Evening Edition: Apparent plagiarism by Melania Trump caps rocky start for GOP

Trump gets off on wrong foot when all eyes are on him; What George W. Bush's speechwriter thinks of this mess; Pence has mocked working moms: 'Sure, you can have it all'; One of Elizabeth Warren’s key ideas slid into the official GOP platform; An affair, two divorces, three marriages — when a messy private life no longer matters ; 'I'm worried it's going to be open season now': What it's like living in Baton Rouge; Megyn Kelly complicates the Roger Ailes sexual harassment case; June sets another global temperature record, extending a blazingly hot year; IOC considering legal options regarding Russia Olympic ban; Police say officer shot in Kansas City, Kan. ; How Monday’s train attack by a 17-year-old Afghan could change the German refugee debate; Turkey suspends more than 15,000 education workers in widening post-coup purge; Trump's convention further alienates Wall Street and its money players; This one survey shows why Trump won’t win over Sanders supporters; The ‘perplexing’ disappearance of a children’s author ends with tragic discovery;   The day's most important stories   Apparent plagiarism by Melania Trump caps rocky start for GOP The would-be first lady's speech was intended to be a highlight of Day 1. Instead, her remarks drew comparisons to Michelle Obama's in 2008 and pushed the campaign toward damage control with conflicting explanations and calls for firings. The episode reopened long-standing divisions among Donald Trump's advisers and allies. By Robert Costa, Dan Balz and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Trump gets off on wrong foot when all eyes are on him Despite popularizing "you're fired" as a reality-show tag line, the candidate showed no inclination to hold anyone accountable for a real-world flap. And the convention did not kick off with the showman's flair for which he is known. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » What George W. Bush's speechwriter thinks of this mess "The vetting process in a presidential campaign is a bit looser than in the White House," Michael Gerson said. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Pence has mocked working moms: 'Sure, you can have it all' In 1997, the Indiana politician wrote that children who go to day care "get the short end of the emotional stick." By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   One of Elizabeth Warren’s key ideas slid into the official GOP platform The Democratic senator and Bernie Sanders have called for restoring the Glass-Steagall law to reform Wall Street. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   An affair, two divorces, three marriages — when a messy private life no longer matters More surprising to many voters than the complexity of Donald Trump's "Modern Family" personal life is that it is not stopping them from voting for him. By Mary Jordan  •  Read more »   'I'm worried it's going to be open season now': What it's like living in Baton Rouge The recent spike in shootings involving police and civilians — mixed with terror attacks — has had a way of driving people into their corners. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Megyn Kelly complicates the Roger Ailes sexual harassment case The Fox News anchor has reportedly told investigators that the network's CEO made unwanted advances a decade ago. But in April, she told Variety, "I really like working for Roger Ailes." By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   June sets another global temperature record, extending a blazingly hot year The data suggest that the fading El Niño is slowly taming the record-breaking spike in global temperatures, but the long-term temperature trend remains upward. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »   IOC considering legal options regarding Russia Olympic ban The committee also began disciplinary procedures against the officials involved a day after a report found that the Russian government ran a doping system for years in multiple sports. By Matt Bonesteel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Police say officer shot in Kansas City, Kan. The shooting occurred around a residential intersection about 2½ miles from the police department's headquarters, the city's police chief said. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   How Monday’s train attack by a 17-year-old Afghan could change the German refugee debate The attacker threatened there would be more ISIS violence "in every village, city and airport," raising questions over whether German authorities have been overwhelmed by the wave of asylum-seekers. By Rick Noack  •  Read more »   Turkey suspends more than 15,000 education workers in widening post-coup purge Turkish authorities have expanded a crackdown on military officials to include police, judges, governors and tens of thousands of civil servants following a failed coup attempt. By Loveday Morris  •  Read more »   Trump's convention further alienates Wall Street and its money players Language in the GOP platform that calls for the restoration of the Glass-Steagall Act has alarmed the financial industry. By Matea Gold and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   This one survey shows why Trump won’t win over Sanders supporters Voters who backed the senator from Vermont share little ideological ground with the presumptive Republican nominee. By Melissa Deckman  •  Read more » The ‘perplexing’ disappearance of a children’s author ends with tragic discovery Four months after Helen Bailey, who wrote the "Electra Brown" series , was reported missing, her body was found buried on the grounds of her home. British police have charged her partner with murder. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. 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