Evening Edition: U.S. says new evidence discredits Russia’s claim on gas attack

Spicer draws fire for claim that even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons; Trump promised an 'unpredictable' foreign policy. To allies, it looks incoherent.; United CEO orders review of policies as outrage builds over violent passenger removal; GOP undertakes unexpected rescue mission in deep red Kansas; Trump talked tough about China but is now struggling to deliver on his trade promises; Schumer: If Trump doesn’t release his tax returns, ‘it's going to make tax reform much harder’; Sessions tells prosecutors to bring more cases against those entering U.S. illegally; A clash of arms between U.S. and North Korea is unlikely, analysts say ; Soccer player in Germany is injured as explosive devices detonate near team bus; Mitt Romney’s ‘binders full of women’ are real. They weigh 15 pounds, 6 ounces.; Hunting down runaway slaves: The cruel ads of Andrew Jackson and ‘the master class’; Dear readers, help fact-check your congressional district town halls;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   U.S. says new evidence discredits Russia's claim on gas attack The Trump administration declassified an intelligence report to counter Moscow's explanation for the deadly attack, pointing to evidence that a Russian-made, Syrian-piloted aircraft dropped at least one munition carrying the nerve gas sarin. "I think it's clear that the Russians are trying to cover up what happened there," one official said. By Missy Ryan and Greg Jaffe  •  Read more » Spicer draws fire for claim that even Hitler didn't use chemical weapons When given the chance to clarify his comment comparing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Adolf, the White House press secretary said Hitler took Jews "into the Holocaust center" but did not use "gas on his own people in the same way that Assad is doing." By Jenna Johnson and Ashley Parker  •  Read more »   Trump promised an 'unpredictable' foreign policy. To allies, it looks incoherent. Anxious allies worry over Trump's lack of a clear direction for U.S. foreign policy — a dangerous tendency at a moment of high tension with Russia and Syria, and with U.S. warships heading toward the Korean peninsula. By Kevin Sullivan and Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   United CEO orders review of policies as outrage builds over violent passenger removal Oscar Munoz offered his "deepest apologies," saying "no one should ever be mistreated this way." He also said the airline will be doing a thorough review of "crew movement, our policies for incentivizing volunteers in these situations, how we handle oversold situations and an examination of how we partner with airport authorities and local law enforcement." By Avi Selk and Lori Aratani  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   GOP undertakes unexpected rescue mission in deep red Kansas A Democrat isn't supposed to have a chance at winning a House district that picked Donald Trump for president by 27 points. But today's election to replace now-CIA Director Mike Pompeo is closer than expected, and the result could provide a sign of how much of a challenge Republicans will face in the 2018 midterms. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Trump talked tough about China but is now struggling to deliver on his trade promises President Trump had promised to label China a "currency manipulator" on his first day in office, but his administration has moved slowly to follow through on many of his trade-related threats. By Damian Paletta and Ana Swanson  •  Read more »   Schumer: If Trump doesn’t release his tax returns, ‘it's going to make tax reform much harder’ The Senate minority leader also said Democrats oppose more military action in Syria because "we believe that our big focus has to be at home." By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Sessions tells prosecutors to bring more cases against those entering U.S. illegally The attorney general's directive signals a more aggressive posture on immigration issues than the Obama administration had taken, and seeks to expand the Justice Department's role in immigration enforcement.  By Matt Zapotosky and Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A clash of arms between U.S. and North Korea is unlikely, analysts say The two countries are engaging in high-tension brinksmanship, with North Korea warning that it will "hit the U.S. first" with nuclear weapons, but the stakes remain too high for both countries to engage in conflict, analysts say. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Soccer player in Germany is injured as explosive devices detonate near team bus The injury to Borussia Dortmund defender Marc Bartra was not serious, according to a BBC report. The explosion postponed a Champions League quarterfinal match against AS Monaco. By Marissa Payne  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Mitt Romney’s ‘binders full of women’ are real. They weigh 15 pounds, 6 ounces. An old gaffe resurfaces, but the discovery of the binders could make voters in deep-red Utah, where Romney might run for the Senate, nostalgic for a time when the chief criticism of the nation's top Republican was that he tried too hard to promote women. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Hunting down runaway slaves: The cruel ads of Andrew Jackson and ‘the master class’ A historian collecting thousands of runaway slave ads describes them as "the tweets of the master class" in the 18th and 19th centuries. By DeNeen L. Brown  •  Read more »   Fact Checker Dear readers, help fact-check your congressional district town halls The Fact Checker wants to know what members of Congress are telling their constituents during the April recess. 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