Evening Edition: Trump gives wide-ranging speech at CPAC, blasts media

Trump repeats false GOP talking point on Obamacare, makes 12 other dubious claims; CPAC proves that it's the conservatives who have changed, not Trump; White House blocks CNN, N.Y. Times from news briefing hours after Trump slams media; While repealing Obamacare, House GOP plans to retain Medicaid expansion for now; Do not send your children to the United States, father in India says after shooting; The sad end of the lonely life of Kim Jong Nam, a dictator's half brother; Republicans introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 17 states; Transgender boy is forced to wrestle against female athletes at Texas championship tournament; Is Ivanka Trump building bridges or walking a tightrope?; The Washington Post's new slogan — 'Democracy Dies in Darkness' — could have been 'Yes. Know.'; I just found out my husband has a secret sex life; Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' offers scares — and scathing satire;   The day's most important stories   Trump gives wide-ranging speech at CPAC, blasts media President Trump told the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference that "you finally have a president" and promised that the Republican Party would "be the party of the American worker." By John Wagner and David Nakamura  •  Read more » Trump repeats false GOP talking point on Obamacare, makes 12 other dubious claims We examine the president's statements in the order he made them at the conservative summit. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   CPAC proves that it's the conservatives who have changed, not Trump What people saw today was at the core of Donald Trump's message in 2011, when he first addressed the conservative summit: nationalism, populism and flair for the politically dramatic. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   White House blocks CNN, N.Y. Times from news briefing hours after Trump slams media On Day 36 of the Trump presidency, CNN did not break into regular programming to show the daily media briefing by Sean Spicer. That's because the cable network and other news outlets — including Politico and the Los Angeles Times — were not invited into the session, where cameras were barred. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   While repealing Obamacare, House GOP plans to retain Medicaid expansion for now States that never signed onto expansion would be offered a special compensation, probably extra aid for hospitals with a large share of poor and uninsured patients. By Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Do not send your children to the United States, father in India says after shooting An allegedly drunk man at a Kansas bar hurled racial slurs at two Indian men before fatally shooting one of them. Now a relative of one victim questions how safe the United States is. By Annie Gowen and Rama Lakshmi  •  Read more »   The sad end of the lonely life of Kim Jong Nam, a dictator's half brother Kim was rejected by his father, orphaned by his mother and stuck in a shadowy exile. His assassination is a blow for the United States and South Korea, which have lost a potential source of intelligence on the world's most secretive regime. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Republicans introduce bills to curb protesting in at least 17 states Democrats in many states are fighting back, saying existing laws already make it a crime to block traffic and citing the possibility of a chilling effect on protests across the political spectrum. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Transgender boy is forced to wrestle against female athletes at Texas championship tournament Experts said the likely intention of recently amended state athletic policy — to keep transgender female athletes who are transitioning from male to female from having a hormonal leg up on competitors — is backfiring. Mack Beggs is 52-0. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more »   Is Ivanka Trump building bridges or walking a tightrope? The first daughter has high visibility but no actual duties. She has maintained a laser focus on her causes of pay equity and making child care more affordable. But some observers think she'll have difficulty gaining traction in the corridors of influence. By Monica Hesse and Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   The Washington Post's new slogan — 'Democracy Dies in Darkness' — could have been 'Yes. Know.' Bob Woodward, who has used the phrase in reference to President Richard Nixon for years, said he read it in a judicial opinion of a First Amendment case. The paper's first official slogan in its 140-year existence was chosen from more than 500 options. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   I just found out my husband has a secret sex life The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax  •  Read more »   Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' offers scares — and scathing satire From its very first moments, Peele's directorial debut puts viewers in a squirm­-inducing state of discomfort and outright hilarity that doesn't let up until its go-for-broke final act. By Ann Hornaday  •  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. 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