Evening Edition: Obama urges Democrats to ‘stay strong’ on health law

Trump says his briefing on 'so-called' Russian hacking was delayed; U.S. official says it wasn't; How some Republicans learned to stop worrying and love Julian Assange; Trump nominates Wall Street lawyer, Jay Clayton, to head SEC; Dylann Roof: 'I do not regret what I did'; In Netflix's perfect revival of 'One Day at a Time,' there's hope for the future of sitcoms; Americans bought more vehicles than ever last year, but 2017 might get bumpy; NAACP president among those arrested at sit-in to protest Trump's nomination of Sessions as attorney general; A once-beautiful valley in Syria is a microcosm of the country's war; Israeli court convicts soldier in 'needless' death of wounded Palestinian assailant; NOAA challenged the global warming 'pause.' New research says the agency was right.; Scientists identify the source of mysterious radio bursts that are one of astronomy's most enigmatic phenomena; Retired ironworkers could face pension cuts next month;   The day's most important stories   Obama urges Democrats to 'stay strong' on health law President Obama met with lawmakers in his own party for almost two hours behind closed doors and said they did not have to "rescue" the GOP as Republicans labor to replace the law now widely known as Obamacare. By Juliet Eilperin and Amy Goldstein  •  Read more » Trump says his briefing on 'so-called' Russian hacking was delayed; U.S. official says it wasn't The president-elect's post on Twitter is in keeping with his skepticism about a case pressed by the Obama administration that Russia tried to influence the U.S. presidential election by hacking Democratic email accounts, among other actions. By John Wagner and Greg Miller  •  Read more »   How some Republicans learned to stop worrying and love Julian Assange GOP members that once denounced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for exposing U.S. military secrets are praising him these days for leaking the Democratic Party's secrets.  By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Trump nominates Wall Street lawyer, Jay Clayton, to head SEC Clayton has worked with some of the biggest names on Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs and Barclays. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Dylann Roof: 'I do not regret what I did' The Charleston church shooter lamented in a jailhouse journal that he could no longer go to the movies or eat good food but still felt the massacre was "worth it." The journal was the centerpiece of prosecutors' opening bid in the sentencing phase of Roof's trial. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   In Netflix's perfect revival of 'One Day at a Time,' there's hope for the future of sitcoms Veteran producer Norman Lear, who counts the original series among his many TV successes, has produced a relevant, engaging comedy that is much more than another nostalgia trip. By Hank Stuever  •  Read more »   Americans bought more vehicles than ever last year, but 2017 might get bumpy The auto industry enjoyed an unprecedented seventh consecutive year of sales growth. But there were also signs that demand wasn't quite as enthusiastic as years past.  By Steven Overly  •  Read more »   NAACP president among those arrested at sit-in to protest Trump's nomination of Sessions as attorney general The six, who said they were protesting racially insensitive comments the senator made early in his career, were arrested Tuesday night in Jeff Session's Mobile, Ala., office after sitting on the floor through the afternoon. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A once-beautiful valley in Syria is a microcosm of the country's war There is no sign of the days-old cease-fire in Wadi Barada, where bombs have rained down daily and a government-imposed siege has deepened the misery. By Louisa Loveluck and Heba Habib  •  Read more »   Israeli court convicts soldier in 'needless' death of wounded Palestinian assailant In Tel Aviv, violence broke out among several hundred right-wing protesters outside the military court where the verdict was read for the trial that has split the nation. By Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   NOAA challenged the global warming 'pause.' New research says the agency was right. The debate over climate change is likely to be stirred anew in the wake of a new study that reopens the discussion over whether the pattern of warming slowed after 1998. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Scientists identify the source of mysterious radio bursts that are one of astronomy's most enigmatic phenomena Scientists have recorded just 18 of the fast radio bursts since 2007. And while they still don't know what they are, it's believed the waves can be a tool for studying the mostly empty space between galaxies. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Retired ironworkers could face pension cuts next month The Cleveland-based pension fund is the first to have its application to cut benefits approved by the Treasury Department, and the cuts, which the 2,000 plan members must now vote on, could go into effect Feb. 1. By Jonnelle Marte  •  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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