Evening Edition: Trump drawing up plans to erode job protections, benefits for federal workers

Trump spokesman declines to back FBI’s Comey; GOP mum on how to fund Trump's trillion-dollar agenda; Trump's business empire raises concerns over foreign influence; One nation, deeply divided, worried about going home for Thanksgiving; Retired general who clashed with Obama could head Homeland Security; EPA chief: Trump can’t halt U.S. shift to clean energy; Unearthed letter shows Trump's grandfather begged to stay in Germany; Could Trump nominate sister to Supreme Court?; Japan's Fukushima coast under tsunami warning after 6.9-magnitude earthquake; Judge to new citizens: 'Go to another country' if you don't like Trump; Are Trump's tweets 'weapons of mass distraction'?; Police, citing 'ongoing riot,' use water cannons on pipeline protesters in freezing weather; Sea ice is at record low levels in both the Arctic and Antarctic, simultaneously; For Obama, a bittersweet farewell from the world stage; Kanye West cancels the rest of his tour after onstage rant;   The day's most important stories   Trump drawing up plans to erode job protections, benefits for federal workers Hiring freezes, an end to automatic raises, a green light to fire poor performers, a ban on union business on the government's dime and less generous pensions are some of the contours of the blueprint emerging under Republican control of Washington in January. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more » Trump spokesman declines to back FBI’s Comey Asked if the president-elect would seek FBI Director James Comey's resignation, Jason Miller was noncommittal. Comey drew biting criticism at various points from Republicans and Democrats over the FBI's handling of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server. By Jerry Markon, Sari Horwitz and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   GOP mum on how to fund Trump's trillion-dollar agenda President-elect Donald Trump intends to launch a broad legislative agenda that includes cutting taxes, rolling back the Affordable Care Act and rebuilding the nation's infrastructure. The question is how Republicans, after eight years of warnings about the growing national debt, will respond to the fiscal implications of proposals that would likely send the deficit soaring. By Mike DeBonis and Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   Trump's business empire raises concerns over foreign influence A Post analysis found at least 111 of Donald Trump's companies have done business in 18 countries and territories. With his refusal to sell or set up a blind trust to combat conflicts of interest, policy and ethics experts are scrambling to assess the potential dangers of public rule by a leader with a vast web of private business deals. By Drew Harwell and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   One nation, deeply divided, worried about going home for Thanksgiving Two weeks after the election, people have moved on from staring at the vast gulf between them and are now arguing over who is to blame for it and what to do about it. And when your grandmother unfriends you on Facebook, it can be hard not to take it personally. By William Wan, Tanya Sichynsky and Sandhya Somashekhar  •  Read more »   Retired general who clashed with Obama could head Homeland Security Marine Gen. John Kelly, who retired as chief of U.S. Southern Command, is reportedly under consideration for the critical security post. By Jerry Markon  •  Read more »   EPA chief: Trump can’t halt U.S. shift to clean energy Gina McCarthy insisted the nation's shift from fossil fuels will continue no matter who occupies the White House. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   Unearthed letter shows Trump's grandfather begged to stay in Germany A letter publicized this week reveals how Friedrich Trump asked local authorities in southern Germany to revoke an expulsion order for avoiding military service as a teenager. By Ishaan Tharoor  •  Read more »   Could Trump nominate sister to Supreme Court? Other questions answered: What is Merrick Garland's fate, and how will the court handle abortion? By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Japan's Fukushima coast under tsunami warning after 6.9-magnitude earthquake Residents were advised to evacuate to higher ground or a shelter. By Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Judge to new citizens: 'Go to another country' if you don't like Trump Federal Magistrate Judge John Primomo presided over the induction ceremony in San Antonio. Critics started MoveOn.org petition to censure Primono, who was appointed in 1988. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Are Trump's tweets 'weapons of mass distraction'? President-elect Donald Trump knows how to change the subject — and the entire news cycle. All politicians want to talk about their issues, but Trump is a cruise missile when it comes to butting in. He's the distractor in chief. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Police, citing 'ongoing riot,' use water cannons on pipeline protesters in freezing weather The protesters, who have been facing off with authorities since October over the Dakota Access oil pipeline, were attempting to clear a blocked bridge near Cannon Ball, N.D., when they were sprayed with water and tear gas. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Sea ice is at record low levels in both the Arctic and Antarctic, simultaneously Scientists blame the conditions on unusually warm temperatures at both polar regions. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   For Obama, a bittersweet farewell from the world stage The president made appeals to Trump and voiced concern about the rise of "crude nationalism" during his final foreign trip in office, a week-long valedictory journey to Greece, Germany and Peru. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Kanye West cancels the rest of his tour after onstage rant The announcement came after the rapper ended his Saturday night show in Sacramento with a 15-minute speech attacking Jay Z, Beyoncé and Hillary Clinton, and reaffirming his admiration of Donald Trump. By Elahe Izadi  •  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. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071