Evening Edition: Trump officials announce 15,000 additional visas for seasonal workers

Wonkblog: Cutting legal immigration in half might be Trump's worst economic idea; Amid uncertainty about McCain's health, Senate returns with GOP agenda in flux; 6 defenses of Trump Jr.'s meeting — each less credible than the last; Minneapolis officer fatally shoots bride-to-be under mysterious circumstances; Key Democrat seeks ouster of Education Dept. civil rights chief after 'egregious' remarks about sex assault; Vice chair of Trump's voting commission wants to add new requirements for voting, email shows; Sessions to push for police to take more cash from U.S. citizens; The latest in Ann Coulter vs. Delta: She can have her $30 back, but she won't stop raging on Twitter; Not lovin' it: McDonald's abandons corporate campus in suburbs for allure of the big city; Coast Guard will start kicking boats off Potomac River when Trump is golfing; IBM claims breakthrough in encryption technology; Remarkable photo shows an SUV’s crash landing — on the roof of a house;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Trump officials announce 15,000 additional visas for seasonal workers The one-time increase in H-2B visas — which would be available to workers taking temporary jobs in the seafood, tourism and other industries but not farm laborers — is a seeming about-face from President Trump's "Hire American" rhetoric and follows heavy industry lobbying. By Tracy Jan  •  Read more » Wonkblog: Cutting legal immigration in half might be Trump's worst economic idea 90 percent of economists surveyed by The Washington Post say cutting U.S. immigration is bad economic policy. By Heather Long  •  Read more »   Amid uncertainty about McCain's health, Senate returns with GOP agenda in flux The Arizona Republican is recovering from eye surgery that required his skull to be opened, but the timing of his return is unknown — and his vote is key to moving the health bill forward. By Sean Sullivan and Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis 6 defenses of Trump Jr.'s meeting — each less credible than the last Here's a scorecard (and plausibility rating) of the explanations the White House and its allies have given to support the actions of the president's son. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Minneapolis officer fatally shoots bride-to-be under mysterious circumstances There is no footage from a body camera or dashboard camera of the shooting that killed Justine Damond, authorities said. The yoga and meditation teacher had called police late Saturday to report a sound in the alley near her home. Her death has raised concerns in her home country of Australia. By Emily Sohn, Kristine Phillips, Mark Berman and Katie Mettler  •  Read more »   Key Democrat seeks ouster of Education Dept. civil rights chief after 'egregious' remarks about sex assault Candice Jackson triggered fierce criticism when she suggested that "90 percent" of sexual assault is drunken sex. She has since apologized, but Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the education committee, said that isn't enough. By Emma Brown  •  Read more »   Vice chair of Trump's voting commission wants to add new requirements for voting, email shows Kris Kobach in November told the Trump transition team of a proposal to change federal law to allow stricter requirements on voter registration. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   Sessions to push for police to take more cash from U.S. citizens The attorney general said he'd be issuing a new directive this week aimed at increasing police seizures of cash and property, a practice curtailed by his predecessor, Eric Holder Jr. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The latest in Ann Coulter vs. Delta: She can have her $30 back, but she won't stop raging on Twitter The conservative commentator called the airline fascist after it accused her of slander and demanded "mutual civility" on board an airplane. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   Not lovin' it: McDonald's abandons corporate campus in suburbs for allure of the big city The fast-food chain is one of several firms to ditch their longtime headquarters for urban locales to try to attract and be near young, tech-savvy professionals. The migration threatens the prosperity outlying suburbs have long enjoyed. By Jonathan O'Connell  •  Read more »   Coast Guard will start kicking boats off Potomac River when Trump is golfing Canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, sailboats, jet-skis, motorboats and anglers will be periodically cleared off the roughly two miles of waterway along Trump National Golf Course as part of the new "security zone." By Peter Jamison  •  Read more »   IBM claims breakthrough in encryption technology The computing giant said its new mainframe will allow businesses from banks to retailers to travel-booking companies to turn most if not all of their customers' digital information into gibberish that is illegible to thieves. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   Remarkable photo shows an SUV’s crash landing — on the roof of a house A speeding vehicle somehow launched Sunday from the curb and landed on a house, crushing the structure and baffling St. Louis authorities and residents alike. By Kayla Epstein  •  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. 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