Evening Edition: A trifecta of episodes that feed public cynicism toward Washington

Trump calls for Sen. Tester to resign after review finds no evidence that former VA nominee 'wrecked' a car ; Hacked messages show Qatar appearing to pay at least $275 million to...

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The Take | Analysis A trifecta of episodes that feed public cynicism toward Washington During his campaign, Donald Trump once said of Washington, "I alone can fix it." Instead the president is doing the opposite, as the cases of Ronny L. Jackson, Scott Pruitt and Mick Mulvaney show. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » Trump calls for Sen. Tester to resign after review finds no evidence that former VA nominee 'wrecked' a car A document released by Senate Democrats this week alleged that presidential physician Ronny L. Jackson drank on the job and improperly prescribed and dispensed medications. Jackson has vehemently denied all of the allegations. President Trump and the White House have accused Sen. Jon Tester of a smear campaign. By Amy Gardner and Seung Min Kim  •  Read more »   Hacked messages show Qatar appearing to pay at least $275 million to free royal hostages and others The secret records, obtained by The Washington Post, reveal that the payment plan allocated an additional $150 million for those acting as intermediaries, although they have long been regarded by U.S. officials as sponsors of international terrorism. By Joby Warrick  •  Read more »   Analysis Is talk of peace with North Korea different this time? Over the years, North Korea has signed denuclearization agreements but never stuck to them. This time, there are enough differences to give even a skeptic pause. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Inside the secret U.S. stockpile meant to save Americans in a bioterror attack Inside this warehouse, hundreds of thousands of shrink-wrapped boxes of medicines are stacked on shelves nearly five stories high. This and several other warehouses across the country are part of the $7 billion Strategic National Stockpile, a government repository of drugs and supplies ready for deployment. Now the Trump Administration wants to change how this repository is managed, and some lawmakers are concerned. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   @PKCapitol | Analysis Democrats were looking at suburban districts. Now they're glancing toward rural ones too. Special election results have given them reason to look at House seats they may have once ignored, and some are suggesting that the 2018 field is dramatically larger than anyone could have guessed last year. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Joy Reid apologizes for anti-LGBT posts, says she can't prove her blog was hacked "The person I am now is not the person I was then," the MSNBC host said while opening her show "AM Joy" on Saturday. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Trump said it was 'tough to watch too much' of the Paralympics. Was it derogatory? Some felt the president was making fun of disabled athletes. But there's a more innocuous explanation. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Under Trump, 'Nerd Prom' weekend is all nerd and no prom The marathon weekend of partying surrounding the White House Correspondents' Association dinner has begun. By Emily Heil, Helena Andrews-Dyer and Sarah Polus  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Tom Brokaw responds to harassment allegations, says he was 'ambushed and perp walked' The NBC News veteran denounced stories in The Post and Variety in which a former NBC correspondent alleged that Brokaw sexually harassed her in the 1990s, saying he was treated "as an avatar of male misogyny." By Sarah Ellison  •  Read more »   Whole Foods slammed over 'Yellow Fever' restaurant. The owner says it's not racist. The Long Beach, Calif., store's name has drawn complaints because it is an offensive sexual reference and a deadly disease that ravages the developing world. By Alex Horton  •  Read more »   Nigerians are walking into Canada, prompting request for U.S. to take action Canadian authorities say asylum seekers are flooding into the country across a ditch in Upstate New York, arriving with U.S. visitor visas. By Selena Ross  •  Read more »   After a refugee influx, does Germany have an imported anti-Semitism problem?  Bullied students. Crude rap lyrics. An ugly confrontation on an upmarket city street. The country that lives by "Never Again" is grappling with new evidence of an old scourge. By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck  •  Read more »   How brunch became the day-wrecking meal that America loves to hate Brunch is its own kind of religion. Or at least a pagan ritual, practiced each Sunday by urban elites who are known to pound so many mimosas that it's easy to imagine a nationwide shortage of André on the horizon. Brunch is a lifestyle. It wears coral-colored khakis and pocket squares tucked into baby-blue slim-fit blazers. And brunch cleaves us into Two Americas. By Lavanya Ramanathan  •  Read more »

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