Evening Edition: Democrats on Capitol Hill have a new and surprising weapon: Power

86% of Trump counties make less in a year than 27 Trump staffers are worth; What Post reporters found in the financial disclosures of top White House aides; Trump won the ultimate prize — yet he exudes no joy; For Russians in Washington, the spy jokes are getting old; Trump's budget chief is on a collision course with former House colleagues ; O'Reilly, Fox paid about $13 million since 2002 to settle harassment claims ; At least 154 killed when swollen rivers overflow, topple homes in Colombia; Tina Fey tells college-educated white women who voted for Trump: 'You can't look away'; Final Four preview: Gonzaga-S. Carolina offers a matchup of the defenses; Six tips to avoid getting kicked off a plane ; 3 charged in ‘maliciously set’ Atlanta highway fire may have been smoking crack; How Stephen Bannon, Trump's architect of anti-globalist policies, got rich as a global capitalist; A man fell asleep with his phone charging in bed. It nearly electrocuted him.; Ex-N.C. governor who signed bathroom bill agrees with LGBT advocates: The state didn't really repeal the law; Denounced as a dictatorship, Venezuela reverses court ruling that incapacitated legislature;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   PowerPost Democrats on Capitol Hill have a new and surprising weapon: Power It turns out that Republicans need the minority party to help them avoid a government shutdown at the end of April. And Democrats have decided, for now at least, that they will use their leverage to reassert themselves and ensure the continued funding of their top priorities — by going to the negotiating table. By Kelsey Snell  •  Read more » Analysis 86% of Trump counties make less in a year than 27 Trump staffers are worth Their combined worth is $2.3 billion thanks to real estate, investments and hefty salaries. In the vast majority of counties that voted for Donald Trump, the total amount of income earned by every household in a year is less than what the Trump staffers rake in. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   What Post reporters found in the financial disclosures of top White House aides Recent White House disclosures reveal some of the Trump coterie's financial ties, from Goldman money to cash from cover band gigs. By Matea Gold, Rosalind S. Helderman and Amy Brittain  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Trump won the ultimate prize — yet he exudes no joy Is President Trump having any fun as the leader of the free world? Sometimes it seems he lets media scrutiny suck all enjoyment out of a job that represents the fulfillment of his principal goal in life: winning. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   For Russians in Washington, the spy jokes are getting old The drumbeat of news on the Kremlin meddling in the election has become a bit overwhelming for many in the nation's capital with ties to Russia. Longtime observers note that the allegations of hacking and collusion are unlike anything seen here since before the Soviet Union collapsed. By Joe Heim  •  Read more »   Trump's budget chief is on a collision course with former House colleagues When the government last shut down in 2013, Mick Mulvaney was among the "Shutdown Caucus" hard-liners willing to let the lights go out. Now the director of the Office of Management and Budget is responsible for coaxing intransigent Republicans to pass a new spending bill by April 28 to avert another shutdown. By Philip Rucker and Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   O'Reilly, Fox paid about $13 million since 2002 to settle harassment claims The payments by Fox News star Bill O'Reilly and the network went to five women who accused the host of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior, according to a published report. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   At least 154 killed when swollen rivers overflow, topple homes in Colombia An avalanche of water from three flooded rivers swept through a small city in Colombia, killing unsuspecting residents in their sleep, authorities said. By Associated Press  •  Read more »   Tina Fey tells college-educated white women who voted for Trump: 'You can't look away' "A lot of this election was turned by white, college-educated women who now would like to forget about this election and go back to watching HGTV," the actress and comedian said at an ACLU fundraiser. "It's going to affect you eventually." By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   NCAA Tournament Final Four preview: Gonzaga-S. Carolina offers a matchup of the defenses The Bulldogs and the Gamecocks have been two of the stingiest teams in the country when it comes to allowing three-pointers. By Washington Post Staff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Six tips to avoid getting kicked off a plane Yes, you can wear your leggings on the flight (as long you're not using an employee pass on United), but there are a number of other personal choices that could get you booted from the plane. By Kate Silver  •  Read more »   3 charged in ‘maliciously set’ Atlanta highway fire may have been smoking crack Police did not release details about what the three were doing before the fire or a possible motive, and said more charges could be pending. The collapsed road will take months to repair, authorities said, making commutes a nightmare in the metro Atlanta area. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   How Stephen Bannon, Trump's architect of anti-globalist policies, got rich as a global capitalist As an investment banker in the 1980s and 1990s, Bannon represented a Saudi prince, received financing from Japanese and French banks, and lived in what looks like an alternative reality from the fiery populist of today who recently declared that "globalists gutted the American working class and created a middle class in Asia." By Michael Kranish and Renae Merle  •  Read more »   A man fell asleep with his phone charging in bed. It nearly electrocuted him. "I wouldn't wish what happened to me on my worst enemy," said Wiley Day of Huntsville, Ala., after he suffered burns to his hands and neck when a necklace he was wearing touched the exposed prongs of the charger, which had come loose during the night. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Ex-N.C. governor who signed bathroom bill agrees with LGBT advocates: The state didn't really repeal the law Republican Pat McCrory also mocked the LGBT groups that had assailed him for the law, telling them they "lost the battle." By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Denounced as a dictatorship, Venezuela reverses court ruling that incapacitated legislature On the instructions of President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela's top court on Saturday walked back its attempt to incapacitate the country's opposition-controlled parliament, following widespread condemnation across the Americas. By Mariana Zuñiga and Nick Miroff  •  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. 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