Evening Edition: GOP reaches ‘new level of panic’ over Trump candidacy

In split with Trump, Mike Pence 'strongly' endorses Paul Ryan; The Fix: Trump's Post interview should terrify Republicans; Everything you need to know about nuclear warfare: There's no button. But there is a briefcase.; He's 77, frail and lives in Pennsylvania. Turkey says he's a coup mastermind.; Obama just commuted the sentences of 214 federal inmates; Images of a priest being dragged from a condemned Paris church anger the French right; A guide to Donald Trump's flip-flops on the minimum wage; The Fix: Donald Trump's sacrilegious campaign; How Clinton and Trump are tring to woo those crucial Florida voters; Zika travel advisory to Florida could last a year, CDC director says; Texas agrees to modify its voter ID law for the November election; North Korean missile lands perilously close to Japan; Something crazy happens to Jupiter’s moon Io for 2 hours every day; 'Family hours' for parents who want to bring children to nice restaurants?;   The day's most important stories   GOP reaches 'new level of panic' over Trump candidacy RNC Chairman Reince Priebus was described as "very frustrated" and stressed by Donald Trump's behavior over the past week, having run out of excuses to make on the nominee's behalf with donors and other party leaders, according to multiple people familiar with the events. Strategists and donors have also voiced increasing alarm about the flailing state of his candidacy. By Philip Rucker and Dan Balz  •  Read more » In split with Trump, Mike Pence 'strongly' endorses Paul Ryan A day after Donald Trump refused to support Paul Ryan in the Wisconsin primary, Trump's running mate backed the House speaker, calling him a "longtime friend" and "strong conservative leader." By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   The Fix: Trump's Post interview should terrify Republicans The interview ranged all over the place, and showcased the Republican nominee at his most Trumpian. Read the full transcript, annotated. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Everything you need to know about nuclear warfare: There's no button. But there is a briefcase. In a presidential campaign, America confronts its own destructive power and the single person entrusted with it: Whose finger is on the trigger? By Dan Zak  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   He's 77, frail and lives in Pennsylvania. Turkey says he's a coup mastermind. Critics say Fethullah Gulen is a conniving leader of a "cult" bent on taking over Turkey, but the U.S.-based cleric denies any involvement. By Abigail Hauslohner, Karen DeYoung and Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Obama just commuted the sentences of 214 federal inmates The commutations — part of the president's ongoing effort to release federal inmates serving prison terms deemed to be unduly harsh — were the most in a single day since 1900. By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   Images of a priest being dragged from a condemned Paris church anger the French right The priest and some worshipers have been occupying abandoned church since it was boarded up and sold to real estate developers last year. The scene was compared to an attack by ISIS militants that killed a French priest last month. By Adam Taylor and James McAuley  •  Read more »   A guide to Donald Trump's flip-flops on the minimum wage We break down the Republican presidential nominee's impressive history of taking almost every stance on the minimum wage. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   The Fix: Donald Trump's sacrilegious campaign Trump has gone toe-to-toe with basically every major American institution. Why should the military be any different? By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How Clinton and Trump are tring to woo those crucial Florida voters Florida is always critical in a presidential election, but this year, Daytona Beach, at the far eastern edge of the "I-4" corridor and home of the nation's most popular NASCAR race, could prove especially important. By John Wagner and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Zika travel advisory to Florida could last a year, CDC director says Tom Frieden said that attempts in the Florida Keys to wipe out a dengue outbreak, which is carried by the same mosquito as Zika, took more than a year. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   Texas agrees to modify its voter ID law for the November election Under the new terms, registered voters will be able to vote without a photo ID, a development that lawyers suing the state say will make it easier for minorities to cast their ballots. By Aneri Pattani, Texas Tribune  •  Read more »   North Korean missile lands perilously close to Japan The actions were the latest apparent protest from North Korea over a decision by Seoul and Washington to bring an anti-missile battery system to South Korea. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Something crazy happens to Jupiter’s moon Io for 2 hours every day The moon's atmosphere “collapses” every time Jupiter plunges it into shadow, and scientists just watched it happen for the first time ever. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   'Family hours' for parents who want to bring children to nice restaurants? Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves. By Tom Sietsema  •  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