Evening Edition: Trump lawyer insists there is no obstruction probe but then hedges

Trey Gowdy replaced Chaffetz as head of House oversight. Will he investigate Trump?; Two years ago, Trump supporters couldn't look away. Now some are tuning out.; France's Macron, his party get boost from parliamentary elections; Inside the town that was home to a man who turned his weapons on Washington; 'Traumatic' collision that killed sailors almost sank destroyer, Navy says; Iraqi forces fight their way into the maze of Mosul's historic city center; Suspected jihadists attack hotel resort in Mali's capital; Democratic win in Georgia would signal that the party establishment is alive and kicking; $1.5 million ad campaign to pressure 5 GOP senators to vote against health-care overhaul; What's next for the Bill Cosby sex-assault case?; In Va. governor's race, Democrats pledge unity and say they will send message to Trump; Jury awards $870,000 to man whose doctor removed the wrong testicle; 20 shows worth watching this summer;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Trump lawyer insists there is no obstruction probe but then hedges Jay Sekulow repeatedly said on Sunday shows that the president is not under investigation for obstruction of justice but acknowledged he could not know for certain. His assessment was at odds with a Post report and seemingly conflicted with a tweet from Trump himself. By John Wagner and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more » Trey Gowdy replaced Chaffetz as head of House oversight. Will he investigate Trump? The South Carolina Republican led the rancorous House probe into the 2012 Benghazi attacks but could defer to the special counsel the inquiries that were begun by his predecessor, Jason Chaffetz, who is retiring from Congress. By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Two years ago, Trump supporters couldn't look away. Now some are tuning out. Donald Trump stepped onto a golden escalator at Trump Tower to launch his politics-as-reality-show in 2015. Now he is struggling to keep people engaged because governing is less entertaining than the spectacle of the 2016 campaign. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   France's Macron, his party get boost from parliamentary elections President Emmanuel Macron was projected to win a large parliamentary majority with the centrist party he founded a little more than a year ago triumphing at the polls. The rise of the pro-Europe, pro-business party represented a watershed moment in modern French politics. But voter abstention has never been higher — about 58 percent, according to one exit poll. By James McAuley  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Inside the town that was home to a man who turned his weapons on Washington Before James Hodgkinson opened fire on a congressional baseball practice, his social-media pages indicated that his radical views and long-term concerns about taxation, fairness and the elite were born of Belleville: Dozens of empty storefronts line Main Street in the Illinois town. Mining companies that supported the working-class community have closed. And residents say crime is on the rise. Story by Peter Holley and Kurt Shillinger | Photos by Whitney Curtis  •  Read more »   'Traumatic' collision that killed sailors almost sank destroyer, Navy says The 7th Fleet's commander declined to say how many of the seven missing sailors were found in the USS Fitzgerald's flooded compartments after the collision with a merchant vessel. But the search-and-rescue mission is over, he said. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Iraqi forces fight their way into the maze of Mosul's historic city center Hundreds of Islamic State militants are expected to make a bloody last stand in the winding narrow streets where intense gunbattles broke out when Iraqi forces began their assault. By Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim  •  Read more »   Suspected jihadists attack hotel resort in Mali's capital A commandant in the Malian special forces said there was an "ongoing operation" against three or four assailants who attacked the Campement Kangaba, a hotel resort popular with foreigners, and took an undetermined number of hostages. By Associated Press  •  Read more »   @PKCapitol | Analysis Democratic win in Georgia would signal that the party establishment is alive and kicking If Jon Ossoff takes the 6th Congressional District on Tuesday, it would also be a sign that the GOP, despite controlling all of Washington, remains more beset by divisions than the Democrats. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   $1.5 million ad campaign to pressure 5 GOP senators to vote against health-care overhaul Republicans, who hope to bring the legislation to the Senate floor by the end of the month, can afford only two defections. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   What's next for the Bill Cosby sex-assault case? A retrial is expected to bear many similarities to the first trial, but there might be key differences that could affect the outcome. By Manuel Roig-Franzia  •  Read more »   In Va. governor's race, Democrats pledge unity and say they will send message to Trump Former Attorney General Eric Holder told donors at the state's largest Democratic Party fundraiser that the contest will be the first salvo to end GOP gerrymandering. By Fenit Nirappil  •  Read more »   Jury awards $870,000 to man whose doctor removed the wrong testicle Almost exactly four years after the surgical mistake, a Pennsylvania jury reached its verdict last week. The patient's attorney said it is still unclear how the error happened. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Critic's Notebook 20 shows worth watching this summer Certain inane pleasures await when we stop treating TV like highbrow homework and let it become the populist entertainer it was made to be. Here are our TV critic's top picks for new and returning series. By Hank Stuever  •  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