Evening Edition: U.S. affirms $110 billion deal to sell ships, tanks and missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia

Melania and Ivanka Trump forgo headscarves ; The place where old-fashioned malls are beating Amazon: Small-town America; Trump's scandals stoke fear for 2018 midterms among Republicans nationwide; White House adviser is a person of interest in Russia probe; The Fix: 5 questions Congress needs to answer about Trump and Russia; Three years and 60 accusers later, Bill Cosby's trial begins. But only one woman will decide his fate.; Disruptive passenger duct taped to his seat as flight lands under military escort; Iranian moderate Rouhani wins second presidential term; Behind triumphant Trump visit to Israel, a few old tensions return; Amid all the joy at U-Va.’s commencement, one person is missing; NBA star arrives in London following detention in Romanian airport; Afghan vice president flies to Turkey under questioned circumstances; Son of a horse player, former Trump nominee, and now, co-owner of a Triple Crown hopeful;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   U.S. affirms $110 billion deal to sell ships, tanks and missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia While initial details were scant, the agreements signed included a U.S. letter of intent to "support Saudi Arabia's defense needs" with sales of a number of items — naval ships, tanks and other vehicles — that were the subject of agreements under earlier administrations. By Philip Rucker and Karen DeYoung  •  Read more » Melania and Ivanka Trump forgo headscarves There was some anticipation about whether first lady Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump would cover their heads during their visit this weekend to Riyadh. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   The place where old-fashioned malls are beating Amazon: Small-town America The Pueblo Mall is an outlier in the age of Amazon.com, when socks and laundry detergent and televisions — nearly anything you can think of — can be delivered to your front stoop within hours. By Jill Rothenberg  •  Read more »   Trump's scandals stoke fear for 2018 midterms among Republicans nationwide More and more Republicans across the country are watching dispiritedly as Democrats become further energized to turn out their voters in 2018, potentially tipping not only congressional contests but state and local races down the ballot. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   White House adviser is a person of interest in Russia probe The law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign has identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest, according to people familiar with the matter, who would not further identify the official. By Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   The Fix: 5 questions Congress needs to answer about Trump and Russia Believe it or not, Congress is in a position to provide the rest of us clarity on this dizzying week of news. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Three years and 60 accusers later, Bill Cosby's trial begins. But only one woman will decide his fate. The drugging and sexual-assault case, dating back 13 years, rests on the testimony of Andrea Constand, whom Cosby once mentored. By Manuel Roig-Franzia  •  Read more »   Disruptive passenger duct taped to his seat as flight lands under military escort Fighter jets were scrambled and passengers helped secure the man to his seat on a flight from Los Angeles to Hawaii. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Iranian moderate Rouhani wins second presidential term In getting 57 percent of the vote, incumbent President Hassan Rouhani appeared to receive a resounding endorsement of his project to end Iran's pariah status and rejoin the global economy.  By Erin Cunningham  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Behind triumphant Trump visit to Israel, a few old tensions return President Trump's insistence that he wants to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to the peace table, accompanied by overtures to Palestinians, have caused some second-guessing of Trump's motives on Israel's political right. By Anne Gearan and Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   Amid all the joy at U-Va.’s commencement, one person is missing Otto Warmbier, whose classmates are graduating this weekend, has been detained in North Korea with no contact with the outside world for well over a year. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   NBA star arrives in London following detention in Romanian airport Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter was detained for what he said were political reasons relating to his opposition to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Kanter called Erdogan "the Hitler of our century." By Matt Bonesteel  •  Read more »   Afghan vice president flies to Turkey under questioned circumstances His aides say he is going there for medical tests, but he also has a judicial case pending against him at home, leading some to suspect he is going into exile. By Pamela Constable  •  Read more »   Son of a horse player, former Trump nominee, and now, co-owner of a Triple Crown hopeful Vincent Viola, who withdrew from consideration for Secretary of the Army, co-owns Always Dreaming, the horse that won the Kentucky Derby and is favored to win today's Preakness Stakes in Baltimore. By Chuck Culpepper  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071