Evening Edition: Comey says he shared notes in hopes of a special counsel

Comey lays out case that Trump obstructed justice; The Fix: 7 takeaways from Comey's extraordinary testimony; Team Trump's official response to the Comey testimony, annotated; The Fix: McCain's bizarre questioning of Comey; British exit polls reveal a close contest, raising the possibility May will struggle to remain prime minister; House votes to roll back Wall Street rules and reduce oversight put in place after 2008 financial crisis; Key GOP panel picks Trey Gowdy as next House Oversight chairman; 'You can't keep pushing it off': Chilling messages read during texting suicide trial; Cancer drug prices are so high that doctors will test cutting doses; How much you need to afford rent in your state; Infants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires’ disease, CDC says;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Comey says he shared notes in hopes of a special counsel In a remarkable admission, former FBI director James B. Comey testified he helped reveal details of his private conversations with President Trump because he thought doing so would spur the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the administration. By Devlin Barrett, Ellen Nakashima and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Analysis Comey lays out case that Trump obstructed justice While James Comey did not explicitly draw legal conclusions, he said that President Trump's request to terminate the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn left him "stunned" and that senior FBI officials considered it to be of "investigative interest." By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   The Fix: 7 takeaways from Comey's extraordinary testimony Fired FBI director James B. Comey's testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee about his conversations with President Trump on Russia can be summed up in one word: Newsworthy. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Analysis Team Trump's official response to the Comey testimony, annotated President Trump's personal attorney Marc Kasowitz released a statement in response to the testimony of former FBI director James Comey before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Read the full statement, with some added context. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix: McCain's bizarre questioning of Comey Several of the senator's questions confused viewers — and seemingly Comey — and occasionally became incoherent. He referred to "President Comey" and at times looked confused and frustrated with Comey's answers. By Peter W. Stevenson  •  Read more »   BREAKING NEWS British exit polls reveal a close contest, raising the possibility May will struggle to remain prime minister Prime Minister Theresa May called the election to increase her political power ahead of Brexit talks with the European Union, but the exit polls raise questions about whether her Conservative Party or Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party will have enough support to form a government without resorting to a coalition. By Griff Witte, Karla Adam and William Booth  •  Read more »   BREAKING NEWS House votes to roll back Wall Street rules and reduce oversight put in place after 2008 financial crisis The legislation, passed along party lines, is likely to meet resistance in the Senate but nevertheless marks the opening salvo in what is sure to be a protracted battle to deregulate the powerful banking industry. By Renae Merle  •  Read more »   Key GOP panel picks Trey Gowdy as next House Oversight chairman The House Republican Steering Committee voted Thursday to hand the gavel to Gowdy (R-S.C.), who led the controversial two-year investigation into the 2012 terrorist attacks on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'You can't keep pushing it off': Chilling messages read during texting suicide trial The texts are the linchpin in the prosecution's case against 20-year-old Michelle Carter, who is accused of presenting herself as a caring girlfriend while secretly pushing Conrad Roy III to kill himself. By Peter Holley and Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   Cancer drug prices are so high that doctors will test cutting doses A group of prominent cancer doctors is planning clinical trials to show that many oncology medications could be taken at lower doses or for shorter periods without hurting their effectiveness. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »   How much you need to afford rent in your state Nowhere in America can a full-time worker who earns minimum wage afford to rent a two-bedroom apartment. By Tracy Jan  •  Read more »   Infants born in water births at risk of Legionnaires’ disease, CDC says Immersion in water during labor or delivery has been popularized over the past several decades, but experts say it's hard to measure its prevalence in the United States. By Lena H. Sun  •  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