Your Friday Evening Briefing

Your nightly rundown of the day's top stories delivered straight to your inbox. View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [The New York Times]( Friday, July 21, 2017 [NYTimes.com »]( [Your Friday Evening Briefing]( By INYOUNG KANG AND LISA IABONI Good evening. Here’s the latest. Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times 1. Sean Spicer resigned from his post as [White House press secretary]( after telling President Trump that he vehemently disagreed with [his appointment of Anthony Scaramucci]( a major Republican donor and investor, as communications director. Mr. Scaramucci, above, a Fox News contributor known for his spirited defense of Mr. Trump, is an unusual choice given his lack of a traditional communications portfolio. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will succeed Mr. Spicer. Here’s a look at the [Trump message machine](. During his turbulent tenure, Mr. Spicer gained [national prominence]( and upended some of the longstanding [traditions of the White House press briefings](. We look back at some of his [memorable moments](. _____ Gabriella Demczuk for The New York Times 2. It’s been another eventful week in Washington, where it was revealed that [Natalia Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer]( who met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016, once represented Russia’s top intelligence agency. The Trump administration brought a [Qaeda suspect to the United States to face trial]( in federal court. The move was a break from Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s hard-line rhetoric that terrorism suspects should be held and prosecuted in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. And the administration said it would [bar Americans from traveling to North Korea](. [Writers on the left and right reacted]( to Mr. Trump’s [interview with The New York Times]( earlier this week, the health care debate and more. _____ Melissa Lyttle for The New York Times 3. Our reporters followed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement team in [Southern California]( where the agency is in some ways operating in enemy territory. The state, home to more than two million undocumented immigrants, has been hostile to the idea of mass deportations. Since Mr. Trump took office, more than 65,000 people across the country have been arrested by I.C.E. — a nearly 40 percent increase from the same period as last year. [We spoke with some of those who have been]( and the families they may be soon leaving behind. _____ Reuters 4. There was a tense showdown in Texas as [the state Senate convened a hearing]( on a bill to restrict which bathrooms transgender people can use in government buildings and schools. The issue has deepened the divide between moderate Republicans and social conservatives in the state, and has caused fears that a wave of boycotts and protests would seriously damage its economy. After the Legislature failed to pass a bathroom bill during the regular session that ended in May, the governor called lawmakers back for a 30-day special session to give the bill another shot. Above, protesters outside the capitol in Austin. _____ Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune, via Associated Press 5. Minneapolis authorities [spoke out about the shooting]( of Justine Damond, an unarmed Australian woman who was killed last week by a police officer. She “didn’t have to die,” the police chief said. And the mayor, Betsy Hodges, said it was “unacceptable” that the officers didn’t have their body cameras turned on at the time of the shooting. “We have put too much time, money and effort into them to have them fail us when we needed them most.” Ms. Damond’s death has prompted renewed [questions about police tactics]( and outrage in Australia. Above, a march in Minneapolis in honor of Ms. Damond. _____ Brian Snyder/Reuters 6. Lyft, the ride-hailing company, has entered the foray of developing [self-driving technology]( by opening a research facility in Palo Alto, Calif., and plans to collaborate with automakers and tech companies. As companies in Silicon Valley, Detroit and Europe are working on their own technology, lawmakers in Washington are now taking their first cautious steps toward a [driverless future](. Above, a self-driving car being developed by nuTonomy, an early partner of Lyft. _____ Pool photo by Jason Bean 7. O.J. Simpson captivated the nation when he was tried (and acquitted) on charges of double murder in the 1990s. The trial exposed a wide racial gap in perceptions about law enforcement. And when the former football star [won parole]( on Thursday for a 2007 armed robbery, [the reaction was again swift and divided](. Above, Mr. Simpson reacted after learning he had been granted parole. _____ Lluis Gene/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 8. The remains of the Surrealist painter [Salvador Dalí were exhumed]( in Spain, where forensics experts made a startling discovery: His gravity-defying mustache was still intact. “The mustache kept its classic 10-past-10 position,” said Lluís Peñuelas, the secretary general of the foundation that oversees the artist’s estate. Dalí’s tomb had been opened to collect DNA samples for a paternity test. The results are expected in a few weeks. Above, the Dalí museum in Figueres, Spain, where he is buried. _____ Patricia De Melo Moreira/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images 9. We look back on [the legacy of Chester Bennington]( the lead singer of Linkin Park, above in 2012, who was [found dead]( in his home near Los Angeles on Thursday. Mr. Bennington set himself apart in the early 2000s with his flexible vocals, our music critic writes. His “ability to pair serrate rawness with sleek melody separated him from the other singers of his era.” _____ Vikram Gounassegarin/STX Entertainment, via Associated Press.. 10. Finally, whether you’re taking a break from the heat outside, or in Washington, our TV critic has some suggestions for [what to watch this weekend](. The question is: How much time do you have to unwind? Our critic’s pick is “[Dunkirk]( which recounts a harrowing campaign in World War II. Our writer calls it a cinematic tour de force, but one that is “unambiguously in the service of a sober, sincere, profoundly moral story that closes the distance between yesterday’s fights and today’s.” And [A.O. Scott reviews]( “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.” Even though it is based on a graphic novel series, it “feels as if it were made up on the spot,” he writes. Have a great weekend. _____ Photographs may appear out of order for some readers. Viewing [this version]( of the briefing should help. Your Evening Briefing is posted at 6 p.m. Eastern. And don’t miss Your Morning Briefing, posted weekdays at 6 a.m. Eastern, and Your Weekend Briefing, posted at 6 a.m. Sundays. Want to catch up on past briefings? [You can browse them here](. What did you like? What do you want to see here? Let us know at [briefing@nytimes.com](mailto:briefing@nytimes.com?subject=Evening%20Briefing%20Feedback). ADVERTISEMENT Looking for Something to Watch? 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