Evening Edition: Ethics office warns that Trump, GOP are rushing Cabinet confirmations

Sessions, who might otherwise face tough hearing, has plenty of fans among fellow senators; Next week finally will bring Trump and his team into the open to answer questions; Suspect in Fort Lauderdale shooting 'lost his mind' in Iraq, family says; TSA allows passengers to carry guns and ammunition in checked luggage; Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer was nearly caught in shooting; 'One more giant fake': Russians dismiss U.S. report accusing Putin of ordering effort to sabotage election; One chart shows how Obama's job performance compares with his predecessors; Right before they gave up, investigators figured out where to look for MH370; Snow appears to be over, but bitter cold is on the way; Two officers could be disciplined for selfies in front of a burning house; This poet can't answer questions about her own works on a standardized test; Carrie Fisher’s urn is a giant Prozac pill: ‘It was where she would want to be'; A family considered this deer a pet. Then game wardens killed her in front of them.;   The day's most important stories   Ethics office warns that Trump, GOP are rushing Cabinet confirmations The director of the Office of Government Ethics said Saturday that plans to confirm Donald J. Trump's top Cabinet choices before background checks are complete are unprecedented and have overwhelmed government investigators responsible for the reviews. By Ed O'Keefe and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Sessions, who might otherwise face tough hearing, has plenty of fans among fellow senators Donald Trump's pick for attorney general is genial, respectful and patient. And that has given fellow Republicans and even some Democrats reason not to scrutinize the more unsavory aspects of his political history, which includes racial allegations. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Next week finally will bring Trump and his team into the open to answer questions The most that people have heard from the president-elect for weeks has been through his seemingly random tweets. But he and his nominees will all be in public, possibly providing answers that will bring the administration into sharper focus. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Suspect in Fort Lauderdale shooting 'lost his mind' in Iraq, family says Investigators were still trying to figure out on Saturday whether a 70-second airport shooting rampage that left five people dead was driven by a terror motive or mental illness, authorities said. Relatives said alleged gunman Esteban Santiago of Anchorage has struggled with mental health issues, but investigators have not ruled out terrorism as a motive in the rampage. By Sari Horwitz, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   TSA allows passengers to carry guns and ammunition in checked luggage Flyers are allowed to travel across the country with guns, provided they follow the rules. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer was nearly caught in shooting He was on his way to meet a driver in the area where the gunman attacked, but he stopped in the bathroom first and became one of the early people to report from the scene. By Sari Horwitz and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   'One more giant fake': Russians dismiss U.S. report accusing Putin of ordering effort to sabotage election Russians were skeptical that the Kremlin intervened to hurt Hillary Clinton and help President-elect Donald Trump, and critics decried the declassified report as lacking in evidence. Read more »   One chart shows how Obama's job performance compares with his predecessors The economy is far from perfect, but as the 44th president leaves office, the nation is in better shape than he found it. By Ana Swanson and Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Right before they gave up, investigators figured out where to look for MH370 The Malaysia Airlines flight vanished in March 2014 with 239 people on board. By Amanda Erickson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Snow appears to be over, but bitter cold is on the way Temperatures will plunge overnight and winds gusts of 25-plus mph will push wind chill values below zero throughout much of the region. The cold and blustery conditions will persist through Sunday. By Greg Porter  •  Read more »   Two officers could be disciplined for selfies in front of a burning house No one was hurt in the blaze outside New York City. A neighbor who uses a wheelchair said the police in the video helped her out of her home so should not be punished. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   This poet can't answer questions about her own works on a standardized test Sara Holbrook, who has written numerous books of poetry for children, teens and adults, said, "Kids' futures and the evaluations of their teachers will be based on their ability to guess the so-called correct answer." By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Carrie Fisher’s urn is a giant Prozac pill: ‘It was where she would want to be' The late actress had openly described herself as manic depressive, and as a tribute to her memorable wit and blunt humor, her ashes were placed in one of her most prized possessions: an urn in the shape of a large antidepressant. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   A family considered this deer a pet. Then game wardens killed her in front of them. To the Mcgaugheys, the doe was tame (wandering into their Kansas home on occasion) and did not deserve to die. To wildlife authorities, the animal was a socialized wild animal that could have harmed people and spread disease. By Karin Brulliard  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071