Monday's Headlines: ‘We fell in love’: Trump and Kim shower praise, stroke egos on path to nuclear negotiations

A grand bargain takes shape, but can Trump and Kim close the deal?; Trump's imaginary numbers on military aid to S. Korea; 58 former senior national security officials to issue...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   'We fell in love': Trump and Kim shower praise, stroke egos on path to nuclear negotiations The two men enter their second summit meeting this week as unorthodox leaders who are each distrustful of the global establishment, eager to project dominance and determined to maximize their power. By Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey  •  Read more » A grand bargain takes shape, but can Trump and Kim close the deal? All eyes are on whether Kim Jong Un makes a concrete, credible pledge to start dismantling his nuclear industry. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis Trump's imaginary numbers on military aid to S. Korea For some reason, the president is throwing out wildly inaccurate numbers on U.S. military aid for South Korea. By Salvador Rizzo  •   Read more »   58 former senior national security officials to issue declaration on Trump's national emergency The president has "no factual basis" for proclaiming a national emergency on the southern border, says the bipartisan group, which includes former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright and former defense secretary Chuck Hagel. By Ellen Nakashima  •   Read more »   91st Academy Awards 'Green Book' wins best picture; Rami Malek and Olivia Colman take home top acting prizes No single movie dominated the night as the awards were spread among one of the most diverse slates of films and artists in recent memory. Alfonso Cuarón was named best director for "Roma." Spike Lee scored his first Oscar win while three nonwhite actors — Malek, Regina King and Mahershala Ali — won major acting awards. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   And the Oscar goes to ... the crowd-pleaser Faced with a field of audacious and ambitious films, the academy gave its top award to a feel-good movie about race and friendship. By Ann Hornaday  •   Read more »   Review A shorter show, but there's still work to do The show no one wanted to host and everyone complained about turned out not to be much fun to watch. By Hank Stuever  •   Read more »   Perspective On the Oscars red carpet, fashion was finally unleashed From Glenn Close to Gemma Chan to Spike Lee, the ensembles celebrated individuality. By Robin Givhan  •   Read more »   Trump delays increase in tariffs on China, citing progress in trade talks President Trump said "substantial progress" and "productive talks" over recent days had led him to postpone the increase scheduled to take effect March 2. He said he was also planning a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Florida. By David Lynch  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   China has put 1 million Muslims in concentration camps. MBS had nothing to say. By Fred Hiatt  •   Read more »   History will mark how many Republicans shy from Trump's extremism By E.J. Dionne  •   Read more »   Why is Hollywood willing to take huge risks on men — but not women? By Tessa Thompson and Nithya Raman  •   Read more »   Racism isn't dead. Black Americans still need a 'Green Book.' By Jan Miles  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Go bold like Trump, Democratic presidential candidates have decided Swing-for-the-fences ideas are the norm for 2020 candidates, who saw President Trump's boldness as saying more to some voters than Hillary Clinton's incremental proposals. By Michael Scherer  •  Read more »     Today's WorldView | Analysis Is Venezuela lurching toward war? A bloody showdown over the weekend sees both sides now digging in their heels. By Ishaan Tharoor  •   Read more »   'This is Manila': Another body and another cold case amid an expanding war on drugs His name was Santos. His life unraveled over drugs. It ended as many do in Manila — caught in growing violence under President Duterte's strongman rule. By Lynzy Billing and Regine Cabato  •   Read more »   YouTube videos are hiding suicide tips for children. A pediatrician is exposing them. The disturbing videos come amid mounting questions about how YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing platform, monitors and removes problematic content. By Lindsey Bever  •   Read more »   Two suspects made out in the back of a police car. The officer who drove them is now suspended. Fort Pierce, Fla., police officer Doug McNeal captured the afternoon ride on his body camera, which was fixed beneath his car's rearview mirror and trained on the back seat. By Reis Thebault  •   Read more »   Trump announces plans for July 4 celebration at Lincoln Memorial "HOLD THE DATE!" the president tweeted Sunday morning. It was unclear if the festivities would complement or compete with the existing celebration on the Mall and who would pay for them. By Faiz Siddiqui  •   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 ©2019 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071