Evening Edition: GOP foreign policy elites unsure whether they would serve Trump

The new Gilded Age: Close to half of all super PAC money comes from 50 donors; One of these is the Cronut. The other is food plagiarism. And copycats can't be stopped.; How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone; Obama demands better, cheaper cable boxes so you can watch TV how you want; The most unexpected hospital billing development ever: Refunds; This is the worst argument about the national debt you’ll ever find; Debate teams boycott championships hosted at Liberty U. over Falwell's anti-Muslim remarks; What it means that Kasich and Sanders are doing the best in general election polls; At Vatican, Sanders urges rejection of 'immoral' economy; What Hillary Clinton actually thinks about the minimum wage; Why allowing texting in movie theaters might have been a brilliant idea; Researchers find an 'alarming' new side effect from eating fast food; I'm failing as a parent; Billions of cicadas will ascend upon the northeastern U.S. next month;   The day's most important stories   Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images GOP foreign policy elites unsure whether they would serve Trump The GOP front-runner considers himself his primary foreign policy adviser. He has announced eight team members so far, one of whom listed the Model United Nations as a credential that has not been verified by other participants. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more » The new Gilded Age: Close to half of all super PAC money comes from 50 donors The Washington Post found that the top 50 contributors together donated $248 million personally and through their privately held companies, or more than $4 out of every $10 raised by all super PACs. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   One of these is the Cronut. The other is food plagiarism. And copycats can't be stopped. Once upon a time, food trends spread by word of mouth. Now, something that inspires fans and Instagrams can quickly go viral and spawn knockoffs. Chefs wonder: Is imitation really the sincerest form of flattery? By Lavanya Ramanathan  •  Read more »   How Brazil, the darling of the developing world, came undone Until recently, Brazil's economy was roaring and its president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, was a superstar of the developing world. Today the country is limping to the Olympic Games, its economy in crisis. A Zika epidemic rages. On Sunday, lawmakers will vote on whether to impeach Lula's hand-picked successor, Dilma Rousseff. By Nick Miroff and Dom Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Obama demands better, cheaper cable boxes so you can watch TV how you want The president's move effectively throws the full weight of his office behind the FCC, which has taken the lead role in trying to crack open the market for TV set-top boxes. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   The most unexpected hospital billing development ever: Refunds A hospital system in Pennsylvania is the first in the country to adopt what has long been a basic tenet of retail business, and now other hospitals may follow suit. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   This is the worst argument about the national debt you’ll ever find It's not the government that's bankrupt. It's finance writer Jim Grant's fear-mongering argument in Time magazine's new cover story. By Matt O'Brien  •  Read more »   Debate teams boycott championships hosted at Liberty U. over Falwell's anti-Muslim remarks President Jerry Falwell Jr. said at the university's convocation in December that students should arm themselves to "end those Muslims." By Moriah Balingit  •  Read more »   What it means that Kasich and Sanders are doing the best in general election polls The less a candidate is liked relative to his or her opponent, the less well that candidate fares in a head-to-head matchup. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   At Vatican, Sanders urges rejection of 'immoral' economy During the gathering, just a day after Sanders and rival Hillary Clinton faced off in a debate in New York, the senator from Vermont lauded Pope Francis as an inspiration to reform the global economy. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   What Hillary Clinton actually thinks about the minimum wage Her position on this question has been consistent, but it's complicated. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   Why allowing texting in movie theaters might have been a brilliant idea While AMC Entertainment chief executive Adam Aron has reversed his position on text-friendly theaters, it was possible to see some merit in the idea. By Ann Hornaday  •  Read more »   Researchers find an 'alarming' new side effect from eating fast food "We're not trying to create paranoia or anxiety, but . . . it's not every day that you conduct a study where the results are this strong," says one of the study's authors. By Roberto A. Ferdman  •  Read more »   I'm failing as a parent The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax  •  Read more »   Billions of cicadas will ascend upon the northeastern U.S. next month The insects' current 17-year-cycle, which began underground in 1999, will culminate in the air as they emerge to mate, swarming and issuing deafening cries. By Travis M. Andrews  •  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 Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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