Thursday's Headlines: As Republicans pounce on emails, Clinton tries to change the subject

Trump says campaign shouldn’t have deleted image circulated by white supremacists; Eric Trump: My father gives ‘millions’ to charity — but I won’t say more; Trump's favorite dictators: In reviled tyrants, he finds traits to praise ; Minn. police officer fatally shoots black man during traffic stop; aftermath streamed on social media; The story behind the filming of the Baton Rouge shooting. It was no coincidence.;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Yana Paskova / For The Washington Post As Republicans pounce on emails, Clinton tries to change the subject Hillary Clinton focused intently on bashing Donald Trump and introducing a major policy shift on college costs, while GOP leaders signaled that they would push hard to make the email controversy a central part of their critique of the presumptive Democratic nominee. By Abby Phillip and Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Trump says campaign shouldn’t have deleted image circulated by white supremacists For more than five minutes, Trump defended the tweet, uttering the word "star" at least two dozen times and keeping alive a five-day-old controversy that most leaders of the Republican Party had hoped would fade away. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Eric Trump: My father gives ‘millions’ to charity — but I won’t say more While reporting on Donald Trump's charitable giving, The Post had made efforts to reach Eric Trump and his foundation. Today, the candidate's son called The Post and denounced its reporting in forceful, profane terms. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Trump's favorite dictators: In reviled tyrants, he finds traits to praise Donald Trump seemed to praise Saddam Hussein at a Tuesday rally, but it's not the first time the presumptive Republican nominee said nice things about authoritarian leaders. He has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladi­mir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Minn. police officer fatally shoots black man during traffic stop; aftermath streamed on social media Philando Castile, 32, a school cafeteria supervisor, was fatally shot while reaching for his wallet, according to his girlfriend, who broadcasted the bloody aftermath. The interim police chief of St. Anthony said later that the details of the shooting were unclear. By Michael E. Miller and Wesley Lowery  •  Read more »   The story behind the filming of the Baton Rouge shooting. It was no coincidence. The first video that surfaced came from an anti-violence organization that seeks out violent crimes using police scanners with the intention of filming them. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   James Comey's abuse of power By Matthew Miller  •  Read more »   Anti-Defamation League CEO: Trump must reject racists' support By Jonathan A. Greenblatt  •  Read more »   Yet another black man perishes in the hands of police By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The sobering evidence of social science By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Why I will not share the video of Alton Sterling’s death By April Reign  •  Read more »   Barack Obama, the reluctant warrior By Dana Milbank  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   The story of a girl married at 11 tracks the horrors of Yemen's war As the war grinds on, more and more girls, some as young as 8, are being married off as a source of income to help their desperate families. By Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more » British inquiry into Iraq War brings scathing critique of Tony Blair The seven-year probe lays out the flaws in a war sold as a vital intervention to rid Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction. By Griff Witte  •  Read more » U.S. jets abandoned Syrian rebels in the desert. Then they lost a battle to ISIS. The diversion of air forces calls into question whether the U.S. and its coalition allies have committed enough resources to the war against the Islamic State. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Liz Sly  •  Read more » Rubio reverses course, will no longer attend Republican National Convention A Rubio spokeswoman cited a need to campaign at home in his bid for reelection to the Senate as the main reason. She made no mention of Donald Trump. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Newt Gingrich auditions to be Trump's running mate Their rapport underscored how a Gingrich pick in many respects would be Trump selecting his alter ego — a combative and septuagenarian politician who naturally aligns with anti-establishment fervor and eschews message discipline. By Robert Costa  •  Read more » The Fix: Scott Walker just gave Trump one of the lamest 'endorsements' ever The Wisconsin governor didn't even use Donald Trump's name. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more » Trump beats expectations, raises $51 million with GOP in June The numbers fall short of rival Hillary Clinton, but are much better than Trump has done in past months. By Matea Gold  •  Read more » Drowning death of Navy SEAL trainee ruled a homicide Seaman James Derek Lovelace, 21, died after being dunked by a SEAL instructor in a swimming pool at least twice. By Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more » When a K-9 died, its handler seemed distraught. But then investigators dug up his back yard. Daniel Peabody, a former K-9 officer and school cop in northern Georgia, is now suspected in the deaths of three dogs. By Michael E. Miller  •  Read more » A Wall Street golden boy blames gambling addiction for $100 million fraud Andrew Caspersen was a star in the private equity world, making more than $3.68 million last year. Now, he's facing years in prison. By Renae Merle  •  Read more » Ex-Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues network head Roger Ailes for sexual harassment The former "Fox and Friends" host alleges that the chairman and chief executive fired her in retaliation for rebuffing his sexual advances. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more » Muslim camps are spreading in the U.S. to help kids ‘be proud of who they are’ Children fast together at a week-long Camp Ramadan while also doing activities that are more enriching than watching Netflix. By Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more » Researchers now have a much more nuanced understanding of whether we should eat pasta One of America’s favorite foods has been treated like a health disaster recently. But the truth is much different. By Rachel Premack  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are 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. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071