Evening Edition: In Congress, GOP splits on protecting Mueller from firing

Trump at odds with Justice Dept. over release of classified Russia memo; Fitness app's map of users reveals locations of U.S. troops, including at sensitive outposts

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   In Congress, GOP splits on protecting Mueller from firing The party discord came days after the revelation that President Trump sought to oust Robert Mueller III in June, prompting Democrats to make a renewed pitch for Congress to shore up the special counsel's standing. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Trump at odds with Justice Dept. over release of classified Russia memo The memo was written by congressional Republicans and suggests that the FBI may have relied on politically motivated or questionable sources to justify its request for a secret surveillance warrant early in the Russia probe. The president wants the memo made public, but Justice officials said releasing it without official review would be "extraordinarily reckless." By Ashley Parker, Rosalind S. Helderman, Josh Dawsey and Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   Fitness app's map of users reveals locations of U.S. troops, including at sensitive outposts Strava's publicly available Global Heat Map seems to pinpoint American, Russian and other bases in the Middle East and Africa, in places where only soldiers are likely to be carrying fitness devices. By Liz Sly  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Schumer's to-do list: Fix DACA, win the Senate, manage Trump Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer blames the impasse over immigration on President Trump's inability to hold a consistent position. But the recent federal shutdown also exposed a divide among Democrats, a party that Schumer is struggling to manage. By Michael Scherer and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Trump tells Piers Morgan he rejects feminism because he is 'for everyone' In the interview with the British journalist that airs tonight, President Trump says he is not a feminist because he is "for men." Trump reinforces the belief prevalent among critics of feminism that to be "for women" means to be "against men." By Eugene Scott  •  Read more »   After criticism from Jay-Z, Trump hits back on Twitter to claim record-low figures for black unemployment The musician was interviewed on the debut of CNN's "The Van Jones Show." By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'Maybe my kids will live in a better country': Thousands of Russians call for boycott of presidential election Anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, whose bid to challenge President Vladimir Putin was rejected, called for a "voters' strike." Demonstrators nationwide continued even after Navalny was arrested. By Anton Troianovski and Isabelle Khurshudyan  •  Read more »   How Ikea came to embody simple, affordable furniture for the masses The Swedish company started as a mail-order business, but it gave rise to flat-pack furniture that customers would take and assemble themselves. Today the stores are as much about shopping (and meatballs) as they are about browsing the Scandinavian aesthetic for hours. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered A Vietnam War photographer captured the bloody Tet offensive. Fifty years later, he bears witness again. John Olson took some of the battle's most iconic images, which are on display at the Newseum in Washington to mark the 50th anniversary of the incursion. By John Woodrow Cox  •  Read more »   Rescuers desperately tried to save frostbitten climbers on the world's ninth-highest peak A French woman and a Polish man wanted to become only the second team to summit Nanga Parbat in Pakistan during the winter. They came close to conquering "Killer Mountain" — then things started going wrong. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Will Ferrell's George W. Bush: I want to 'remind you guys that I was really bad' Since the Trump administration, Bush's historically low approval ratings have skyrocketed. So SNL refreshed us on some political history. By Avi Selk  •  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