Evening Edition: Trump signs order to withdraw U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership

President halts hiring of many federal workers; What is the 'Emoluments Clause'? And does it apply to Trump?; The promises Obama kept — and the ones he didn't; Sean Spicer stands by inauguration audience claim but acknowledges an error; The liberal tea party movement has begun. What will become of it?; Democrats request another hearing for education pick Betsy DeVos before confirmation vote; Suspended SNL writer apologizes for Barron Trump tweet: 'It was inexcusable'; Father and son accused of rape want the 'only law book that truly matters' at their trial: The Bible; How the wealthy Obamas could become even wealthier; One of the final Obama-era climate reports had a troubling update about rising seas; A 466-million-year-old space collision is still raining shrapnel on Earth; Millions of families will wait longer for tax refunds this year; Late-show hosts mock inauguration: 'He knows he won, right?'; A deeper look how Donald Trump might reshape the presidency;   The day's most important stories   Trump signs order to withdraw U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership President Trump began recasting America's role in the global economy Monday, canceling an agreement for a sweeping trade deal with Asia as one of his first official White House actions. The move was largely symbolic but served to signal that Trump's tough talk on trade during the campaign will carry over to his new administration. By Ylan Q. Mui  •  Read more » President halts hiring of many federal workers He signed an executive order that he said would affect all employees "except for the military." Trump promised a hiring freeze during his presidential campaign that also included exemptions for public safety and public health. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   What is the 'Emoluments Clause'? And does it apply to Trump? The obscure constitutional clause is being used to sue the president for Trump-owned businesses accepting payments from foreign governments. Here's what you need to know. By David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O'Connell  •  Read more »   The promises Obama kept — and the ones he didn't Barack Obama laid out dozens of promises during his two presidential campaigns. Now that he has moved out of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., we evaluate: How have the results stacked up? By Kim Soffen  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Sean Spicer stands by inauguration audience claim but acknowledges an error The White House press secretary acknowledged that figures he had provided about the number of trips on Metro were at odds with numbers provided by the transit system. He has come under withering criticism for that and other false claims he made Saturday. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   The liberal tea party movement has begun. What will become of it? The marches this weekend will be remembered as the starting point of a massive protest movement against President Trump. That movement could also upend the Democratic establishment. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Democrats request another hearing for education pick Betsy DeVos before confirmation vote The senators argued that they need to further scrutinize her potential conflicts of interests and preparedness to lead the department. By Emma Brown  •  Read more »   Suspended SNL writer apologizes for Barron Trump tweet: 'It was inexcusable' The president's 10-year-old attracted a lot of attention during the inauguration ceremony. Katie Rich is off the show indefinitely after her comment, which triggered a flood of angry social media responses. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   Father and son accused of rape want the 'only law book that truly matters' at their trial: The Bible Timothy and Esten Ciboro, who are also accused of keeping the teenage victim shackled in a basement, have made it clear that they don't have faith in the law. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How the wealthy Obamas could become even wealthier As ex-president, Barack Obama receives an annual pension of $205,700. He and the former first lady could earn between $20 million and $45 million from future book deals. By Thomas Heath  •  Read more »   One of the final Obama-era climate reports had a troubling update about rising seas The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggested that global sea levels could rise by more than eight feet by the end of the century. By Chelsea Harvey  •  Read more »   A 466-million-year-old space collision is still raining shrapnel on Earth An asteroid belt body the size of Connecticut collided with another object and splintered into pieces that account for the largest group of meteorites that land on the planet. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Millions of families will wait longer for tax refunds this year To cut down on tax fraud, the IRS will hold refunds for taxpayers claiming the earned income tax credit or the additional child tax credit until at least Feb. 15. By Jonnelle Marte  •  Read more »   Late-show hosts mock inauguration: 'He knows he won, right?' Scathing assessments of the festivities included roasts of President Trump's speech, critiques of Kellyanne Conway's outfit and a discussion of crowd size. By Bethonie Butler  •  Read more »   'Can He Do That?' A deeper look how Donald Trump might reshape the presidency Each episode of The Post's new podcast will focus on one way President Trump's time in the White House defies conventions and ask the question, "Can he do that?" Listen to this introduction — and to a new installment every Friday. Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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