Evening Edition: As Middle East envoys scramble to mediate, Trump’s tweets endorse pressure on Qatar

Federal contractor charged, accused of giving classified NSA document to news organization; Uber fires 20 employees as part of harassment investigation; In 'Paris of the Appalachians,' Pittsburgh isn't buying Trump's climate talk; The Trump administration has a recruiting problem; Senior U.S. diplomat in Beijing embassy resigns over Trump's climate change decision; U.S. says it may pull out of U.N. human rights body, citing member abuses, treatment of Israel; Infrastructure was Trump's shot at a bipartisan deal; he left Democrats waiting by the phone; Canada will build up its military as the U.S. pulls back from world stage, foreign minister says; Saudi arms merchant and world-class playboy dies; ‘I said, I trust you’: Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand tells jury about sexual assault; What it was like to be in Eisenhower's shoes on D-Day; Kellyanne Conway had a lousy Monday. Sean Spicer’s wasn’t much better.; Two students fatally shot inside car on eve of high school graduation in Md.; Her texts pushed him to commit suicide, prosecutors say. But does that mean she killed him?;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   As Middle East envoys scramble to mediate, Trump's tweets endorse pressure on Qatar President Trump — who visited Saudi Arabia last month — posted Twitter messages endorsing the Saudi-led isolation of Qatar as an important step to squeeze suspected militant funding networks. The eruption of the long-simmering dispute has threatened deeply intertwined regional trade links and air routes. By Karen DeYoung and Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more » Federal contractor charged, accused of giving classified NSA document to news organization The criminal charge is the first from a leak investigation during the Trump administration. A person familiar with the case said it involves a document given to The Intercept website about a Russian hacking effort before the 2016 election. By Devlin Barrett  •  Read more »   Uber fires 20 employees as part of harassment investigation The firings were among the first visible results of an investigation led by former attorney general Eric Holder, who was hired by Uber's CEO after reports of widespread sexual harassment within the company surfaced earlier this year. By Craig Timberg and Elizabeth Dwoskin  •  Read more »   In 'Paris of the Appalachians,' Pittsburgh isn't buying Trump's climate talk The president's "Pittsburgh, not Paris" comment revealed a deeper misunderstanding about which regions are flourishing in the new economy and how they got there. By Todd C. Frankel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Analysis The Trump administration has a recruiting problem Senators. Lawyers. Veterans. A slew of people are declining the opportunity to serve under Donald Trump. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Senior U.S. diplomat in Beijing embassy resigns over Trump's climate change decision David Rank, the deputy chief of mission, told embassy staff he could not in good conscience help implement President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris accord. By Carol Morello  •  Read more »   U.S. says it may pull out of U.N. human rights body, citing member abuses, treatment of Israel U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivered an unusual in-person ultimatum to diplomats, accusing the Human Rights Council of shielding the repressive regimes it should be condemning. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   @PKCapitol | Analysis Infrastructure was Trump's shot at a bipartisan deal; he left Democrats waiting by the phone In a different political orbit, the president may have marked "infrastructure week" with a signing ceremony for his first major bipartisan victory. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   Canada will build up its military as the U.S. pulls back from world stage, foreign minister says Chrystia Freeland told the House of Commons that Washington has decided to forfeit its position of leadership, and that Canada intends to make "a substantial investment" in its military in the face of threats posed by terrorists, Russia and North Korea. By Alan Freeman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Adnan Khashoggi | 1935–2017 Saudi arms merchant and world-class playboy dies His swagger and fortune dimmed after becoming embroiled in the Iran-contra affair and other scandals. By Brian Murphy  •  Read more »   ‘I said, I trust you’: Bill Cosby accuser Andrea Constand tells jury about sexual assault The comedian was forced to come face-to-face with the woman who says he took advantage of his role as her mentor, tricking her into taking a powerful drug so that he could sexually pleasure himself. By Manuel Roig-Franzia  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered What it was like to be in Eisenhower's shoes on D-Day On June 6, 1944, Dwight D. Eisenhower, one of America's greatest generals, "was nervous. He was very tense. This was something he'd worked almost nonstop for months at a time." Under his command about 156,000 troops, backed by at least 4,000 ships and 11,000 airplanes, stormed the beaches of Normandy, France. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Kellyanne Conway had a lousy Monday. Sean Spicer’s wasn’t much better. At least Spicer didn't also have to deal with a rather unhelpful tweet from his own spouse. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   Two students fatally shot inside car on eve of high school graduation in Md. Both victims were set to graduate Tuesday from Northwest High School in Germantown, officials said. Few details were available about what may have led to the shootings. By Dan Morse, Donna St. George and T. Rees Shapiro  •  Read more »   Her texts pushed him to commit suicide, prosecutors say. But does that mean she killed him? Prosecutors say Michelle Carter coerced her boyfriend to kill himself. She's charged with involuntary manslaughter. By Kristine Phillips  •  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