Evening Edition: Did Trump use money to influence politicians? Not this time, he says.

It's not clear Trump understands the relationship between president and military; Gary Johnson just has one simple question: 'And what is Aleppo?'; After convention stumble, Melania Trump has largely vanished from campaign; Matt Lauer's widely panned performance shows the perils for debate moderators; After the slur and snub — finally a handshake between Obama and Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte; After more than 270 days, Clinton finally holds a news conference; 2 big problems with Hillary Clinton’s no-ground-troops pledge; Obama rips Trump’s ‘outrageous behavior,’ warns that it is becoming normalized; 'Star Trek' at 50: Its bold mission for civil rights; Priceline.com just dumped the feature that made it famous; Colin Kaepernick reminds us that dissent is a form of patriotism, too; How do Apple’s AirPods really feel?; Kanye West's Yeezy Season 4 was worse than bad ;   The day's most important stories   Loren Elliott / AP Did Trump use money to influence politicians? Not this time, he says. In explaining his gift to help the Florida attorney general's reelection effort, the Republican nominee defends the system that, as recently as last year, he said he disdained and wanted to fix. By David A. Fahrenthold and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more » It's not clear Trump understands the relationship between president and military Trump suggests that he may replace America's top generals, who he said have been "reduced to rubble." By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Gary Johnson just has one simple question: 'And what is Aleppo?' His doomed third-party candidacy for president is probably now a bit more doomed. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   After convention stumble, Melania Trump has largely vanished from campaign The woman who could oversee a White House staff and command a global platform on behalf of the United States has said almost nothing in more than seven weeks as questions about her past persist. By Mary Jordan and Stephanie McCrummen  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Matt Lauer's widely panned performance shows the perils for debate moderators Donald Trump has proved adept at not letting interlocutors nail him down on specifics, which will be frustrating for moderators who don't want to be the center of attention. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   After the slur and snub — finally a handshake between Obama and Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte The U.S. president played down a personal rift between the two after canceling a bilateral meeting over Rodrigo Duterte's use of a profane epithet while talking about Obama. By William Wan and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   After more than 270 days, Clinton finally holds a news conference It was the first time she had done so since early December 2015 — a span that led to an ongoing negative story line about Clinton's lack of transparency and her standoffish relationship with the media. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   2 big problems with Hillary Clinton’s no-ground-troops pledge Blanket foreign policy promises are a bad idea, Part 431. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Obama rips Trump’s ‘outrageous behavior,’ warns that it is becoming normalized The president continued his sharp criticism of the Republican presidential nominee at a news conference in Laos. By William Wan and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'Star Trek' at 50: Its bold mission for civil rights When it debuted 1966, no TV show had as multicultural a cast. But the sci-fi classic gave us a glimpse into the future, and Martin Luther King Jr. knew it. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   Priceline.com just dumped the feature that made it famous When the reservation site introduced its name-your-own-airfare feature in the late 1990s, it was such a roaring success. Now the bidding tool has quietly disappeared. By Abha Bhattarai  •  Read more »   Colin Kaepernick reminds us that dissent is a form of patriotism, too COLUMN | The NFL quarterback's national anthem protest, intentionally or not, has pointed to the inherent antagonism between about what our country was and what it hopes to be. By Sally Jenkins  •  Read more »   How do Apple’s AirPods really feel? REVIEW | It's not them, it's me. The $159 wireless ear buds are well-designed, but I don't trust myself not to lose them. By Hayley Tsukayama  •  Read more »   Kanye West's Yeezy Season 4 was worse than bad REVIEW | The clothes were dull. Logistics were a mess. And as the models began to wilt in the heat, some were left wondering: Why isn't anyone helping them? By Robin Givhan  •  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. 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