Saturday's Headlines: U.S. assessing cost of keeping troops in Germany as Trump battles with Europe

Trump administration may seek to detain migrant families longer than previously allowed; Supreme Court prospect has said presidents should not be distracted by legal inquiries;...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   U.S. assessing cost of keeping troops in Germany as Trump battles with Europe European officials are scrambling to determine whether the president intends to reposition U.S. forces or is just making threats ahead of a NATO summit. By John Hudson, Paul Sonne, Karen DeYoung and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » Trump administration may seek to detain migrant families longer than previously allowed The Justice Department's filing does not explicitly say the administration will hold families beyond the 20-day limit. But by saying officials plan to detain them "during the pendency" of immigration proceedings, which can last months, it implies that families will spend that time in detention. By Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   Supreme Court prospect has said presidents should not be distracted by legal inquiries Brett M. Kavanaugh worked on the independent counsel's team that investigated Bill Clinton, and his views could be a focus of his confirmation hearing if President Trump nominates him to replace Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. By Michael Kranish and Ann E. Marimow  •   Read more »   Trump's possible choices include two women, he says President Trump said he has narrowed his list of Supreme Court finalists to five candidates, including two women, and plans to announce his nominee on July 9, one day before he is scheduled to depart for a week-long European trip. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   The face of Mexican populism is the favorite to win presidential election Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who goes by AMLO, looks likely to become Mexico's most controversial president in years — either its savior or a peerless threat to stability, depending on whom you ask. While his campaign against corruption and his defense of the poor have struck a chord with voters, some of his attacks on the country's institutions and his economic proposals have made the private sector shudder. By Kevin Sieff  •   Read more »   Shooting suspect made repeated threats to Annapolis newspaper, police say Jarrod Ramos, 38, was ordered to be held without bond on murder charges after police say he shot and killed five Capital Gazette employees and injured two others. Hundreds of mourners walked in a procession from the Maryland State House to the docks Friday night to pay tribute to the victims. By Lynh Bui, Tom Jackman and Joe Heim  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   An explosion is coming By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   Decades of progress are in peril By Colbert I. King  •   Read more »   Honor the dead journalists by respecting their profession By Tom Marquardt  •   Read more »   Police attacked me for stealing a car. It was my own. By Lawrence Crosby  •   Read more »   This was the most gutting month for liberals in half a century By Todd Gitlin  •   Read more »   An attack on journalism itself By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   GM: We will raise prices and may cut hiring and investment if U.S. adopts Trump's proposed auto tariffs In comments filed with the Commerce Department, General Motors said the administration's push for tariffs on foreign vehicles could hurt the company's global competitiveness and would lead to job cuts at home and abroad. By David J. Lynch  •  Read more »     White House considers declaring 'national emergency' to stop telecom deals involving foreign firms Under a draft executive order reviewed by The Post, President Trump would authorize Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to block transactions involving U.S. and foreign telecommunications equipment makers on national security grounds. By Shane Harris, David J. Lynch and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   Europe wants centers in Africa to vet migrants. Critics say it's abdicating its responsibilities. The European Union says the processing centers would reduce the number of people who attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea and would better enable a triaging of the crisis. Critics say asylum seekers, including minors, could languish in unsafe conditions. By Chico Harlan and Sudarsan Raghavan  •   Read more »   It started with shoes, then water. Now the TSA wants your snacks. Passengers at airports are reporting more instances of Transportation Security Administration personnel telling them to remove snacks and other food items from their carry-ons and place them in separate bins for screening. By Martine Powers  •   Read more »   Perspective Tiger Woods played like Tiger Woods on Friday, and it's still something to see At the Quicken Loans National — which is all but certainly the final version of Woods's very own Washington tournament — he served notice that he still has all the shots. Every single one of them. By Barry Svrluga  •   Read more »   World Cup | Analysis Croatia, Mexico and Belgium loom large in knockout round Smaller nations are better now than ever, providing unprecedented challenges to the consensus "Tier 1" contenders, who no longer have the luxury of facing minnows in the group stage. By Harrison Hamm  •   Read more »   In prank call, comedian claims to reach Trump aboard Air Force One In the call, John Melendez, known by the moniker Stuttering John, poses as Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and appears to be patched through to President Trump. The news comes a month after reports that Trump's use of government-issued smartphones may open him up to security risks. By Felicia Sonmez  •   Read more »   Are D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods falling off the electoral map? Southeast Washington witnessed a historic plunge in turnout during D.C.'s primary election last week, with voters showing up to the polls at less than half the already low rates seen elsewhere in the city. By Peter Jamison and Fenit Nirappil  •   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