Evening Edition: Stakes high for GOP contenders at debate before N.H. primary

Welcome to Evening Edition, your late-day update on the day's headlines. Here’s a sample for your immediate enjoyment. If you have been signed up by mistake or you’d rather not receive it, click here to unsubscribe.   New Hampshire could be Bush's last stand — or fresh start; Rubio isn’t leading the polls, but he's acting like the front-runner; Clinton says she doesn’t ‘offer easy answers.’ But what if that’s what voters want?; Will Bernie Sanders get an SNL bump? Let’s look at past candidates.; Amid water crisis, many desperate to escape Flint but lack means to do so; Futuristic fighter jet could have a spot in Super Bowl ad lineup; Chicago officer sues estate of teen he fatally shot; Psi Upsilon president at Cornell charged with sexual assault; For a family descended from a slave, a long White House tradition nears an end; Transgender man fatally shot by police in Arizona; How bizarre Super Bowl bets changed Las Vegas forever;   The day's most important stories   Stakes high for GOP contenders at debate before N.H. primary In the last meeting of the party's presidential hopefuls before Tuesday's vote, Donald Trump will return to the stage. He skipped the last debate and then lost to Ted Cruz in the Iowa caucuses, but he has an edge in Granite State polls. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » New Hampshire could be Bush's last stand — or fresh start The former Florida governor says he's in it for the long haul, but the primary is crucial to stopping his slow fall from front-runner to also-ran. He's pulling out all the stops in the hope that beating Rubio, Kasich and Christie would establish him as the alternative to Trump. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Rubio isn’t leading the polls, but he's acting like the front-runner His strategy of avoiding confrontation with his rivals reflects the campaign's belief that Tuesday's primary could be when he starts to consolidate mainstream GOP support. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Clinton says she doesn’t ‘offer easy answers.’ But what if that’s what voters want? Hillary Clinton says her pitch shows the complexity of governing. Meanwhile, voters say they have no doubt what Bernie Sanders's candidacy is all about, and he's having an easier time connecting with them. By Karen Tumulty and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Will Bernie Sanders get an SNL bump? Let’s look at past candidates. Perhaps the Democratic presidential candidate should let Larry David — the comic genius hosting tonight's show — do the talking for him. By Ellen McCarthy  •  Read more »   Amid water crisis, many desperate to escape Flint but lack means to do so Residents there have lived for years under some of the worst conditions in urban America. For many, the catastrophe of a water supply that may be poisoned indefinitely appears to be the final insult, and the old and poor, especially, are stuck. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   Futuristic fighter jet could have a spot in Super Bowl ad lineup Thirty seconds on TV could cost $5 million, but last year Northrop Grumman paid for what was thought to be the first Super Bowl ad produced for a defense contractor. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Chicago officer sues estate of teen he fatally shot The officer, who shot the 19-year-old college student and accidentally killed a neighbor, argues in the suit that the shooting left him traumatized. By Michael Tarm and Jason Keyser | AP  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Psi Upsilon president at Cornell charged with sexual assault The chapter, which has had problems including hazing violations, was placed on interim suspension after an assault was alleged at the fraternity house. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   For a family descended from a slave, a long White House tradition nears an end John Wrory Ficklin is among the last of a long line in his family to work at the mansion, but the first to do so in the West Wing. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Transgender man fatally shot by police in Arizona The 24-year-old with Asperger's syndrome gained viral fame from a video of a service dog calming him during a meltdown. An official said officers felt threatened when he came to the door holding a large kitchen knife. By Niraj Chokshi  •  Read more »   How bizarre Super Bowl bets changed Las Vegas forever Bears defensive lineman William "The Refrigerator" Perry cost casinos a bundle 30 years ago. But that opened the door for Americans to wager billions on specific outcomes within and surrounding the game. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you 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