Evening Edition: WikiLeaks posts files it says are from the CIA’s computer hacking arsenal

Wikileaks: CIA is using popular TVs, smartphones and cars to spy on their owners; Conservatives lash out at House GOP's Obamacare replacement bill; The three GOP factions that could doom the GOP bill; Analysis: The most popular (and unpopular) parts of the plan; Six of Trump's tweets this morning seemed to respond directly to what was happening on 'Fox & Friends'; Trump and Republicans see a ‘deep state’ foe: Barack Obama; This ex-British lawmaker is at the heart of the wiretap claims; Grilled on Russia probe, deputy attorney general pick sidesteps Democrats' call for special prosecutor; That time Trump surprised a White House tour group in front of a portrait of Hillary Clinton; Surgeons were told to stop prescribing so many painkillers. The results were remarkable.; ‘It’s Marine Corps wide': Female Marines detail harassment in wake of nude photos scandal; China warns of 'consequences' over deployment of U.S. antimissile system in S. Korea; Poachers just killed a beloved white rhino — inside a French zoo; Is Richard Simmons missing? Or is he just dearly missed?;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   WikiLeaks posts files it says are from the CIA's computer hacking arsenal The anti-secrecy organization said the trove exceeded in scale and significance the massive collection of National Security Agency documents exposed by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. A statement from WikiLeaks indicated that it planned to post nearly 9,000 files containing code developed in secret by the CIA to steal data from targets overseas and turn ordinary devices, including cellphones, computers and even television sets, into surveillance tools. By Greg Miller and Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more » Wikileaks: CIA is using popular TVs, smartphones and cars to spy on their owners The latest revelations about the U.S. government's powerful hacking tools potentially take surveillance right into the homes and pockets of billions of users worldwide, showing how everyday devices can be turned to spy on their owners. By Craig Timberg, Ellen Nakashima and Elizabeth Dwoskin  •  Read more »   Conservatives lash out at House GOP's Obamacare replacement bill Influential conservative lawmakers and activist groups panned health-care legislation drafted by House Republican leaders, throwing the GOP's plan to undo the Affordable Care Act in serious doubt less than 24 hours after it was released. By Mike Debonis, Elise Viebeck, David Weigel and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   The three GOP factions that could doom the GOP bill Several factions within the Republican Party don't like some key details about this new health-care plan. In fact, there's enough opposition that these Republicans could derail the bill as it stands. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis: The most popular (and unpopular) parts of the plan We don't know how many people will lose coverage or how much this might blow up the deficit over time. What was released last night has not been scored by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. We explain why this is a big deal. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   Six of Trump's tweets this morning seemed to respond directly to what was happening on 'Fox & Friends' For more than two hours, the president tweeted responses to the Fox News morning show. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Trump and Republicans see a ‘deep state’ foe: Barack Obama In conservative media, where the unproven wiretapping claim originated, President Trump has gotten credit for cracking open a plot by a "deep state" of critics and conspirators to bring down his presidency. And they claim the perpetrator is former president Barack Obama. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   This ex-British lawmaker is at the heart of the wiretap claims Louise Mensch, who emphasized that her reporting does not back up President Trump's claim, wrote an article that was among the sources cited by the White House to justify the allegations. By Karla Adam  •  Read more »   Grilled on Russia probe, deputy attorney general pick sidesteps Democrats' call for special prosecutor Nominee Rod Rosenstein stressed his experience serving both Democratic and Republican administrations and said he would work impartially to "defend the integrity and independence of our Justice Department." By Matt Zapotosky, Sari Horwitz and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix That time Trump surprised a White House tour group in front of a portrait of Hillary Clinton The president emerged from behind a wooden partition, like an emcee taking the stage, to excited screams and applause. By Peter W. Stevenson  •  Read more »   Surgeons were told to stop prescribing so many painkillers. The results were remarkable. Overprescribing of opioids by doctors and other health-care providers is widely blamed for helping to start the epidemic now gripping the nation. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   ‘It’s Marine Corps wide': Female Marines detail harassment in wake of nude photos scandal According to current and former female service members who spoke to The Post, harassing behavior has become pervasive in the younger enlisted ranks, threatening unit cohesion at the lowest levels and its ethos at the highest. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   China warns of 'consequences' over deployment of U.S. antimissile system in S. Korea The United States and South Korea say the system is a necessary defense against Kim Jong Un's regime, but Beijing rejects the plan. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   Poachers just killed a beloved white rhino — inside a French zoo "Vince" was shot three times in the head, and one of his horns was sawed off. The bold slaughter is likely the first time a captive animal has been killed by poachers. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Is Richard Simmons missing? Or is he just dearly missed? The rhinestoned fitness guru was last seen in public in 2014, and since then, conspiracy theories about his whereabouts and condition have multiplied. Now, a new podcast mulls his many mysteries. By Dan Zak  •  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. 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. 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