Evening Edition: Trump, Putin agree on phone to improve relations, Kremlin says

Meeting press for first time since election, Obama says Trump is committed to NATO; This ‘60 Minutes' interview proves Trump believes he was right about everything ; The cracks are already starting to show between Trump and Republicans; Fact Checker: Ryan's claim that 'Medicare is going broke'; Joe Biden's imagined last laugh: Pranking Trump's White House; Priebus will be chief of staff, but Bannon may be the one calling the shots ; 'Era of Palestinian state is over': Right-wing Israeli leaders seize on Trump's win; Obama to confront massive refugee crisis in final trip to Europe; New guidelines for cholesterol drugs: Everyone 40 and older should be considered for the medication; An advanced Russian jet just crashed during its debut off the Syrian coast; Our First Amendment test is here. We can't afford to flunk it.; Dave Chappelle on SNL shows how much America could have used him this election cycle; A Christian mom blogger announces she’s dating soccer star Abby Wambach; The J. Crew bridal dress is dead. But the casual wedding it inspired lives on.;   The day's most important stories   Trump, Putin agree on phone to improve relations, Kremlin says The Kremlin said in a statement that the two leaders discussed combining efforts in the fight against terrorism, talked about "a settlement for the crisis in Syria" and agreed their aides would begin working to set up a face-to-face meeting. By Elise Viebeck, Jerry Markon and Karen DeYoung  •  Read more » Meeting press for first time since election, Obama says Trump is committed to NATO The president said the U.S. would continue to uphold its core principles under President-elect Donald Trump's leadership. By Juliet Eilperin and Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   This ‘60 Minutes' interview proves Trump believes he was right about everything In this annotated transcript, Trump and his family sat down to talk with Lesley Stahl in his first television interview since being elected. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   The cracks are already starting to show between Trump and Republicans In interviews since Trump was elected, Republicans can't quite bring themselves to endorse some of their new president's signature policy priorities. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker: Ryan's claim that 'Medicare is going broke' The House Speaker claims that the Affordable Care Act is making Medicare go broke. Actually, it's the opposite. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Joe Biden's imagined last laugh: Pranking Trump's White House Since the election, the Obama/Biden memes have shifted. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more »   Priebus will be chief of staff, but Bannon may be the one calling the shots Trump is said to have preferred Stephen Bannon for the chief job. But he was reportedly persuaded in recent days to go a more conventional route. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   'Era of Palestinian state is over': Right-wing Israeli leaders seize on Trump's win Top Israeli ministers voted unanimously in favor of a bill that would legalize Jewish settlements in the West Bank built on privately owned Palestinian land. By William Booth and Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   Obama to confront massive refugee crisis in final trip to Europe Donald Trump's win and his message to severely restrict refugees from entering the U.S. complicates the president's message to policymakers in Greece and Germany. By Juliet Eilperin and Anthony Faiola  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   New guidelines for cholesterol drugs: Everyone 40 and older should be considered for the medication The report greatly expands the universe of people who should be screened, a group that no longer hinges on whether someone has a history of cardiovascular disease. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more »   An advanced Russian jet just crashed during its debut off the Syrian coast The jet crashed in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to land on Russia's sole aircraft carrier, the Russian Ministry of Defense said Monday in a statement. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Our First Amendment test is here. We can't afford to flunk it. MEDIA COLUMNIST | Donald Trump has made it clear that he has no intention of protecting or defending our rights to free expression, so get ready for a fight. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   Dave Chappelle on SNL shows how much America could have used him this election cycle Just days after Donald Trump was elected president, the elusive comic returned to television to host "Saturday Night Live," and his hilarious, biting point of view brought in season-high ratings. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   A Christian mom blogger announces she’s dating soccer star Abby Wambach Glennon Doyle Melton's news comes after her friend Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love," announced a romantic relationship with her female best friend. By Kate Shellnutt  •  Read more »   The J. Crew bridal dress is dead. But the casual wedding it inspired lives on. Like Mason jars and chalkboards, wearing a dress from the place you bought jeans showed you rejected the wedding-industrial complex. But now the category is getting crowded. By Sarah Halzack  •  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. 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