Evening Edition: White House allows release of dire climate report that contradicts views of Trump officials

Bowe Bergdahl, captured by Taliban after abandoning Army post, avoids prison; Trump is pushing for repeal of Obamacare mandate to be in GOP tax bill, key lawmaker says

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   White House allows release of dire climate report that contradicts views of Trump officials The White House did not seek to prevent the release of the government's National Climate Assessment, which is mandated by law, despite the fact that its findings sharply contradict the administration's policies. The report affirms that climate change is driven almost entirely by human action. By Chris Mooney, Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Bowe Bergdahl, captured by Taliban after abandoning Army post, avoids prison Bergdahl, who left his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held captive five years, was also dishonorably discharged. He had pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. President Trump tweeted that the judge's decision was "a complete disgrace to our Country and to our Military." By Alex Horton  •   Read more »   Trump is pushing for repeal of Obamacare mandate to be in GOP tax bill, key lawmaker says Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, said that President Trump "feels very strongly about" using the bill as a mechanism to undo the individual mandate. By Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The iPhone X-factor: Don't buy a phone you don't need There's never been a more confusing time to buy an iPhone. Still, 50 million of us are ready to get a new smartphone this fall — the largest upgrade season in years. Here's how to decide which one is best for you. By Geoffrey A. Fowler  •   Review   •   Read more »   Trump's Twitter account was taken down for 11 minutes. The social network says a departing worker is to blame. The company initially said the president's account was inadvertently deactivated because of "human error." But two hours later, Twitter admitted that it wasn't an accident at all. By Hayley Tsukayama, Rachel Siegel and J. Freedom du Lac  •   Read more »   Republicans insist Mueller's work won't affect timeline of congressional Russia probes GOP leaders are looking to complete the investigations in the next few months in hopes of putting the issue to rest far ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. By Karoun Demirjian  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump heads to Asia where concerns are growing over possible war with North Korea The president's escalating rhetoric and Pyongyang's accelerating weapons programs have set the region on edge and prompted national security adviser H.R. McMaster to declare this week that the world is "running out of time" to stop North Korea. By David Nakamura and Adam Taylor  •   Read more »   Trump administration suggests possibility of disciplinary action against ACLU lawyers in abortion case In a highly unusual filing reflecting the pre-eminence of abortion politics, Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco called out ACLU lawyers representing an undocumented teenage immigrant seeking an abortion. By Robert Barnes and Ann E. Marimow  •   Read more »   The Daily 202 • Analysis Republican committee chairmen are retiring in droves. Something bigger than term limits is afoot. It's partly a consequence of term limits — but also the unpleasantness of being in the House right now. By James Hohmann  •   The Daily 202   •   Read more »   Two new accusers emerge at NPR, adding to growing harassment scandal One employee told officials that ousted editor Michael Oreskes had touched her inappropriately earlier this year. By Paul Farhi  •   Read more »   This 9-year-old might not live until Christmas. So strangers are sending him an early holiday. Family, friends and complete strangers from all over are bringing an early Christmas to the boy — decorating his hospital room with a tree, requesting a special visit from Santa and sending him homemade holiday cards. By Lindsey Bever  •   Read more »   Is it rude to leave Thanksgiving dinner if relatives ask for the upteenth time when we'll get pregnant? The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax  •   Chat Transcript   •   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