Evening Edition: After gas attack, Trump says crisis in Syria ‘is now my responsibility’

Bannon removed from National Security Council, reversing controversial decision ; F-16 military jet crashes near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland; pilot parachutes out; How the U.S. ethics chief took on Trump and became a reluctant Washington hero; Mitch McConnell: 'Nuclear' option helps Senate. John McCain: 'Whoever says that is a stupid idiot.'; Analysis: Your guide to Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court; Will North Korea fire a missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland? Probably.; Conservatives point fingers as efforts to overhaul health care stall; Bill O’Reilly’s problems just got real: 21 advertisers have dropped him; ‘Clearly we missed the mark': Pepsi pulls Kendall Jenner ad and apologizes; These high school journalists investigated a new principal's credentials. Days later, she resigned.; Melania Trump and the politics of airbrushing; Accepted, 8 times over: Ohio quadruplets earn spots at Yale, Harvard; A maid begged for help before falling from a window in Kuwait. Her boss made a video instead.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   After gas attack, Trump says crisis in Syria 'is now my responsibility' The president said the images of young victims had a "big impact" on him but would not say how he would address the Assad regime's apparent use of a chemical weapon. Earlier Wednesday, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley assailed Russia in blunt terms for protecting the Syrian government. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Bannon removed from National Security Council, reversing controversial decision Chief strategist Stephen K. Bannon's role on the council had drawn criticism from experts who viewed it as elevating a White House official with no national security experience. The restructuring reflects the growing influence of national security adviser H.R. McMaster as he asserts himself over the flow of national security information in the White House. By Robert Costa and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   F-16 military jet crashes near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland; pilot parachutes out The Air Force said the plane went down in an unpopulated area, but photos and videos taken at the crash show it went down in a wooded area a few hundred yards from houses. By Dana Hedgpeth, Steve Hendrix and Lynh Bui  •  Read more »   How the U.S. ethics chief took on Trump and became a reluctant Washington hero When Walter M. Shaub Jr. tweeted advice at President-elect Donald Trump to divest from his businesses, it was clear the low-profile director of the little-known ethics office had found his voice and rocked Washington — and become a federal-code-spouting avatar of divided times. By David Montgomery  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   @PKCapitol | Analysis Mitch McConnell: 'Nuclear' option helps Senate. John McCain: 'Whoever says that is a stupid idiot.' The Senate majority leader believes the GOP's unilateral response to confirm Neil Gorsuch on a simple majority vote will take senators "back to what was the tradition in the Senate" for confirming justices. McCain sees the move as the next step in the slide to crushing the chamber's bipartisan traditions. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Analysis: Your guide to Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court The battle over President Trump's Supreme Court nominee was in full swing on the Senate floor Wednesday, as the Oregon senator's speech went on for about 15 hours. By Sean Sullivan and David Weigel  •  Read more »   WorldViews | Analysis Will North Korea fire a missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland? Probably. Kim Jong Un has declared that North Korea is close to testing a missile that can reach the United States. Is it time to freak out? By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Conservatives point fingers as efforts to overhaul health care stall The remarks from the head of Heritage Action for America reflect a new push to blame moderates for the failure of the American Health Care Act last month. President Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan and many other Republicans had criticized hard-line conservatives for its last month. By Mike DeBonis and David Weigel  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Bill O’Reilly’s problems just got real: 21 advertisers have dropped him Fox News stood by as Bill O'Reilly settled with women who accused him of sexual harassment or inappropriate conduct. Now, however, sponsors are walking, so TV executives will start paying attention. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘Clearly we missed the mark': Pepsi pulls Kendall Jenner ad and apologizes The move comes within 24 hours of the ad's release, which prompted ridicule and an outcry among critics who viewed the campaign as a failed attempt to appropriate social justice movements in service of selling soft drinks. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   These high school journalists investigated a new principal's credentials. Days later, she resigned. The student newspaper staff questioned the legitimacy of the principal's degrees and of her work as an education consultant. By Samantha Schmidt  •  Read more »   Perspective Melania Trump and the politics of airbrushing Her official portrait might give a certain segment of the population pause, but there's another part of it that will just as forcefully declare it beautiful, admirable and aspirational. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more »   Accepted, 8 times over: Ohio quadruplets earn spots at Yale, Harvard Besides Harvard and Yale, the Wade brothers have loads of options. Nick and Aaron got into Stanford. Nigel made the cut with Johns Hopkins, and Zach with Cornell. That list does not cover all the schools offering them admission. But you get the idea. By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more »   A maid begged for help before falling from a window in Kuwait. Her boss made a video instead. Outside, the maid hung on the building by one knuckle, screaming. Inside, her employer held up a camera and casually said in Arabic, "Oh crazy, come here." The maid finally lost her grip and fell many stories. By Avi Selk  •  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. 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