Evening Edition: Treasury pick defends foreclosure practices, ties to offshore entities

Rick Perry expresses 'regret' for pledging to abolish Energy Department; Obama grants final commutations, bringing his total clemencies to more than 12 presidents combined; Senegalese troops enter Gambia to force longtime leader to step down, reports say; A fierce will to win fueled an outsider's journey to the top; The 5 craziest hours in the White House; LIVE VIDEO: Trump's welcome concert at Lincoln Memorial; Video: Trump lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery; This is shaping up to be the smallest party in years; Mapping the inauguration and parade; The U.S. flew stealth bombers across the globe to strike ISIS camps in Libya; CIA documents expose internal agency feud over psychologists leading interrogation program; No defect found in Tesla 'Autopilot' system that was in use during deadly Florida crash; From Italian hotel buried by avalanche: Desperate cries for help, then silence; The Obamas were a master class in dignity and civility. Did we learn what they taught?; One problem with shutting down the circus: Where will all the animals go?;   The day's most important stories   Treasury pick defends foreclosure practices, ties to offshore entities At a combative hearing, Steven Mnuchin defended his stewardship of a bank, OneWest, that modified over 100,000 of the country's most troubled loans and saved thousands of jobs in the process. "I have been maligned as taking advantage of others' hardships in order to earn a buck," he said. "Nothing could be further from the truth." Mnuchin initially omitted more than $100 million in personal assets from his nomination paperwork, a memo from committee Democrats says. He has since revised the documents. By Ylan Q. Mui  •  Read more » Rick Perry expresses 'regret' for pledging to abolish Energy Department Donald Trump's Energy nominee also touched on the politically sensitive topic of climate change, saying he believes the climate is changing and "some of it" is caused by "man-made activity." By Steven Mufson and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Obama grants final commutations, bringing his total clemencies to more than 12 presidents combined The president announced 330 more commutations of nonviolent drug offenders, bringing his total number of clemencies to 1,715. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   Senegalese troops enter Gambia to force longtime leader to step down, reports say Twenty-three years after taking power and more than a month after losing a shocking election, Yahya Jammeh faced mounting pressure as the country lurched toward a political crisis. By Kevin Sieff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Inauguration 2017The 45th President A fierce will to win fueled an outsider's journey to the top Born into wealth, a rebellious boy from Queens struck a chord with average Joes, discovering his formula for success in business and, later, politics. By Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   The 5 craziest hours in the White House The most frenzied American ritual you've never seen is called the "transfer of families," a five-hour tsunami of activity that transforms President Obama's home into President Trump's. By Bonnie Berkowitz  •  Read more »   LIVE VIDEO: Trump's welcome concert at Lincoln Memorial Read more »   Video: Trump lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery On the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump lays a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. Read more »   This is shaping up to be the smallest party in years Normally a rocking scene well beyond the official balls, this year's festivities are fewer and quieter. By Maura Judkis  •  Read more »   Mapping the inauguration and parade A comprehensive guide to the security perimeters, Metro station closures, ticketed seating, the ceremony schedule and more. By Aaron Steckelberg  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The U.S. flew stealth bombers across the globe to strike ISIS camps in Libya It was unclear how many fighters were killed or why stealth bombers were needed to strike them. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   CIA documents expose internal agency feud over psychologists leading interrogation program Emails show the CIA's own medical personnel questioning the ethics of the men who designed a brutal program, including waterboarding, to break detainees. By Greg Miller  •  Read more »   No defect found in Tesla 'Autopilot' system that was in use during deadly Florida crash While federal regulators have closed the investigation into the May crash, they highlighted the challenges facing the auto industry as drivers increasingly rely on cars to do the driving for them. By Michael Laris  •  Read more »   From Italian hotel buried by avalanche: Desperate cries for help, then silence Hampered by at least a dozen feet of snow, rescue vehicles have yet to reach the Hotel Rigopiano, located in the central Abruzzo region. Rescue workers have only been able to reach the area by skis. By Stefano Pitrelli, Paul Schemm and Brian Murphy  •  Read more »   Petula Dvorak | Columnist The Obamas were a master class in dignity and civility. Did we learn what they taught? The first family faced relentless hatred. But they never lashed out. They never tweeted their anger or derided their enemies — an example this country sorely needs. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   One problem with shutting down the circus: Where will all the animals go? Animal sanctuaries in the U.S. often have little space, making placement options limited. 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