Evening Edition: Trump to GOP: ‘Go nuclear’ if Senate Democrats block high court pick

Democrats are in real danger of overplaying their hand; Gorsuch, Scalia and originalism, explained; It's still Justice Kennedy's court — but for how long?; Gorsuch wrote the book on assisted suicide. Here's what he said.; Senate committee approves 2 Cabinet nominees with no Democrats present; Sessions approved by Judiciary Committee after bitter hearing; Two Republican senators say they will vote against DeVos; Senate confirms Rex Tillerson to become secretary of state; Wondering where this country is headed? Look at what one of America's most powerful men has said.; Trump administration says it's putting Iran 'on notice' following missile test; Israeli police begin forced removals of Amona settlers in the West Bank; British lawmakers give go-ahead for prime minister to trigger Brexit talks; Trump rants about ‘fake news’ as he marks Black History Month; ‘Not the America I know': George W. Bush’s daughter wants you to remember his speech on Islam; Growing wave of federal workers pushes back against Trump; How one reporter's rejection of objectivity got him fired; ‘Beyond the extreme': Scientists marvel at ‘increasingly non-natural’ Arctic warmth; The best takedown of Hollywood comes from James Baldwin in 'I Am Not Your Negro'; Should a restaurant seat a table before everyone arrives?;   The day's most important stories   Trump to GOP: 'Go nuclear' if Senate Democrats block high court pick The president told conservative activists that if Senate Democrats filibuster Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination, Republicans should end a longstanding tradition and change the rules to permit confirmation with a simple majority vote. By Sean Sullivan, Ed O'Keefe and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » Democrats are in real danger of overplaying their hand Liberals are girding for perhaps their biggest fight yet, with no guarantee of success and lots of risk. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Gorsuch, Scalia and originalism, explained Supporters of originalist thinking see it as the purest form of legal interpretation. Critics tie it to shameful episodes in U.S. history.  By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   It's still Justice Kennedy's court — but for how long? An undercurrent of Trump's first choice for the court was whether it would make Justice Anthony M. Kennedy feel secure enough to retire. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Gorsuch wrote the book on assisted suicide. Here's what he said. "The Future of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia" offers a highly cerebral overview of the ethical and legal debate surrounding the practices. By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Senate committee approves 2 Cabinet nominees with no Democrats present Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch suspended rules to advance Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary and Rep. Tom Price as secretary of health and human services. Democrats had delayed consideration of the nominations Tuesday. By Kelsey Snell, and David Weigel, and Ed O'keefe  •  Read more »   Sessions approved by Judiciary Committee after bitter hearing Sessions could be confirmed as attorney general by the end of the week. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   Two Republican senators say they will vote against DeVos The opposition from Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski gives Democrats two of at least three GOP votes they would need to block Betsy DeVos's confirmation as education secretary. By Emma Brown and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Senate confirms Rex Tillerson to become secretary of state The confirmation places an oil executive at the helm of what President Trump has promised will be an "America first" foreign policy. The 56-43 vote followed announcements of support from three Republicans who previously expressed reservations about Tillerson. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Wondering where this country is headed? Look at what one of America's most powerful men has said. Years before Stephen K. Bannon became chief White House strategist, he was developing a fiery populist vision for remaking the United States. Now, he is moving quickly to turn his ideas into policy. By Frances Stead Sellers and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Trump administration says it's putting Iran 'on notice' following missile test National Security Adviser Michael Flynn says recent Iranian actions underscore its 'destabilizing behavior.' By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   Israeli police begin forced removals of Amona settlers in the West Bank Thousands of police surrounded the Jewish settlement that had been deemed illegal by the Israeli high court, and began dragging angry residents, sputtering curses and prayers, out of their mobile homes. By William Booth and Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   British lawmakers give go-ahead for prime minister to trigger Brexit talks The House of Commons vote was a crucial hurdle on the way to the country beginning divorce talks with the E.U. by the end of next month.  By Griff Witte  •  Read more »   Trump rants about ‘fake news’ as he marks Black History Month The president says he considers CNN to be "fake news" and much of the media to be the "opposition party." By John Wagner  •  Read more »   ‘Not the America I know': George W. Bush’s daughter wants you to remember his speech on Islam Jenna Bush Hager on Tuesday posted a speech her father gave as president at a mosque after the 9/11 attacks — amid a violent backlash against U.S. Muslims. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Growing wave of federal workers pushes back against Trump Many federal employees are exploring options for expressing their opposition to President Trump's policies. By Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein and Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   Margaret Sullivan | Media columnist How one reporter's rejection of objectivity got him fired In a new era, some journalists are questioning old rules on impartiality, but their employers aren't happy about it. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   ‘Beyond the extreme': Scientists marvel at ‘increasingly non-natural’ Arctic warmth The Arctic is so warm — and has been this warm for so long — that scientists are struggling to explain it and are in disbelief.  By Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   The best takedown of Hollywood comes from James Baldwin in 'I Am Not Your Negro' The director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, which opens in theaters this week, said the acclaimed writer and social critic "shows us how, basically, Hollywood fabricated the image of the Negro." By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   Should a restaurant seat a table before everyone arrives? Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves. By Tom Sietsema  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071