Evening Edition: Two key House panels approve GOP proposal to replace Obamacare

Critics say proceeding without budget score is reckless; White House downplays its importance ; WikiLeaks will release software code of CIA hacking tools to tech firms; Bill Arnett won't shut up. His stunning African American art collection is why.; EPA chief makes strongest statements yet rejecting the science of human-caused climate change; Washington state will ask judge to apply ruling on first travel ban to new order; This company is making millions from America's broken immigration system; Jon Huntsman's strange odyssey to become President Trump's man in Moscow; Opioid distributors sued by West Virginia counties hit by drug crisis; Mitch McConnell's surprising answer about whether Mexico will pay for the border wall; Samantha Bee’s show singled out ‘Nazi hair’ at CPAC. One of the joke’s targets has brain cancer.; Malta's Azure Window, as seen on 'Game of Thrones,' collapses into the sea;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Two key House panels approve GOP proposal to replace Obamacare The accelerated pace and lack of price tag have drawn criticism from Democrats, who contrasted it with the lengthy deliberations that took place before passage of the Affordable Care Act, as well as some Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that lawmakers need to see the Congressional Budget Office's estimate of how the bill will affect the federal deficit. By Elise Viebeck, Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » Critics say proceeding without budget score is reckless; White House downplays its importance While it is not uncommon for panels to consider legislation without the Congressional Budget Office first weighing in, veterans of the process say that doing so on bills as far-reaching as the health-care overhaul is rare — and ill-advised. By Karen Tumulty and Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   WikiLeaks will release software code of CIA hacking tools to tech firms Julian Assange said the group had "decided to work with" companies so that flaws in smartphones and other products could be fixed. By Ellen Nakashima, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   Bill Arnett won't shut up. His stunning African American art collection is why. For decades, the art collector roamed the South searching for the poor, black artists who, in many cases, didn't call themselves artists. Now he's trying to give away his extensive collection to museums to put them among the country's most renowned artists. By Geoff Edgers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   EPA chief makes strongest statements yet rejecting the science of human-caused climate change On CNBC's "Squawk Box," Scott Pruitt said he does not agree that human activity is "a primary contributor to the global warming that we see." By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Washington state will ask judge to apply ruling on first travel ban to new order Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said President Trump's new executive order imposes many of the same harms as the first one in late January, even though it is different in important ways. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   This company is making millions from America's broken immigration system Libre by Nexus helps bail out undocumented immigrants in detention centers for a price: In exchange for their freedom, immigrants sign contracts promising to pay the company $420 a month while wearing its GPS devices. The business faces lawsuits and allegations of fraud. By Michael E. Miller  •  Read more »   The Daily 202 | Analysis Jon Huntsman's strange odyssey to become President Trump's man in Moscow The president has blocked several people who opposed him during the campaign from getting jobs in his administration. So why has he reportedly chosen the former Utah governor to be the U.S. ambassador to Russia? By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opioid distributors sued by West Virginia counties hit by drug crisis The federal lawsuits, which are the first of their kind in the country, accuse some of the nation's largest drug distribution companies of creating a hazard to public health and safety. By Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Mitch McConnell's surprising answer about whether Mexico will pay for the border wall "Uh, no" was the Senate majority leader's blunt response when asked whether he believed that Mexico would foot the cost. That's the general feeling within the GOP political establishment, but something members will not usually say aloud. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Samantha Bee’s show singled out ‘Nazi hair’ at CPAC. One of the joke’s targets has brain cancer. "Full Frontal" has since apologized to Kyle Coddington, edited the clip out of the segment, and donated to a GoFundMe campaign for his cancer treatment. By Abby Ohlheiser  •  Read more »   Malta's Azure Window, as seen on 'Game of Thrones,' collapses into the sea The 92-foot-tall arch formed as the pounding of sea and rain water eroded the limestone below. By Travis M. Andrews  •  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