Monday's Headlines: Inside Trump’s fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations

Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump's unproven wiretapping claims; Wiretapping accusation pushes Trump presidency onto a road with no guardrails; Caught between Trump and Russia, Germans begin to ratchet up their military might; GOP bill threatens to dismantle one of the nation's strongest school desegregation efforts;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations At the center of the turmoil in the White House is an impatient president frustrated by his administration's inability to erase the impression that his campaign was engaged with Russia, to stem leaks or to implement any signature achievements. Interviews with 17 insiders offer a look at the tumultuous recent days. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Ashley Parker  •  Read more » Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump's unproven wiretapping claims The FBI director's request is the latest rebuff of Trump's unfounded accusation that then-President Obama had ordered a wiretap of his campaign headquarters. Former director of national intelligence, James Clapper, denied allegations that wiretaps were authorized against Trump. By Abby Phillip and Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Debrief Wiretapping accusation pushes Trump presidency onto a road with no guardrails The president's tweets may have been an effort to distract from revelations that his associates had contact with Russian officials, but instead it invites scrutiny and deepens doubts about his own judgment. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Caught between Trump and Russia, Germans begin to ratchet up their military might With the Trump administration pressing allies to shoulder more of their own defense and fears of Russian aggression, Germans, who have largely rejected militarism since the Nazi horror, are debating a military buildup in a manner rarely seen since the fall of the Berlin Wall. By Anthony Faiola  •  Read more »   GOP bill threatens to dismantle one of the nation's strongest school desegregation efforts White and black and poor and rich children have long shared schools in Louisville, Ky., with arts- and science-themed programs helping to draw students into different parts of town. Opponents to the push by state Republicans for neighborhood schools fear it would concentrate minority and low-income students apart from their affluent peers. By Emma Brown  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The Trump Experiment may come to an early tipping point By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Trump's blindness on trade is all too easy to see By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Vice President Pence is quietly becoming a foreign policy power player By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   How the rest of the world could shape Trump's foreign policy By Jackson Diehl  •  Read more »   The administrative state is huge, and it's only getting bigger By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   Picking on robots won't deal with job destruction By Lawrence Summers  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   North Korea launches four more missiles Three of the missiles landed in Japanese waters. The launch coincided with an annual joint U.S.-South Korea military exercise and China's National People's Congress. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Marine Corps rocked by nude-photo scandal Marine officials are looking into allegations that an unknown number of current and former service members shared naked and compromising photos of their female colleagues on social media. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » A U.S. citizen is denied college aid — because of her mother's immigration status Natalia Villalobos was born and raised in Washington, D.C., and argues a city tuition assistance program unfairly discriminates against U.S. citizens with immigrant parents, including those living here legally. By Janell Ross  •  Read more » Some Indians fearful of U.S. travel after three high-profile attacks in 10 days The violence has prompted some in India to ask their government to issue a travel advisory against the United States. By Annie Gowen  •  Read more » After Trump's win, people buy fewer firearms, with one big exception: Minorities Lagging national firearms sales are coupled with an interesting twist: Renewed interest in guns among those who fear that racial and gender-based violence could increase during Donald Trump's presidency. By T. Rees Shapiro and Katie Zezima  •  Read more » WorldViews | Analysis American cocaine use is way up. Colombia’s coca boom might be why. The illegal Colombian crop has exploded since 2013, and a State Department report says 90 percent of the cocaine for sale in the United States is of Colombian origin. By Nick Miroff  •  Read more » General Motors to sell its European business The sale of GM's loss-making European car business — including Germany's Opel and British brand Vauxhall — to PSA group will create Europe's second-biggest automaker. By Angela Charlton and Tom Krisher | AP  •  Read more » Analysis The dramatic difference between Mike Pence and Donald Trump when it comes to the press The vice president lobbed jokes at reporters as well as politicians and staff members at the annual Gridiron dinner. See what he said about the media in this annotated transcript. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » La. congressman apologizes to Kellyanne Conway over sofa joke Rep. Cedric Richmond's mea culpa came after his words were widely criticized — and after top Democrat Nancy Pelosi had to answer for them. By Emily Heil  •  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