A Loaded Invitation

President Trump will host the next Group of 7 summit in June at Trump National Doral, his luxury resort near Miami. The choice of venue reignites questions about a conflict of interest: Is it O.K. for Mr. Trump to request that other countries pay for rooms at one of his own properties? Since taking office, he has denied making any profits from the Trump Organization — but the company has not disclosed its profits for the last several years, so who really knows? Critics say the decision potentially violates the emoluments clauses of the Constitution, which prohibit government officials (like, say, the sitting president) from accepting gifts or payments from foreign governments.

An Early Warning

A Boeing pilot who worked on the technology for the 737 Max plane admitted in 2016 that there was a problem with a new automated system — and that he had lied, “unknowingly,” he says — to the Federal Aviation Administration about it. That was more than two years before two of the 737 Max aircraft crashed and killed 346 people, resulting in the whole fleet being grounded. Now that transcripts of the pilot’s messages have been made public, the F.A.A. is demanding to know why Boeing didn’t provide them earlier. The Department of Justice is still conducting a criminal investigation of who’s at fault for the jets’ faulty systems.

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What’s Next? (Oct. 20-26)

We Can Work It Out

The monthlong strike at General Motors, which has shut down over 30 auto factories, could be resolved soon. The United Automobile Workers union said on Wednesday that it had reached a tentative agreement with G.M. that would increase wages and provide a better way for temporary workers to become full-time. And not a moment too soon. Analysts say G.M. has hemorrhaged about $2 billion since the strike started, and the almost 50,000 striking workers have gone without their regular paycheck. But the proposed deal isn’t finalized yet, and G.M. has held fast on several key points. (It won’t reopen several plants that it recently idled, for instance.)