries' cooperation on terrorism and peace talks with the Taliban as the Trump administration begins weighing its options to spur progress on both fronts.
Civil servants on both sides of the partisan divide want to know what they can do or say in what is not just any ordinary workplace but the president's own back yard.
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