Thursday's Headlines: Trump’s easy campaign vows collide with complex reality

Some Democrats could benefit as blue-collar workers embrace Trump's tariffs; 'Malicious actors' used Facebook's tools to collect data on most users; What really happened at...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Trump's easy campaign vows collide with complex reality The president has returned to the gut-level basics that got him elected. But the policies he called easy fixes have created a backlash among allies, frustrating supporters and threatening the pocketbooks of communities that backed him. By Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Some Democrats could benefit as blue-collar workers embrace Trump's tariffs While lawmakers such as Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) tout their support for the president's aggressive trade strategy, several GOP lawmakers find themselves forced to explain their support for free-trade policies that are now out of step with Trump's Republican Party. By Erica Werner  •   Read more »   'Malicious actors' used Facebook's tools to collect data on most users These actors took advantage of the social network's search tools, enabling them to match anonymous email addresses or phone numbers to faces and names on Facebook, the company said. By Craig Timberg, Tony Romm and Elizabeth Dwoskin  •   Read more »   What really happened at Chappaquiddick? A new movie explores the truth we'll never know. The July 1969 tragedy at Massachusetts's Chappaquiddick Island was the defining scandal of Sen. Ted Kennedy's career, but the women affected remain frustratingly out of focus. By Dan Zak  •   Read more »   Top EPA ethics official says he lacked key facts about Pruitt's condo rental The agency's principal deputy general counsel said he only evaluated the terms of Administrator Scott Pruitt's lease with a lobbyist — not activities the document did not cover — when he concluded the lease did not violate federal gift laws. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   How Trump is transforming himself into the greatest president ever By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The 'caravan' of migrants is not a threat. But Trump would rather ignore real crises. By Max Boot  •   Read more »   What striking teachers teach us By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   Grand theft auto — by the U.S. government By George F. Will  •   Read more »   Laura Ingraham's advertisers aren't really staging a boycott. It's a capital strike. By Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   Can America and China avoid mutual trade destruction? By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   'I don't understand what's left to your case': U.S. judge casts doubts on Manafort suit challenging Mueller Lawyers for Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, asked the court to bar special counsel Robert S. Mueller III from bringing future charges, claiming that any indictments stemming from the probe are an abuse of the Justice Department's legal authority. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »     ICE is moving to deport a veteran after Mattis said that would not happen How a fake university set up by the Department of Homeland Security led to an Army veteran from China facing deportation hearings. By Alex Horton  •   Read more »   U.S. won't rebuild Syria after defeat of ISIS, Trump tells aides President Trump ordered military leaders to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria as soon as possible and stressed that American strategic goals in Syria do not include longer-term stability or reconstruction. By Karen DeYoung and Shane Harris  •   Read more »   He thought something was wrong with the raccoon. Then it stood on its hind legs. Raccoons' behavior in one Ohio city is so unsettling to some residents that they likened the animals to zombies. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said the raccoons are likely infected with distemper. By Marwa Eltagouri  •   Read more »   Trump to send National Guard to U.S.-Mexico border But the plan requires cooperation with border-state governors who oversee their respective National Guard operations. That could be an issue in California, which has clashed with the Trump administration over immigration. By Seung Min Kim  •   Read more »   A viral meme of a black college dance troupe landed Fleetwood Mac back on the Billboard charts "Dreams" resurfaced on the charts decades after its debut thanks to a short clip of the squad entering a stadium and a pseudonymous meme-maker on Twitter. By Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071