Evening Edition: Russia meddled in U.S. election, Clapper says, rejecting Trump’s view

Trump to nominate former senator Dan Coats as director of national intelligence; The Fix: Republicans are about to feel Obama's pain on Obamacare — and he knows it; Wonkblog: Trump threatened Toyota. But it looks like he got the facts wrong.; How nostalgia for white Christian America drove so many Americans to vote for Trump; Hate crime charges filed after Facebook video shows group attacking man while railing against Trump and whites; Tucker Carlson to take Megyn Kelly's place at Fox News in a win for Trump; Dylann Roof says it's 'not fair' he has to hear so much from the loved ones of his victims; 2 car-bombing suspects kill 2, die in gun battle near Turkish court; New NIH guidelines on infants and peanuts may contradict what you've heard before; Another indignity in Trump's total destruction of Chris Christie; Cancer death rate drops 25 percent from 1991 peak, but there remains a significant gender gap; Black teen who was slammed to the ground by a white police officer at Texas pool party sues for $5 million; Marine drill instructors accused of using a 'dungeon' on recruits and drinking on the job;   The day's most important stories   Russia meddled in U.S. election, Clapper says, rejecting Trump's view Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper testified in a Senate hearing that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election consisted of hacking and the spreading of traditional propaganda and "fake news." The testimony comes as President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced skepticism that Russia interfered in the election. By Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » Trump to nominate former senator Dan Coats as director of national intelligence The announcement comes as Trump's relationship with the intelligence community has grown tense over its assessment that Russia meddled in the presidential election. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   The Fix: Republicans are about to feel Obama's pain on Obamacare — and he knows it The president knows that repealing the Affordable Care Act is a difficult and fraught exercise. His advice to Democrats: Let Republicans hang themselves. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Wonkblog: Trump threatened Toyota. But it looks like he got the facts wrong. In a tweet, the president-elect warned the Japanese automaker that it could face fines for building a plant in Mexico. By Ylan Q. Mui  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How nostalgia for white Christian America drove so many Americans to vote for Trump In Andy Griffith's rural North Carolina home town, people wish life were more like the Mayberry of TV. By Sarah Pulliam Bailey  •  Read more »   Hate crime charges filed after Facebook video shows group attacking man while railing against Trump and whites Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said that the victim was an adult male with "mental health challenges." By Mark Berman and Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Tucker Carlson to take Megyn Kelly's place at Fox News in a win for Trump In one of cable TV's most-viewed time slots, a Trump ally will replace a journalist whom the president-elect viewed as an adversary. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Dylann Roof says it's 'not fair' he has to hear so much from the loved ones of his victims The Charleston church shooter said prosecutors shouldn't be allowed to present such extensive testimony about the effect of the attack on victims' families, arguing — because he was not presenting any evidence — that it would virtually ensure a death sentence. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   2 car-bombing suspects kill 2, die in gun battle near Turkish court The latest of a string of attacks comes amid a massive manhunt for the gunman who killed dozens in an Istanbul nightclub rampage. By Erin Cunningham and Brian Murphy  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   New NIH guidelines on infants and peanuts may contradict what you've heard before The health agency now recommends giving peanut products to infants at high risk for allergies beginning as early as four months of age. Here's why the long-established guideline has been upended. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more »   Another indignity in Trump's total destruction of Chris Christie The latest part in the tragedy of the New Jersey governor came earlier this week when Bill Stepien, whom Christie fired amid the Bridgegate controversy, was named White House political director. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Cancer death rate drops 25 percent from 1991 peak, but there remains a significant gender gap The cancer death rate is 40 percent higher for men than women, and the incidence of cancer is 20 percent higher in men, reflecting differences in the kind of cancers that men and women develop, according to a new report. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »   Black teen who was slammed to the ground by a white police officer at Texas pool party sues for $5 million Shashona Becton's attorney said that no amount of money is "great enough" to make up for how the 2015 incident in the Dallas suburb of McKinney has affected her life. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   Marine drill instructors accused of using a 'dungeon' on recruits and drinking on the job Drill instructors at Parris Island, S.C., repeatedly ordered recruits to do illegal calisthenics in a decrepit building called "the dungeon," according to testimony during a hearing on recent hazing and abuse allegations. By Dan Lamothe  •  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