Evening Edition: Flake and Corker feel liberated to speak their minds. That should terrify Trump.

The Fix: Corker's and Flake's GOP colleagues suggest they're drama queens; The Fix: Charlottesville was the turning point for Trump's GOP critics in the Senate

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   PowerPost • Analysis Flake and Corker feel liberated to speak their minds. That should terrify Trump. Retiring Republican Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Jeff Flake of Arizona, who questioned President Trump's fitness for office in an extraordinary breach, will have as big a megaphone as they want for as long as they want it. By James Hohmann  •  Read more » The Fix • Analysis The Fix: Corker's and Flake's GOP colleagues suggest they're drama queens They have downplayed Corker's and Flake's concerns as "Twitter disputes" and "People magazine dramas." That totally misses the point. By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   The Fix • Analysis The Fix: Charlottesville was the turning point for Trump's GOP critics in the Senate President Trump's widely condemned remarks on the violence in the Virginia city during a white-supremacist rally seemed to have spurred some Republican senators to speak out. By Eugene Scott  •   Read more »   GOP tax leaders threaten to break Trump's promise not to change 401(k) rules Days after President Trump vowed that his tax plan would leave retirement accounts alone, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady suggested a bill could force changes to the plans. By Damian Paletta and Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   Wonkblog • Analysis Is a $100,000 income middle class in America? The majority of Americans — 62 percent — identify as "middle class," according to a Gallup poll conducted in June. It's the highest percent of people feeling that way since 2003. But a lot of Americans are like Lyft driver Gaby Osegueda in California: They feel middle class, but they aren't sure what it means. By Heather Long  •   Read more »   What the Trump dossier says — and what it doesn't Breaking down the assertions made in the controversial document. By Philip Bump  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis The Fix: Hillary Clinton's disingenuous dossier outrage The Clinton camp left out its own role in the dossier's creation as it ripped the media after the election for sitting on unverified information. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   CBO forecasts that Alexander-Murray health-care plan would slightly lower deficit The plan to restore federal payments to insurers would not affect the number of Americans with coverage, the Congressional Budget Office found. By Amy Goldstein  •   Read more »   Pentagon deployed elite commandos to Niger fearing militants were hunting missing soldier The mission came two days before the body of Sgt. La David Johnson was found after a deadly ambush against U.S. and Nigerien forces. By Dan Lamothe and Karen DeYoung  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT NAACP issues travel advisory, cautioning African Americans about flying American Airlines The nation's oldest civil rights organization, citing a "troubling pattern of disturbing incidents," urged travelers — particularly those who are African American — to rethink whether they should fly with the airline. By Lori Aratani  •   Read more »   Trump administration to allow quick and dramatic expansion of drone use The White House said President Trump was following through on his promise to the industry to slash regulatory barriers that are sending companies to test the technology overseas. By Michael Laris  •   Read more »   'The delays are inexcusable': Lawmakers demand answers from DEA on spread of opioids Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee accused the agency of delaying responses to their questions about wholesale drug distributors. By Lenny Bernstein and Scott Higham  •   Read more »   Obituaries • 1928–2017 Jovial entertainer who helped launch rock-and-roll dies at 89 As the singer of "Blueberry Hill" and "Ain't That a Shame," Antoine "Fats" Domino was rivaled only by Elvis Presley in record sales in their time, and his signature piano style influenced songs by the Beatles and Otis Redding. By Terence McArdle  •   Read more »   Expert panel recommends new shingles vaccine that gives increased protection Shingrix is the first new vaccine for shingles in a decade, and it's the first time the panel is recommending that adults 50 and older be vaccinated — a group that numbers about 42 million Americans. By Lena H. Sun  •   Read more »   An actress accused George H.W. Bush of groping her. The former president has apologized. Former president George H.W. Bush apologized after actress Heather Lind said he groped her as they posed for a picture at an event a few years ago — and that his wife, Barbara Bush, saw it happen. By Kristine Phillips  •   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