Thursday's Headlines: Attempt for unity falls short as Cruz upstages Pence

The Fix: Winners and losers; Fact Checker: Pence misses the mark on Clinton; A mighty challenge awaits Trump on Thursday night; Cruz knew his comments could cause a scene — and they did; Handling of plagiarism episode offers glimpse into Trump's circle;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Attempt for unity falls short as Cruz upstages Pence Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's acceptance of the nomination for vice president should have been the capstone of the evening. But Sen. Ted Cruz's refusal to endorse Donald Trump — and the ruckus it caused as delegates jeered — showed that many party stalwarts have not reconciled themselves to having the mogul as their standard-bearer. By Karen Tumulty and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » The Fix: Winners and losers Ted Cruz's speech will be the most divisive and controversial of the entire convention. If Trump loses in November, Cruz could very well come out ahead. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more » Fact Checker: Pence misses the mark on Clinton GOP vice presidential nominee Michael Pence pushed the envelope on some of his claims against Hillary Clinton. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   A mighty challenge awaits Trump on Thursday night After three days of tumult and controversy, the success — or not — of the week now depends more heavily than it should on his performance. Maybe this was always part of his plan. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Cruz knew his comments could cause a scene — and they did Ted Cruz walked on the stage knowing that his refusal to bury the hatchet could lead to a scene on the floor, according to Republicans familiar with his thinking. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Handling of plagiarism episode offers glimpse into Trump's circle The personal culture of the Trump Organization, where three of his children serve as executives, was on display after an employee took responsibility for the plagiarism in Melania Trump's speech. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Ted Cruz holds his nose but can’t endorse Donald Trump By Ruth Marcus  •  Read more »   Ted Cruz distinguished himself Wednesday night. Mike Pence failed. By Stephen Stromberg  •  Read more »   The GOP’s convention of chaos By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Will Texas become another brick in the Democrats' blue wall? By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Republicans debate: Kill Hillary, or merely jail her By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Memo to Republicans: Democracies don't lock up political opponents By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Fla. police shoot unarmed black caretaker with his hands up "All he has is a toy truck in his hand," Charles Kinsey told police as he tried to help an autistic patient. "There is no need for guns." Seconds later, the caretaker was shot. By Michael E. Miller  •  Read more » A vast divide lies between Fox News' Ailes and Murdoch's sons Now that the brothers are poised to oust the network's longtime chief executive, the differences they harbored against him have acquired new significance, not only for the family but for the future of American political discourse. By Ana Swanson and Steven Mufson  •  Read more » The lagoon in front of Rio's Olympic Park is so filthy the fish are dying Brazil promised a cleanup, but progress lagged due to financial and bureaucratic problems. By Dom Phillips  •  Read more » Once again, Hispanics were considered for VP. Once again, they're expecting to be passed over. Hillary Clinton may not need a Hispanic running mate in light of Donald Trump's historic unpopularity among Latinos. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Obama spokesman volunteers Kaine as VP possibility White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the president considered Kaine "one of his own." By Anne Gearan and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Secret Service investigates Trump adviser who said Clinton should be executed Earlier this week, Al Baldasaro said, "Hillary Clinton should be put in the firing line and shot for treason." By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » America wants to believe China can't innovate. Tech tells a different story. The truth is that behind the Great Firewall — the system of censorship designed to block content that could challenge the Chinese Communist Party — China's start-up scene is flourishing in a parallel universe. By Emily Rauhala  •  Read more » Appeals court says Texas voter ID law has discriminatory effect The judges ordered a lower court to come up with a fix for the law in time for the November elections. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » Hawaii congressman Mark Takai dies at 49 Takai, a veteran of the Iraq War and longtime member of his state's legislature, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in October. By Emily Langer  •  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. 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