Evening Edition: Ongoing battle between White House and FBI intensifies after memo’s release

Sentence buried in GOP memo may undercut Trump efforts to discredit Russia probe; The full Nunes memo alleging missteps by the FBI, annotated

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Ongoing battle between White House and FBI intensifies after memo's release Democrats warned President Trump not to try to use the memo's contents as a justification for firing Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein or other officials overseeing the ongoing Russia probe. Asked after the memo's release if Trump might fire Rosenstein, the president told reporters: "You figure that one out." By Devlin Barrett, Karoun Demirjian and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Sentence buried in GOP memo may undercut Trump efforts to discredit Russia probe For the first time, investigators confirm that the origin of the investigation had nothing to do with a controversial dossier. By Karen Tumulty and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The full Nunes memo alleging missteps by the FBI, annotated After cries to #ReleaseTheMemo and an even bigger outcry of opposition, the GOP memo on the Russia probe is now public. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The White House's laughable spin that releasing the memo is all about 'transparency' President Trump is just trying to be forthcoming, you see. He wants to get it all out there. Except he clearly doesn't. There are two gaping holes in this argument. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   The Fix: 6 key takeaways from the GOP memo Republicans say the FBI relied "extensively" on information from a politically motivated ex-British spy who was being funded by Democrats to find dirt on Donald Trump. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Analysis: How important is Carter Page to the Russia probe? We put the Page warrant in context of the full investigation. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Dow drops 666 points and posts its worst week since 2016 The Dow Jones industrial average fell 2.5 percent Friday as concerns emerged over rising interest rates and inflation from an overheated economy. By Thomas Heath  •  Read more »   EXCLUSIVE This Hollywood manager helped Halle Berry and Taraji P. Henson to stardom. Now nine women are accusing him of sexual harassment. Vincent Cirrincione — who used to represent Berry and still manages Henson — made unwanted sexual advances to nine women of color over two decades, the women said. In some cases, he was alleged to have used sex as a condition for representing them. By Tracy Jan  •  Read more »   Pentagon unveils new nuclear weapons strategy, ending Obama-era push to reduce U.S. arsenal The new policy calls for the introduction of two new types of weapons. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the changes reflect a need to "look reality in the eye" and "see the world as it is, not as we wish it to be." By Paul Sonne  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT North Korean defectors visited the Oval Office. The move could provoke North Korea. President Trump criticized past administrations for not acting more forcefully on North Korea, though he did not specify whether he meant shutting down the nuclear weapons program, dealing with human rights violations or both. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   The Confederate flag reemerged. The KKK burned a cross. How racial tensions flared in one N.C. town. Dexter Trogdon Jr. knew racial division would be part of the picture when he moved back to Asheboro, a rural, majority-white town where he grew up. But there was one factor he did not count on: the presidential election. By Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Read more »   She was listed as a missing person. She was actually on 'The Bachelor.' According to a Northern California newspaper, Rebekah Martinez was reported missing by her mother during a time frame that matches the show's taping schedule. By Lisa Bonos  •  Read more »   Nigel, the world's loneliest bird, dies next to the concrete decoy he loved The gannet was lured to a desolate island off the coast of New Zealand in the hopes of establishing a colony. Unfortunately, his kind did not flock to be with him. By Karin Brulliard  •  Read more »   Chat Transcript Donor egg pregnancy: To tell or not to tell The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax  •  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