Evening Edition: Conservatives hope Gorsuch confirmation will reboot Trump’s presidency

Tillerson, Haley issue differing statements on future of Assad in Syria; Ryan and McConnell flip-flop on use of force in Syria to deter chemical weapons; ISIS claims responsibility for deadly blasts that kill dozens at two churches in Egypt; Can a remote Canadian island become a safe harbor for Americans who want to flee Trump?; National Security Council shake-up continues as deputy adviser McFarland expected to be named ambassador; U.S. Navy sends strike group toward Korean peninsula; Swedish police say Stockholm truck-attack suspect was failed Uzbek asylum-seeker; How Sessions wants to revive the war on drugs; Gov. Scott Walker wants Wisconsin to be first state to stop dictating how much time kids should go to school; Someone hacked every tornado siren in Dallas. It was loud.; Alec Baldwin debuts as Bill O'Reilly on 'SNL' to interview himself as Donald Trump; Inside Omarosa’s wedding weekend in Washington; As 'Sesame Street' introduces an autistic Muppet, things have never looked sunnier in the neighborhood;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Conservatives hope Gorsuch confirmation will reboot Trump's presidency The swearing-in of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will mark a big win for President Trump and conservatives — both on and off Capitol Hill — who have struggled desperately to produce significant victories despite pledges of sweeping change in Washington that one-party rule would bring. Trump allies hope that the Gorsuch win will serve as a springboard for other triumphs. By John Wagner, Sean Sullivan and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Tillerson, Haley issue differing statements on future of Assad in Syria U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that the U.S. believes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go, while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson suggested his fate will be decided by the Syrian people. By Abby Phillip and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Fact Checker | Analysis Ryan and McConnell flip-flop on use of force in Syria to deter chemical weapons President Barack Obama's planned attack was more robust than President Trump's one-night jab, but Republican leaders have conveniently forgotten that. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ISIS claims responsibility for deadly blasts that kill dozens at two churches in Egypt Two bombs rocked churches packed with worshipers for Palm Sunday services in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria. The assaults were the latest in a spate of attacks targeting Coptic Christians and come three weeks ahead of a scheduled visit by Pope Francis to Egypt. By Heba Mahfouz and Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Can a remote Canadian island become a safe harbor for Americans who want to flee Trump? The emails started coming to Cape Breton just after Donald Trump won his first presidential primary last year. They still come from Americans who think they might be willing to relocate to a place with short days and frigid temperatures five months of the year. "I am so sick of what has happened to my beautiful country," one wrote. By Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   National Security Council shake-up continues as deputy adviser McFarland expected to be named ambassador K.T. McFarland's position on the council has been in question since the ouster of Michael Flynn. She is expected to be named U.S. ambassador to Singapore, an administration official said. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   U.S. Navy sends strike group toward Korean peninsula The group led by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson moved north as Kim Jong Un's regime in North Korea prepared to mark key anniversaries this coming week. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Swedish police say Stockholm truck-attack suspect was failed Uzbek asylum-seeker Authorities said the 39-year-old was supposed to have been deported last year, but he went into hiding and police could not find him. By Heba Habib and Griff Witte  •  Read more »   How Sessions wants to revive the war on drugs Attorney General Jeff Sessions has praised policies of the '80s and '90s, such as mandatory minimum sentences. The approach had fallen out of favor in recent years as critics said it tore apart families by sending low-level drug offenders, disproportionately minority citizens, to prison for long periods. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Gov. Scott Walker wants Wisconsin to be first state to stop dictating how much time kids should go to school Walker's proposal is in direct opposition to what has been an attempt in recent years by policymakers to expand instructional time in public schools. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Someone hacked every tornado siren in Dallas. It was loud. The sirens, whose purpose is to be heard by anyone caught outdoors in a tornado or dangerous storm, blared for an hour and a half, to the annoyance, terror or amusement of the city's 1.3 million residents. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Alec Baldwin debuts as Bill O'Reilly on 'SNL' to interview himself as Donald Trump SNL skewered two of its favorite foils at the same time ... using only one actor. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Inside Omarosa’s wedding weekend in Washington Wearing a YSA Makino blush colored ball gown, valued (along with the veil and accessories) at $25,000, the former "Apprentice" breakout star turned White House staffer, got married at the Trump International Hotel in Washington without a heckler in sight. By Helena Andrews-Dyer  •  Read more »   Critic's Notebook | Analysis As 'Sesame Street' introduces an autistic Muppet, things have never looked sunnier in the neighborhood Even though the addition of a character with autism feels a tad late, the arrival of Julia in tomorrow morning's episode reaffirms a message of sharing. (Take heed, Congress.) By Hank Stuever  •  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