Tuesday's Headlines: U.S. is poised to ramp up military in Afghanistan

Yates says she warned White House that Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia; The Fix: 5 things we learned from Sally Yates's testimony; The Fix: Spicer suggests Obama's warning about Flynn was dismissed as sour grapes from a loser; Iowa congressman walks out of a TV interview and into an angry town hall meeting; Kimmel returns to air, slams critics of his health-care plea; Judges weighing travel order repeatedly ask Trump's attorneys about campaign promise of a Muslim ban;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories U.S. is poised to ramp up military in Afghanistan The Trump administration is considering a major shift in strategy in Afghanistan, including an increase of at least 3,000 troops, that would effectively put the United States back on a war footing with the Taliban. The plan would authorize the Pentagon, not the White House, to set troop levels in Afghanistan and give it far broader authority to use airstrikes to target militants. By Missy Ryan and Greg Jaffe  •  Read more » Yates says she warned White House that Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia Former acting attorney general Sally Yates told lawmakers that she expected the White House to "take action" on her January warning about then-national security adviser Michael Flynn. The retired general stayed on the job for 18 days after Yates's warning. By Devlin Barrett and Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   The Fix: 5 things we learned from Sally Yates's testimony We learned much more about the moment that brought down Michael Flynn. But we were also left with questions. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   The Fix: Spicer suggests Obama's warning about Flynn was dismissed as sour grapes from a loser The president's winners-versus-losers worldview may have cost him in the Michael Flynn fiasco. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Iowa congressman walks out of a TV interview and into an angry town hall meeting Rep. Rod Blum, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, struggled to explain his vote to support the American Health Care Act to a pre-screened audience. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Kimmel returns to air, slams critics of his health-care plea "I would like to apologize for saying that children in America should have health care, it was insensitive," Kimmel deadpanned. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   Judges weighing travel order repeatedly ask Trump's attorneys about campaign promise of a Muslim ban President Trump's political statements trailed him to court, where ­judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit seemed skeptical his revised travel ban was based on national security concerns rather than his campaign promise to ban Muslims from entering the United States. By Ann E. Marimow and Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Opinions   Why Trump can't do what he said he'd do By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   The real reason Hillary Clinton lost By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   Republicans are accidentally paving the way for single-payer health care By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Yates's testimony pumps the bellows on the Trump-Russia probe By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Trump is waging a war on millennials By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Here's how the West should respond to the Macron hack By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   A TV company warned viewers about 'fake news.' Now it's buying some of the nation's biggest stations. Two months before Monday's announcement that Sinclair Broadcast Group would acquire Tribune Media, the company sent out a "must-run" piece echoing a frequent complaint of President Trump. While other station owners also push "must-runs," Sinclair appears unique for what analysts see as a political slant. By Todd C. Frankel  •  Read more » Senators criticize visa program pushed by Jared Kushner's sister in China An offer of visas for a $500,000 investment in a Kushner company property is a "stark conflict of interest," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). By Michael Kranish  •  Read more » Millennials think Coach is 'boring.' Will acquiring Kate Spade help? After paying $2.4 billion for the whimsical handbag company, Coach plans to do away with its deep discounts. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more » Today's WorldView | Analysis What the French election highlights about Trump and U.S. politics Emmanuel Macron channeled that kind of "centrist" idealism that is virtually nonexistent in the United States. But he was also buttressed by a more sober, responsible media at home. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more » Humanity’s strange new cousin is shockingly young — and shaking up our family tree Homo naledi lived as recently as 236,000 years ago and could have crossed paths with the direct ancestors of modern humans, scientists say. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more » The FCC says an attack — not John Oliver — hampered its website The late-night host called on his viewers to submit online comments to the Federal Communications Commission to show their support for net neutrality rules. Since the show aired on Sunday, the commenting site has had connectivity problems. By Hayley Tsukayama  •  Read more » South Koreans go to the polls to elect new president after months of turmoil Millions are going to the polls, bringing about an end to six months of political turmoil but opening a new and potentially difficult chapter in relations with the United States. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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