Evening Edition: May’s two top aides step down as pressure mounts for her to resign

In Britain, the U.S. and elsewhere, voters are voicing their discontent; McCain seemed groggy at the Comey hearing. Here's one possible reason.; There is virtually no one left undecided in Georgia's 6th, the most expensive House race in history; Actor immortalized the Caped Crusader as TV's Batman ; Afghan soldier opens fire on U.S. troops, killing three; Trump's lawyer in Russia probe has clients with Kremlin ties; Anti-Sharia marches kick off in numerous cities across the country; ‘The most horrific case': A mom intentionally left her kids in a hot SUV, police say. They died.; 'That's our word, and you can't have it back': Ice Cube confronts Bill Maher; A girl says her short hair got her soccer team disqualified — so her teammates grabbed scissors; Unraveling the case of Draymond Green and the disappearing technical foul; Pride’s raucous parades began as suit-and-tie protests called the ‘Annual Reminder’;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   May's two top aides step down as pressure mounts for her to resign The co-chiefs of staff for British Prime Minister Theresa May had been widely blamed for the disastrous results of Thursday's election. Their departures came as members of May's Conservative Party debated whether she should be forced out before the start of Brexit talks later this month. By Griff Witte  •  Read more » The Take | Analysis In Britain, the U.S. and elsewhere, voters are voicing their discontent If finding clear-cut parallels is difficult, the results seem to point toward one common theme: the roiling discontent of voters when given the opportunity to render their judgments of the status quo and the political leaders in charge. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   @PKCapitol | Analysis McCain seemed groggy at the Comey hearing. Here's one possible reason. The week before the high-profile Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, the Republican traveled halfway around the world to reassure allies in the Pacific that the United States remains in their corner. The senator's grueling travel schedule could be behind why he appeared confused Thursday. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   There is virtually no one left undecided in Georgia's 6th, the most expensive House race in history With 10 days to go, the race so far has cost more than $40 million. Polls are tight between energized Democratic forces and a Republican Party mobilized by fear of what may become a fight to control Congress in the 2018 midterm elections. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Adam West | 1928–2017 Actor immortalized the Caped Crusader as TV's Batman He appeared in dozens of other films and television shows, from westerns to police dramas, but he might be best remembered for his role on the half-hour ad­ven­ture comedy that lasted just three seasons, from 1966 to 1968. By Matt Schudel  •  Read more »   Afghan soldier opens fire on U.S. troops, killing three The deaths come as the Trump administration is weighing whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, including a proposal to send U.S. Special Operations forces to train up to 17,000 new members of Afghan special forces. By Annie Gowen and Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   Trump's lawyer in Russia probe has clients with Kremlin ties Marc Kasowitz's clients include a Russian oligarch who is close to President Vladimir Putin, as well as Russia's largest state-owned bank. By Shawn Boburg  •  Read more »   Anti-Sharia marches kick off in numerous cities across the country The marches by ACT for America, a lobbyist organization with close ties to the Trump administration, were met by counterprotesters who said the marchers underscore a larger trend of intolerance in the country. By Abigail Hauslohner and Justin Wm. Moyer  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘The most horrific case': A mom intentionally left her kids in a hot SUV, police say. They died. Amanda Hawkins had taken her daughters to a friend's house, where she got out of the vehicle and left her children alone until noon the next day. "Windows rolled up. Ninety degree weather," the Kerr County, Tex., sheriff said. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   'That's our word, and you can't have it back': Ice Cube confronts Bill Maher A week after the "Real Time" host used a racial slur, Friday's episode of the HBO program focused largely on a discussion of race with guests lecturing Maher about how what he said was unacceptable. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   A girl says her short hair got her soccer team disqualified — so her teammates grabbed scissors One by one the nine players on Mili Hernandez's soccer team got their hair snipped after practice. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   NBA Finals | Game 4 Unraveling the case of Draymond Green and the disappearing technical foul The Golden State forward should have earned an automatic ejection when he was whistled for what appeared to be his second technical foul in the third quarter. So why wasn't he? By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »   Retropolis | The Past, Rediscovered Pride’s raucous parades began as suit-and-tie protests called the ‘Annual Reminder’ What started as a small, sedate July Fourth demonstration in Philadelphia in 1964 has morphed into the massive Pride festivities of today. By Perry Stein  •  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