Wednesday's Headlines: In Trump’s moment of triumph, Clinton is in the crosshairs

Fact Checker: Sniper fire, tax cuts and sexual abuse; The Fix: Winners and losers ; McConnell and Ryan reach a reluctant partnership; 'Just look around': A Hispanic delegate doesn't see the party she's rooting for; There's a cribbed passage in Donald Trump Jr.'s speech — but it's not that simple;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories In Trump's moment of triumph, Clinton is in the crosshairs After Republican delegates formally nominated Donald Trump, speakers including Sen. Mitch McConnell, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Donald Trump Jr. led a three-hour prosecution of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. By Philip Rucker and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » Fact Checker: Sniper fire, tax cuts and sexual abuse Here's our round-up of 11 fishy claims made during the second day of the Republican National Convention. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   The Fix: Winners and losers One of Donald Trump's children took on a big challenge — and stuck the landing. Paul Ryan, on the other hand, felt flat. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   McConnell and Ryan reach a reluctant partnership For a week, the Senate majority leader and the House speaker are on the same page. In November, their agendas could diverge. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   'Just look around': A Hispanic delegate doesn't see the party she's rooting for Jessica Fernandez envisioned cheering for Marco Rubio with a multicultural crowd of delegates. Instead, she found herself trying to quiet her doubts about the party's direction. By Robert Samuels  •  Read more »   There's a cribbed passage in Donald Trump Jr.'s speech — but it's not that simple In this case, his speechwriter reused material he had published elsewhere. This is what is sometimes known as "self-plagiarism," which falls into somewhat of an ethical gray area. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The Trump convention is a triumph of narcissism By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Another day of the GOP convention, another night of terror By Alexandra Petri  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan and the politics of ambivalence By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   At the GOP convention, democratic values go missing By Stephen Stromberg  •  Read more »   The lovely true thing about America, even in the age of Trump By Garrison Keillor  •  Read more »   Voters are still waiting on your tax returns, Mr. Trump By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Turkey bans academics from travel in latest post-coup measure The move is the latest in a massive crackdown against professionals following a failed coup attempt by renegade military units that has seen tens of thousands of judges, civil servants, military and police fired or detained. By Hugh Naylor and Loveday Morris  •  Read more » Two names emerge from Clinton's VP deliberations: Kaine and Vilsack The senator from Virginia and the agriculture secretary have become the presumptive Democratic nominee's leading candidates, although the party stressed that her list is not limited to those two. An announcement is possible Friday. By Anne Gearan and Abby Phillip  •  Read more » The Fix: George W. Bush is suddenly as popular as Bill Clinton The lesson here: Stay as far away from Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as possible. By Aaron Blake  •  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 » Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and network in final talks on exit An agreement to remove Ailes from the helm of the network he has led since its launch 20 years ago should be done shortly, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. Ailes, one of the most powerful figures in American media and politics, is facing a sexual-harassment lawsuit from former host Gretchen Carlson. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more » Before attack, Baton Rouge shooter shared spiritual beliefs on the road Gavin Long, who killed three officers and wounded three others, stopped in Texas recently to promote his book and to discuss fasting in Africa and awakening a "third eye." By Amy Brittain, Sarah Kaplan and William Wan  •  Read more » This transgender student won the right to run for prom king. Now he's suing to use the boys' bathroom. The student says his Wisconsin school district wanted transgender students to wear special wristbands to identify them. By Emma Brown  •  Read more » Dogs are overrated: Scientists say a pet wallaby could be your best friend In a new study, Dutch scientists analyzed 90 mammal species for pet "suitability" and came up with five animals for which PetSmart probably hasn't yet stocked supplies. By Karin Brulliard  •  Read more » State troopers charged with assault after video shows them hitting driver Video of the incident, taken after a long car chase in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, showed officers repeatedly punching the driver who caused the pursuit. By Mark Berman  •  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