Evening Edition: Bannon, under fire after West Wing tell-all, expresses regret over comments attributed to him

White House keeps up attack on 'Fire and Fury,' which Trump calls a 'Fake Book' Trump administration sends mixed signals on infrastructure plan during weekend retreat

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Bannon, under fire after West Wing tell-all, expresses regret over comments attributed to him Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon — who suffered a falling out with the White House after the new book "Fire and Fury" quoted him criticizing the Trump family — offered an apology of sorts, praising the president in a public statement and trying to soften the earlier scathing comments. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more » White House keeps up attack on 'Fire and Fury,' which Trump calls a 'Fake Book' Trump policy adviser Stephen Miller appeared on CNN to eviscerate Stephen Bannon over the book, calling him an "angry, vindictive person." By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   Trump administration sends mixed signals on infrastructure plan during weekend retreat During a trip to Camp David with GOP leaders, the president expressed misgivings about using public-private partnerships for building projects. But within 24 hours, he was contradicted by his chief economic adviser, showing the uncertainty of the White House's approach to its top legislative priority in 2018. By Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Perspective When food is your life (and work), losing weight is tricky business When he was 8, he wore "husky"-fit clothing and waited to "shoot up like a beanpole," as a relative predicted — but she was wrong. Instead of having a "struggle" with his weight, he rarely cared much about it. This is his story about a roller-coaster ride with big drops, ominous ascents, curves taken hard and developments that he never saw coming. By Jim Webster  •   Read more »   A man scooped something from the ground in Stockholm. It exploded in his hand. Police don't think the deadly incident was terrorism. But they can't say for sure what the device was or why it exploded. The incident was the latest in a series of unexplained explosions in Sweden. By Amanda Erickson  •   Read more »   A school sought 50 men to stand in for absent fathers at 'Breakfast with Dads' — nearly 600 showed up The response was so overwhelming that the event had to be moved from the Dallas middle school's cafeteria to the gymnasium. By Valerie Strauss  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'Learn his name first': The politicizing of military widows is touching a nerve Some say that circulating photos of grieving military families and adding a political message, as President Trump and others have done, strips away important context and underscores the lack of understanding between the military and the public. By Alex Horton  •   Read more »   International organizations that advocate boycotting Israel will now be denied entry Israel views the "boycott, divest and sanctions" campaign — aimed at pressuring for its compliance with international law vis-à-vis its policies toward Palestinians — as a threat and has ramped up the fight against what it calls delegitimization efforts. By Ruth Eglash  •   Read more »   PyeongChang 2018 Adam Rippon becomes oldest U.S. figure-skating Olympic rookie since 1936 Although Ross Miner won the silver in Saturday's U.S. Figure Skating Championship, the selection committee instead chose 28-year-old Rippon, who placed fourth. By Chelsea Janes  •   Read more »   A drug bust was marred by a suicide bombing in Kabul. Was it ISIS, or the 'mafia'? Many are skeptical of the militant group's claim of responsibility and think the blast was revenge for an unusually fierce drug raid by police, in which a young man was killed and many others detained.  By Max Bearak  •   Read more »   Water main break shuts down terminal at JFK airport, causing even more delays after winter storm The flooding is the latest of many troubles at the New York airport since Thursday's winter storm. In the days since, scores of flights have been rescheduled, and hundreds of travelers have been left stranded. By Luz Lazo  •   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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071