Evening Edition: Kushner’s shrinking profile: He’s both near the power center and pushed to the sidelines

Could the battle for the GOP leave Republicans unelectable?; White House prepares for showdown over head of watchdog group

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Kushner's shrinking profile: He's both near the power center and pushed to the sidelines The once-sprawling portfolio of Jared Kushner, which included walk-in privileges to the Oval Office, has been diminished under Chief of Staff John Kelly. Kushner's still-evolving role in the investigations of Russian election interference and possible obstruction of justice also make him a potential risk to his father-in-law, President Trump. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis Could the battle for the GOP leave Republicans unelectable? The ground the party rests upon is shifting: Will it become "the party of Roy Moore and Donald Trump," as Republican Sen. Jeff Flake warned? Or are the president's politics actually helping? By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   White House prepares for showdown over head of watchdog group The high-stakes face-off could end up in court and slow President Trump's effort to roll back banking industry regulations. Leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was thrown into doubt after Trump and the agency's outgoing chief both named acting directors. By Renae Merle  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Forgotten America 'Elitists, crybabies and junky degrees' A Trump supporter explains conservatives' rising anger with U.S. universities. He and others who feel the same want to reduce the flow of government money to what they see as institutions that often fail to provide practical skills for the job market. By Kevin Sullivan and Mary Jordan  •   Read more »   Critic's Notebook Americans think luxury is unseemly and wasteful. Here's why it's actually worth celebrating. Something in the 20th century heightened the sense of psychic injury caused by observing the luxury of others — making us revert, in some ways, toward earlier, more judgmental views. Yet an older form of luxury — one synonymous with quality and artistry — still exists. By Robin Givhan  •   Read more »   Suddenly, Zimbabwe's biggest newspaper can print exactly what it wants. It's harder than it sounds. With the resignation of President Robert Mugabe, the government-owned Zimbabwe Herald finds itself without a censor for the first time in 37 years. By Kevin Sieff  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Egypt launches airstrikes after militants kill 305; at least 27 children among the dead No group has claimed responsibility for the deadliest extremist attack in Egypt's modern history. President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi vowed that the attack would be avenged with "brute force." By Louisa Loveluck and Heba Farouk Mahfouz  •   Read more »   Prince Harry sets Britain abuzz with talk of his possible engagement Is another royal wedding on the horizon? U.K. tabloids are salivating over the latest rumors that the distant heir to the throne and his American girlfriend, actress Meghan Markle, are betrothed. By Karla Adam and William Booth  •   Read more »   Yale researchers conducted an experiment to turn conservatives into liberals Scientists found that social and political attitudes can be manipulated by changing how physically safe people feel. By John Bargh  •   Read more »   The Fix A look at Trump's on-again-off-again love affair with Time magazine He has described it both as "a very important magazine" that he grew up reading and as a "paper-thin" publication that will "soon be dead." By Kristine Phillips  •   Read more »   Ninth-grader captured trying to cross into Canada after grandmother was found in backyard grave What began with concern for both of their lives then took some of the darkest turns imaginable. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »   The best books of 2017 Our annual survey of the year's best reads includes 10 books we think are exceptionally rewarding. By Book World Editors  •   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