Evening Edition: Trump names fiscal hawk Mick Mulvaney to head budget office

Russian hacking presents problem for Trump, who touts 'America first'; FBI agrees with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win; Obama warns that partisan divisions make U.S. vulnerable; In Pakistan, five girls were killed for having fun. Then the story took an even darker twist. ; Pentagon: Beijing will return naval drone seized in the South China Sea; 4 people killed, dozens hurt on icy roads in D.C. area; U. of Minnesota players end boycott over sex abuse inquiry, resume preparing for bowl game; Doctor who invented a lifesaving technique for choking victims dies at 96; A backpack, a Coke bottle and fake cocaine: How a Border Patrol agent got arrested for smuggling; Pagan priest wins right to wear goat horns in license photo, saying they are ‘religious attire’; Poor sleep, lack of energy, low libido: These aren't necessarily signs of age; Most people at his prestigious college have no idea what he faces when he goes home for Christmas; Mysterious ghost shark captured on camera for the first time;   The day's most important stories   Trump names fiscal hawk Mick Mulvaney to head budget office The South Carolina congressman, picked to direct the Office of Management and Budget, is an advocate of strict curbs on government spending to reduce the deficit. Mulvaney is a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-liners who have pushed GOP leaders to the right. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more » Russian hacking presents problem for Trump, who touts 'America first' The president-elect's first test has come even before he is sworn in, and so far he has responded with denial, equivocation and deflection — apparently focused on shielding himself from criticism. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   FBI agrees with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win Revelations that FBI Director James B. Comey — along with the director of national intelligence — agreed with the CIA assessment could put to rest suggestions that the agencies weren't on the same page on the cyber-intrusions. By Adam Entous and Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Obama warns that partisan divisions make U.S. vulnerable Weeks after Donald Trump's win, President Obama's optimistic facade about the country is beginning to crack. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In Pakistan, five girls were killed for having fun. Then the story took an even darker twist.  What happened to the victims six years ago has been shrouded by cultural taboos, official inertia and elaborate subterfuges by the families that reportedly carried out orders to commit "honor killings." By Pamela Constable  •  Read more »   Pentagon: Beijing will return naval drone seized in the South China Sea It's not clear who authorized the seizure Friday of the small unmanned craft, which the Pentagon uses to study atmospheric and water conditions. By Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   4 people killed, dozens hurt on icy roads in D.C. area Hundreds of collisions were reported in the region, but the most serious was a 55-car pileup on Interstate 95 in Baltimore after a tanker went off the highway and burst into flames this morning. By Michael S. Rosenwald and Rachel Weiner  •  Read more »   U. of Minnesota players end boycott over sex abuse inquiry, resume preparing for bowl game After two days spent protesting the treatment of 10 teammates who were suspended and who face further disciplinary action for their roles in an alleged sexual assault, the football players returned to practice. By Rick Maese  •  Read more »   Henry J. Heimlich | 1920-2016 Doctor who invented a lifesaving technique for choking victims dies at 96 Henry Heimlich's "bearhug" maneuver has been credited with saving tens of thousands of people. By Sindya H. Bhanoo  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A backpack, a Coke bottle and fake cocaine: How a Border Patrol agent got arrested for smuggling The agent's contact — a confidential informant — paid him $500 a pound for the drugs and promised future work, the FBI said. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Pagan priest wins right to wear goat horns in license photo, saying they are ‘religious attire’ Phelan Moonsong feels so attached to his "spiritual antennae" that he refuses to take them off for anyone — including the state of Maine.  By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Poor sleep, lack of energy, low libido: These aren't necessarily signs of age Research suggests that health issues long thought to be inevitable may actually be avoidable. By Consumer Reports  •  Read more »   Most people at his prestigious college have no idea what he faces when he goes home for Christmas "I'm not only managing my coursework and campus activities, I'm also preoccupied with family concerns and financial hardship," a student from one of the District's poorest neighborhoods writes. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Mysterious ghost shark captured on camera for the first time The pointy-nosed blue chimaera, a rarely seen creature with a patchwork of bizarre features, was filmed off the coasts of Hawaii and central California. By Amy B Wang  •  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