Thursday's Headlines: Mattis, once one of ‘my generals,’ loses clout with Trump

Push to quickly leave Syria startles allies and White House aides; Trump snubs Corker, as friends and foes alike blast withdrawal plan; Islamic State is reviving, analysts say,...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Mattis, once one of 'my generals,' loses clout with Trump President Trump's move to pull all U.S. troops from Syria is a clear rebuke of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who has been repeatedly overruled in recent months and left out of key discussions. By Anne Gearan and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » Analysis Push to quickly leave Syria startles allies and White House aides President Trump made his decision after a small meeting with senior White House aides and the secretaries of defense and state, most of whom, if not all, sharply disagreed, according to people familiar with the issue. By Karen DeYoung  •   Read more »   Trump snubs Corker, as friends and foes alike blast withdrawal plan The president's decision that he would pull all troops out of Syria caught lawmakers of both parties off guard. By Karoun Demirjian, Seung Min Kim and Paul Kane  •   Read more »   Islamic State is reviving, analysts say, despite Trump's victory claim The terrorist group shifted underground after the loss of its self-declared caliphate. By Joby Warrick and Souad Mekhennet  •   Read more »   Today's WorldView | Analysis Trump's Syria strategy was always a mess The sudden decision to remove U.S. troops is yet another instance where his impulsiveness trumped any effort to pursue a coherent strategy By Ishaan Tharoor  •   Read more »   Trump administration aims to toughen work rules for food stamps, bypassing Congress The plan would force hundreds of thousands of people to hold jobs if they want to keep receiving food stamps, pursuing through executive powers what the administration could not achieve in Congress. By Danielle Paquette and Jeff Stein  •   Read more »   Being a Boy As teens grapple with #MeToo, this one just wants to be a 'good guy' Like many boys, 17-year-old Jayden Castillo grew up in a world that taught him to be indomitable, tough and aggressive. Those same qualities sometimes lead to trouble. By Ellen McCarthy | Photos by Calla Kessler  •   Read more »   Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, undercutting Trump's border wall demands With bipartisan support, senators voted to extend federal funding until Feb. 8 without any new funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. By Erica Werner, Paul Kane and Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   In a single tweet, Trump destroys U.S. policy in the Middle East By Victoria Nuland  •   Read more »   I'm a combat veteran. We cannot allow our country to be turned into a war zone. By Tammy Duckworth  •   Read more »   The Weekly Standard is gone. But the future of conservatism is bright. By John A. Burtka IV  •   Read more »   Rudy Giuliani is the fool for our time By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   The strangest and most revealing week of the Trump presidency By E.J. Dionne  •   Read more »   The First Step Act will offer a fairer deal to prison inmates By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   How the GOP pivoted from the war on drugs to cutting prison sentences The political and ideological shift comes as crime rates have dropped, the opioid crisis has ravaged the country and prison populations, after reaching record highs, are now on the decline. By Katie Zezima and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »     Attorneys for father of deceased migrant girl say border agents did not provide water Amid fallout from the girl's death, U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a new prompt-notification policy to inform Congress and the public of similar incidents.  By Robert Moore and Nick Miroff  •   Read more »   Mueller seeks Roger Stone's testimony to House intelligence panel The special counsel's interest in the transcript, confirmed by people familiar with his request, suggests prosecutors could be moving to charge Stone. By Carol Leonnig, Ellen Nakashima, Rosalind Helderman and Manuel Roig-Franzia  •   Read more »   Why Republicans secretly want the ACA to survive Republicans had already killed or softened the law's most loathed sections. Scrapping it altogether would leave them scrambling — again — to save benefits Americans demand. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •   Read more »   'The boys' club remains in full force': Eliza Dushku slams CBS, breaks silence on $9.5M settlement The actress accused actor Michael Weatherly of making sexually charged comments on the set of "Bull." By Elahe Izadi  •   Read more »   They tested positive for HIV. Then the military kicked them out.  Two members of the Air Force filed suit, saying the Pentagon violated the Constitution by ending their military careers because of their HIV-positive status. By Paul Sonne  •   Read more »   Saturn's signature rings are halfway to their death A new study says the material that makes up the planet's iconic feature is "raining" into the planet's interior at a rate that suggests it could disappear altogether. By Sarah Kaplan  •   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. 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