Evening Edition: House votes along party lines to take first step to repeal Obamacare

Trump's business ties prompt a showdown between a tiny ethics office and the GOP; First sign of enhanced U.S.-Russia relations under Trump: An invite to Syria talks; Author and screenwriter of 'The Exorcist' was mesmerized by real story of a boy believed to be possessed; Justice Dept. releases scathing report on Chicago police, saying they have a pattern of excessive force; Inside Trump's foreign network: High-rollers, risk-takers and rule-benders; U.S. indicts three Takata executives, fines company $1 billion in air-bag scandal; D.C. National Guard general who helped organize inauguration to be removed amid Trump's swearing-in; Your guide to inauguration demonstrations, marches and protests; A newborn was snatched from a Florida hospital. She was just found safe — at age 18.; Sunday's Steelers-Chiefs playoff game postponed until evening because of ice storm; A British ex-spy was identified as the Trump dossier source. Now he's hiding.; Why the 'gluten-free movement' is less of a fad than we thought; Boots recalled because their tread leaves swastika imprints;   The day's most important stories   House votes along party lines to take first step to repeal Obamacare The measure, which had already been passed by the Senate, will allow Republicans to use special budget procedures to repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act without cooperation from Democrats. A handful of Republicans voted with Democrats against the measure. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Trump's business ties prompt a showdown between a tiny ethics office and the GOP The dispute erupted after a top House Republican demanded to question Walter Shaub Jr., the director of the Office of Government Ethics, who took the unusual step of denouncing Donald Trump for retaining ownership of his businesses. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   First sign of enhanced U.S.-Russia relations under Trump: An invite to Syria talks The Kremlin outreach is a marked shift after the Obama administration had been excluded from the process. By Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller  •  Read more »   William Peter Blatty | 1928-2017 Author and screenwriter of 'The Exorcist' was mesmerized by real story of a boy believed to be possessed William Peter Blatty's novel and later screenplay for the 1973 film about a demonic possession became a phenomenon and stirred fierce public debate about the occult. The Bethesda, Md., native has died at age 89. By Matt Schudel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Justice Dept. releases scathing report on Chicago police, saying they have a pattern of excessive force Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said that the investigation found that there was "considerable work to be done" to reform the Chicago Police Department, which would require independent oversight. By Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   Inside Trump's foreign network: High-rollers, risk-takers and rule-benders Donald Trump will be the first U.S. president with a global business empire. Reporting by Washington Post correspondents in nine countries reveals that Trump has worked with an unorthodox constellation of foreign business contacts. By Kevin Sullivan  •  Read more »   U.S. indicts three Takata executives, fines company $1 billion in air-bag scandal The executives face charges of deceiving automobile manufacturers about the condition of their air bags in order to enrich Takata, which at the time the scandal broke was the world's second-largest provider of air bags. By Steven Overly  •  Read more »   D.C. National Guard general who helped organize inauguration to be removed amid Trump's swearing-in Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz's departure is effective Jan. 20, 12:01 p.m., as thousands of his troops are deployed on the streets of the capital. He said his orders came from the Pentagon and that he doesn't know who made the decision. By Peter Hermann and Aaron C. Davis  •  Read more »   Your guide to inauguration demonstrations, marches and protests From a marijuana march to the Bikers for Trump Halftime Show, a preview of what to expect around Washington. By Sadie Dingfelder  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A newborn was snatched from a Florida hospital. She was just found safe — at age 18. Posters of Kamiyah Mobley were plastered all over Jacksonville for years after her abduction from a newborn ward in 1998. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Sunday's Steelers-Chiefs playoff game postponed until evening because of ice storm A winter storm is expected to coat Kansas City in a layer of ice as it sets in over the Great Plains. By Marissa Payne  •  Read more »   A British ex-spy was identified as the Trump dossier source. Now he's hiding. Christopher Steele apparently caught wind that his identity could be made public and hit the road. But not before arranging for his neighbor to look after his cats. By Karla Adam  •  Read more »   Why the 'gluten-free movement' is less of a fad than we thought There's been an incredible rise in the number of people who don't eat gluten, and they may not all be just making it up. By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more »   Boots recalled because their tread leaves swastika imprints A Southern California company recalled the work boots after a Redditor posted a picture on Imgur showing the footwear alongside its swastika imprints. By Lindsey Bever  •  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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