Evening Edition: Striking a defiant tone, Franken says he will resign amid harassment allegations

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Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Striking a defiant tone, Franken says he will resign amid harassment allegations The Minnesota Democrat announced on the Senate floor that he would step aside in "the coming weeks." Sen. Al Franken said, "I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office." By Ed O'Keefe, Elise Viebeck and Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » The Fix: Franken finds unlikely defenders on Fox News The contention is that Democrats are not acting nobly but are merely trying to claim the moral high ground on the issue of sexual misconduct. By Callum Borchers  •   Read more »   The Fix: Franken's defiant resignation speech, annotated The Minnesota Democrat said some of his eight accusers remembered his actions differently and suggested other accusations flat-out didn't happen. We break down his unapologetic speech. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   FBI director defends bureau's integrity amid criticism of Trump, Clinton probes Christopher A. Wray was asked to explain how FBI personnel handled sensitive probes of President Trump and his former political rival, Hillary Clinton. By Devlin Barrett and Ellen Nakashima  •   Read more »   Congress set to delay shutdown, setting up bigger spending fight later House GOP leaders expect Republicans to vote in the afternoon to extend funding until Dec. 22. By Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   The Switch | Review Amazon wants a key to your house. I did it. I regretted it. The $250 Amazon Key, which gives delivery people access to your home, isn't just about stopping thieves. It's an aggressive effort from a tech giant to connect your home to the Internet in a way that puts itself right at the center. And once Amazon owns your door, you're locked into an all-Amazon world. By Geoffrey A. Fowler  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT What provoked Rand Paul's neighbor to attack? An explanation is offered in this political mystery. The Kentucky senator and a neighbor charged in the Nov. 3 assault have remained largely quiet about what prompted the incident. Into the vacuum, competing theories for the assault have been floated, like so many Washington trial balloons. By Justin Jouvenal  •   Read more »   Clashes erupt in the West Bank, Gaza Strip after Trump's decision on Jerusalem Palestinian protesters battled Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, Ramallah and other areas one day after President Trump announced that his administration would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. By Loveday Morris and Ruth Eglash  •   Read more »   Bitcoin soars above $17,000, raising worries and a worldwide frenzy The digital currency, worth less than $1,000 at the start of the year, will trade for the first time on a U.S. financial market this Sunday and is forcing U.S. regulators to grapple with whether to legitimize a product that operates outside the control of any government or financial institution. By Renae Merle  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Raging wildfires tear through Southern California as officials warn the situation could worsen The fires forced a wave of new evacuations and shut down major roadways, leaving scenes of apocalyptic destruction in its path. By Scott Wilson, Mark Berman and Eli Rosenberg  •   Read more »   Former South Carolina police officer who shot Walter Scott sentenced to 20 years The former officer took a plea deal this summer to resolve the state and federal charges against him that stemmed from the shooting death of an unarmed black man at a traffic stop. By Mark Berman  •   Read more »   2 students and suspect dead after shooting at New Mexico high school The shooting happened early Thursday at Aztec High School, a school with about 1,000 students near the Colorado border. By Moriah Balingit  •   Read more »   Scientists just found the oldest known black hole, and it's a monster The discovery could offer clues to the enigmatic early years of the universe. An expert says the object's size is stunning because it existed just 690 million years after the Big Bang, when the universe was just 5 percent of its current age. By Sarah Kaplan  •   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