Evening Edition: French presidential election could bring a jolt to Western security

Sessions takes step toward enforcing threat to strip funding from 'sanctuary cities'; Gorsuch casts death-penalty vote in one of his first Supreme Court cases; He robbed banks and went to prison. That put him on track for a new job: Georgetown law professor.; Trump says 100-day marker is 'ridiculous.' But he's rushing to show progress by then on taxes, health care.; Ann Coulter rejects Berkeley’s new invite — and a lawsuit may be pending; What Trump's giving to charity — or lack thereof — foreshadowed about his presidency; Obama to make first post-presidency public appearance in Chicago next week; As scientists erupt in protest, a volcanologist runs for Congress; The curious political effect of men losing their breadwinner role; Did Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent and Kid Rock go too far in mocking Hillary Clinton’s portrait?; Verizon is losing more cellphone customers than ever; Thousands of tiny satellites are about to go into space and possibly ruin it ;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   French presidential election could bring a jolt to Western security Victory for either the far-right or the far-left would have a profound impact on NATO and other elements of Western defense. "No matter who wins," one analyst concluded, "France's security and defense policy will not be the same, and some candidates would bring revolutionary changes." By Griff Witte  •  Read more » Sessions takes step toward enforcing threat to strip funding from 'sanctuary cities' The attorney general demanded proof from nine jurisdictions that they are complying with a law on sharing information with federal authorities about undocumented immigrants. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   Gorsuch casts death-penalty vote in one of his first Supreme Court cases The newest justice cast his first consequential vote Thursday night, siding with the court's other four conservatives in denying a stay request from Arkansas death row inmates facing execution. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   He robbed banks and went to prison. That put him on track for a new job: Georgetown law professor. Shon Hopwood's new job as a tenure-track faculty member is only the latest improbable twist in a remarkable life. He probably never would have found the law, he said, if he had not gone to prison. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump says 100-day marker is 'ridiculous.' But he's rushing to show progress by then on taxes, health care. While the president has issued a flurry of executive orders seeking to change direction on multiple Obama administration policies, he has no major accomplishments on Capitol Hill beyond the confirmation of Justice Neil M. Gorsuch. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Ann Coulter rejects Berkeley’s new invite — and a lawsuit may be pending The conservative political pundit said the university was adding "burdensome" conditions to her speech and that she already had another event scheduled for the new date. Instead, she vows to speak next week, as originally planned, with or without the school's cooperation. By William Wan and Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   The Daily 202 | Analysis What Trump's giving to charity — or lack thereof — foreshadowed about his presidency Trump's list of presidential achievements so far looks like the policy equivalent of two theater seats and a park bench. By David Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Obama to make first post-presidency public appearance in Chicago next week The town-hall-style event will be the first in a series of public appearances by the former president, just as President Trump approaches his 100th day in office. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As scientists erupt in protest, a volcanologist runs for Congress Is Jess Phoenix intimidated by the prospect of a bitter campaign? "I walk into active volcanic eruptions," she says. "Congress? Come on." By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   The curious political effect of men losing their breadwinner role One researcher thinks his findings could help explain the growing political polarization over the past decade and could have been a factor in the last election. By Jena McGregor  •  Read more »   The Fix Did Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent and Kid Rock go too far in mocking Hillary Clinton’s portrait? The photo, posted on Sarah Palin's Facebook page without a caption, has ricocheted around social media, thrilling Clinton haters and upsetting others who have called it "disrespectful" and "straight up classless." By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   Verizon is losing more cellphone customers than ever The company lost nearly 400,000 wireless subscribers in the first six weeks of the year, and things could have been worse without the reintroduction of unlimited data plans, according to Verizon's earnings numbers. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   Thousands of tiny satellites are about to go into space and possibly ruin it Space is a mess. And the problem is about to get worse, experts say, as cheap, tiny satellites are shot through the stratosphere in unprecedented numbers. By Avi Selk  •  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