Evening Edition: Utah’s Orrin Hatch to retire after decades in Senate

The Daily 202: Trump's true priorities revealed in holiday news dumps Protests in Iran test Trump's vow to adopt tougher posture than Obama

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Utah's Orrin Hatch to retire after decades in Senate The veteran senator's retirement means an open-seat race in his Republican-leaning state in this year's midterm election. Some Republicans expect Mitt Romney to run for Hatch's seat, although the former presidential nominee has not made any definitive public statements about his plans. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » The Daily 202: Trump's true priorities revealed in holiday news dumps Underscoring how politically unpopular these moves were, most of the decisions were rolled out the Fridays before Christmas and New Year's Eve to minimize media coverage and public notice. By James Hohmann  •   Read more »   Protests in Iran test Trump's vow to adopt tougher posture than Obama Anti-government demonstrations in Iran are testing the administration's willingness to go beyond rhetoric in pursuing regime change. By Carol Morello and Anne Gearan  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT From hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to a turkey plant in South Dakota. Was this a better life? Gretchen Velez, 21, started the day on an island that was short on electricity and clean water and jobs because of Hurricane Maria. Ten hours later, she was nearly 3,000 miles away in South Dakota at a turkey processing plant in a rural town where a job recruiter had promised her a position. Story by Chico Harlan | Photos by Bonnie Jo Mount  •   Read more »   Trump urges 'Deep State' Justice Department to 'act' against Abedin and Comey President Trump appeared to suggest that Huma Abedin, a former top aide to Hillary Clinton, should face jail time and that former FBI Director James B. Comey should also be prosecuted. By David Nakamura and Matt Zapotosky  •   Read more »   Hoda Kotb replaces Matt Lauer on 'Today' — and makes history She joins Savannah Guthrie as a permanent co-host, meaning the NBC News show for the first time is led by a female anchor team. By Elahe Izadi  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Monster storm to blast East Coast before polar vortex uncorks tremendous cold late this week Forecasters are expecting a "bomb cyclone" that could be the most intense in decades over the waters east of New England at this time of year, followed by a mother lode of numbing cold crashing south. By Jason Samenow  •   Read more »   Pakistan strikes back at Trump's tweet, calling it 'unwarranted' and 'completely incomprehensible' After a New Year's Day tweet accusing Pakistan of giving haven to terrorists, the country's leaders expressed "deep disappointment" at the turn of events, coming at a time when they had felt the relationship with the new administration had been on a positive trajectory. By Shaiq Hussain and Annie Gowen  •   Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The likeliest issues Congress will actually deal with in 2018, ranked Congress left town for the holidays with no long-term solutions to any of its outstanding political and policy quagmires. That means lawmakers have a lot to figure out in not a lot of time. By Amber Phillips  •   Read more »   U.S. service member killed, four wounded in Afghanistan combat U.S. forces have been fighting the Islamic State and the Taliban in the area where a service member was killed. By Dan Lamothe  •   Read more »   South Korea welcomes Kim Jong Un's offer of talks The discussions were expected to include North Korea's possible participation in the Winter Olympics, but experts doubted that the initiative would lead to a lasting reduction in tensions. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   Michele Bachmann says she might run for Al Franken's Senate seat The former congresswoman, who represented Minnesota's 6th Congressional District from 2007 to 2015, made the announcement on a televangelist's show. By Sarah Pulliam Bailey  •   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