Friday's Headlines: ‘Never any hesitation’: Trump was quickly persuaded to support memo’s release

Trump to approve release of FBI memo over objections from intelligence officials; Seven board members quit Humane Society after it opts to keep CEO accused of harassment; A...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   'Never any hesitation': Trump was quickly persuaded to support memo's release Before he had even read it, President Trump became convinced that the GOP classified memo on the FBI's Russia investigation needed to be made public. The memo by House GOP lawmakers suggests political bias fueled the push for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election. By Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » Trump to approve release of FBI memo over objections from intelligence officials Law enforcement and intelligence officials have expressed "grave concerns" and said the memo has classified information and inaccuracies.  By Carol D. Leonnig, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   Seven board members quit Humane Society after it opts to keep CEO accused of harassment The animal-rights group's 31-member board met for seven hours in the wake of a probe of sexual harassment complaints against Wayne Pacelle. By Danielle Paquette  •   Read more »   Perspective A longtime fan wanted to know what luge felt like. There was only one way to find out. The writer, a self-proclaimed mediocre athlete with no luge experience, set out to learn the high-speed winter sport in a couple of days. After some sessions at the Olympic Sports Complex in New York, she set off with words from a fellow trainer: "All that matters is just you and the track." By Sarah Larimer  •   Read more »   No American woman has landed an Olympic triple axel. This one intends to try twice. No one expects U.S. figure skater Mirai Nagasu to medal in PyeongChang. But if she can land gracefully after three and a half frantic rotations in the air, people will talk about her story for years to come. By Chelsea Janes  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump has picked a fight with the FBI. He'll be sorry. By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   Trump's enablers are misreading the stars By Joe Scarborough  •   Read more »   We didn't put this American first. She died because of it. By Max Boot  •   Read more »   Trump's tax cuts are rocketing us into the debt ceiling By Catherine Rampell  •   Read more »   Trump wants to attack North Korea? He should learn from Israel first. By David Ignatius  •   Read more »   A process that tarnishes the House By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   The Debrief The State of the Union got teleprompter Trump. The GOP retreat got the real Donald Trump. After several days of staying on script and acting presidential, Trump returned to his more animated style. He still rattled through his policy priorities at the retreat, but he offered the friendly crowd much more. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »     Texas executes man who killed his young daughters while their mother was on speaker phone John David Battaglia's attorneys claimed he was mentally incompetent, but the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his last-minute appeal. By Kristine Phillips and Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   Fidel Castro's eldest son, a bookish nuclear scientist, commits suicide Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, who studied nuclear physics in the Soviet Union, was suffering from depression, state media reports. He was 68. By Anthony Faiola  •   Read more »   Larry Nassar attorney questions how he could have abused all his accusers Shannon Smith also suggested that Nassar's much-publicized sentencing hearing caused some who had benefited from his "legitimate medical treatment" to suddenly decide they had been victimized. By Des Bieler  •   Read more »   The Debrief Republicans and Democrats do battle over 'crumbs' for working Americans in tax law House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's comments about the new law have become part of the GOP's election-year arsenal. New polling suggests they may be on to something. By Karen Tumulty  •   Read more »   Truck driver plows over a 2,000-year-old site in Peru, damaging the designs Peruvian authorities said the driver left substantial tire marks across the Nazca lines, a stunning collection of giant geoglyphs south of Lima, a site that UNESCO calls one of the "greatest enigmas" of the archaeological world. By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »   A teen stabbed her friend to impress 'Slender Man' — and will spend 40 years in a mental hospital The teenager, who repeatedly stabbed a classmate after luring her into the woods in a Milwaukee suburb, was given the maximum punishment sought by prosecutors, according to court officials. 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