Evening Edition: U.S. is providing direct support in Libya for fight against ISIS

Trump appears to encourage gun owners to take action if Clinton appoints anti-gun judges; In North Carolina, Trump hits the trail hard but late where he needs to win big; Clinton expands battleground with push into Arizona, Georgia; Live from Rio: Women’s gymnastics final; Phelps's mad face, King's cold war: Olympic feuds chill Rio pools; FACING EVICTION OVER $25; Venezuela’s death spiral is getting worse; Zika linked to infant’s death in Texas; Four Pinocchios for Trump's claim that Clinton's emails led to an Iranian defector's death; The Fix: Why Trump might not debate Clinton; Next step in Donald Trump's reset: Wooing evangelical pastors; Teen covered in siblings’ blood arrested in ‘gruesome’ fatal stabbing of his 3-year-old brother; The weird ways people have been fired from ‘Saturday Night Live’; The Perseid meteor shower could be twice as awesome this year. Here’s how to watch.;   The day's most important stories   U.S. is providing direct support in Libya for fight against ISIS For the first time, U.S. Special Forces are coordinating American airstrikes and providing intelligence information to local forces battling to oust the group from a militant stronghold. By Missy Ryan and Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more » Trump appears to encourage gun owners to take action if Clinton appoints anti-gun judges "If she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks," Trump warned. "Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don't know." By Sean Sullivan and Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   In North Carolina, Trump hits the trail hard but late where he needs to win big The Republican has missed chances to connect with conservative voters who still dominate the eastern third of the state. By Isaac Stanley-Becker and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Clinton expands battleground with push into Arizona, Georgia Campaign representatives signaled they were going to provide funds to hire more field organizers. By John Wagner and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Live from Rio: Women’s gymnastics final Read more »   Phelps's mad face, King's cold war: Olympic feuds chill Rio pools Pool fight! Just what athletics that are a tribute to international goodwill need. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more »   FACING EVICTION OVER $25 The proposed eviction over an amount many Washingtonians spend on a weekday lunch illustrates the ongoing drama of gentrification in a city and a nation still coming to terms with its consequences. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more »   Venezuela’s death spiral is getting worse Venezuela should have been one of the richest countries in the world. Now it needs forced labor simply to survive. By Matt O'Brien  •  Read more »   Zika linked to infant’s death in Texas Authorities say the infant, who had microcephaly, may be the first in the United States to die shortly after birth because of complications from the mosquito-borne virus. By Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Four Pinocchios for Trump's claim that Clinton's emails led to an Iranian defector's death The Trump campaign is suggesting Clinton's emails alerted Iran to a defector. But his defection was widely covered at the time. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » The Fix: Why Trump might not debate Clinton For one thing, he's just not very good at them. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Next step in Donald Trump's reset: Wooing evangelical pastors Republican presidential nominee will huddle Thursday with influential Christian clergy. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more » Teen covered in siblings’ blood arrested in ‘gruesome’ fatal stabbing of his 3-year-old brother The boy allegedly injured three other siblings in the attack, police said. By Elise Schmelzer  •  Read more »   The weird ways people have been fired from ‘Saturday Night Live’ While Hollywood isn't always so direct when it comes to firing, SNL's process can be particularly mysterious. Taran Killam says news of his departure came as a big surprise. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   The Perseid meteor shower could be twice as awesome this year. Here’s how to watch. The meteor shower may become an "outburst" this year, if astronomical predictions hold firm. By Blaine Friedlander  •  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