Monday's Headlines: Farmers who propelled Trump to the presidency fear becoming pawns in a trade war with China
Likelihood of military strike against Syria rises as Trump warns of 'big price to pay' after apparent chemical attack ; Syria says strike on military base carried out by Israeli...
Democracy Dies in Darkness
The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors
President Trump's escalating trade war with China is putting Republican candidates in a difficult spot, caught between support for the administration and concern for their constituents' fortunes.
President Trump fired off bellicose tweets, officials in France vowed that the country would "do its duty" in responding, and members of the United Nations Security Council called for an emergency meeting to discuss the weekend attack.
The missile strike early Monday on an airfield in Homs province came amid heightened tensions over possible U.S. military action in Syria. It was the same airfield that Israeli warplanes had targeted in February after an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace.
Despite its use in high-profile mass killings, the AR-15 is the most popular rifle on the market. For some, the weapon dubbed by the National Rifle Association as "America's rifle" is useful for hunting or home protection; for others, it's simply fun to own. A first-time buyer explains his attraction.
Tyrone Hankerson Jr. was the pride of Howard University, the nation's top historically black college. Then an anonymous blog post — claiming that more than $400,000 had been awarded to a current law student — put Hankerson at the center of a financial aid scandal.
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The resounding victory will likely permit the government of staunchly anti-migrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban to continue with democratic backsliding.
John Lausch will supervise the department's response to a congressional request for materials on the surveillance of former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, the investigation of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and the firing of Andrew McCabe from the FBI.
Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.) hinted Sunday that he might be in favor of regulating the social-media giant after concerns about privacy and the spread of misinformation. CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress on those issues this week.
The Defense Department is investigating the possibility that human remains from a World War II-era crash in Austria may be those of Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson. If so, he would be the first to be found among the 27 black aviators who went missing in the war.
The cable news giant showed no signs of backing down after on-air personalities Ingraham and Sean Hannity dived into controversies. The expectation, inside and outside of Fox, is that more dust-ups with advertisers are likely to follow.
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