Your Tuesday Evening Briefing

Pompeo, Politics, Charlottesville | View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Tuesday, October 16, 2018 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Tuesday Evening Briefing]( By JEAN RUTTER AND HIROKO MASUIKE Good evening. Here’s the latest. Pool photo by Leah Millis 1. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo[met with King Salman]( and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, above, to discuss the disappearance of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Beneath initial pleasantries, both sides were working to ease a diplomatic crisis. The U.S. seems to be leaving room for a new version of events, with President Trump suggesting that perhaps “rogue killers” had been involved. But a person familiar with Saudi plans told us that the kingdom was likely to admit that Mr. Khashoggi died at its consulate in Istanbul during an interrogation. That could put Mr. Trump in an awkward position. He doesn’t want the case to affect arms sales. And while the U.S. is [far less dependent on Saudi oil]( than in the past, the crisis comes as the White House is planning sanctions against Iran, and it [needs the Saudis to keep pumping oil]( to pull that off. _____ Whitney Curtis for The New York Times 2. In Missouri, the Democratic Party [is having an argument with itself]( how to win and what it should stand for. in 2016 Democrats lost the governorship and every statewide office but one. It held only about a quarter of seats in the state Legislature, not a single one in a rural district. How to reclaim voters seemingly lost to Republicans? Joan Barry, above, a member of the Democratic state committee, believes that the party should welcome people like her — Democrats who oppose abortion. _____ Matt Eich 3. Charlottesville, Va., has been confronting its Confederate past since the white supremacist march there last year. But the city has not come to terms with another part of its Jim Crow legacy: a school system that segregates students from the time they start, and steers them into separate and unequal tracks. Railroad tracks divide the city into three predominantly white elementary school zones to the north and three mostly black schools to the south. They frame one of the widest educational disparities in the United States. And since 2005, the gulf between white and black students has widened in nearly all subjects, including reading, writing, history and science. Above, two seniors at Charlottesville High School. The New York Times and ProPublica worked together on this [portrait of the city’s school system](. _____ Pete Marovich for The New York Times 4. Congressional Democrats, optimistic about taking back the House in the midterms, are hoping to use an [obscure provision in the tax code]( to examine President Trump’s tax returns. Above, Democratic leaders. The rule, which dates to 1920s bribery investigations during Warren Harding’s administration, allows the House Ways and Means Committee to request any filer’s tax returns from the Treasury Department. Democrats have already invoked the provision 17 times to demand the president’s tax returns, and have been blocked by the Republican majority. _____ [The Manns have started stockpiling food with a long shelf life.]James Beck for The New York Times 5. Could Brexit cause a crisis at the checkout line? [Some people aren’t taking any chances](. Fearing chaos when Britain leaves the E.U. in March, “Brexit preppers” have been stockpiling everything from couscous to toilet paper. If the country is not able to negotiate a graceful exit, it could face [gridlock at ports]( trucks stuck on highways, empty grocery and pharmacy shelves, energy scarcity and factories shutting down. “People are talking about World War II and rationing,” one prepper said. _____ Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times 6. It seemed like a good deed. When some homeless friends of an Ohio business owner asked if they could [set up tents behind a building]( he owned, he readily agreed. Over time, the community grew, attracting a few dozen people, above. But soon they will have to move. Akron is one of several Midwestern cities coping with homeless encampments, and city officials said the tent community violated zoning rules. And with neighbors complaining about the site, the City Council voted against making an exception. _____ Richard Lui/The Desert Sun, via Associated Press 7. The new leader of U.S.A. Gymnastics [is out after just five days](. Gymnasts complained that Mary Bono, above, a former congresswoman, had [opposed]( Nike’s support for Colin Kaepernick. She was also affiliated with a law firm that advised the organization as it delayed revealing what it knew about sexual abuse committed by Lawrence Nassar, its national team doctor, who is now serving a prison term of 40 to 175 years for the abuse. _____ Alex Welsh for The New York Times 8. “I failed a lot of people.” After months of silence, the chef [April Bloomfield is speaking about her role]( at the Spotted Pig and other restaurants, where her business partner, Ken Friedman, is accused of [sexually harassing employees](. She should have done more to protect them, she now concedes. It’s another reflection of the ways the #MeToo movement has gained force, upending entertainment and politics. But how do abuse and sexual violence that take place at home fit into the conversation? We looked at factors that make victims of domestic violence [reluctant to speak out](. _____ Con Poulos for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. 9. The holidays are looming, [warns our Food editor]( and now is the time to start limbering up for the big feast. Get into the spirit with an apple pie for practice, then work on fall side dishes like a [cheesy hasselback potato gratin](. And it’s never too early to start playing with our [Thanksgiving planner](. Lots more [NYT Cooking]( recipes await in the What to Cook This Week newsletter. [Here’s where to sign up](. _____ Scott McIntyre for The New York Times 10. Finally, we set out to document 24 hours of the day in 24 U.S. states, to shine a light on the lives of people rarely in the headlines. Our reporters and photographers met peanut farmers, heart surgeons, pastors and teachers. Above, a fishing boat in Everglades, Fla. All across the country, they captured unannounced moments of joy, struggle and hope. [This is 24 hours in America.]( Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing. 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