Evening Edition: Rubio signals support, appearing to give GOP enough votes to pass tax plan

Trump's suggestive comment about a Michael Flynn pardon, and the pattern behind it Kushner's legal team looks to hire crisis public relations firm amid Russia probe

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Rubio signals support, appearing to give GOP enough votes to pass tax plan The GOP adjusted the child tax credit to add more benefits for working families as the party finalized its tax bill, a change that prompted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to suggest he had dropped his threat of a "no" vote. With his support, Republicans are close to locking down the 50 Senate votes they need to pass the measure. By Damian Paletta, Erica Werner, Jeff Stein and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis Trump's suggestive comment about a Michael Flynn pardon, and the pattern behind it The president is often asked hypothetical questions about very serious matters that other politicians would steer clear of and offers a "we'll see what happens" in response. But what usually happens next? By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   Kushner's legal team looks to hire crisis public relations firm amid Russia probe Kushner's lawyer, Abbe Lowell, has quietly called at least two firms, according to four people familiar with the matter. Crisis PR firms are often retained to handle a negative development or an avalanche of media inquiries. Kushner has been in the headlines almost daily, and he has complained to friends about the nonstop negative attention from the news media. By Josh Dawsey  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The 10 best journalism movies, in the words of Katie Couric, Woodward and Bernstein, and more Journalists weigh in on what movies reveal about their profession, from "His Girl Friday" to "Spotlight." Read more »   The Fix | Analysis That painful exchange between a Trump judicial pick and a GOP senator, annotated Matthew Spencer Petersen serves on the Federal Election Commission, but he had difficulty answering legal questions posed by Sen. John Neely Kennedy (R-La.). By Aaron Blake  •   Read more »   The battle over net neutrality is far from over. Here's what's next. Far from settling the matter, the Republican-led FCC just opened a new chapter in a bruising Washington fight that stretches back nearly as far as the dot-com boom itself. By Brian Fung  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT New drug law makes it 'harder for us to do our jobs,' former DEA officials say A measure passed at the behest of drug companies has hurt efforts to stop suspicious shipments of prescription pain pills and slowed other work by the Drug Enforcement Administration, recently retired investigators told The Washington Post and "60 Minutes." By Scott Higham and Lenny Bernstein  •   Read more »   At screening for 'The Post,' Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg draw parallels to Nixon era The cast and crew pointed to similarities between the movie's Nixon-era drama and the Trump administration — and they explained how they tried to get the historical details just right. By Emily Heil  •   Read more »   A jury convicted a maid of stealing jewelry. Then the jurors paid her fine. The 19-year-old defendant returned three rings worth at least $5,000, and Fairfax County jurors took up a collection to pay her $60 fine. Numerous criminal lawyers said they had never seen jurors acting similarly. The victim said she thought the fine was too lenient. By Tom Jackman  •   Read more »   Omarosa's reality-star exit from the White House hijacked the news Omarosa Manigault Newman seemed cast in the same role in the White House as she had been on "The Apprentice," on which she was the show's elegant and icy villain competing for Donald Trump's favor. By Krissah Thompson  •   Read more »   Chat Transcript Comforting a sister who continually picks the wrong guy isn't always easy 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071