Evening Edition: U.S. races to finalize details for Trump-Kim summit

With smiles and a handshake, Trump and Kim could mask gulf on nuclear arms; From tariffs to pardons to immigration, Trump increasingly going it alone

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U.S. races to finalize details for Trump-Kim summit President Trump and his team projected confidence on the eve of the high-stakes meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, vowing that the United States would not repeat past missteps in negotiating with the rogue nation. By David Nakamura and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » With smiles and a handshake, Trump and Kim could mask gulf on nuclear arms The two leaders hope to stage a spectacle, even as their representatives have struggled to find common ground. By Philip Rucker, Anne Gearan and John Hudson  •  Read more »   From tariffs to pardons to immigration, Trump increasingly going it alone The president's attacks on the Canadian prime minister after the G-7 summit was the latest example of his willingness — and even eagerness — to rely on his gut and spurn traditional friends and allies. By Ashley Parker  •  Read more » The Fix: Trump's feud with Canada's Trudeau looks like a stunt The president's anger at the Canadian prime minister appears to be an act for an audience of one: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Victims of domestic or gang violence 'generally' won't qualify for asylum, Sessions says The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions will affect tens of thousands of foreign nationals seeking refuge in the United States, their advocates say. By Maria Sacchetti  •  Read more »   What does billionaire Laurene Powell Jobs want? She inherited the fortune of her husband, Steve Jobs, and has become the sixth-richest woman on the planet. She has created what has perhaps become the most influential product of Silicon Valley that you've never heard of. By David Montgomery  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT 'A ticking time bomb': MS-13 threatens a middle school that sits 10 miles from the White House The gang's presence at an overwhelmingly Hispanic school in Maryland comes at a time when the Trump administration has declared war on MS-13 as communities throughout the country confront a surge in violence. By Michael E. Miller  •  Read more »   The FCC's net neutrality rules are officially repealed today. Here's what that really means. The Obama-era regulations said Internet providers can't block or slow down websites or prioritize their content over others. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   SeaWorld, Ikea and Royal Caribbean are getting rid of plastic straws and bags The widening global campaign to rid the world of plastic straws and bags — to keep millions of tons of them out of the ocean — has been endorsed by individuals such as Tom Brady and groups such as the Girl Scouts. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Airman with top-secret clearance who disappeared in 1983 is discovered living in California When William Howard Hughes Jr. vanished, some feared he had defected to the Soviet Union with highly classified information. By Meagan Flynn  •  Read more »   Supreme Court upholds Ohio's method of purging voters after they miss elections Conservative justices said the Buckeye State's process of updating its voter rolls did not violate federal law. Critics worry the measure could disproportionately affect poor and minority voters. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   Analysis Five reasons Yemen's crisis matters to the U.S. and the world Long overshadowed by conflicts and intrigues elsewhere, the civil war racking Yemen pits U.S.-backed forces against Iranian-backed elements in an all-out shooting war, and the United States, which has conducted counterterrorism operations in Yemen, is expanding its role there. By Alan Sipress, Laris Karklis and Tim Meko  •  Read more »   Analysis Beware the 'mother of all credit bubbles' Mortgage debt fueled the last bubble. Corporate debt is fueling this one. By Steven Pearlstein  •  Read more »   Voraciously | Perspective IHOP's name change is what happens when brands exploit the Internet outrage cycle Apparently succumbing to the theory that any publicity is good publicity, the chain teased last week that its iconic P would be replaced by a B. But what could the B stand for? By Becky Krystal  •  Read more »   A 5-year-old girl's sudden paralysis was a mystery. Then her mother checked her scalp. The Mississippi girl had been fine the night before when she and her family went to a T-ball game. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »

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