Evening Edition: Week of retreat: Trump backs down as virus surges out of control

For Guatemalans in Florida, essential work leads to a coronavirus outbreak; Houston, Miami, other cities face health care worker shortages as infections climb; Virus deaths in the U.S. top 1,000 four days in a row; At memorial service, John Lewis's family urges Americans to keep his legacy alive; Boisterous TV personality who had devoted following on long-running morning show dies at 88 ; Spin, deride, attack: How Trump's handling of Trump University presaged his presidency; As Confederate monuments tumble, die-hards erect replacements; How one black woman's purchase of a home boosted her family's finances for generations; Hanna, first hurricane of Atlantic season, intensifies as it takes aim at Texas ; One year later, Trump's phone call with Ukrainian president has a lasting legacy ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     President Trump points at reporters from behind his lectern during a coronavirus briefing Wednesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Post) Week of retreat: Trump backs down as virus surges out of control Rather than bending others to his will, the president has reversed course from long-held positions in the face of resistance from fellow Republicans or popular opposition, scrambling to resurrect his reelection campaign while the pandemic continues. By Philip Rucker ●  Read more »   For Guatemalans in Florida, essential work leads to a coronavirus outbreak Tens of thousands of Guatemalan laborers have enabled one Florida construction boom after another. Asked to work through the pandemic, they're now among the hardest-hit communities in the hard-hit state. By Kevin Sieff ●  Read more »   Houston, Miami, other cities face health care worker shortages as infections climb In a disaster, a hospital typically brings in help from neighboring areas. But the sustained, far-flung nature of the pandemic has made that approach unworkable. By Frances Stead Sellers and Abigail Hauslohner ●  Read more »   Virus deaths in the U.S. top 1,000 four days in a row Confirmed covid-19 cases in the United States surpassed 4 million this week, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. By Meryl Kornfield and Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   At memorial service, John Lewis's family urges Americans to keep his legacy alive The service in Troy, Ala., began six days of events and tributes to the late congressman and civil rights icon. By Colby Itkowitz ●  Read more »   Boisterous TV personality who had devoted following on long-running morning show dies at 88 Regis Philbin's trademark blend of enthusiasm, quick wit and excitability made him a popular television host for many years.  He teamed with Kathie Lee Gifford for "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" and helped reinvigorate the prime-time game show genre in 1999 with "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." Regis Philbin | 1931–2020 ●  By Lauren Wiseman  ●  Read more »   Spin, deride, attack: How Trump's handling of Trump University presaged his presidency Now former students say the president's handling of the pandemic reminds them of the school's besieged last days. By David Fahrenthold, Josh Partlow and Jonathan O'Connell ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As Confederate monuments tumble, die-hards erect replacements The Sons of Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy are buying land, raising money for new statues and running ads to build support. By Marc Fisher ●  Read more »   How one black woman's purchase of a home boosted her family's finances for generations It wasn't easy for Mary Pherribo to buy a home amid the racist housing policies of 1936. The effects of such policies still linger today in the nation's huge homeownership gap. By Michele Lerner ●  Read more »   Hanna, first hurricane of Atlantic season, intensifies as it takes aim at Texas Flooding rains, damaging winds, and dangerous storm surge are likely, with landfall slated for Saturday afternoon. By Matthew Cappucci and Andrew Freedman ●  Read more »   One year later, Trump's phone call with Ukrainian president has a lasting legacy The Post's Toluse Olorunnipa revisits the president's July 25, 2019, phone call with Volodymyr Zelensky, explaining how it's relevant to the 2020 election. Video ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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