Evening Edition: Trump administration sought to block Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia

With Obamacare repeal less likely, Medicaid expansion gains new momentum ; Panic spreads in Iraq and Syria as reported civilian deaths rise sharply in U.S. strikes; Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama's climate-change record; Analysis: What Trump's new climate actions mean; Republicans are poised to roll back landmark FCC privacy rules. Here’s what you need to know.; Trump now says he wants to work with Democrats — but it may already be too late; Sean Spicer loses his cool with a reporter: 'Stop shaking your head'; Scottish Parliament passes motion in favor of referendum on independence; So sorry, Alex Jones. Your 'Pizzagate' apology doesn't change a thing.; Trump declines Nationals' invite to throw first pitch on Opening Day; Pulitzer-winning book critic who chronicled his decline into poverty dies at 84; Supreme Court rules Texas used wrong standards to determine death row inmate's mental ability; Sean Hannity thinks viewers can tell the difference between news and opinion. Hold on a moment.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Trump administration sought to block Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia According to letters reviewed by The Post, former acting attorney general Sally Yates was told earlier this month by the Justice Department that the Trump administration considers much of her possible testimony to be barred from a congressional hearing because the topics are covered by the presidential communication privilege. The administration's position is likely to anger Democrats who say the House investigation is being damaged. By Devlin Barrett and Adam Entous  •  Read more » The Daily 202 | Analysis With Obamacare repeal less likely, Medicaid expansion gains new momentum House Speaker Paul Ryan has vowed to keep pushing for an overhaul to the health-care system, but for the 19 states that never expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the calculus has quickly changed. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Panic spreads in Iraq and Syria as reported civilian deaths rise sharply in U.S. strikes As ground forces and a U.S.-led coalition close in on the Islamic State's two main urban bastions, families describe cowering in basements for weeks as bombs rained down around them while others desperately try to flee before an offensive begins. By Loveday Morris and Liz Sly  •  Read more »   Trump moves decisively to wipe out Obama's climate-change record President Trump signed an executive order that instructs federal regulators to rewrite key rules curbing U.S. carbon emissions and lift multiple other environmental rules. The order sends an unmistakable signal that just as President Barack Obama sought to weave climate considerations into every aspect of the federal government, Trump is hoping to rip that approach out by its roots. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis: What Trump's new climate actions mean Will Trump save coal? Will he doom the planet? Does America care? By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The Switch | Analysis Republicans are poised to roll back landmark FCC privacy rules. Here’s what you need to know. The vote would empower Internet providers to enter the $83 billion market for online advertising, where the ability to collect, store, share and sell consumers' behavioral information is directly linked to companies' bottom line.  By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   Trump now says he wants to work with Democrats — but it may already be too late Months of hard-right policies and name-calling and personal attacks make it hard for the president to switch to bipartisan outreach. By Abby Phillip, Ashley Parker and David Weigel  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Sean Spicer loses his cool with a reporter: 'Stop shaking your head' April Ryan asked a question about Russia at the afternoon briefing, but the White House press secretary finally seemed to reach a breaking point. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Scottish Parliament passes motion in favor of referendum on independence The vote sets the stage for a clash between the British prime minister and the first minister of Scotland. By Karla Adam  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Perspective So sorry, Alex Jones. Your 'Pizzagate' apology doesn't change a thing. The Infowars conspiracy theorist says he regrets spreading lies, but the damage is done. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   Trump declines Nationals' invite to throw first pitch on Opening Day The Washington Nationals say President Trump has a "scheduling conflict" that day. By Jorge Castillo  •  Read more »   William McPherson | 1933–2017 Pulitzer-winning book critic who chronicled his decline into poverty dies at 84 William McPherson won a Pulitzer at The Washington Post and became an esteemed novelist. He left the paper in 1987 to seek adventure in Eastern Europe amid the collapse of the Soviet Union. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more »   Supreme Court rules Texas used wrong standards to determine death row inmate's mental ability The justices sent the case of convicted killer Bobby James Moore back to a lower court, saying it had used an outdated way of deciding if he was not intellectually disabled and thus could be executed. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Sean Hannity thinks viewers can tell the difference between news and opinion. Hold on a moment. The lines among commentary, reporting and partisanship keep moving, blurring distinctions. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? 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