Tuesday's Headlines: Trump seeks ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants and visitors to the U.S.

The claims Trump made in his 'major' speech on the Islamic State; Trump campaign chief named in Ukraine anti-corruption probe; Miller dives to win gold for Bahamas over American in 400-meter sprint; So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life.; Hernandez wins silver on beam as Biles falters; Jenkins: Rio organizers are confident everything is fine. I'm not reassured.;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Evan Vucci / AP Trump seeks 'extreme vetting' of immigrants and visitors to the U.S. The GOP presidential nominee called for a Cold War-style mobilization against "radical Islamic terror," repeating and repackaging calls for strict immigration controls, including a new ideological litmus test for Muslim visitors and migrants. He also accused President Obama and Hillary Clinton of allowing the rise of the Islamic State. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more » The claims Trump made in his 'major' speech on the Islamic State The GOP nominee once again uttered a slew of false statements that have been repeatedly debunked. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Trump campaign chief named in Ukraine anti-corruption probe Paul Manafort denied receiving any improper payments after a Ukrainian bureau said more than $12 million had been earmarked for him by the political party of one of the country's former presidents. By Tom Hamburger and Andrew Roth  •  Read more »   Miller dives to win gold for Bahamas over American in 400-meter sprint In one of the most dramatic finishes in Rio, Shaunae Miller took the gold medal after launching head-first across the finish line. Allyson Felix's silver medal made her the most decorated female Olympian in U.S. track and field history. By Rick Maese  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   So you just won a gold medal? Welcome to the rest of your life. Most Olympians train their entire childhoods for records, for glory, for a shiny chunk of circular hardware. But after the games, many competitors will return to day jobs or college. By Karen Heller  •  Read more »   Hernandez wins silver on beam as Biles falters All-around champion Simone Biles's quest for five golds ended as she took bronze. Teammate Laurie Hernandez, just one year removed from gymnastics' junior ranks, sped through her routine with a veteran's poise. By Liz Clarke  •  Read more »   Jenkins: Rio organizers are confident everything is fine. I'm not reassured. Poor water quality, health, safety and crime issues continue to plague the Olympics, and the official response has been flat-out evasion. By Sally Jenkins  •  Read more »   Opinions   Trump may cost the GOP a generation of voters By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   ln defense of pointy-heads and MSM puppy-dogs By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   The election is a train wreck By Marc A. Thiessen  •  Read more »   Trump's anti-terrorism plan is unoriginal By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   The Missing Debate By Christine Emba  •  Read more »   Here’s why we’re still arguing about trickle-down tax policy By Jared Bernstein  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Relations between Assad supporters grow as Russia uses Iranian air base Russian heavy bombers took off from an Iranian air base and struck rebel targets in Syria in a dramatic sign of the growing military relations between the two countries. By Paul Schemm  •  Read more » Obama administration approves its largest release of Guantanamo detainees The move comes as the president faces a deadline to close the military prison where 61 detainees will remain after the transfer of 15 prisoners to the United Arab Emirates. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » North Carolina asks Supreme Court to restore voting procedures ruled discriminatory The request comes despite a lower court's ruling that the law intentionally discriminates against African Americans. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » Death toll rises to 7 as flood danger persists in Louisiana New places in the state faced flood dangers from the deluge that has sent thousands into shelters. By Michael Kunzelman, Melinda Deslatte and Rebecca Santana | AP  •  Read more » Promises unfulfilled: How a State Department plan to stabilize Iraq broke apart Behind the rise of the Islamic State lay the missteps and miscalculations of multiple actors. By Jeff Gerth/ProPublica and Joby Warrick  •  Read more » Nearly the entire national security world has rejected Trump — except for one man Retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, one of the most respected military intelligence officers of his generation, has engaged in harsh, partisan rhetoric that, to his critics, seems to clash with the principles and values he spent a career defending. By Dana Priest and Greg Miller  •  Read more » The Fix: The strange claims of Trump's top spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said Barack Obama started the Aghanistan war — and that the press is "literally" beating Trump supporters into submission. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more » N.Y. police charge man with murder in shooting of imam and assistant The charges came hours after 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for the two religious leaders who were shot at point-blank range after leaving their mosque in Queens. By Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more » A terminally ill woman had one rule at her end-of-life party: No crying "These circumstances are unlike any party you have attended before," she wrote to relatives and friends, "requiring emotional stamina, centeredness and openness." By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more » She was raped at 13. Her case has been in India's courts for 11 years. She was still a teenager when a pack of young men pulled her into a car, tortured her and gang-raped her. By Annie Gowen  •  Read more » If the Founding Fathers replied to Trump in a tweet storm . . . What if they were around to set the candidate straight on the role of the press in a democracy? Here's how they might react to his tweets on the subject. By Margaret Sullivan  •  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. 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