Thursday's Headlines: Trump’s vendetta against federal judge alarms legal experts

Trump gave money to a veterans group with ties to a backer — Hannity; PGA moves tournament at Donald Trump's Miami golf course ... to Mexico; Aid arrives in Syria for the first time in 4 years, but U.S. is skeptical of diplomacy with Russia;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Jason Szenes / EPA Trump's vendetta against federal judge alarms legal experts Some worry that the presumptive GOP nominee's personal, racially tinged attacks and his suggestion of taking action against the judge overseeing lawsuits against him indicate a remarkable disregard for judicial independence. By Jose A. DelReal and Katie Zezima  •  Read more » Trump gave money to a veterans group with ties to a backer — Hannity The Fox News Channel host defended how Donald Trump handled the donations to veterans groups. What he didn't say on air was that he had a years-long relationship with one that got a $75,000 gift. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   PGA moves tournament at Donald Trump's Miami golf course ... to Mexico The prestigious Doral course has hosted an elite professional golf event every year since 1962, but a lost sponsorship and politics might have played a role in the move, the PGA Tour commissioner said. Trump's take: "I hope they have kidnapping insurance." By Dave Sheinin  •  Read more »   Aid arrives in Syria for the first time in 4 years, but U.S. is skeptical of diplomacy with Russia With little optimism that the Russians are interested in reaching a political settlement, the Obama administration believes its only viable strategy is to try to de-escalate the fight with truces and aid deliveries. By Karen DeYoung and Erin Cunningham  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Is the GOP losing its religion? By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Trump's pattern of stiffing charities By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   The robot invasion that isn't yet here By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   The British will choose their own destiny By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Legal campaign against Gawker has roots in the racist South By Stuart Karle  •  Read more »   Mr. Netanyahu's sudden shift rightward By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   State Department admits questions about Iran were deliberately cut from video of press briefing Three weeks ago, a spokeswoman insisted that a "glitch" caused the tape of a reporter's question about whether the administration lied about secret talks with Iran to disappear. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » As fighting surges again in Ukraine, a disaster looms on two fronts Battles with Russian-backed rebels in the east threaten a water-treatment plant, posing risk of chemical contamination and creating a humanitarian emergency. By Jack Losh  •  Read more » Clinton staffer who set up private email server invokes 5th Amendment in public records lawsuit Ex-campaign and State Department aide Bryan Pagliano is set to be deposed in the lawsuit brought by conservative legal watchdog group Judicial Watch. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more » Murder-suicide on UCLA campus leaves two dead Police said that officers located the two people who were shot — both males — when they responded to calls about shots fired on the campus. The campus was declared safe after a two-hour lockdown. By Susan Svrluga and Mark Berman  •  Read more » Federal consumer watchdog takes aim at payday lenders with proposed rules The proposal from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first attempt by the federal government to regulate shorter-term loans, which also include auto title and installment lending. By Chico Harlan  •  Read more » Meet Rachel Levine, one of the very few transgender public officials in America For Pennsylvania's top doctor, the national debate over transgender rights is personal and the recent flurry of anti-LGBT rhetoric and laws "fuels my desire to do my job and to advocate." By Katie Zezima  •  Read more » When a toddler fell into a zoo enclosure 20 years ago, he was saved — by a gorilla Binti Jua gained international fame when she scooped up the boy and carried him to paramedics at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more » Rodarte is an adored fashion brand. But is anyone wearing it? Celebrities, critics and curators celebrate the work of the Mulleavy sisters, but for all of the plaudits, they have not yet proved particularly influential. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more » Final polls find a tight Democratic race in California But a narrow loss in California would not halt Clinton's path to the nomination. 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