Evening Edition: Millions protest at Women’s Marches across U.S.

In goodwill visit to CIA, Trump slams media for coverage of inaugural crowds; Trump's appointment of his son-in-law as senior adviser didn't violate nepotism law, Justice Dept. says ; Melania Trump chose wisely for her debut as first lady; Trump attends prayer service that calls for national unity; Democrats reject Betsy DeVos, but they helped pave her road as education nominee; Regulatory freeze halts 4 Obama rules aimed at promoting greater energy efficiency; Inaugural balls: The good, the bad and the American carnage of presidential parties; Baker: Trump's inaugural cake was commissioned to look exactly like Obama's;   The day's most important stories   Millions protest at Women's Marches across U.S. An unexpectedly large crowd jammed the National Mall, forcing organizers to change the route for a planned march to the White House. Similar scenes unfolded around the country. The Boston transit system added extra trains to accommodate tens of thousands of protesters there. Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, New York and Miami also drew big crowds. And in Chicago, after 150,000 demonstrators swamped downtown blocks, officials canceled the march portion of the event. By Perry Stein, Steve Hendrix and Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more » In goodwill visit to CIA, Trump slams media for coverage of inaugural crowds During his visit to mend fences with the intelligence agency that he recently likened to Nazis, the president accused news outlets of lying about the true size of the inaugural crowd, falsely claiming it "looked like a million, a million and a half people." By Philip Rucker and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Trump's appointment of his son-in-law as senior adviser didn't violate nepotism law, Justice Dept. says A Justice Department opinion concluded that the president has special hiring authority that overrides a federal law forbidding executive branch officials from employing family members. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Melania Trump chose wisely for her debut as first lady Patriotism came in a shade of pale blue cashmere and matching suede gloves. Glamour — and a hint of globalism — came in white crepe and silk gazar. And just like that, the controversy over who would dress the first lady after such a divisive election shifted from a boil to barely a simmer. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump attends prayer service that calls for national unity At an interfaith service at the Washington National Cathedral, an imam offered a Muslim call to prayer. The lineup was heavy on evangelicals, with more participating than at services attended by past presidents. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Democrats reject Betsy DeVos, but they helped pave her road as education nominee Many Democrats have been supporting traditional Republican views of school reform for years. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Regulatory freeze halts 4 Obama rules aimed at promoting greater energy efficiency The memorandum from Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus does not necessarily ensure the regulations' demise — it merely halts them for further review. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Inaugural balls: The good, the bad and the American carnage of presidential parties With the daytime formalities dispensed of, there was still the nighttime to deal with: a whole battery of official and unofficial parties, with blistered people limping about in tight dress shoes hoping for a glimpse of power, celebrity or both. By Monica Hesse and Dan Zak  •  Read more »   Baker: Trump's inaugural cake was commissioned to look exactly like Obama's Food Network star Duff Goldman, who founded Charm City Cakes, posted side-by-side images of his 2013 design vs. one seen Friday night. Then the owner of a Washington bakery came forward and said the client wanted "this exact cake." By Amy B Wang and Tim Carman  •  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