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Proposal to slash foreign aid comes amid surging famine threat in Africa, Middle East; Trump seeks to build momentum from speech that invigorated GOP ; Trump's emotional moment with a Navy SEAL's widow could define the president — for better or worse; Fact Checker: Maiden address filled with numerous inaccuracies ; Newly discovered 3.77-billion-year-old fossils could be earliest evidence of life on Earth; Revised Trump immigration order, delayed after speech, will not ban citizens from Iraq; Supreme Court says Virginia redistricting must be reexamined for racial bias; Trump may ignore the WTO in a major shift of U.S. trade policy; ‘I must fundamentally change and grow up': Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's big apology; Stephen Colbert annotated Trump's speech — and took a jab at Kellyanne Conway; How much better can coffee from a Keurig machine get?; Why are you bringing politics into food, Tom?;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   White House plan would cut EPA staff by one-fifth, shutter programs In addition to slashing staff, the proposal dictates cutting the agency's grants to states, including air and water programs, and would eliminate 38 separate programs, according to a document reviewed by The Post. The changes are among several for which the administration has asked the agency for comment by today. By Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Proposal to slash foreign aid comes amid surging famine threat in Africa, Middle East President Trump has suggested large cuts to foreign assistance, but famines or near-famines in four countries, with 20 million nearing starvation, underscore the reliance on continued U.S. aid to save some of the world's most desperate people. By Kevin Sieff  •  Read more »   Trump seeks to build momentum from speech that invigorated GOP In his first joint address to Congress, the president touched on his plans to overhaul the nation's health-care system and tax code, but his speech was short on specifics and heavy on lofty prose. He won high marks from Republicans for his agenda and tone, but major differences remain within the party on the details of how to move forward. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and John Wagner  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Trump's emotional moment with a Navy SEAL's widow could define the president — for better or worse While the standing ovation was a touching moment, there are more questions than answers about what happened in the Yemen raid that claimed Ryan Owens's life. And President Trump just cast a spotlight on it. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fact Checker: Maiden address filled with numerous inaccuracies Here's a round-up of 13 of the more notable claims in Trump's first address to Congress. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Newly discovered 3.77-billion-year-old fossils could be earliest evidence of life on Earth If the findings are confirmed, they will boost the belief that life arose very early in the history of Earth — and may find it just as easy to evolve on worlds beyond our own. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Revised Trump immigration order, delayed after speech, will not ban citizens from Iraq The president's new executive order is said to contain a host of revisions meant to allay legal and diplomatic concerns, people familiar with the matter said. By Matt Zapotosky and Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more »   Supreme Court says Virginia redistricting must be reexamined for racial bias The decision is a temporary win for black voters and Democrats who have challenged the General Assembly's actions in drawing both legislative and congressional lines. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Wonkblog Trump may ignore the WTO in a major shift of U.S. trade policy The president's new trade approach, set to be sent to Congress today, suggests the U.S. could unilaterally impose tariffs against countries it feels have unfair trade practices.  By Damian Paletta and Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   ‘I must fundamentally change and grow up': Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's big apology Video of an argument with an Uber driver triggered the statement, in which Kalanick said: "I want to profoundly apologize." By Travis M. Andrews and Sarah Larimer  •  Read more »   The Fix Stephen Colbert annotated Trump's speech — and took a jab at Kellyanne Conway "Any chance there's a mistake and 'Moonlight' is the president?" Colbert quipped. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   How much better can coffee from a Keurig machine get? Convenience, it's got. Balance and freshness, not so much. So we hacked one of the machines and here's what we learned. By Tim Carman  •  Read more »   Chat Transcript Why are you bringing politics into food, Tom? 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