Evening Edition: The GOP is thrilled by its victory in Georgia, but the celebration may be brief

The Daily 202: Democrats despondent, Trump emboldened after GOP's Georgia victory ; Georgia race provides a wake-up call for both Democrats and Republicans; The Republicans who decried Obamacare secrecy are now writing legislation in secret; The Health 202: McConnell places all his chips on health-care gambit; Why Travis Kalanick didn't survive at Uber; Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to cut 4,000 employees from the department; Russian government actors tried to hack election systems in 21 states, Homeland Security official says; Funeral for Muslim teen killed near Virginia mosque draws throngs; Michigan airport stabbing attack investigated as possible act of terrorism, FBI says; Trump once figured he’d be the first person to make money running for president. He didn’t.; Gunman who targeted GOP baseball team kept storage locker with 200 rounds of ammunition; Officer who shot Philando Castile said, 'I didn't know what he was gonna do'; A valedictorian went rogue in his final speech. His school tried to shut him down.; Stephen Hawking calls for a return to the moon as Earth’s clock runs out; Video shows woman demanding ‘white doctor’ for her son in waiting-room rant; Dinner for two for less than $100 in Washington? Good luck. ;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   The GOP is thrilled by its victory in Georgia, but the celebration may be brief With Trump's agenda stalled on Capitol Hill and concerns about 2018 lingering among Republicans, Democrats could find themselves with a strong edge in the midterms, depending on how the president performs in the next year-and-a-half. By Robert Costa and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more » The Daily 202: Democrats despondent, Trump emboldened after GOP's Georgia victory Karen Handel's win over Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th Congressional District is already prompting Democratic recriminations, as the Bernie Sanders wing of the party pushes the establishment to get behind more liberal candidates. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   The Take | Analysis Georgia race provides a wake-up call for both Democrats and Republicans In the fevered atmosphere surrounding the House race, it is easy to lose sight of fundamentals. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   The Debrief The Republicans who decried Obamacare secrecy are now writing legislation in secret When the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, Sen. Mitch McConnell slammed "the partisan route" that majority Democrats had taken and the "closed-door sweetheart deals" that were made. But now McConnell and other Republicans seem to be suffering from a sudden case of amnesia. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Health 202: McConnell places all his chips on health-care gambit The Senate majority leader wants to move the issue off his plate as quickly as possible, appearing to believe the issue could be a political sinkhole that could bury his chances of retaining control of the Senate. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  Read more »   Why Travis Kalanick didn't survive at Uber The CEO of the ride-hailing company had to lead a company fraught with scandals, including allegations of widespread sexual harassment and a series of executive departures. By Todd C. Frankel and Elizabeth Dwoskin  •  Read more »   Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wants to cut 4,000 employees from the department The cut would represent 8 percent of department's 50,500 full-time employees. Zinke told lawmakers that he will rely on a combination of attrition, reassignments and buyouts to make the cuts. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   Russian government actors tried to hack election systems in 21 states, Homeland Security official says Most of the hacking was just scanning computer systems for vulnerabilities, though a few were successfully exploited, Samuel Liles told senators during a hearing. By Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Funeral for Muslim teen killed near Virginia mosque draws throngs The same road on which she was attacked and abducted was packed with people walking or driving to her funeral at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society. By Julie Zauzmer  •  Read more »   Michigan airport stabbing attack investigated as possible act of terrorism, FBI says The attacker reportedly made statements immediately prior to or while attacking the officer, authorities said. A male suspect was in custody. By Devlin Barrett and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis Trump once figured he’d be the first person to make money running for president. He didn’t. Analysis since the end of the 2016 election makes pretty clear that the president didn't make money on his campaign. In fact, his net worth has probably declined in recent years. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Gunman who targeted GOP baseball team kept storage locker with 200 rounds of ammunition A list containing the names of six members of Congress was found on the gunman, but the the FBI did not characterize it as a hit list. By Ann E. Marimow and Dana Hedgpeth  •  Read more »   Officer who shot Philando Castile said, 'I didn't know what he was gonna do' The day after the 2016 fatal shooting, officer Jeronimo Yanez told his side of the incident to Minnesota investigators, describing how it escalated to gunfire in a matter of seconds. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   A valedictorian went rogue in his final speech. His school tried to shut him down. The Exeter, Penn., class president had hoped to make a point about the school's handling of the student government. The school turned off the microphone. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Stephen Hawking calls for a return to the moon as Earth’s clock runs out The astrophysicist thinks we should prepare for a cosmic exodus in the next 200 to 500 years. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   Video shows woman demanding ‘white doctor’ for her son in waiting-room rant The incident in a Canadian medical facility on Sunday has sparked outrage throughout the country. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Dinner for two for less than $100 in Washington? Good luck. Spending more than $100 at dinner once felt like an amount reserved for a special date-night or birthday. Now it seems like every cool, new spot is charging upward of $20 for an entree, especially in hot dining neighborhoods like Petworth and Shaw. By Becky Krystal  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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