Sessions orders review of all reform agreements with troubled police forces; Authorities name suspect from Kyrgyzstan in St. Petersburg metro bombing; She voted illegally. But was the 8-year prison sentence fair?; Kushner trip to Iraq underscores his singular role in Trump's White House; North Carolina finds redemption, beats Gonzaga to win NCAA championship ; | | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors | | | | | EXCLUSIVE | Blackwater founder held secret meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel | The United Arab Emirates arranged the meeting — nine days before Donald Trump's inauguration — between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladimir Putin as part of an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and the president-elect, according to U.S., European and Arab officials. The White House said it was not aware of any meetings and Prince had no role in Trump's transition. | By Adam Entous, Greg Miller, Kevin Sieff and Karen DeYoung • Read more » | She voted illegally. But was the 8-year prison sentence fair? | Rosa Ortega, an immigrant mother of four, is not a U.S. citizen, but she voted in Texas anyway. Her case rippled across a country divided over the scale and impact of voter fraud and the assertions of opinion over facts. Did her harsh sentence help to deter a societal problem, or was it the consequence of some modern-day myth? | By Robert Samuels • Read more » | | | | | Kushner trip to Iraq underscores his singular role in Trump's White House | The portfolio of Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, has grown to encompass slices of everything from foreign policy to domestic issues to serving as the in-house mediator for the various feuding camps within the West Wing. But Kushner's outsize role has led to larger-than-life sniping and resentments. | By Ashley Parker and John Wagner • Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 | | | | | | | |
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