Evening Edition: Trump remains the center of attention, but he’s increasingly isolated politically

A ruling on Trump's word choice: Speech that incites violence is not protected; Top Democrat on intel panel accuses White House of trying to draw focus from Russia probe; 'Find the leakers,' Trump tweets, turning the spotlight yet again on his wiretapping claims; He has nearly 175 film and TV credits. But few people know his name.; Ahead of a visit by Egypt's president, Trump administration signals sharp policy shift; 2 suspects identified in sexual assault that was broadcast on Facebook, Chicago police say; White House social media director misused official position by going after GOP lawmaker, ethics experts say; Ecuadorans vote in tense elections, brace for a narrow finish; While Trump promotes coal, other countries are turning to cheap sun power; Brexit could give Spain major bargaining power over Gibraltar; Mississippi State got its Final Four fairy tale. Now it looks for its 'Miracle.'; Custodian of shrine in Pakistan arrested in killings of at least 20 visitors; Don't get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here's how.; A live stream of Shia LaBeouf chanting was disrupted by Nazi-themed dancing. Then things got weird.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Trump remains the center of attention, but he's increasingly isolated politically Ahead of his 100th day in office later this month, Trump has struggled to build a governing coalition that matches the nontraditional alliance that put him in the Oval Office. And he has turned to making enemies out of former supporters among Republicans in Congress, even as Democrats keep him at arm's length. By Abby Phillip and Robert Costa  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis A ruling on Trump's word choice: Speech that incites violence is not protected A federal judge in Kentucky ruled against efforts to throw out a lawsuit that accused Donald Trump of inciting violence against protesters during a campaign rally in March 2016. The protesters, who were shoved and punched by Trump supporters, said the Republican repeatedly said, "Get 'em the hell out." By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Top Democrat on intel panel accuses White House of trying to draw focus from Russia probe Referring to the president's unsupported claims of wiretapping, Rep. Adam Schiff said, "It certainly is an attempt to distract and to hide the origin of the materials, to hide the White House hand." By Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   'Find the leakers,' Trump tweets, turning the spotlight yet again on his wiretapping claims The president drew attention to his allegations of illegal government surveillance that started last month when he accused the Obama administration of wiretapping Trump Tower. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   He has nearly 175 film and TV credits. But few people know his name. Philip Baker Hall is sort of the "Where's Waldo" of acting. Audiences know his face, certainly his voice, but many people have trouble conjuring his name. Think of a show, Hall's probably been on it. By Karen Heller  •  Read more »   Ahead of a visit by Egypt's president, Trump administration signals sharp policy shift Despite sending $1.3 billion in military aid annually to Egypt, Barack Obama could not secure the release of an Egyptian American humanitarian worker. And Obama did not invite Abdel Fatah al-Sissi to the White House. The jailed aid worker's plight has become a symbol of the policy change that places security cooperation over human right concerns as the main barometer for engagement with authoritarian leaders. By Sudarsan Raghavan and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   2 suspects identified in sexual assault that was broadcast on Facebook, Chicago police say Officials said that one of the suspects, a 14-year-old, was arrested and is facing felony charges for the alleged assault of a 15-year-old girl. The other suspect is expected to be arrested soon, police said. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   White House social media director misused official position by going after GOP lawmaker, ethics experts say Dan Scavino Jr. used his personal Twitter account to urge President Trump's supporters to challenge Freedom Caucus member Justin Amash, calling him "a big liability." By Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Ecuadorans vote in tense elections, brace for a narrow finish The outcome is expected to be close, and observers fear a contested result that could trigger a crisis. The results will also be closely watched in London, as one of the candidates has pledged to evict Julian Assange from Ecuador's embassy there. By Nick Miroff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   While Trump promotes coal, other countries are turning to cheap sun power Chile, which aspires to be a "solar Saudi Arabia," is leading the switch to the renewable source. By Nick Miroff  •  Read more »   Brexit could give Spain major bargaining power over Gibraltar A former leader of Britain's ruling party suggested that the tiny peninsula, England's only continental outpost, is worth a war against Spain. By Max Bearak  •  Read more »   NCAA Tournament Mississippi State got its Final Four fairy tale. Now it looks for its 'Miracle.' The Bulldogs, after pulling a historic upset on Friday, must regroup for tonight's national championship vs. South Carolina. By Gene Wang  •  Read more »   Custodian of shrine in Pakistan arrested in killings of at least 20 visitors Police said the man, who was arrested with four others, confessed to killing visitors to a Sufi shrine in the Punjab province with a club and a knife. By Shaiq Hussain  •  Read more »   Perspective Don't get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here's how. It's the day after April Fools' and it's also the first International Fact-checking Day, which hopes to promote sanity over the insane lies that lurk on the Internet. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   A live stream of Shia LaBeouf chanting was disrupted by Nazi-themed dancing. Then things got weird. "He Will Not Divide Us" was supposed to last the duration of President Trump's term. Almost instantly, 4chan users stepped in, chasing the project around the world and forcing it to close four times. 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