Saturday's Headlines: Trump’s immigration goals run into obstacles — including the president himself

German defense minister hammers Trump's dismissive attitude toward European allies; Trump calls the news media 'the enemy of the American People'; Trump golf club to debut in Dubai as his policies loom over the Mideast; A university takes on one of its own, alumna Kellyanne Conway; The Fix: McCain systematically dismantles Trump's entire worldview; What happened when these restaurants lost immigrant workers for real; The man who warned of 'Death by China' emerges as Trump's inside man on trade; The places in America most exposed to a trade war;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump's immigration goals run into obstacles — including the president himself Trump has tried to use his executive powers to punch through roadblocks to achieve a key campaign promise: Cracking down on illegal immigrants and tightening border control. But the complexities of the system and the president's vagueness on how to change it have slowed progress. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » German defense minister hammers Trump's dismissive attitude toward European allies The tough speech, made before a conclave of U.S. and European officials, criticized the president's statements on topics such as Russia, NATO and torture. By Michael Birnbaum and Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Trump calls the news media 'the enemy of the American People' Although Trump has long colorfully criticized news coverage, he had not yet labeled the fourth estate as being an enemy of the country. By Jenna Johnson and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Trump golf club to debut in Dubai as his policies loom over the Mideast The president's sons are expected to attend the launch of the Trump International Golf Club, the first Trump-branded golf resort in the Arab world. Trump's policies have outraged many in the region, but in the United Arab Emirates — a key U.S. ally — such rancor has been invisible. By Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A university takes on one of its own, alumna Kellyanne Conway Trinity Washington University doesn't shy away from debate about the Trump administration, including one of its leaders, an alumna. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   The Fix: McCain systematically dismantles Trump's entire worldview Even considering the two men's up-and-down history and the terrible things Trump has said about McCain, it was a striking display from a senior leader of a party when it comes to a president of the same party. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   What happened when these restaurants lost immigrant workers for real The employees of a popular restaurant in Buffalo didn't need to imagine a "day without immigrants" — it was forced on them last October. Now, restaurants, bars and hotels across America are bracing for the possibility of further enforcement action under the Trump administration.  By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more »   The man who warned of 'Death by China' emerges as Trump's inside man on trade The administration tapped little-known academic Peter K. Navarro to help rewrite the rules of global trade, from Mexico to China to Britain, and bring back American manufacturing and jobs. By Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   The places in America most exposed to a trade war Nearly 6 million U.S. jobs are directly tied to exports and another 6 million are indirectly tied to trade. That means many of America's cities have a lot to gain — and a lot to lose — from the major changes to trade policy that President Trump is proposing. By Ana Swanson, Ted Mellnik and Darla Cameron  •  Read more »   Opinions   How to manage the White House cancer By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   This Russian threat cannot go unchallenged By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Citizen Trump likely wouldn't get a security clearance. Here's why. By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   Veterans have a problem that no amount of parades or VA funding can solve By Patrick Mondaca  •  Read more »   To understand today's politics, look at Yale in the '60s By George F. Will  •  Read more »   How enforcing Trump's immigration actions could hurt public safety By Jonathan Blanks  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   One of the NBA's best coaches finds the opponent of his life in Trump More than just a sports figure with a megaphone, Gregg Popovich — previously best known off the court as a professional grouch — has revealed the inner workings of a curious, nuanced mind with thoughtful opinions. By Kent Babb  •  Read more » Malaysia arrests North Korean man as it looks into death of Kim Jong Un's half brother Two women arrested this week and accused of carrying out the attack led police to North Korean citizen Ri Jong Chol, according to local news reports. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » After a white nationalist moved upstairs, these chocolatiers are trying to coexist Weekly protests outside the new home and headquarters of white nationalist Richard Spencer in Alexandria, Va., have brought attention to a gourmet candy store. By Patricia Sullivan  •  Read more » After protests, DeVos is now being guarded by U.S. marshals The move is unusual both for the Education Department, which typically has civil servants guarding the secretary, and for the marshals, who generally protect federal judges, transport prisoners, investigate fugitives and protect witnesses. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Emma Brown  •  Read more » State Department trims its upper ranks as Rex Tillerson retools personnel The secretary of state is still lacking much of his senior staff while the department is undergoing further shrinkage in its upper echelons, according to current and former U.S. officials. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more » From China to the pinnacle of American science Fresh from a patent dispute over the revolutionary gene-editing technique, CRISPR, Feng Zhang reminisces about his path to discovery and desire to move past the distractions of the courtroom. "Now we can get back to work," he said. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more » After working for Trump's campaign, British data firm eyes new U.S. government contracts Cambridge Analytica touted its ability to target voters through psychological profiling — a service for which Trump's presidential campaign paid millions of dollars. Now, its parent company is pitching its services to the Pentagon and other national security agencies. By Matea Gold and Frances Stead Sellers  •  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