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Tillerson brings tough line to Moscow over Russia's backing for Syrian regime; San Bernardino reels from elementary school shooting that left teacher, 8-year-old student dead; In the battle over Obamacare’s future, Trump just blinked. Bigly.; A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered and limp.; The Senate may be developing an electoral college issue; Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was Asian? Many in China think so.; Republicans undertake unexpected rescue mission in deep red Kansas; The struggle to give a soul to a soulless presidency; ‘Re-accommodate’? United ridiculed for corporate speak response to passenger dragging.; Sessions orders Justice Dept. to end forensic science commission, suspend review policy; The Daily 202: Reflexive partisanship drives polling lurch on Syria strikes; Trump is crippling his own administration; United CEO, facing boycott calls, defends booting passenger so crew could take his seat; The Trumps’ war for nepotism; Tesla's 'crazy' climb to America's most valuable car company; Teacher, 8-year-old student killed after husband opens fire in San Bernardino classroom, officials say   Most popular right now   Most Read Tillerson brings tough line to Moscow over Russia's backing for Syrian regime But the ultimatum-style approach by Washington is likely to meet stiff resistance. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » San Bernardino reels from elementary school shooting that left teacher, 8-year-old student dead A spokesperson for the school district said the shooting occurred in a special education classroom, which, at the time, was filled with first through fourth-grade students. By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Read more »   The Plum Line •  Opinion In the battle over Obamacare’s future, Trump just blinked. Bigly. Republicans just implicitly conceded that the politics of the ACA are tilting against them. By Greg Sargent  •  Read more »   A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered and limp. "We have United employees that need to fly to Louisville tonight. … This flight's not leaving until four people get off." One man refused. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Was that doctor dragged off the United Airlines flight because he was Asian? Many in China think so. China's social media users see the incident as an example of racial discrimination and American hypocrisy. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more »   Republicans undertake unexpected rescue mission in deep red Kansas The special election to replace Mike Pompeo is one of four where Republicans left seats to join the Trump adminstration By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Opinion The struggle to give a soul to a soulless presidency Inconsistency is so far the most consistent theme of the Trump administration. By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   ‘Re-accommodate’? United ridiculed for corporate speak response to passenger dragging. Twitter users and others ridiculed statements from the airline and its CEO after a passenger was violently removed from a flight for refusing to give up his seat. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Sessions orders Justice Dept. to end forensic science commission, suspend review policy Department to reduce role of independent scientists, suspends review of questioned testimony By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   The Fix •  Analysis Why the GOP should be very worried about what’s happening in Kansas and Georgia These are the kinds of special elections that signal trouble for the party in power. 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What's there is damning enough. •   Don’t count on Russia to get rid of Assad Also Popular in Sports   Sports •  Analysis Russell Westbrook, James Harden or LeBron James? Nope. Here’s our choice for NBA MVP. There are several deserving candidates for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, but Tim Bontemps could only pick one. And it's not who you'd expect. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more » •   An NFL lineman has the perfect response after United had to ‘re-accommodate’ a passenger •   Analysis | NBA 2017 award picks: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Gregg Popovich and sorry, no Joel Embiid •   Charles Barkley says Cavaliers would ‘rather not play the Wizards’ in second round •   Analysis | Steph Curry’s new deal could be the biggest ever. And it will be a bargain. Also Popular in National   World War II vet found dead in a suitcase gets the dignity he deserves Veterans, law enforcement and his estranged son rallied to get the man's remains returned to South Carolina. 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