Evening Edition: Trump defends order amid upheaval

Dissent memo circulating in the State Department ; Democrats will attempt to rescind Trump's immigration order; Obama rejects comparison between Trump's immigration policy and his own; Entry to U.S. smoother for some international passengers; Trump plans to nominate his justice pick tomorrow. Here's the short list.; My parents were welcomed as refugees. That was the America of 1968, not today.; Unidentified White House official on travel ban: 'It really is a massive success story'; As governor, Pence tried to block Syrian refugees — and failed; ACLU calls to delay Sessions vote until ban is lifted; Six killed after gunmen open fire at Quebec City mosque; Lockheed Martin has cut $600 million from F-35 program, Trump says; Betsy DeVos will give parents a voice and 'break the teachers union monopoly'; Annotating Kellyanne Conway's appearance on 'Fox News Sunday'; Where's Melania? A quiet start for a reluctant first lady.; A fire destroyed this Texas mosque. Thousands have chipped in to help rebuild it.; A family has searched for a missing woman for months. They keep finding other people’s bodies.; I never expected my sobriety to be an issue at preschool fundraisers;   The day's most important stories   Trump defends order amid upheaval In a series of tweets, President Trump sought to play down the immigration order's effects, blaming "big problems at airports" on demonstrators and other factors. In what could be the first volley in an intense legal battle, Washington state's attorney general said he plans to file a federal lawsuit seeking an immediate halt to the order's implementation. By Mark Berman and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more » Dissent memo circulating in the State Department White House spokesman Sean Spicer said dissenters should 'get with the program or they can go.' By Carol Morello  •  Read more »   Democrats will attempt to rescind Trump's immigration order Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Trump's executive order "was done in such a sloppy and careless way. ... It almost seems like back of the envelope." By Ed O'Keefe and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Obama rejects comparison between Trump's immigration policy and his own The former president also endorsed the protests taking place across the country in response to the new restrictions. "The president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion," an Obama spokesman said. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Entry to U.S. smoother for some international passengers But some members of Congress said border protection and the administration still had not answered critical questions. By Michael Laris and Jenna Portnoy  •  Read more »   Trump plans to nominate his justice pick tomorrow. Here's the short list. We look at the possible picks to succeed the late Antonin Scalia and how their views would fit with other justices. By Darla Cameron  •  Read more »   Petula Dvorak | Columnist My parents were welcomed as refugees. That was the America of 1968, not today. We have become a nation that detains a 5-year-old with dual citizenship, keeping him from his Iranian-born mother for hours to ensure that he isn't a terrorist threat. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   Unidentified White House official on travel ban: 'It really is a massive success story' Two senior administration officials agreed to explain the president's executive order on Sunday evening — but only on the condition of not being identified. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   As governor, Pence tried to block Syrian refugees — and failed Legal experts say the battle in Indiana over Syrian refugees is fundamentally different from what President Trump is likely to face. But there are common themes. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   ACLU calls to delay Sessions vote until ban is lifted The ACLU's advice came as Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer was calling for Rex Tllerson, Trump's nominee for secretary of state, to answer questions on the executive orders. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Six killed after gunmen open fire at Quebec City mosque Police made two arrests after the attack at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Center. One of the men is now considered a witness. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the shooting an act of terrorism. By Alan Freeman, Lindsey Bever and Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Lockheed Martin has cut $600 million from F-35 program, Trump says The announcement capped weeks of private meetings with the jetmaker. The president said the savings would apply to the company's next lot of 90 planes. By Aaron Gregg  •  Read more »   Bill McCollum | Opinion Betsy DeVos will give parents a voice and 'break the teachers union monopoly' Bill McCollum, a former congressman and chairman of the Republican State Leadership Committee, argues that the nominee for secretary of education can expand the GOP's appeal by pushing for vouchers and charters. By Bill McCollum  •  Read more »   Annotating Kellyanne Conway's appearance on 'Fox News Sunday' The White House senior adviser just gave a master class in how to avoid answering questions. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Where's Melania? A quiet start for a reluctant first lady. She cut an elegant figure at her husband's inauguration, but two days later she returned to New York, as she said she would, to tend to their 10-year-old son, Barron, who remains in school there. She has given no media interviews as first lady and has not indicated with any specificity what she has planned for her new role. By Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   A fire destroyed this Texas mosque. Thousands have chipped in to help rebuild it. The cause of the fire Saturday at the Islamic Center of Victoria, which came amid a rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric and vandalism, is still under investigation. By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more »   A family has searched for a missing woman for months. They keep finding other people’s bodies. Since Jessica Runions went missing in Kansas City, Mo., her family has been hunting for clues, with disappointing results. But the search has closed another missing person's case and turned a third case into a murder investigation. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   I never expected my sobriety to be an issue at preschool fundraisers The author is in a 12-step program, but in the company of fellow parents, she is surrounded by a world she has tried to avoid. By Britni de la Cretaz  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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