Evening Edition: Pelosi reclaims House speaker’s gavel as spending fight simmers

The Fix: Pelosi says Trump is not immune from indictment. Some legal experts agree.; The nation's first Muslim congresswomen are sworn in — and celebrated by the women they...

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Pelosi reclaims House speaker's gavel as spending fight simmers By the end of the day, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic-controlled House plan to push through legislation to reopen the federal government. But the measure has been declared dead on arrival in the GOP-led Senate. By Felicia Sonmez and John Wagner · Read more The Fix: Pelosi says Trump is not immune from indictment. Some legal experts agree. "I think that that is an open discussion in terms of the law," the new House speaker said. By Deanna Paul · Read more   The nation's first Muslim congresswomen are sworn in — and celebrated by the women they inspired Inside the new offices of Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, supporters — many women, many wearing hijabs — watched the legislators take the oath of office at the nearby Capitol on a live stream. By Michelle Boorstein, Marisa Iati and Julie Zauzmer · Read more   The Take | Analysis Mitt Romney's op-ed criticizing Trump got plenty of attention. What will he do next? Can the junior senator from Utah chart a course that has eluded other Republican critics of Trump? By Dan Balz · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now New Congress, same old shutdown Seung Min Kim explains how Congress might tackle the shutdown. Colby Itkowitz on whether the new Congress is as diverse as it seems. Plus, Ian Shapira on history, heritage and hatred. By Washington Post Staff · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   EXCLUSIVE Justice Dept. is investigating whether Zinke lied to his agency's inspector general Ryan Zinke resigned as President Trump's interior secretary amid ethics probes. Investigators came to believe Zinke lied to them and referred the matter to the Justice Department, which has not yet decided whether to press charges. By Matt Zapotosky, Josh Dawsey, Juliet Eilperin and Lisa Rein · Read more   Stocks suffer broad sell-off as nervous investors look for signs of recession Apple's slowdown in China rippled through global financial markets, dragging the Dow Jones industrial average more than 650 points lower. By Thomas Heath · Read more   One question has tortured Tyrann Mathieu's entire life The Texans safety isn't afraid of much, but a three-letter question terrifies him: Why? By Kent Babb · Read more   Analysis The weirdly quiet White House The president's schedule has been mostly empty of late — and he hasn't even been tweeting much. By Philip Bump · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Democratic attorneys general appeal ruling that invalidated Affordable Care Act The move begins the legal process that could land the law before the Supreme Court for a third time. By Amy Goldstein · Read more   Italy invented coffee culture. Now it's a coffee time capsule. Even in the poshest parts of Rome, an espresso sells for one euro, or a little more than a dollar. Why haven't cold brew, pourovers and other coffee trends caught on? By Chico Harlan · Read more   Perspective A black Maryland hockey player faced racist taunts. Then his teammates went to work. The 13-year-old is the only African American on his team. And the other boys weren't about to tolerate anyone calling him the n-word, making monkey sounds or telling him to "go play basketball." By Petula Dvorak · Read more   American Paul Whelan charged with espionage in Russia, news agency reports The Interfax news agency reported that an indictment was made a day after Whelan was visited in detention by the U.S. ambassador. By Amie Ferris-Rotman · Read more

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