Evening Edition: Challenged on falsehoods, adviser says Trump team has ‘alternative facts’

Annotated transcript: Conway on 'Meet the Press'; Spicer earns 4 Pinocchios for a series of false claims on inauguration crowd size; Trump tosses a 'bomb' into fragile health insurance markets; How mainstream media missed the march that social media turned into a phenomenon; Trump takes to Twitter to weigh in on march, TV ratings ; Conway: Trump won't release tax returns because 'people don't care'; British police used a Taser on a black man they thought was a robber. He's a race-relations adviser.; Tornadoes kill at least 12 people in Georgia, upping weekend weather death toll to 16; Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura killed in car crash in Dominican Republic; What young America wants; What Trump said when he signed the executive order for education nominee Betsy DeVos; SNL host Aziz Ansari explores how Trump is the Chris Brown of politics;   The day's most important stories   Challenged on falsehoods, adviser says Trump team has 'alternative facts' President Trump's aides are under fire after his press secretary made easily disproved claims about the size of the inauguration crowd. Chief counselor Kellyanne Conway sparred on "Meet the Press" with Chuck Todd who said, "Alternative facts are not facts." By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » Annotated transcript: Conway on 'Meet the Press' Chuck Todd just was not buying what the senior Trump adviser was selling. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Read more »   Spicer earns 4 Pinocchios for a series of false claims on inauguration crowd size There is no reason why Donald Trump should have expected bigger crowds than Barack Obama in 2009 or 2013. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Trump tosses a 'bomb' into fragile health insurance markets The president's executive order, signed hours after he was sworn in, injects further uncertainty into Affordable Care Act marketplaces and could affect how many people enroll in plans and how many insurers offer them. By Juliet Eilperin and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How mainstream media missed the march that social media turned into a phenomenon Taken collectively, the Women's March on Washington and its "sister" marches were perhaps the largest single demonstration of the power social media to create mobilization. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Trump takes to Twitter to weigh in on march, TV ratings "Why didn't these people vote?" the president tweeted. Later he said, "Peaceful protests are a hallmark of our democracy." By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Conway: Trump won't release tax returns because 'people don't care' The president's senior aide indicated a marked shift from Trump's pledge during the campaign to make his returns public once an audit was complete. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   British police used a Taser on a black man they thought was a robber. He's a race-relations adviser. "I've done no wrong," said the man who helped found a group to improve relations between police and people of color. The incident was filmed by a neighbor. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Tornadoes kill at least 12 people in Georgia, upping weekend weather death toll to 16 The largest devastation appeared to occur in the southern Georgia town of Adel, where officials said seven people died. The state's governor declared a state of emergency in seven counties near the Florida border. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Aides say the brief conversation centered on concerns about Syria, Iran and Israel-Palestinian conflict. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura killed in car crash in Dominican Republic A separate crash in the Caribbean nation claimed the life of Andy Marte, who played for the Indians, Braves and Diamondbacks. By Cindy Boren and Dave Sheinin  •  Read more »   What young America wants On Inauguration Day, we asked people ages 18 to 35 who flooded the nation's capital in support — and in protest — of the new president what their hopes were for the next four years. Listen to what they had to say. Photographs by Marvin Joseph  •  Read more »   What Trump said when he signed the executive order for education nominee Betsy DeVos As he completed the routine of inking nomination papers for top administrative positions, he frequently commented on the person's qualifications. With DeVos, he seemed at a loss for words. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   SNL host Aziz Ansari explores how Trump is the Chris Brown of politics The comic's nearly nine-minute monologue addressed hate crimes and included ways to address Islamophobia. By Elahe Izadi  •  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. 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