Evening Edition: Consumer watchdog office stripped of powers in lending discrimination cases

Trump expected to approve release of controversial GOP memo after redactions; Republican National Committee has huge financial edge heading into 2018 midterms

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Consumer watchdog office stripped of powers in lending discrimination cases The Trump administration's move comes about two months after the president installed his budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, at the head of an agency that has long been in the crosshairs of Republicans. By Renae Merle  •  Read more » Trump expected to approve release of controversial GOP memo after redactions The document, which alleges surveillance abuses by FBI, has set off a political firestorm. By Carol D. Leonnig, Josh Dawsey, Ellen Nakashima and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Republican National Committee has huge financial edge heading into 2018 midterms Republicans are expected to face a tough defensive battle in this year's congressional elections. Historically, the president's party generally loses ground during the midterms. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT A woman's final promise to her daughter who was killed in Charlottesville Susan Bro never thought her voice would carry weight in the national conversation about race and hatred. But after a car plowed into her daughter who was protesting a white-supremacist rally, reporters came to rural Virginia and knocked on her trailer home door. By Ellie Silverman  •  Read more »   Leaks, feasts and sex parties: How 'Fat Leonard' infiltrated the Navy's floating headquarters in Asia In a case that ranks as the worst corruption scandal in Navy history, authorities say a long line of officers from the USS Blue Ridge traded military secrets for a taste of the high life. By Craig Whitlock  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The GOP's big tax-cut gamble appears to be paying dividends A growing volume of polling shows Republicans rebounding as the tax plan grows in popularity. And it could get even better, starting this month. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Two students shot, 3 others injured at a Los Angeles middle school Police say a suspect, a juvenile female, is in custody after the shooting, which left a 15-year-old boy in critical condition and a 15-year-old girl in fair condition. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   Humane Society donors call for firing of chief executive after sexual harassment complaints Prominent supporters are threatening to cut off funds for the animal charity after an internal investigation found three complaints of sexual harassment against Wayne Pacelle. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   Very old, very sophisticated tools were found in India. The question is: Who made them? The tools span about a million years of history, researchers say, and illustrate the evolution of big, blunt hand axes into finely sculpted stone points. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   How a 1,000-pound bomb from World War II was pulled out of the ground without exploding Older bombs, such as the one found in a bustling Hong Kong neighborhood, become more dangerous as they age because chemical changes occur and fuses deteriorate. By Alex Horton  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered A grisly photo of a Saigon execution 50 years ago shocked the world and helped end the war Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams did not realize at first that he had taken one of history's iconic pictures. It was just another day during the Vietnam War's bloody Tet offensive. By Michael E. Ruane  •  Read more »   Analysis NBA trade deadline 2018: Nikola Mirotic to the Pelicans, and Greg Monroe might be next We've now seen Blake Griffin and Nikola Mirotic switch teams. Here's the latest. By Tim Bontemps  •  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