Evening Edition: 6 people in Florida nursing home die amid statewide power outages after Irma

U.S. bans Kaspersky security software in federal agencies amid fears of Russian espionage; White House, GOP leaders plan to reveal tax cut details in two weeks

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Top Stories 6 people in Florida nursing home die amid statewide power outages after Irma The nursing home apparently was without air conditioning amid ongoing power outages across the state, according to local officials. Three people died at the facility in Hollywood, Fla., and three others were pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, the city of Hollywood said. By Mark Berman and Katie Zezima  •  Read more » U.S. bans Kaspersky security software in federal agencies amid fears of Russian espionage Acting Homeland Security secretary Elaine Duke ordered that Kaspersky Lab software be barred from government networks on the grounds that the company has ties to state-sponsored cyberespionage activities, U.S. officials said. At least six agencies run Kaspersky on their networks, officials said. By Ellen Nakashima and Jack Gillum  •   Read more »   White House, GOP leaders plan to reveal tax cut details in two weeks House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady told other House Republicans during a closed-door meeting that they needed to unify with their GOP colleagues or the effort to cut taxes could fail, according to two people in the room. By Kelsey Snell, Mike DeBonis and Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   Sanders introduces bill that would revolutionize U.S. health care. And he has a record level of support. The proposal, which would expand Medicare, has no chance of passage in a Republican-run Congress. But it has a record level of support from Democratic senators for an idea that had been relegated to the fringes. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Lobbying activities of Michael Flynn's son being examined by special counsel on Russia Lawmakers are also seeking details about the senior Flynn's role in marketing nuclear power plants in the Middle East. By Tom Hamburger and Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis Trump is slowly rupturing the Republican Party, another new poll suggests The Pew Research Center found a sharp drop in GOP-leaning independents who think the "Republican" label describes them. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   PowerPost • Analysis McCain and Kerry outline lessons from Vietnam after watching new Ken Burns documentary The seeds of today's division were sown by the war. By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   North Korea nuclear test may have been twice as strong as first thought North Korea's powerful nuclear test earlier this month may have been even stronger than first reported, equivalent to roughly 17 times the strength of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, according to a new analysis. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Homeless man asked woman to move her Porsche so he could sleep. Then she shot him, police say. Katie Quackenbush, 26, an aspiring singer and songwriter in Nashville, was charged Monday with attempted murder in connection to the Aug. 26 shooting. By Samantha Schmidt  •   Read more »   Theft of Equifax data could lead to years of grief for home buyers and mortgage applicants People looking to finance, buy or sell a house tend to have significant information on file at credit bureaus like Equifax, and are more likely to be affected by security breach. By Kenneth R. Harney  •   Read more »   Why did one of the U.S. Navy's most advanced subs return to port with a pirate flag? It's unlikely the USS Jimmy Carter torpedoed an enemy ship or fired a cruise missile, the traditional reasons subs fly the Jolly Roger. But it could represent the success of a more covert mission. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •   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 Evening Edition or because it is included in your subscription. 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