Tipsheet: What to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections

View in your browser     What to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections By Reid Wilson, Lisa Hagen and Ben Kamisar   Voters head to the polls in five states Tuesday for a new round of primary contests, and women are once again poised to take center stage. In fact, in one state, women are likely to capture Democratic nominations in a majority of key races. Here’s what to watch on Tuesday night. Read the full story here     Trump takes hard line with US allies at G-7 summit By Max Greenwood   President Trump exited the Group of Seven (G-7) summit on Saturday with a stark warning to some of Washington's closest allies: reduce trade barriers or face consequences. Read the full story here     Trump refuses to endorse G-7 communique, threatens Canada with more tariffs By Luis Sanchez Trump rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday, saying that the U.S. will not endorse a joint communique signed with the other G-7 members at this weekend's summit and seemingly threatening to impose further tariffs on the country. Read the full story here     McCain rips Trump over trade, tells allies: 'Americans stand with you, even if our president doesn't' By Morgan Gstalter Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) took a jab at Trump on Saturday after threatening to impose new tariffs on Canada and pulling his endorsement of a joint communique signed with other G-7 members at this weekend's summit. Read the full story here       Merkel shares photo of her with Trump on sidelines of G-7 By Avery Anapol German Chancellor Angela Merkel shared a photo prominently featuring her and Trump at a meeting at the G-7 summit. Social media users quickly shared Merkel’s photo, with many suggesting the photo portrayed tension between the two leaders. Read the full story here     Why the Summer Zervos case might be the most dangerous for Trump By Lydia Wheeler Trump may never sit for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, but it’s looking more likely he’ll have to answer questions as part of a defamation lawsuit filed by a former contestant on “The Apprentice.” Read the full story here     Attorney general under Reagan, Bush urges GOP to defend Mueller By Max Greenwood A former U.S. attorney general under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush is calling on members of Congress — Republicans included — to safeguard the special counsel investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election. Read the full story here     Bourdain, Spade deaths shine spotlight on growing number of suicides By Jessie Hellmann The suicide deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain this week has heightened public awareness of what experts describe as a growing, and often overlooked, public health issue in the U.S.  Read the full story here     Trump calls CNN 'fake news' after reporter asks him question at G-7 By Avery Anapol President Trump slammed CNN as “fake news” after a reporter with the news organization asked him a question during a press briefing at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit. Read the full story here     Dem congresswoman: Imprisoned asylum-seeking women have no idea where their children are By Luis Sanchez Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) said on Saturday that asylum-seeking women being held at a detention center near Seattle "have no idea" where their children were after they were separated by immigration officials at the U.S.–Mexico border. “A huge number of them are mothers whose children were taken away from them when they were apprehended at the border or when they turned themselves in,” Jayapal said. Read the full story here     New leak indictment spells disaster for McCabe By Jonathan Turley OPINION | After a year of leaks cascading down Capitol Hill, James Wolfe is a cautionary tale for many members, staffers and journalists. Yet, one person should be especially discomforted by the indictment: former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. Read the full story here     The Koreas are moving ahead By Ramon Pacheco Pardo OPINION | There are some troubling allegations in the bombshell indictment against President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort. Yet one in particular, "conspiracy against the United States," is not nearly as serious as the media seems to believe. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Unorthodox Trump faces toughest test yet in NKorea summit By Zeke Miller and Catherine Lucey Embarking on a self-described “mission of peace,” President Donald Trump’s seat-of-the-pants foreign policy is facing its toughest test yet as he attempts this week to personally broker an end to North Korea’s nuclear program in talks with Kim Jong Un. Read the full story here     Reuters: Door already ajar: Trump may struggle to isolate North Korea again By Brenda Goh and Josh Smith North Korean officials have toured China to discuss economic development. Speculators are snapping up property along their common border. And South Korea is studying ways to boost engagement with its isolated neighbor to the north. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Trump’s Blasts Upend G-7, Alienating Oldest Allies By Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear   Shortly before leaving the annual meeting of major world powers on Saturday, President Trump boasted that it had been “tremendously successful” and that on a scale of 0 to 10, “the relationship is a 10.” Fewer than nine hours later, the relationship was plummeting toward a zero. With a petulant tweetstorm from Air Force One, Mr. Trump all but blew up the Group of 7 nations that the United States has led for more than four decades and essentially declared open political war on America’s closest neighbor. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: ‘They just took them?’ Frantic parents separated from their kids fill courts on the border By Michael E. Miller   The words “all rise” were still ringing in the brightly lit South Texas courtroom last week when Peter E. Ormsby slipped unceremoniously into his seat.   “Good morning,” the 62-year-old federal magistrate said as the courtroom filled with the clanking of shackled defendants returning to their wooden benches. “We’re here to take up a number of criminal cases that allege that the defendants violated the immigration laws of the United States.” Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: What Latest Health-Law Case Means for Insurance Markets By Melanie Evans Consumers and insurers face new uncertainty with the Justice Department’s assertion this week that key provisions of the Affordable Care Act are invalid. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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