Politics: The split-screen reality: Trump’s convention and a world of tragedies

Hispanic conservative leaders relent and endorse Trump; Warren’s claim that advisory committees ‘formed’ during drafting of Trans-Pacific Partnership; 3 police officers killed, 3 wounded in Baton Rouge; gunman dead; Four times Donald Trump answered Mike Pence’s questions on ’60 Minutes’; Trump excuses Mike Pence’s Iraq War vote — but slams Hillary Clinton for voting the same way; Trump and Pence attempt a more coordinated front; What makes a black Cleveland pastor back Donald Trump?; In jittery Cleveland, security tight as protests and cops-on-bikes get rolling; Donald Trump doesn't read much. Being president probably wouldn't change that.; Obama pleads with presidential candidates not to politicize the police shootings; Clinton has several VP options: Fiery liberals, Hispanics and white guys; Trump — one short, strong word at a time; Republican convention details are finally out. Expect lots of Trump.; How the Republican Party made it harder for convention delegates to vote against Trump;   The most important politics stories today   Toni L. Sandys / The Washington Post The split-screen reality: Trump's convention and a world of tragedies Trump and Clinton face real-time challenge of rising to the moment amid killings, terrorism. By Dan Balz  •  Read more » Hispanic conservative leaders relent and endorse Trump For months, Hispanic Republicans and conservatives have been increasingly anguished as Trump continued attacking prominent Latinos and made little effort to win their support. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Warren’s claim that advisory committees ‘formed’ during drafting of Trans-Pacific Partnership Elizabeth Warren's language choice creates a misleading impression for the average voter. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   3 police officers killed, 3 wounded in Baton Rouge; gunman dead With the circumstances of the shootings unexplained Sunday night, a community already numbed found itself searching for new words to describe its horror and despair. By Amy Ellis Nutt, Matt Zapotosky and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Four times Donald Trump answered Mike Pence’s questions on ’60 Minutes’ Trump uttered more than 2,160 words while Pence's word count clocked in around 900. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Trump excuses Mike Pence’s Iraq War vote — but slams Hillary Clinton for voting the same way "I don't care" about Pence's vote, Trump said on "60 Minutes." By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump and Pence attempt a more coordinated front On convention's eve, Republicans make effort to show a united front. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   What makes a black Cleveland pastor back Donald Trump? Darrell Scott has been a believer for years, promoting the Republican candidate as an ideal president for people who want to protect morality and build wealth. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   In jittery Cleveland, security tight as protests and cops-on-bikes get rolling Major protests begin today; police will patrol on 300 bikes. By Joel Achenbach  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Donald Trump doesn't read much. Being president probably wouldn't change that. Presidents have different ways of preparing for decisions. Some read deeply; others like short memos. But Trump appears to have an unusually light appetite for any reading. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   Obama pleads with presidential candidates not to politicize the police shootings "We don't need careless accusations thrown around to score political points or to advance an agenda." By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton has several VP options: Fiery liberals, Hispanics and white guys In the end, governing chemistry may be the most important consideration, Democrats say. By John Wagner, Abby Phillip and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump — one short, strong word at a time Trump loves one-syllable words, so we gave it a shot. By David Maraniss  •  Read more »   Republican convention details are finally out. Expect lots of Trump. "It's going to be a different kind of convention. We're not going to have the traditional wall-to-wall speakers from Washington," his campaign manager said. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   How the Republican Party made it harder for convention delegates to vote against Trump Attempts to "free the delegates" failed miserably. By Josh Putnam  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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