Evening Edition: Sessions plans to stay on as attorney general despite Trump’s criticism

The Daily 202: Trump shows disdain for rule of law with latest attacks; Conservatives are seething — and plotting their revenge — after Senate health-care fail; O.J. Simpson granted parole and could be released from prison as soon as Oct. 1; What John McCain learned from Ted Kennedy about challenging his own party; Robert Mueller has reportedly crossed the red line set by Trump; Why you should update your Apple devices right now; Tillerson has Trump's trust — but his agency is adrift; Saudis arrest prince after video appears to show abusive behavior; Linkin Park lead singer dies at 41; New York to D.C. in 29 minutes? Elon Musk says he has 'verbal' government approval for hyperloop.; U.S. says ExxonMobil violated Russia sanctions while Rex Tillerson was CEO; NBA steals July with summer league;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Sessions plans to stay on as attorney general despite Trump's criticism Jeff Sessions said he had the "honor of serving as attorney general," and planned "to continue to do so as long as that is appropriate." The remarks came after President Trump said he would not have picked Sessions for the job had he known the former senator would recuse himself from the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. By Matt Zapotosky and Sari Horwitz  •  Read more » The Daily 202: Trump shows disdain for rule of law with latest attacks The transcript of Trump's interview with the New York Times oozes with brooding grievance and reflects the degree to which he has adopted a bunker mentality. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   The Health 202 | Analysis Conservatives are seething — and plotting their revenge — after Senate health-care fail GOP activists are furious that Senate Republicans got close to repealing big parts of Obamacare but are now on the verge of walking away altogether. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  Read more »   O.J. Simpson granted parole and could be released from prison as soon as Oct. 1 "I always thought I've been pretty good with people," the disgraced 70-year-old former football legend told the parole board, which made clear it was not relitigating Simpson's 1995 acquittal in a trial for double murder. The panel curtailed his 33-year prison sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery, stemming from a confrontation in Las Vegas in 2007. By Dan Zak  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   @PKCapitol | Analysis What John McCain learned from Ted Kennedy about challenging his own party Like his late friend, McCain became a master of the Senate who could reach across the aisle and stand up to his own president. Now, their shared bond has taken a brutal turn with McCain's diagnosis with the same brain cancer that claimed Kennedy in 2009. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   The Fix | Analysis Robert Mueller has reportedly crossed the red line set by Trump The Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller is zeroing in on President Trump's business transactions, according to Bloomberg. It sounds like somebody is basically daring Trump to try to fire Mueller. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Why you should update your Apple devices right now The security update patches a dangerous vulnerability in WiFi chips that allows hackers to take over your device. By Brian Fung  •  Read more »   Six Months In Tillerson has Trump's trust — but his agency is adrift Most of the State Department's top jobs remain unfilled. "There's a lot of stuff where it's not clear there's anybody at the helm," one former ambassador said. By Anne Gearan and Carol Morello  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Saudis arrest prince after video appears to show abusive behavior The country's leaders felt pressure to prosecute the prince, Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed bin Saud bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, because King Salman has said citizens' rights generally are more important than royals' privileges. By Rick Noack  •  Read more »   Chester Bennington | 1976–2017 Linkin Park lead singer dies at 41 The Los Angeles County coroner's office is investigating the death of Bennington as an apparent suicide. He was the frontman for the rap-metal band, which rose to prominence in the early 2000s, selling tens of millions of albums. By staff reports and news services  •  Read more »   New York to D.C. in 29 minutes? Elon Musk says he has 'verbal' government approval for hyperloop. The Tesla chief offered a tantalizing announcement on his tunnel-boring company's proposed super-high-speed transportation system. By Michael Laris and Brian Fung  •  Read more »   U.S. says ExxonMobil violated Russia sanctions while Rex Tillerson was CEO The oil giant is accused of entering into a business deal with a Russian CEO with close ties to Putin, right after the United States imposed sanctions. By Damian Paletta and Carol Morello  •  Read more »   NBA steals July with summer league Pro basketball's offseason has taken over the slowest month on the sports calendar, and it's happened in a way that would have seemed impossible to many NBA insiders just a few years ago. By Tim Bontemps  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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