Evening Edition: Trump to propose 10% spike in defense spending, massive cuts to other agencies

Intelligence panel chairman says he has seen no evidence of Trump team's ties to Russian operatives; The Fix: Nunes defends Trump by saying the president was too busy to tell Flynn to talk to Russia about sanctions; George W. Bush critiques Trump on travel ban, free press; These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed.; 'There's a mistake. "Moonlight," you guys won': A breakdown of the best-picture mix-up; The Fix: Ranking 9 political jokes from worst to best; Lawsuit alleges automakers knew of defects in Takata airbags, but used them to save money; Among otherwise mediocre poll results, a big gift to President Trump; Democrats predict an anti-Trump 'tsunami' in 2018 governor's races ; Fleeing anger in America, James Baldwin found solace in 1960s Turkey; 'Reprehensible' toppling of 100 headstones at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery under inquiry; Warren Buffett says a simple mistake has cost investors more than $100 billion; Could the White House Easter Egg Roll go the way of the correspondents' dinner?; My-King Johnson will be major college football’s first active openly gay scholarship player;   The day's most important stories   Trump to propose 10% spike in defense spending, massive cuts to other agencies President Trump will propose a federal budget that dramatically increases defense-related spending by $54 billion while cutting virtually all other federal agencies by the same amount, according to an administration official. The proposal represents a massive increase in federal spending related to national security, while other priorities — especially foreign aid — will see significant reductions. By Abby Phillip and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » Intelligence panel chairman says he has seen no evidence of Trump team's ties to Russian operatives Rep. Devin Nunes contended that there is no need at this time for a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of contact between Russian officials and Trump campaign aides. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   The Fix: Nunes defends Trump by saying the president was too busy to tell Flynn to talk to Russia about sanctions The president has denied instructing his former national security adviser to speak with a Russian ambassador. But Rep. Devin Nunes's explanation strains credulity. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   George W. Bush critiques Trump on travel ban, free press The former president rarely weighs in on current political events, but he offered some of his most pointed critiques of President Trump's statements and policies in an interview on NBC. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed. A 370-mile drive across the state led to interviews with more than 100 voters, who revealed fresh misgivings about the new president. Although Iowa is still home to many strong supporters who say it's too early to judge the president, others say they voted for Donald Trump simply because he's not Hillary Clinton. Story by Jenna Johnson | Photos by Michael S. Williamson  •  Read more »   Oscars 2017 'There's a mistake. "Moonlight," you guys won': A breakdown of the best-picture mix-up The error was the first time in the history of the awards that an incorrect winner had been declared. Here's how it happened. By Emily Yahr, Elahe Izadi and Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   The Fix: Ranking 9 political jokes from worst to best Meryl Streep, who was singled out for criticism by President Trump, was also called out by awards show host Jimmy Kimmel. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Lawsuit alleges automakers knew of defects in Takata airbags, but used them to save money The claims come as the Japanese manufacturer pleaded guilty in a federal fraud case surrounding the use of the faulty airbags. Takata previously agreed to pay $1 billion in fines and restitution in a deal with the Justice Department. By Steven Overly  •  Read more »   Analysis Among otherwise mediocre poll results, a big gift to President Trump NBC and the Wall Street Journal asked whether the media and "other elites" were out to get Trump. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats predict an anti-Trump 'tsunami' in 2018 governor's races The races are even more important because in some big states the governor has veto power over redistricting maps, which get redrawn in 2020.  By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Fleeing anger in America, James Baldwin found solace in 1960s Turkey The American novelist was reaching the height of his international fame during the decade or so that he lived in Turkey, a place he came to regard as a sanctuary from the racism, homophobia and scarring civil rights struggle back home. By Kareem Fahim  •  Read more »   'Reprehensible' toppling of 100 headstones at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery under inquiry Compounding anxiety, threats were reported at Jewish schools and centers across the nation Monday, according to the Anti-Defamation League, which tracks such incidents. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Warren Buffett says a simple mistake has cost investors more than $100 billion The Oracle of Omaha bashed hedge funds in his annual shareholder letter and said investors are wasting money on "massive fees." By Jonnelle Marte  •  Read more »   Perspective | Columnist Could the White House Easter Egg Roll go the way of the correspondents' dinner? So far, President Trump hasn't embraced many of Washington's traditions. With seven weeks to go, there's still no information about the egg roll, the largest annual public event at the White House. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   My-King Johnson will be major college football’s first active openly gay scholarship player "I'm just here to play football," the 6-foot-4, 224-pound defensive end said on Twitter. Johnson said he told the defensive line coach at Arizona that he was gay when he was being recruited. 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