Wednesday's Headlines: From Trump’s words, a pattern: Outrage, headlines, then denial

Paul Ryan weathers his primary but GOP's populist storm still rages ; Clinton expands battleground with push into Arizona, Georgia; Michael Phelps extends his legacy with two more gold medals at Rio Olympics ; U.S. women gymnasts place their names in history with Olympic gold; Serena Williams ousted from Olympics in stunning upset;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Sara D. Davis / Getty Images From Trump's words, a pattern: Outrage, headlines, then denial Donald Trump's suggestion Tuesday that "the Second Amendment people" could stop Hillary Clinton from appointing Supreme Court justices they dislike appears to fall in line with comments that many voters are finding increasingly distasteful, even given his explanations. By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Paul Ryan weathers his primary but GOP's populist storm still rages The speaker's Wisconsin primary was a microcosm for the forces with which he will be contending as he leads House Republicans this fall. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Clinton expands battleground with push into Arizona, Georgia Campaign representatives signaled they were going to provide funds to hire more field organizers. By John Wagner and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Michael Phelps extends his legacy with two more gold medals at Rio Olympics Years from now, it will be difficult to imagine that there were questions about what Phelps, 31, might do in his fifth Olympics. On Tuesday, he dragged his bones from the pool after one win, then swam the anchor leg on the 4x200-meter freestyle relay for a 21st career gold medal. By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more »   U.S. women gymnasts place their names in history with Olympic gold With 12 dominant routines, the "Final Five" send out team coordinator Martha Karolyi on top, finish well ahead of Russia. By Liz Clarke  •  Read more »   Serena Williams ousted from Olympics in stunning upset Unheralded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina wins, 6-4, 6-3, in the third round. By Des Bieler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Joe Scarborough: The GOP must dump Trump By Joe Scarborough  •  Read more »   Sens. Warren and Whitehouse: Big Oil's master class in rigging the system By Sheldon Whitehouse and Elizabeth Warren  •  Read more »   Trump's reckless call to 'Second Amendment people' By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   At annual experts' debate on strategy, zero Republicans make the case for Trump By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   John Oliver has given us the best defense of newspapers ever By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Trump as president is unthinkable. That's why so many find it fascinating. By Garrison Keillor  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Florida woman, 73, is fatally shot by officer during class at citizen police academy The woman was participating in a role-play scenario when she was shot and killed by an officer, who fired at her several times, according to a witness. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more » The Brexit wild card? Ireland. Theresa May, Britain's prime minister elected after the vote to exit the European Union, vowed that "no one wants a return to the borders of the past" between Ireland and Northern Ireland. But many question what's ahead. By William Booth  •  Read more » Ethiopia is consumed by turmoil a year after Obama's visit brought global accolades Just a year ago, Ethiopia was basking in the world's spotlight. Since then it has been hit by a widespread drought that has halved growth, and anti-government protests have spread across two of its most populous regions. By Paul Schemm  •  Read more » From press paranoia to affairs: Hillary confidante's letters open a window into her friend's life Through 30 years of friendship, Diane Blair knew more than perhaps anyone about Hillary Clinton's private struggles. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more » Three House Democrats want probe of Trump's remarks on Russia, Clinton's emails A trio of House Democrats want Congress to investigate if Donald Trump broke laws when he encouraged Russia to find Hillary Clinton's missing emails. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » GOP beefs up staff to woo African-American voters Three black Republicans will help the party and the Trump campaign attract African-American voters. By Vanessa Williams  •  Read more » They were accused of abusing their baby girl. Jailers brought them to see her final moments. Authorities charged a couple with murder and said their five-month-old daughter suffered broken bones and a bleeding brain. By Lindsey Bever  •  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