Evening Edition: Trump vows to fight hard-line House conservatives in midterm elections

North Carolina lawmakers, facing economic pressure, vote to repeal transgender bathroom law; Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio may have been targets of Russian social media campaigns; White House invites House and Senate intelligence committee leaders to review new documents; Disabled or just desperate? Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up.; Israel set to approve first new West Bank settlement in 20 years; Former South Korean president arrested in corruption probe; Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump administration's travel ban; How Mars lost its atmosphere, and why Earth didn’t; How Trump’s children (and their spouses) are still tied to the White House; A panty liner triggers a TSA pat-down just one step removed from a pap smear; McDonald's just announced one of its biggest menu changes in years; Mike Pence doesn't dine alone with other women — and everyone was shocked; Why more and more restaurants in D.C. are offering half portions;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Trump vows to fight hard-line House conservatives in midterm elections The president effectively declared war against the House Freedom Caucus, a powerful group of hard-line conservative Republicans who blocked the health-care bill, threatening to "fight them" and Democrats in the 2018 elections. Trump's threat comes as GOP leaders are bracing for a month of potential infighting over spending priorities. By John Wagner, Mike DeBonis and Robert Costa  •  Read more » North Carolina lawmakers, facing economic pressure, vote to repeal transgender bathroom law The decision to repeal the bill came more than a year after it became law, a period in which major companies, sports leagues and entertainers abandoned the state because of the legislation. By Mark Berman and Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio may have been targets of Russian social media campaigns Experts also told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the president's actions are helping Russian propaganda succeed. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   White House invites House and Senate intelligence committee leaders to review new documents The offer comes as the White House faces questions about whether two of its staffers provided information to the House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes. By Abby Phillip and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Disabled America Disabled or just desperate? Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up. Across large swaths of the country, disability has reshaped scores of mostly white, almost exclusively rural communities, where as many as one-third of working-age adults live on monthly disability checks, according to a Post analysis. The increases have been worse in working-class areas, worse still in communities where residents are older, and worst of all in places with shrinking populations and few immigrants. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more »   Israel set to approve first new West Bank settlement in 20 years The move faces fierce opposition from Palestinians and contradicts a request from President Trump for the Israeli government to "hold back" on settlement activity until an understanding is reached between the two governments. By Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   Former South Korean president arrested in corruption probe Prosecutors had asked for an arrest warrant to detain Park Geun-hye over concerns that she might destroy evidence. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Federal judge in Hawaii extends order blocking Trump administration's travel ban U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson issued the longer-lasting hold on the ban just hours after hearing arguments. The Justice Department had asked him to narrow his ruling. By The Associated Press  •  Read more »   How Mars lost its atmosphere, and why Earth didn’t The MAVEN spacecraft, a robotic probe launched by NASA in 2013, found that much of the Martian atmosphere was violently scraped away by solar wind. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis How Trump’s children (and their spouses) are still tied to the White House With news that Ivanka Trump is officially joining the White House staff, here's a look at how the rest of his family will remain linked to his administration. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Perspective A panty liner triggers a TSA pat-down just one step removed from a pap smear Evelyn Harris, a 65-year-old retiree, filed a complaint about the invasive search but was told it was legitimate. The incident raises the question: At what point are we sacrificing our freedoms by giving into our fears? By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis McDonald's just announced one of its biggest menu changes in years By next year, the chain's burgers will contain fresh — rather than frozen — beef patties. By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Mike Pence doesn't dine alone with other women — and everyone was shocked The fact that this kind of arrangement was so foreign and unthinkable to some people in this country reinforces what separate worlds we live in. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Why more and more restaurants in D.C. are offering half portions Smaller dishes can be good for health-conscious diners and also help restaurants reduce food waste. By Becky Krystal  •  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