Evening Edition: Trump moves to crack down on China trade with $60 billion in tariffs on imports

Dow closes down more than 700 points on fears of a U.S.-China trade war; The places in America most exposed to a trade war

Democracy Dies in Darkness

The day's most important stories

Trump moves to crack down on China trade with $60 billion in tariffs on imports President Trump announced the action as part of a response to Beijing's history of forcing U.S. companies to surrender their trade secrets to do business in China. By David J. Lynch  •  Read more » Dow closes down more than 700 points on fears of a U.S.-China trade war The Dow Jones industrial average closed down nearly 3 percent, after President Trump said he would impose $60 billion in annual tariffs on imports from China. The Nasdaq and the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed down sharply as well. By Thomas Heath  •  Read more »   The places in America most exposed to a trade war Export-related jobs are everywhere, which means many of America's cities have a lot to gain — and a lot to lose. By Ana Swanson, Ted Mellnik and Darla Cameron  •  Read more »   House approves sweeping $1.3 trillion spending deal Congressional leaders muscled the 2,232-page bill through the chamber, tossing aside rules to ensure careful deliberation of legislation to meet Friday's deadline to avoid a shutdown. By Mike DeBonis and Erica Werner  •  Read more »   Trump attorney John Dowd resigns amid shake-up on legal team for Russia probe His departure comes after President Trump lost confidence in Dowd's ability to handle the special counsel investigation. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Carol D. Leonnig and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   The giant garbage dump that's floating in the Pacific is now three times the size of France Researchers say the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" between California and Hawaii contains 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix | Analysis Rex Tillerson takes an apparent parting shot at Trump Tillerson's closing remark as secretary of state was essentially this: Don't be like President Trump. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Why America cares about the state of the union between Donald and Melania Trump Americans always wonder about the president's marriage and have begun dissecting the Trumps' partnership as his alleged infidelities make headlines. By Emily Heil  •  Read more »   Perspective Go ahead and #DeleteFacebook. But here's the change we really need. Even Cher has joined an online movement to quit Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica privacy breach. But it won't solve the bigger problem. By Geoffrey A. Fowler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Take | Analysis Biden vs. Trump: How low can you go? The exchange between the two politicians signaled there is no bottom for political discourse. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Police shot at a man 20 times in his own yard, thinking he had a gun. It was an iPhone. Body camera video shows the fatal encounter between Sacramento officers and Stephon Clark, which occurred after police said they responded to a call about a man breaking vehicle windows. By Alex Horton and Wesley Lowery  •  Read more »   At the March for Our Lives, you'll see her name again. But who was Marjory Stoneman Douglas? The woman whose name is on the Parkland, Fla., school was an activist, too, with a reputation for relentlessly challenging politicians and powerful political interests even on issues that seemed like lost causes at the time: women's suffrage, the protection of children and the preservation of the Everglades. By Jessica Contrera  •  Read more »   Mother arrested after video of her baby smoking a small cigar goes viral — and sparks outrage A warrant issued by police in Raleigh, N.C., accused Brianna Ashanti Lofton of "causing, encouraging and aiding a one-year-old child to smoke a marijuana blunt." By Marwa Eltagouri  •  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. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Evening Edition Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071