N.R.A., Manafort, Syria: Your Thursday Evening Briefing<br />A cultural note as the Olympic Games near their end: "Arirang," a centuries-old Korean folk song, is often heard at the Games —<br />and has served as a stand-in national anthem as North and South Korea build ties.<br />Controversy over the trip’s potential to blur the lines between commerce and government grew after reports<br />that Mr. Trump plans to give a speech in New Delhi on Friday, at an event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also speak.<br />When Kim Jong-un’s sister attended the Winter Olympics two weeks ago, the South Korean<br />news media called her "North Korea’s Ivanka." Now, they’re about to get the real one.<br />The special counsel, Robert Mueller, unsealed new charges against President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, above.<br />Ms. Trump will attend the closing ceremony at the Games on Sunday,<br />and the U.S. is batting back rumors of another attempt at a meeting with North Korea.<br />Donald Trump Jr. has spent the week in India, pitching new luxury high-rises that bear his family’s name.
