Evening Edition: Justice Dept. probes McCabe’s role in final weeks of 2016 election

Ryan warns against using memo to discredit Mueller probe of Russian meddling; Hawaii's false missile alert sent by worker believing attack on U.S. was imminent

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   BREAKING NEWS Justice Dept. probes McCabe's role in final weeks of 2016 election A key question of the internal investigation is whether then-No. 2 FBI official Andrew McCabe or anyone else at the agency wanted to avoid taking action on the laptop findings until after the Nov. 8 election, according to three people familiar with the matter. It's unclear whether the inspector general has reached any conclusions on that point. By Devlin Barrett and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » Ryan warns against using memo to discredit Mueller probe of Russian meddling House Speaker Paul Ryan said Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes was following a well-established "process" when the committee voted to release a GOP-drafted memo to the public. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Hawaii's false missile alert sent by worker believing attack on U.S. was imminent The Jan. 13 alert was sent by an emergency worker who misheard a recording as part of an unscheduled drill, a preliminary federal investigation shows. The message sowed confusion and fear for 38 minutes. By Brian Fung and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Dying alone in Japan: There's a whole industry devoted to cleaning up after them Every country has cases where elderly people die alone, but none experiences it like Japan, home to the world's fastest-aging population. A Tokyo think tank estimates that about 30,000 people nationwide die this way each year. And what remains after their deaths, which may take months to discover, is not always pleasant. By Anna Fifield, Shiho Fukada and Kazi Awal  •  Read more » @PKCapitol | Analysis While Trump's personality frequently shifts, so too have some top Republicans The advance chatter on President Trump's State of the Union address has focused largely on which version of the president will show: the stick-to-the-script leader who talks up American values or the just-wing-it guy angrily tweeting every grievance. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   'They treated my kids' health insurance like it was a game' Even though no child in the country lost health-care coverage during the months-long CHIP stalemate, the political brinkmanship left a heap of bureaucratic and psychological debris. By Robert Samuels  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump's pick for ambassador to South Korea may not be nominated after rift over North Korea policy Victor D. Cha, who served in the George W. Bush administration, raised his concerns with National Security Council officials over their consideration of a limited strike on the North aimed at sending a message without sparking a wider war — a concept known as a "bloody nose" strategy. By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   'Holy Grail of dinosaurs' found in Africa Formally named Mansourasaurus shahinae, the newly discovered species was the length of a school bus, researchers say. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis It 'feels a bit like 2006' for stocks and the economy. That should scare us. Top business and political leaders who met last week in Davos couldn't stop talking about the booming global economy, record stock markets and President Trump's tax cuts. But to some there, it all seemed eerily familiar. By Heather Long  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis The Trump administration's weird explanation for withholding Russia sanctions The State Department says the sanctions have served as a deterrent. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Mark Salling, former star of musical-comedy series 'Glee,' dies at 35 Salling's death comes before a March 7 sentencing hearing on child pornography charges. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   Analysis Is MoviePass worth the $9.95 per month? Here's everything you need to know. The company recently sparked controversy when it realized it would do just fine if it pulled out of 10 high-traffic AMC theaters in cities like Boston and Los Angeles. By Sonia Rao  •  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 Evening Edition or because it is included in your subscription. 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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071