Monday's Headlines: Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce

Trump said no one would lose coverage under Obamacare repeal. Paul Ryan won't make that promise.; Medicaid's future a sleeper issue that could be biggest stumbling block for health-care plans; In a small Georgia town, reaction to KKK banner is a sign of the times; As overdose deaths soar, police officers become counselors, doctors and social workers;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce The president will propose a budget this week that includes cuts in the federal government of a magnitude not seen since the end of World War II, a plan expected to prioritize military and homeland security spending while slashing budgets for a broad spectrum of other federal agencies and programs, economists and analysts said. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more » Trump said no one would lose coverage under Obamacare repeal. Paul Ryan won't make that promise. The GOP House speaker said it depends on how many people choose not to buy insurance once the mandate is lifted. He ducked the question of how many would no longer be able to afford it. By Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   Medicaid's future a sleeper issue that could be biggest stumbling block for health-care plans The House Republicans' proposed American Health Care Act would break with the government's half-century compact with states in helping to finance Medicaid, which covers 68 million low-income people, including children, pregnant women and those who are elderly or disabled. By Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   In a small Georgia town, reaction to KKK banner is a sign of the times After someone hung a Ku Klux Klan sign on a long-vacant building on Main Street, people all over Dahlonega, Ga., kept saying this was not the small town they knew. But it was clear that the "little pocket of loveliness," as one resident called it, had become one more corner of America dealing with a troubling incident at a time when hate crimes have been on the rise across the country. By Stephanie McCrummen  •  Read more »   As overdose deaths soar, police officers become counselors, doctors and social workers The number of people who die from opioid abuse now exceeds that of those killed in car accidents, and the burgeoning epidemic has forced officers across the nation to fundamentally rethink their work. By Katie Zezima  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Next steps for the Trump resistance By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Sweden, immigrants and Trump's post-Enlightenment world By Anne Applebaum  •  Read more »   The Fed's high-stakes choice By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Headwinds for Trump's Middle East plan By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   Has the Netherlands lost its way? By Afshin Molavi  •  Read more »   A tax reform plan worth Trump's attention By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   ACLU is leading a million-dollar resistance effort against Trump's policies The organization's "People Power" campaign outlines a plan to turn blue America into a network of "freedom cities" by defying the president's executive orders, his health-care agenda and his Justice Department. By David Weigel  •  Read more » Fact Checker | Analysis President Trump, the king of flip-flops No politician is consistent, but it's hard to keep up with all of President Trump's position changes. Here are three of his major flip-flops in recent weeks. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » Analysis Rep. Steve King says that 'our civilization' can't be restored with 'somebody else's babies' The Iowa Republican's tweet echoes comments he made during the 2016 presidential election when, as a supporter of Donald Trump, he suggested that white people had contributed more to civilization than any other "subgroup." By Philip Bump  •  Read more » WorldViews | Analysis The spat between the Netherlands and Turkey is all about winning votes The crisis is an example of how this year's elections can flare into international incidents as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders have found useful bogeymen in the other's country. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more » Perspective Pro-Trump media outlets set the agenda with lies. Here's how traditional media can take it back. Standard journalism may not be enough to fight the "conspiracy-theory feedback loop" affecting politics and the media ecosystem. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more » ‘Go back to your country, terrorist': Man accused of attacking restaurant employee with a pipe The man told officers he was walking a "warrior's path" after the assault in a Middle Eastern restaurant in Salem, Ore. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more » The best bets to win it all during March Madness Yes, technically 68 teams will begin the 2017 NCAA tournament with a chance to claim the national title. But here are the most likely contenders based on the historical efficiency threshold for title winners. By Mike Hume  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. 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