Tuesday's Headlines: Republicans use opening night to assail Clinton, appeal to a divided base

The Fix: Winners and losers; Fact Checker: Benghazi, ISIS in U.S. and more; Bill Kristol's terrible time in Cleveland; Who can unite the GOP? Clinton.; Melania Trump's speech appears to have been cribbed ; Donald Trump just can't yield the spotlight; Baton Rouge gunman stalked officers during 10 minutes of terror; Former Marine turned his online advocacy of bloodshed into reality; Slain Baton Rouge officer was a unifier in a racially divided city;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Republicans use opening night to assail Clinton, appeal to a divided base Party members gathered to begin making the case that Donald Trump could be a credible and steadfast leader, but the first night of the convention was heavy with attacks on Hillary Clinton. By Karen Tumulty and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » The Fix: Winners and losers Donald Trump made an epic entrance, and Melania easily cleared the not-terribly-high expectations set for her. But for Michael Flynn, Jeff Sessions, Joni Ernst and others, it wasn't a good night. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Fact Checker: Benghazi, ISIS in U.S. and more Here's our round-up of fishy claims made on Day One of the 2016 Republican National Convention. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Bill Kristol's terrible time in Cleveland As it is for many Trump loathers, the GOP's big party is all about business. By Ben Terris  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Who can unite the GOP? Clinton. Opening day in Cleveland offered all the evidence needed to realize that Republicans have only one real path to unite their party — attacking the presumptive Democratic nominee. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Melania Trump's speech appears to have been cribbed A journalist noticed a part of her speech sounded a lot like something Michelle Obama said in 2008. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Donald Trump just can't yield the spotlight For nearly 11 minutes, the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee overshadowed his party's convention with a phone interview that provided no major news. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Baton Rouge gunman stalked officers during 10 minutes of terror Authorities said the officers were "targeted and assassinated," with the gunman walking past bystanders during the rampage as if they did not exist. Three officers were killed — including one shot again as he crawled, injured, on the ground — and three were others injured in the attack. By John Woodrow Cox, Mark Berman and William Wan  •  Read more »   Former Marine turned his online advocacy of bloodshed into reality Gavin Long was known to some as a young entrepreneur with a holistic pitch. But the 29-year-old also appeared in search of an identity, declaring himself a sovereign citizen and interacting with Internet conspiracy forums and "alpha-male" types. By Amy Brittain and William Wan  •  Read more »   Slain Baton Rouge officer was a unifier in a racially divided city Montrell Jackson, 32, was president of the homeowners association in his mostly white neighborhood, a man who shared not only photos of his 4-month-old son online but also his thoughts on the conflicted space he occupied after several high-profile shootings of African-American men. By Theresa Vargas  •  Read more »   Opinions   The GOP convention's despicable first night By Stephen Stromberg  •  Read more »   Melania Trump's not-so-personal speech By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   The crazy face of Trump's GOP By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Pining for Obama, already By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   On trade, Trump pushes — and the GOP caves By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   The immigrants who like Trump By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Islamic State claims responsibility for German train attack The 17-year-old accused of injuring at least four people before being fatally shot by police was responding to the group's calls for attacks, the Islamic State news agency said Tuesday. By Stephanie Kirchner and Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more » Turkey jails 13 high-ranking military officers as post-coup purge deepens Turkish authorities have expanded a crackdown on military officials to include police, judges, governors and millions of civil servants following a failed coup attempt. By Loveday Morris and Hugh Naylor  •  Read more » Investigators: Housing secretary and potential Clinton running mate Julian Castro violated Hatch Act A report from the Office of the Special Counsel delivered a mild rebuke to Castro for praising Hillary Clinton during an interview conducted from his government office. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Rep. Steve King wonders what 'sub-group' besides whites contributed more to civilization The Republican congressman offered an unusual defense to criticism of the GOP's lack of diversity. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » Obama administration asks Supreme Court to reconsider immigration plan When the court gets a ninth member, the administration wants justices to hold another hearing on the president's plan to shield undocumented immigrants from deportation. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » Christie is bitter about not being running mate The New Jersey governor risked more than anyone else when he endorsed Donald Trump and then endured all sorts of slings and arrows for his perceived "lackey" role. Now he's making very clear just how he feels about being left at the political altar. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more » Column: 'No, Mr. Trump, that's a lie': What Lesley Stahl should have said Sunday night A signature "60 Minutes" moment never happened, and that should be a lesson for all. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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