Thursday's Headlines: Trump’s budget seeks deep cuts

What the budget would mean for each agency; In Trump's first fiscal blueprint, echoes of Reagan '81; Drastic cuts proposed for medical and scientific research; Budget is the worst-case scenario for arts groups ; Federal judge halts Trump travel ban hours before it was to take effect; Ryan concedes that health-care proposal must change in order to pass House; Grassley accuses Justice Department officials of withholding information in Trump-Russia probe;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump's budget seeks deep cuts President Trump's first budget proposes a $54 billion increase in military spending while seeking significant cuts across much of the rest of the federal government, including reductions of more than 20 percent at the departments of Agriculture, Labor and State, and more than 30 percent at the Environmental Protection Agency. By Damian Paletta and Steven Mufson  •  Read more » What the budget would mean for each agency A graphical presentation illustrates the depths of the president's proposed budget cuts to a wide swath of federal departments and agencies. Take a detailed look at the impact on each department. By Kim Soffen and Denise Lu  •  Read more »   The Take | Analysis In Trump's first fiscal blueprint, echoes of Reagan '81 Unlike former president Bill Clinton's initiative to reinvent government, Trump's plan appears to be more expansive, with a goal of finding programs and perhaps whole agencies that could be eliminated. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Drastic cuts proposed for medical and scientific research Many targeted research agencies have historically had broad bipartisan support. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Budget is the worst-case scenario for arts groups Small and rural programs would be hardest hit under spending plan. By Philip Kennicott and Peggy McGlone  •  Read more »   Federal judge halts Trump travel ban hours before it was to take effect In a blistering opinion, U.S. District Judge Derrick K. Watson of Hawaii pointed to the president's own comments and those of his close advisers as evidence that Trump's order was meant to discriminate against Muslims. Early this morning, a federal judge in Maryland issued a second, narrower restraining order against the ban — suspending only the portion that stopped the issuance of visas to citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. By Matt Zapotosky, Kalani Takase and Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more »   Ryan concedes that health-care proposal must change in order to pass House In a retreat from his position that the bill would fail if altered, the House speaker said that his proposal to revise the Affordable Care Act would "incorporate feedback" from the rank-and-file. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Grassley accuses Justice Department officials of withholding information in Trump-Russia probe The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, a Republican, said officials lied about sharing information on department probes. By Karoun Demirjian and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Opinions   Donald Trump, Steve King – and some very happy white nationalists By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Liberals are learning to love states' rights By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   The Make Inequality Worse Act of 2017 By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Abolish the National Endowment for the Arts By George F. Will  •  Read more »   The Founders might actually have liked the 'deep state' By David Spence  •  Read more »   The Trump team's response to leaked tax information only raises more questions By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Dutch anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders fizzles in elections Though Wilders said a "patriotic spring" has started, German and French leaders are praising Dutch voters for rejecting him and potentially blunting the momentum of anti-establishment, anti-immigrant politicians across Europe. By Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more » Senate Democrats want more information on Gorsuch's defense of Bush-era terrorism policies The request signaled a potential new avenue of questioning for the Supreme Court nominee by Judiciary Committee members and came as the partisan and ideological battle over his nomination began to heat up on Capitol Hill. By Robert Barnes and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Three women blinded by unapproved stem-cell 'treatment' at Florida clinic Medical experts said the episode raises questions about whether the government and doctors are doing enough to protect patients from the dangers of unapproved therapies. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more » Trump cites Andrew Jackson as his hero — and a reflection of himself President Trump commemorated the 250th birthday of the seventh president, Andrew Jackson, who has been described by one historian as "the original populist" By Jenna Johnson and Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » Analysis Why Trump is not the most likely source of his leaked tax returns A "client copy" stamp on the leaked documents has been cited as evidence that they came from the president. But they easily could have been leaked from someone at a bank that handled one of his loans. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » When solar eclipse crosses U.S. in August, some will see it as act of God The first solar eclipse to cross America in 99 years will be a massive nationwide spectator event this summer. For many people of faith, it will offer evidence of God's majesty — and even, to a few, portend the coming end of the world. By Julie Zauzmer  •  Read more » Emma Watson is the latest woman to have private photos stolen and released on the Internet "Photos from a clothes fitting Emma had with a stylist a couple of years ago have been stolen," Watson's publicist confirmed In the latest in a string of similar incidents. By Abby Ohlheiser  •  Read more » Bill Walsh | 1961–2017 Post copy editor and witty authority on language dies at 55 Mary Norris, the recently retired New Yorker magazine copy editor and author, called Bill Walsh "that rare thing: a celebrity copy editor ... clever, decisive, entertaining, and knowledgeable, in person and on the page." He spent the past 20 years at The Washington Post. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more » Analysis Tournament cheat sheet: Top upset picks, rankings, the perfect bracket Here's a one-stop shop for the latest news and analysis to help with any last-minute bracket picks. By Washington Post Staff  •  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. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071