Tuesday's Headlines: Trump unswayed by loyalists’ revolt over Romney as possible State pick

Trump picks Rep. Tom Price, a fierce Obamacare critic, as health and human services secretary; South Korea's president relinquishes defiant tone, allows lawmakers to determine her fate ; A championship-bound Brazilian soccer team nearly wiped out as charter plane crashes in Colombia; ISIS's second-in-command hid in Syria for months. The day he stepped out, the U.S. was waiting.;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump unswayed by loyalists' revolt over Romney as possible State pick President-elect Donald Trump continues to see Mitt Romney as a serious contender for secretary of state, according to several people briefed on the deliberations. But some of Trump's top advisers and loyalists balk at giving the diplomatic post to one of his fiercest Republican antagonists. By Philip Rucker and John Wagner  •  Read more » Trump picks Rep. Tom Price, a fierce Obamacare critic, as health and human services secretary The Georgia congressman, a surgeon who chairs the House Budget Committee, would be the incoming administration's point person for dismantling the sprawling 2010 health-care law, which Trump promised to start replacing on his first day in office. By Amy Goldstein and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   South Korea's president relinquishes defiant tone, allows lawmakers to determine her fate With an impeachment vote to be held as soon as Friday, President Park Geun-hye, embroiled in corruption scandal, may be told to stand down later this week. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   A championship-bound Brazilian soccer team nearly wiped out as charter plane crashes in Colombia The plane carrying 81 people, including 22 soccer players and 22 journalists, crashed en route to Medillin's airport. Authorities said six people survived. By Fred Barbash, Samantha Schmidt and Dom Phillips  •  Read more »   ISIS's second-in-command hid in Syria for months. The day he stepped out, the U.S. was waiting. Abu Muhammad al-Adnani's death in a missile strike was the biggest prize in what U.S. officials describe as an increasingly successful campaign to track and kill the Islamic State's senior commanders. At least six high-level ISIS officials have died in U.S. airstrikes in the past four months, along with dozens of deputies and brigadiers. By Joby Warrick  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump's hypocrisy is good for America By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   What's the Obama Doctrine? A shrug of the shoulders. By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   Fidel Castro is dead, but Donald Trump could give Cuba's dictatorship new life By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   In Trump's economy, mammas should make sure their babies grow up to be con men By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Trump's 'news' source: Alien lizards, fluoride mind control and voter fraud By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Trump's preoccupation with phantom voting fraud endangers our democracy By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Carnage in Mosul ignites debate about the wisdom of the battle plan Nearly 600 civilians have been killed during the six-week offensive to capture the city from the Islamic State, and Iraqi commanders are grappling with the effects of allowing residents to stay in their homes. By Kareem Fahim, Missy Ryan and Mustafa Salim  •  Read more » Ohio State student identified as attacker in campus rampage that hospitalized 11 Officials said they do not yet know what motivated Abdul Razak Ali Artan to drive a car into a crowd and slash people with a knife. Authorities said they could not rule out terrorism. By Kathy Lynn Gray, Susan Svrluga, Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Stop writing off rural America, agriculture chief tells Democrats Even before Donald Trump's victory, Tom Vilsack complained — sometimes loudly and often with little effect — that his party had essentially given up competing in large swaths of the country that it needed to win Senate seats and state races. By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more » Don Henley says the Eagles are done. It was always Glenn Frey's band. On the eve of what should have been a time for the band to celebrate, the group's remaining members reflect on how Frey's death in January has cast a cloud over the proceedings. By Geoff Edgers  •  Read more » She thought she ran the race of her life. Officials say she cheated. Pat Huffman has raised thousands for charity through dedicated racing, but a race director said she took a short cut in the Marine Corps Historic Half-Marathon. By Rick Maese  •  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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071