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Trump signals he's not ruling out a retaliatory strike against North Korea; How big business is trying to convince Congress to save the 'dreamers'

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Top Stories South Korea's defense minister suggests return of U.S. nuclear weapons to peninsula Analysts warn that redeployment of American tactical nuclear weapons to the Korean Peninsula to guard against the North would sharply increase the risk of an accidental conflict. Nikki Haley, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the regime of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was "begging for war." By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Trump signals he's not ruling out a retaliatory strike against North Korea The president reviewed military options and suggested sweeping new economic sanctions after North Korea claimed it had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb that could be attached to a missile capable of reaching the mainland United States. By Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   How big business is trying to convince Congress to save the 'dreamers' Business leaders across industries are turning their attention to Congress to protect nearly 800,000 undocumented workers from deportation as President Trump is expected on Tuesday to rescind their work permits. By Tracy Jan  •   Read more »   Nudity, debauchery and family: A weekend with the Juggalos At the annual gathering of Insane Clown Posse fans, there's trash throwing, an 8-year-old punching people in the face for money and live-scorpion eating. Fans say it's also a family of sorts — but the FBI says the Juggalos are potentially part of a criminal syndicate. By Justin Jouvenal  •   Read more »   As Harvey recovery efforts continue, the focus shifts to looming Hurricane Irma The Coast Guard began moving a number of helicopters out of Texas and into Puerto Rico, Florida and Georgia, in anticipation of another landfall threat brewing for the U.S. coast. By Dan Lamothe, Joel Achenbach, Jessica Contrera and Sarah Larimer  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT It's becoming more likely Irma will at least affect U.S., if not make landfall It's becoming less likely that Irma will escape out to sea, and the chances of a U.S. landfall have increased. By Greg Porter  •   Read more »   House vote on Harvey aid scheduled for Wednesday The disaster relief package requests $7.85 billion for the devastated areas. By Laurie McGinley and Mike DeBonis  •   Read more »   Breaking from tech giants, Democrats consider becoming an antimonopoly party A messy, public brawl over a Google critic's ouster from a Washington think tank has exposed a fissure in Democratic Party politics. By David Weigel  •   Read more »   Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again Though union ranks are shrinking, acceptance among conservatives seems to be rising. One reason for the shift could be that more blue-collar workers have sided with the GOP since the 2016 campaign. By Danielle Paquette  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Britain's royal family announces third pregnancy for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge The palace announcement noted that Kate Middleton, as with her previous two pregnancies, is suffering from severe morning sickness so she would not be able to attend a planned engagement today. By William Booth  •   Read more »   Who started Labor Day? The bloody and confusing history of an American holiday. More than a century after Labor Day became a federal holiday, who should get the credit for creating it? That's a matter of dispute. By Rachel Siegel  •   Read more »   The bad news is that fish are eating lots of plastic. Even worse, they may like it. As you bite down into a delicious piece of fish, you probably don't think about what the fish itself ate — but perhaps you should. By Matthew Savoca  •   Read more »   School district apologizes after students told 'Make America Great Again' shirts were not allowed in class A teacher "inappropriately" shared her opinion about the president's campaign slogan at school, the Georgia school district said. By Amy B Wang  •   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 Evening Edition or because it is included in your subscription. 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