Evening Edition: Trump’s latest feud echoes his difficult relationship with African Americans

Priebus to Obama: 'Step up' and tell Democrats to stop questioning Trump's legitimacy; Pence deflects questions about Trump campaign having contact with Russia; A behind-the-scenes look at the mayhem of a Broadway hit; A gynecologist secretly photographed his patients. What's their pain worth?; As Brexit tremors ripple, the Rock of Gibraltar shudders; France urges Trump not to move U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; Scientists don't have a decade to find a Zika vaccine. They need volunteers now.; After 146 years, Ringling Bros. circus to end 'Greatest Show on Earth'; Teacher who had sex almost daily with 13-year-old sentenced to 10 years; Security grid for inauguration means thousands of police — and many street closures; Trump team asks D.C. National Guard general to stay through inauguration; Katy Perry's chilling PSA against creating a database of Muslims in the U.S.; A 12-year-old live-streamed her suicide. Facebook didn't remove the video for two weeks.; I'd never heard of this condition until the terrible joint pain set in;   The day's most important stories   Trump's latest feud echoes his difficult relationship with African Americans The president-elect's comments about civil rights icon John Lewis, whom Donald Trump called "all talk — no action," on the weekend before MLK Day have invited scrutiny of the Republican's tense history with a community that vastly favored Hillary Clinton on Election Day. By Janell Ross and Vanessa Williams  •  Read more » Priebus to Obama: 'Step up' and tell Democrats to stop questioning Trump's legitimacy The incoming chief of staff called John Lewis's remarks about Trump "insanity" and rejected comparisons to the president-elect's own well-publicized doubts about Obama's eligibility to serve. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Pence deflects questions about Trump campaign having contact with Russia Pressed repeatedly on the issue, the vice president-elect said questions about any such communication are "part of a narrative to delegitimize the election." By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   A behind-the-scenes look at the mayhem of a Broadway hit With a backstage teeming with experience, talent and ego, "The Front Page" is a complex production. But every night, the group of 25 actors, a dozen stage managers, electricians, dressers and myriad others find the proper groove to envelop an audience in the antics of an 88-year-old play. By Peter Marks  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A gynecologist secretly photographed his patients. What's their pain worth? "There was no model for this," said a retired judge assigned to divide the $190 million settlement for patients of Nikita Levy, who left them with a lifetime of trauma and unease. By Moriah Balingit  •  Read more »   As Brexit tremors ripple, the Rock of Gibraltar shudders Britain's vote to leave the E.U. has locked its only continental enclave in suspended animation as Gibraltar awaits the outcome of negotiations that will reshape virtually every aspect of its relationship with its European neighbors. By Griff Witte  •  Read more »   France urges Trump not to move U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem The French foreign minister kicked off a Middle East peace conference by warning that such an action would have "extremely serious consequences" for the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. By Carol Morello and William Booth  •  Read more »   Scientists don't have a decade to find a Zika vaccine. They need volunteers now. Three women volunteered to spend months on the front lines of the fight against Zika, which has confounded the medical community with its unpredictability. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   After 146 years, Ringling Bros. circus to end 'Greatest Show on Earth' The show has faced mounting obstacles that even its most acrobatic performers could not out-maneuver: declining ticket sales, high operation costs and increasingly negative public sentiment toward forcing captive animals to perform. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Teacher who had sex almost daily with 13-year-old sentenced to 10 years The former middle school teacher in Texas, who said the relationship started with Instagram messages, was impregnated by the boy. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   Security grid for inauguration means thousands of police — and many street closures The nation's capital will quickly transform into a virtual fortress of roadblocks, fences and armed police as authorities prepare for up to 900,000 people expected to watch Donald Trump become president. By Peter Hermann  •  Read more »   Trump team asks D.C. National Guard general to stay through inauguration After news surfaced that Maj. Gen. Errol Schwartz had been asked to leave at noon on Inauguration Day, which he is helping to organize, transition officials said he was asked to remain through the inauguration for continuity. By Peter Hermann and Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   Katy Perry's chilling PSA against creating a database of Muslims in the U.S. "#DontNormalizeHate," which was produced by the singer, draws parallels between the Japanese internment camps during World War II and Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   A 12-year-old live-streamed her suicide. Facebook didn't remove the video for two weeks. By the time the footage, which also appeared on other sites, was removed, the Georgia girl's death had been seen widely. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   I'd never heard of this condition until the terrible joint pain set in After months of anemia, weight loss, fevers and stiffness, the author learned that the culprit was something easily addressed with a dose of the steroid prednisone. By Alice Reid  •  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