Evening Edition: ExxonMobil chief is Trump’s choice for State despite concerns about Russia ties

Perry picked for Energy Dept., an agency he once vowed to abolish; Scientists are copying climate data, fearing it may vanish under Trump; Trump might have made Joe Scarborough as important as he always thought he was; 5 things Donald Trump promised he’d do, but hasn’t; Russian envoy: Evacuation deal reached for last rebel zones in Syria's ravaged Aleppo; The polar vortex dives into the Lower 48, with record lows expected this week; Court blocks Okla. abortion law requiring hospital privileges; With small changes, U.S. maintains military aid to Saudi Arabia despite rebukes over Yemen carnage; 'Rogue One' doesn't offer much joy, but 'Star Wars' fans will enjoy it anyway; Blind man sets out alone in Google's driverless car; She was fired after calling Michelle Obama an 'Ape in heels.' Now she's getting her job back.; Police arrest Saudi woman who tweeted a photo of herself without a hijab;   The day's most important stories   ExxonMobil chief is Trump's choice for State despite concerns about Russia ties The nomination of ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson likely faces a tough fight in the Senate, where some Republicans have said they are worried about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Like others in the new Trump Cabinet, Tillerson lacks any experience in government but will try to apply his experience in the business world to the realm of diplomacy. By Steven Mufson, Philip Rucker and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » Perry picked for Energy Dept., an agency he once vowed to abolish Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is likely to shift the department away from renewable energy and toward fossil fuels, whose production he championed as Texas governor while serving for 14 years. By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Scientists are copying climate data, fearing it may vanish under Trump The efforts include a "guerrilla archiving event" in Toronto where experts will copy irreplaceable public data, and meetings at the University of Pennsylvania focused on how to download as much federal data as possible in the coming weeks. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Trump might have made Joe Scarborough as important as he always thought he was Every news outlet lavished attention on Donald Trump during the election, but to many, it was the special attention from the "Morning Joe" host that lent legitimacy to the phenomenon. Now, his pipeline to the president-elect poses an opportunity — or, perhaps, a kind of responsibility. By Ben Terris  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   5 things Donald Trump promised he’d do, but hasn’t News conferences, documentation, lawsuits: Months after he promised them, we're still waiting on all of the above. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Russian envoy: Evacuation deal reached for last rebel zones in Syria's ravaged Aleppo A U.N. spokesman cited reports that pro-government forces had killed at least 82 civilians, entering homes and killing people "on the spot." By Louisa Loveluck and Liz Sly  •  Read more »   The polar vortex dives into the Lower 48, with record lows expected this week Factoring in the wind, it will feel like 20 to 30 degrees below zero in the Midwest and Northeast. By Angela Fritz  •  Read more »   Court blocks Okla. abortion law requiring hospital privileges Months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar law in Texas, the Oklahoma Supreme Court tossed a state measure that would have required abortion providers to have special relationships with hospitals. By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   With small changes, U.S. maintains military aid to Saudi Arabia despite rebukes over Yemen carnage The White House launched the high-level review of the assistance in October, following a Saudi airstrike that killed more than 100 people at a Yemeni funeral. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   'Rogue One' doesn't offer much joy, but 'Star Wars' fans will enjoy it anyway This is a movie that, technically, doesn't need to exist, apart from abject fan service, the minting of some easy money and mindshare maintenance at a time when attention spans are brief. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more »   Blind man sets out alone in Google's driverless car The man was driven unaccompanied around Austin in a car without a steering wheel or floor pedals, the company announced. By Ashley Halsey III and Michael Laris  •  Read more »   She was fired after calling Michelle Obama an 'Ape in heels.' Now she's getting her job back. The executive director of a government-funded nonprofit organization in West Virginia was removed from her job after making the comment on Facebook last month. By Kristine Guerra and Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   Police arrest Saudi woman who tweeted a photo of herself without a hijab Her tweet was widely circulated in the Muslim country, with some referring to her as the "Saudi Rosa Parks," while others demanded she be imprisoned or even executed. By Samantha Schmidt  •  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