Thursday's Headlines: Trump’s attacks on fellow Republicans stoke doubts he’ll unite the party

Paul Ryan is in another fight he doesn't want — this time over gay rights; State Dept. watchdog criticizes Clinton's email practices; Two of her daughters joined ISIS. Now she's trying to save her younger girls.; An American soldier defected to North Korea. Now his sons are propaganda stars.;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Spencer Platt / Getty Images Trump's attacks on fellow Republicans stoke doubts he'll unite the party With a fresh string of attacks on members of the Republican establishment, Donald Trump doesn't appear interested in extending olive branches to his foes and vanquished opponents, who could be crucial allies for the general election. By Jose A. DelReal and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Paul Ryan is in another fight he doesn't want — this time over gay rights Democrats won an opening salvo late last night when the House approved a measure to deny payment to federal contractors who discriminate against LGBT employees. By Kelsey Snell  •  Read more »   State Dept. watchdog criticizes Clinton's email practices The inspector general found that Clinton's use of private email for public business was "not an appropriate method" of preserving documents and that her practices failed to comply with department policies. By Rosalind S. Helderman and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Two of her daughters joined ISIS. Now she's trying to save her younger girls. Amid signs that radicalized women and girls are being encouraged to travel to Libya, indicating a shift in the Islamic State's strategy, one Tunisian mother struggles to keep her young daughters from fleeing. By Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more »   An American soldier defected to North Korea. Now his sons are propaganda stars. The Pyongyang-born sons of defector James Joseph Dresnok appear in an odd online video speaking perfect Korean and wearing badges of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il over their hearts. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Paul Ryan's soap opera with Donald Trump By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Jeffrey Sachs: Bernie Sanders easily wins the policy debate By Jeffrey D. Sachs  •  Read more »   'Brexit' is the most important vote in Europe in a half-century By George F. Will  •  Read more »   America can't eat its way out of this massive cheese problem By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   Trumpism: Made in Europe By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Clinton's inexcusable, willful disregard for the rules By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   For Zika-affected pregnancies in first trimester, 1 in 8 babies could be born with microcephaly A new analysis is the first to quantify such risk in pregnant women infected during the current outbreak, which has seen the mosquito-borne virus spread to more than 40 countries and territories. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more » Europe's refugee deal with Turkey may be unraveling. But it was flawed from the start. Rights groups say some of the first deportations under the pact have exposed abuses by the Turkish government and that there is no guarantee it will protect asylum seekers. By Erin Cunningham  •  Read more » Real estate world buzzing with reports Obamas have settled on house in Washington The object of the buzz is an 8,200-square-foot, nine-bedroom mansion in Kalorama just down the road from the Naval Observatory. By Jessica Gresko | AP  •  Read more » How we found out about Donald Trump's phantom $1 million donation to vets A Q&A with the Post reporter who got to the bottom of one of the big mysteries of Trump's campaign: Did he really raise and donate $6 million, including $1 million of his own money, to veterans' organizations as he had boasted for months? By Chris Cillizza and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » Tech billionaire confirms tie to Hulk Hogan's suit against Gawker Paypal founder Peter Thiel confirmed late Wednesday that he has spent as much as $10 million to secretly support Hogan's lawsuit. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more » The story behind the 'American Dream' photo at West Point that went viral Second Lt. Alix Schoelcher Idrache, a Haitian immigrant, earned U.S. citizenship, served with the Maryland Army National Guard and then worked his way through the prestigious military school, according to records. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more » 13, right now: Life in the age of likes, 'lol's and longing Teenager Katherine Pommerening offers an in-depth look at what it's like to grow up in an era when learning, flirting and hanging out all happen on screens. By Jessica Contrera  •  Read more » Don Rickles was politically incorrect before it was incorrect. At 90, he's still going. After a six-decade career, Rickles is the last of the old-time stand-ups standing. And he's even more A-list than ever. By Karen Heller  •  Read more » It’s not just Hiroshima: The many other things America hasn’t apologized for President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, but he is not expected to apologize for the 1945 nuclear bomb. What else has America not apologized for? By Adam Taylor  •  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