Thursday's Headlines: Trump takes the reins of a divided Republican Party

Trump's improbable coup leaves GOP with a deep identity crisis; Bush 41 and 43 have no plans to endorse Trump; North Korea shows off a model farm — with few farmers; Larry Wilmore on correspondents' dinner speech: 'I know I lost the room early';   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump takes the reins of a divided Republican Party The presumptive nominee plans to court the donors he maligned on the campaign trail, and party leaders are scrambling to stave off a parade of prominent Republicans endorsing Hillary Clinton. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more » Trump's improbable coup leaves GOP with a deep identity crisis The mogul has demolished just about every pillar of Republican philosophy, flouting once-sacred conservative principles and shattering the party's efforts to appeal to women and minorities. By Karen Tumulty and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Bush 41 and 43 have no plans to endorse Trump Both former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush have supported every GOP nominee since their respective time in office. By Jordan Rudner, Texas Tribune  •  Read more »   North Korea shows off a model farm — with few farmers Eager to display evidence of progress, Kim Jong Un's regime took international reporters on a tour of the Jangchon farm complex, which was conspicuously deserted and surprisingly clean, given that farming usually involves dirt. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Larry Wilmore on correspondents' dinner speech: 'I know I lost the room early' In an exclusive interview, the comedian said he has no regrets on his White House correspondents' dinner routine, not even about using the n-word to address the president. By Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Hillary Clinton is walking into Donald Trump's trap By Danielle Allen  •  Read more »   The dangerous nihilism of Trump voters By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   As Trump clinches the nomination, it's time to dine on my words By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Treasury's Fannie and Freddie rip-off By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Please don't mainstream Trump By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   A Trump reboot? Impossible. By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Life of fallen Navy SEAL transcended family's scandal Charles H. Keating IV, whose father and grandfather were involved in a 1980s financial scandal, became the third U.S. service member killed in combat against ISIS in Iraq. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » Robert Bennett, Utah senator ousted by tea party insurgency, dies at 82 The Republican who worked with those across the aisle to pass legislation became the first high-profile casualty of anti-Washington fervor surging through the party in 2010. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more » Emergency declared in Canadian oil-sands town ravaged by wildfire "We may lose a large portion of the town," Scott Long said. All 80,000-plus residents have been evacuated. By Yanan Wang  •  Read more » Justice Dept. says North Carolina's so-called bathroom law violates Civil Rights Act The government gave Gov. Pat McCrory until Monday to pledge that he will walk away from the controversial law, which requires transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond to their gender at birth, or risk losing hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. By Matt Zapotosky and Mark Berman  •  Read more » This company is racing to build a tech assistant that will order your pizza without requiring you to type or click A four-year-old company that includes two creators of the iPhone's Siri is among the farthest along in creating digital aides with supercharged conversational capabilities. By Elizabeth Dwoskin  •  Read more » Obama tries to reassure Flint residents that their city can survive its water crisis The president asked for a glass of water — and took a sip — during a visit punctuated by an outpouring of emotion. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » Capitals are on the brink of elimination after Hornqvist's overtime winner The hopes of the Capitals now hang by a thread after losing a game they appeared destined to win, with the Penguins playing without a defenseman they had called "irreplaceable." By Isabelle Khurshudyan  •  Read more » Donald Trump's pitch as an outsider finds an audience with similar figures in sports Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and others also win sports celebrity backing, though none has leveraged athletic relationships quite like Trump. By Rick Maese  •  Read more » Deadlines for answers in Clinton email probe set for just before political conventions A federal judge on Wednesday directed State Department officials and top aides to Hillary Clinton to answer questions under oath by June 29. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are 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. 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