Sunday's Headlines: In White House, class war brews between N.Y. executives, populist aides

The battle to define an 'America First' foreign policy divides the Trump White House; Franken may be the perfect senator for the Trump era — a deadly serious funnyman; Fear, hope and deportations; Wild man behind rock-and-roll's rebellious spirit dies at 90;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories In White House, class war brews between N.Y. executives, populist aides Dismissed by their rivals inside the White House as "the Democrats," the Manhattan business figures-turned-presidential advisers — often aligned with President Trump's eldest daughter and son-in-law — are the targets of suspicion, loathing and jealousy from their more ideological West Wing colleagues. By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  •  Read more » The battle to define an 'America First' foreign policy divides the Trump White House The president has called for bolstering U.S. military might, strengthening borders and slashing foreign aid. In practice, though, he has pursued a foreign policy that looks a lot like that of his Republican internationalist predecessors. By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   Franken may be the perfect senator for the Trump era — a deadly serious funnyman The former SNL star, now a Democratic senator, put his policy chops on full display with penetrating questions of Cabinet nominee. Expect the same intensity when Neil Gorsuch goes before Franken and the rest of the Judiciary Committee on Monday. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Fear, hope and deportations On a Texas prairie, distance grows between neighbors over an American birthright. By Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan in Valley View, Tex.  •  Read more »   Chuck Berry | 1926–2017 Wild man behind rock-and-roll's rebellious spirit dies at 90 Chuck Berry, a charismatic singer, songwriter and one of the greatest guitarists of all time, was an unlikely idol who set the gold standard for the rock extroverts who followed. His songs and the boisterous performance standards he set influenced the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and later Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger. By Terence McArdle  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Why Trump demonizes cities By Will Wilkinson  •  Read more »   Steve King is half-right. Immigrants change America's culture. By Tom Gjelten  •  Read more »   Should healthy people have to pay for chronic illnesses? By David Cutler  •  Read more »   Why does WikiLeaks keep publishing U.S. state secrets? Private contractors. By Tim Shorrock  •  Read more »   Everyone hates this tax. But without it, Trump would barely have paid any. By Erin Scharff  •  Read more »   Five myths about Turkey By Steven A. Cook  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Why the president's big promises for coal miners may be empty Trump has vowed to roll back environmental regulations that the industry says are part of a "war on coal." But while the industry still has a pulse, the prospects for the return of jobs are weak. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more » North Korea says it tested rocket engine 'of historic significance' The test coincided with Secretary of State Tillerson's visit to China amid heightened tensions in the region. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » WorldViews | Analysis No, Germany doesn't owe U.S. 'vast sums' of money for NATO The president's tweets arguing that Germany should pay more for the defense NATO provides were quickly attacked by security experts and diplomats. "Trump's comments misrepresent the way NATO functions," one said. By Amanda Erickson  •  Read more » The Take | Analysis What will it take for Trump to retract his tweets about Obama? Trump has been offered numerous exit ramps to put his self-created wiretapping controversy behind. Instead, he remains stubbornly defiant, perpetuating rather than closing a damaging chapter in his presidency. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » Perspective Blown call and blown gaskets put 'mad' in March Madness for Northwestern Grievances are an integral part of fandom, something Wildcats fans learned in their 79-73 loss to top-seeded Gonzaga and exit from their first NCAA tournament. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more » Wisconsin jolts NCAA tourney by knocking out top-ranked Villanova The experience of Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig was vital in the Badgers' stunning 65-62 victory over the Wildcats, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed. By Ava Wallace  •  Read more » Seizure-inducing tweet leads to a new kind of prosecution A Maryland man is charged with intentionally inducing a seizure by sending a message to a Newsweek journalist. Experts said it's a new era for such types of alleged crimes. By Max Ehrenfreund and Antonio Olivo  •  Read more » WorldViews 'People will simply starve to death': Why Trump's plan to slash U.N. funding could lead to global calamity The world is facing its "largest humanitarian crisis" since 1945, according to the United Nations. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » Trump's budget proves that U.S. will pay for border wall, Mexican governor says "The first victory is ours," Gov. Graco Ramírez of the Mexican state of Morelos said Saturday in Washington. Trump — who has insisted that he will force Mexico to pay for the wall — requested $2.6 billion in his budget, mostly for the first stages of the wall. By Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more » News quiz: On spies, pirates and bribes With March Madness underway, did you make time to read up on what else is happening in the world? See how well you paid attention — and earn bonus points for quickly providing the right answers. By Tiffany Harness  •  Read more » Car Review Forester gives people the vehicle they want Subaru has kept its crossover-utility vehicle sensible and competitive in its class for 2017. By Warren Brown  •  Read more » Food How Lucky Peach magazine unraveled The groundbreaking, genre-bending food magazine will publish its last issue in the fall. By Tim Carman  •  Read more » Travel How to catch Z's whenever you fly Can't sleep on airplanes? These products and techniques can help. By Christopher Elliott  •  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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