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Does the White House really want Flynn to get immunity? ; Analysis: Why Flynn might be seeking immunity; The White House is in deep legal trouble, according to Trump's own standards; What we know so far about the Trump team's ties to Russian interests; How Trump's threats against the Freedom Caucus may backfire; ‘We are in a trade war,’ Trump’s commerce secretary says after stern German warning; The gap between Republicans' and Democrats' views of African Americans just hit a new high; This unassuming California congressman is out-tweeting Trump, and it's making him a political star; E.U. to Britain: We're in control of Brexit talks, not you; Dylann Roof will plead guilty to murder for Charleston church massacre, avoiding second death-penalty trial; Julian Assange's asylum is at stake when Ecuador votes Sunday; After ‘classy’ N.C. restaurant bans kids, critics fume — and reservations surge; The next face of poverty could be yours; I'm in love with a farmer, but I'm not sure I can move into an old farmhouse with his stepmom;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Navy defies Congress to promote former SEAL commander A retroactive promotion, back pay and a bigger pension have been granted to 33-year veteran Brian Losey, whom lawmakers forced to retire last year after multiple investigations found he had retaliated against whistleblowers. The dispute represented a rare public challenge by senior military leaders to congressional oversight of the armed forces and left lingering resentment on both sides. By Craig Whitlock  •  Read more » The Fix | Analysis Does the White House really want Flynn to get immunity? The president tweeted that his former national security adviser "should ask for immunity." But at Sean Spicer's daily briefing, the press secretary danced around the specifics, saying the White House wants to do what it takes for Flynn to testify to congressional investigators, deflecting the issue of immunity. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Analysis: Why Flynn might be seeking immunity The government isn't going to simply give immunity just to hear a confession. That's not how such agreements work anyway; prosecutors grant immunity only once they know what information the person has. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The White House is in deep legal trouble, according to Trump's own standards In an early-morning tweet, President Trump said Michael Flynn should cut a deal because the entire thing is "a witch hunt" that ostensibly won't lead anywhere. Trump used to have a very different take on immunity deals. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis What we know so far about the Trump team's ties to Russian interests Congress and U.S. intelligence agencies are scrutinizing connections between the Kremlin and the Trump campaign as they investigate evidence that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. By Bonnie Berkowitz and Denise Lu  •  Read more »   The Daily 202 | Analysis How Trump's threats against the Freedom Caucus may backfire The president is choosing the stick over the carrot to battle the conservative group that he blames for the failure of the health bill and that he says is an obstacle to other policy initiatives. Rather than cower, principled movement conservatives wore the attacks as badges of honor. And they pledged to never back down. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Wonkblog ‘We are in a trade war,’ Trump’s commerce secretary says after stern German warning Germany's foreign minister said the Trump administration is taking a "dangerous step" after the Commerce Department announced a tariff on imports of foreign steel. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The gap between Republicans' and Democrats' views of African Americans just hit a new high The biggest yawning gap between Democrats and Republicans is on the issue of motivation and willpower, according to the new General Social Survey. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   This unassuming California congressman is out-tweeting Trump, and it's making him a political star Ted Lieu said he "felt hopeless for many weeks after the election." Then he reached for his phone. And the barbs he's thrown have caught the far right's attention. By Karen Heller  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   E.U. to Britain: We're in control of Brexit talks, not you Britain will have little choice but to follow Brussels's timeline for talks as E.U. officials vow to drive a tough bargain that won't allow the U.K. to claim a better deal than the one it had before. By Griff Witte  •  Read more »   Dylann Roof will plead guilty to murder for Charleston church massacre, avoiding second death-penalty trial The self-described white supremacist was sentenced to death earlier this year for the 2015 attack in South Carolina, during which nine black parishioners were gunned down at Bible study. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Julian Assange's asylum is at stake when Ecuador votes Sunday With polls virtually tied, one of the two presidential candidates has vowed to evict the WikiLeaks founder from the country's embassy in London. By Nick Miroff  •  Read more »   After ‘classy’ N.C. restaurant bans kids, critics fume — and reservations surge It's hard to say whether child bans are officially a restaurant industry trend, but they're no longer particularly unusual. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Color of Money | Perspective The next face of poverty could be yours The story of a Pulitzer-winning book critic who lived in privilege and died poor is a stark lesson for everyone who is financially comfortable at the moment. By Michelle Singletary  •  Read more »   Chat Transcript I'm in love with a farmer, but I'm not sure I can move into an old farmhouse with his stepmom 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 Headlines. 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