Evening Edition: Forget the House. Battle for the Senate could provide the most election night drama.

White House aide tells donors that GOP can win midterms despite Trump's unpopularity; Apple faces Trump's ire after company says its products would be hurt by tariffs

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The Take | Analysis Forget the House. Battle for the Senate could provide the most election night drama. The very existence of a series of races that are as close as they are right now, and the possibility that they stay that way over the coming weeks, suggests that the campaign for the Senate deserves plenty of attention. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » White House aide tells donors that GOP can win midterms despite Trump's unpopularity Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, also said the likability of individual candidates would be key and implied this could hurt Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.). By Josh Dawsey  •  Read more »   Apple faces Trump's ire after company says its products would be hurt by tariffs President Trump took aim at Apple after the tech giant said that the White House's proposed tariffs on China could result in price hikes on popular consumer devices like AirPods, the company's wireless headphones, and the Apple Watch. By Tony Romm  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Review Ralph Lauren's sumptuous 50th anniversary show was the great American dream merchant at his finest Cowboys, crewnecks, tweed and sequins. He wasn't breaking new ground so much as showing off the breadth and depth of his reach into our culture. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more »   'I had to be real': #PlaidShirtGuy removed from Trump rally after facial expressions Tyler Linfesty, a 17-year-old high school senior, found himself standing behind President Trump at the "Make America Great Again" rally in Billings, Mont. By Amy Wang  •  Read more »   Florence will probably become major hurricane; chance of East Coast landfall is increasing East Coast residents should pay very close attention to Florence, which is expected to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane over the next few days. By Greg Porter  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Miss America contestant calls President Trump the 'biggest issue facing our country today' Miss West Virginia's rebuke comes a day after another contestant expressed support for NFL players kneeling during the national anthem. By Sonia Rao  •  Read more »   Hiking a diverse trail: The great outdoors is finally drawing more people of color The most diverse generation in history will help determine the future of this country's open lands. Yet people who have not seen places such as the Grand Canyon or Cape Cod's national seashore may feel little connection and lend little support. By Lornet Turnbull  •  Read more »   North Korea is celebrating its birthday with 'mass games' — 100,000 people doing synchronized gymnastics This will be the first time North Korea has organized the games in five years. It will be part of its 70th anniversary celebrations, and the theme is "The Glorious Country." By Siobhán O'Grady  •  Read more »   They were gay and wanted a baby. She loved being pregnant. They made a deal. They were an unlikely foursome: two gay men from the Upper East Side of New York and a small-town husband and wife who met when they both were 20 at a Dunkin' Donuts. And yet, they were all about to embark on an intimate journey together. By Sydney Page  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis 'How hard can that be, saying that Nazis are bad?' Obama's anti-Trump speech, annotated. Former president Barack Obama said he had planned to stay out of national politics after leaving the White House. But he made clear this week that is no longer the plan. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »

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