Evening Edition: CIA director alerted FBI to pattern of contacts between Russian officials and Trump campaign associates

The Fix: The three most damaging paragraphs from the latest report; Coats declines to comment on Post report at Senate committee hearing; Fox News retracts controversial story on Seth Rich’s death and alleged WikiLeaks contact; Suspect identified in attack that killed 22 in Manchester as ISIS claims responsibility; An 8-year-old was separated from her family after the attack. She never made it out.; Three seconds of silence, then a scream: How the attack unfolded; Perspective: I was at the Ariana Grande concert when a bomb exploded. Here's what I saw.; Trump's budget proposes dramatic changes to federal government, slashing safety net programs; Analysis: Trump's 'balanced' budget relies on $2,062,000,000,000 in mystery money; It's not just programs for the poor; Trump's budget calls for vast changes to government; Graphic: What Trump's budget cuts from the social safety net; Analysis: How Trump's budget helps the rich at the expense of the poor; Analysis: Trump to poor Americans: Get to work or lose your benefits; Palestinians welcome Trump's talk of peace but offer lessons in two-state demands; Duterte declares martial law on southern Philippine island of Mindanao; A Chinese student praised the 'fresh air of free speech' at U-Md. Then came the backlash.; Suave actor who held the James Bond role the longest dies at 89; A neo-Nazi converted to Islam — and killed 2 roommates for ‘disrespecting’ his faith, police say; We believe you can fry: How to make the best doughnuts you'll ever eat;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   CIA director alerted FBI to pattern of contacts between Russian officials and Trump campaign associates Describing a previously undisclosed high-level conversation between Washington and Moscow, John Brennan testified that in a phone conversation with the head of Russia's domestic spy service he said that "American voters would be outraged by any Russian attempt to interfere in the election." By Greg Miller  •  Read more » The Fix: The three most damaging paragraphs from the latest report Among the accusations from those on the inside: Trump doesn't care or doesn't know about the rules. He's abusing his power in a Nixonian way. He's deliberately trying to muddy the waters By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Coats declines to comment on Post report at Senate committee hearing The director of national intelligence said it would be inappropriate to discuss conversations with the president. By Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Fox News retracts controversial story on Seth Rich’s death and alleged WikiLeaks contact The network published a problematic article last week that the Democratic National Committee staffer made contact with WikiLeaks before he was shot and killed in Washington. By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Suspect identified in attack that killed 22 in Manchester as ISIS claims responsibility Manchester police named the suspected attacker as 22-year-old Salman Abedi but declined to provide other details. A senior European intelligence official said the attacker was a British citizen of Libyan descent. By Griff Witte and Karla Adam  •  Read more »   An 8-year-old was separated from her family after the attack. She never made it out. Saffie Rose Roussos was one of 22 people killed in the Manchester attack. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Three seconds of silence, then a scream: How the attack unfolded Eyewitness accounts, police statements, photos and video footage paint a picture of a grisly scene of chaos and gore in which the glee of music fans — many of them teenagers, some younger still — turned to horror. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   Perspective: I was at the Ariana Grande concert when a bomb exploded. Here's what I saw. COLUMN | This college student heard the sound and immediately saw everybody's reactions of fear and panic. He said he had no choice but to run for the nearest exit. By Joe Ryan  •  Read more »   Trump's budget proposes dramatic changes to federal government, slashing safety net programs Some of these programs — including Medicaid and the modern version of food stamps — provide benefits to up to a fifth of all Americans. The $4.094 trillion budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins in October marks the president's first exercise in spelling out how he wants the government to change. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   Analysis: Trump's 'balanced' budget relies on $2,062,000,000,000 in mystery money But fiscally conservative lawmakers, particularly in the House, found a lot to praise in Trump's budget plan, which would balance the budget within 10 years. By Kelsey Snell and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis It's not just programs for the poor; Trump's budget calls for vast changes to government Dozens of smaller budget cuts would amount to a major realignment of the government's role in society. By Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   Graphic: What Trump's budget cuts from the social safety net Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   MORE COVERAGE Analysis: How Trump's budget helps the rich at the expense of the poor His budget would reduce the resources available to the poor, while cutting taxes on the rich. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   Analysis: Trump to poor Americans: Get to work or lose your benefits Budget proposes strict new work requirements to limit eligibility for food stamps By Caitlin Dewey and Tracy Jan  •  Read more »   Palestinians welcome Trump's talk of peace but offer lessons in two-state demands In the West Bank, the U.S. president is again reminded of the Palestinians' demands over Jerusalem. By Philip Rucker, Karen DeYoung and William Booth  •  Read more »   Duterte declares martial law on southern Philippine island of Mindanao The Philippine president issued the decree in response to fighting in Marawi City, where militants linked to the Islamic State were battling security forces. By William Branigin  •  Read more »   A Chinese student praised the 'fresh air of free speech' at U-Md. Then came the backlash. A student group at the University of Maryland that remains loyal to the Communist Party quickly produced a video showing blue skies in their home towns in China. By Simon Denyer and Congcong Zhang  •  Read more »   Roger Moore | 1927–2017 Suave actor who held the James Bond role the longest dies at 89 The British leading man often defined his acting through a raised eyebrow and a quip. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more »   A neo-Nazi converted to Islam — and killed 2 roommates for ‘disrespecting’ his faith, police say Police later found bomb-making equipment, explosive substances and neo-Nazi propaganda in the Florida apartment shared by four men. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   We believe you can fry: How to make the best doughnuts you'll ever eat A great glazed doughnut is best eaten fresh. So here's how to make a perfect batch at home. By Kristen Hartke  •  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