Evening Edition: Scores killed in one of Syria’s deadliest chemical attacks in years

Blackwater founder held secret meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel; Ryan says rekindled health-care talks in 'conceptual stage' ; How Supreme Court confirmations have become more partisan; Neil Gorsuch could help cement Republican majorities for a generation; 'It went off the rails almost immediately': How Trump's messy transition led to a chaotic presidency; White House explores two new tax ideas as leading proposal to raise revenue falters; High-ranking Fed official resigns after revealing he leaked confidential information; She voted illegally. But was the 8-year prison sentence fair?; Meet Miss Stanley, the forgotten ‘Buffalo beauty’ who first introduced equal pay legislation in Congress; Divers to scour lake for Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-year-old pleasure ship; The loss of advertisers means that Bill O'Reilly's problems just got real; When radio reporter April Ryan tangles with the White House, people listen; This $26 sandwich — literally ham, butter and bread — says everything about D.C. dining;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Scores killed in one of Syria's deadliest chemical attacks in years Activists said airstrikes in the northwest delivered an unidentified chemical agent that killed at least 58 people and filled clinics across the area with patients foaming at the mouth or struggling to breathe. President Trump called the attack "reprehensible" but blamed the Syrian regime's "heinous actions" on the Obama administration's "weakness and irresolution." By Louisa Loveluck  •  Read more » Blackwater founder held secret meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel The United Arab Emirates arranged the meeting — nine days before the inauguration — between Blackwater founder Erik Prince and a Russian close to President Vladi­mir Putin in an apparent effort to establish a back-channel line of communication between Moscow and Trump, according to U.S., European and Arab officials. The White House said it was not aware of any meetings and Prince had no role in Trump's transition. By Adam Entous, Greg Miller, Kevin Sieff and Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   Ryan says rekindled health-care talks in 'conceptual stage' House Speaker Paul Ryan's comments came as White House officials jump-started the repeal process with a new proposal that they were expected to detail later today. By Mike DeBonis, John Wagner and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Graphic How Supreme Court confirmations have become more partisan The overwhelming majority of Supreme Court nominees have received a substantial majority of votes for confirmation, and no Supreme Court nominee has ever been blocked by a single-party filibuster. But that is expected to change with nominee Neil Gorsuch. By Darla Cameron  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Daily 202 | Analysis Neil Gorsuch could help cement Republican majorities for a generation Once confirmed, the justice will be well-positioned to provide the decisive vote on a host of issues that might help the party keep a hold on power, or at least give it a leg up in future elections. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   'It went off the rails almost immediately': How Trump's messy transition led to a chaotic presidency No transition goes exactly as planned, but Trump's proved messier than most, and that has carried over into the first months of his presidency. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   White House explores two new tax ideas as leading proposal to raise revenue falters The Trump administration is exploring the creation of two new taxes — a value-added tax and a carbon tax — as part of a broad overhaul of the tax code, according to an administration official and one other person briefed on the process. By Damian Paletta and Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   High-ranking Fed official resigns after revealing he leaked confidential information Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker stepped down immediately following the announcement. By Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   She voted illegally. But was the 8-year prison sentence fair? Rosa Ortega, an immigrant mother of four, is not a U.S. citizen, but she voted in Texas anyway. Her case rippled across a country divided over the scale and impact of voter fraud and the assertions of opinion over facts. Did her harsh sentence help to deter a societal problem, or was it the consequence of some modern-day myth? By Robert Samuels  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Meet Miss Stanley, the forgotten ‘Buffalo beauty’ who first introduced equal pay legislation in Congress Overshadowed by Lilly Ledbetter and others, Winifred C. Stanley, a Republican from Buffalo, N.Y., was a key figure in the equal pay movement. By Michael S. Rosenwald  •  Read more »   Divers to scour lake for Emperor Caligula’s 2,000-year-old pleasure ship The Roman's massive, ornate ships on Italy's Lake Nemi were rumored to be the sites of wild orgies and other excessive indulgences in ancient Roman times. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The loss of advertisers means that Bill O'Reilly's problems just got real The Fox News host is a long way from becoming a business liability because of sexual harassment claims, but when advertisers — like Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai — start walking, TV executives start paying attention. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   When radio reporter April Ryan tangles with the White House, people listen The press room veteran has found herself in multiple scrapes in recent weeks. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Going Out Guide This $26 sandwich — literally ham, butter and bread — says everything about D.C. dining In a city where craft cocktails and small plates have made it easy to drop $100 on dinner, Mirabelle's sandwich is yet another example of skyrocketing restaurant prices. By Becky Krystal  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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