Evening Edition: Facing GOP backlash, Trump says comments on judge were ‘misconstrued’

Clinton hits delegate mark, but primaries may highlight party divide; From family leave to immigration: Hillary Clinton’s plan for America; Restaurants hate your romantic first dates; School board plans to ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear transgender bathroom case; Assad pledges more bloodshed in Syria, says the peace process has failed; Arctic sea ice hit a new low in May; Albinos are being killed in record numbers for their body parts, report says; Marine Corps ousts Parris Island recruit training commander after death of recruit; D.C. lawmakers approve $15 minimum wage, joining N.Y., Calif.; Sorry, Donald Trump. The Trump University judge was just following the law.; I saw the baby bison that tourists tried to rescue. Here’s what you don’t know about the story.; Sister charged in twin’s death after SUV plunges off a Hawaiian cliff;   The day's most important stories   Facing GOP backlash, Trump says comments on judge were 'misconstrued' The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, under a torrent of criticism for repeatedly saying that a federal judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University should have recused himself because of his ethnic background, said that he no longer plans to talk about the matter. Hours earlier, House Speaker Paul Ryan called the attacks "racist." By Jose A. DelReal and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Clinton hits delegate mark, but primaries may highlight party divide Voters in New Jersey kicked off coast-to-coast primaries this morning with Hillary Clinton already holding enough delegates to win the nomination. By Abby Phillip, Anne Gearan and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   From family leave to immigration: Hillary Clinton’s plan for America She's in line to be the Democratic nominee -- and this is what her plan really looks like. By Max Ehrenfreund and Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   Restaurants hate your romantic first dates You met on Tinder. And then you spent two hours nursing your beers and eating nothing. Turns out, the dozens of cheap dates you've gone on this year may also be hurting many businesses' bottom line. By Lavanya Ramanathan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   School board plans to ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear transgender bathroom case The Gloucester County, Va., school board argues that the current federal guidance puts transgender rights ahead of an individual's right to privacy in a bathroom. By Moriah Balingit  •  Read more »   Assad pledges more bloodshed in Syria, says the peace process has failed His comments came as Russia also indicated it is giving up on diplomacy and preparing to reengage in the war. By Liz Sly  •  Read more »   Arctic sea ice hit a new low in May It's the fourth monthly record, five months into this year. Researchers are worried because going into the truly warm months, the ice is in a uniquely weak state. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   Albinos are being killed in record numbers for their body parts, report says Amnesty International accuses Malawian police of failing to protect its albino population, and the government of failing to educate the public about the condition. By Max Bearak  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Marine Corps ousts Parris Island recruit training commander after death of recruit Col. Paul D. Cucinotta was relieved of command nearly four months after a recruit under his supervision fell 40 feet to his death. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   D.C. lawmakers approve $15 minimum wage, joining N.Y., Calif. Mayor Bowser pledged to sign the measure into law, likely lifting low-income pay rates in the District to among the highest in the nation within four years. By Aaron C. Davis  •  Read more »   Sorry, Donald Trump. The Trump University judge was just following the law. Trump earns Four Pinocchios for blaming Judge Gonzalo Curiel's decision on whether to resolve the Trump University lawsuit on summary judgment. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   I saw the baby bison that tourists tried to rescue. Here’s what you don’t know about the story. The photographer said bison calves are orphaned every year in Yellowstone National Park. And it's heartwrenching to see. By Deby Dixon  •  Read more »   Sister charged in twin’s death after SUV plunges off a Hawaiian cliff The sisters were business partners whose lives together followed a strange and winding path from Florida to Utah and finally a stretch of scenic highway in Hawaii. 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. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071