Thursday's Headlines: Obama: Clinton will advance U.S. ideals — ones Trump doesn’t share

Obama forgoes a valedictory-type speech and enunciates the stakes of this election; The Fix: Winners and losers ; Fact Checker: Retirement, foreign oil and more; The Fix: A Trump takedown no one else could deliver; Trump again proves he's the chaos candidate; More than 500 miles apart, Trump and Biden debate compassion; Post reporter barred, patted down at rally for Trump's running mate;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Obama: Clinton will advance U.S. ideals — ones Trump doesn't share The president said his former secretary of state was more qualified to serve as his successor and that Republican candidate Donald Trump's case for the presidency went against American ideals. By Karen Tumulty and John Wagner  •  Read more » Obama forgoes a valedictory-type speech and enunciates the stakes of this election In his speech last night, the president returned to the soaring themes he voiced in his 2004 address and asked Americans "to summon what's best in us." By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   The Fix: Winners and losers The night featured a number of heavy hitters within the party. Here's how they fared. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Fact Checker: Retirement, foreign oil and more Here's our roundup of claims made on the third day of the Democratic National Convention. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix: A Trump takedown no one else could deliver The vice president started his speech by hailing Michelle Obama's Monday speech as a lock to be the best of this week's convention. And then he might very well have matched it. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Trump again proves he's the chaos candidate The big story at the Democratic convention for most of Wednesday was not the Democrats, but the GOP nominee's talk about Russia. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   More than 500 miles apart, Trump and Biden debate compassion Trump's rally on the third night of the Democratic National Convention, where speakers focused on the theme of national security, competed for cable news airtime and provided dueling narratives on social media. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Post reporter barred, patted down at rally for Trump's running mate Mike Pence's campaign expressed embarrassment and regret about the episode, which an official blamed on overzealous volunteers. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   Opinions   Obama's promise of continuity we can believe in By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   At the Democratic convention, women seize their moment By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Clinton has now made Democrats the anti-Russia party By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   Donald Trump takes us all for a ride again By Joe Scarborough  •  Read more »   Trump gets a well-deserved beat-down from Michael Bloomberg By Jonathan Capehart  •  Read more »   Obama’s speech made the best case for Clinton By Stephen Stromberg  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Terrorist attack on French church ignites fears of religious culture wars Of the major terrorist attacks that have rocked this country over the past year and a half, none has been perceived so strongly as an Islamic affront to the age-old idea of a Catholic France. By James McAuley  •  Read more » How the refugee crisis cost the Greeks thousands of jobs The tourists are gone, and thousands of locals are out of work and feeling abandoned after doing so much to help war refugees. "You don't see people eating out of dumpsters yet," said one resident. "But this winter? You might." By William Booth  •  Read more » Charges dropped against officer who killed black man carrying air rifle A judge cited Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law when dismissing charges against sheriff's deputy Peter Peraza, who testified that Jermaine McBean refused to comply with commands to drop the authentic-looking weapon. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more » That time Walmart banned a T-shirt saying, 'Someday a woman will be president' "This is a wonderful time in our history," said Ann Moliver Ruben, 91, who put the slogan on T-shirts and sold them to a Walmart store in Florida, which pulled them from the shelves in the 1990s. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more » McAuliffe fuels new distrust of Clinton over position on trade deal The Virginia governor and close Clinton ally said she was likely to reverse her position and support the Trans-Pacific Partnership once in the White House. By Jenna Portnoy and David Weigel  •  Read more » The Fix: 6 theories for why Trump won't release his tax returns Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort confirmed what we long suspected: The Republican nominee will not release his tax returns before the election. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more » Obamas choose Chicago’s Jackson Park for presidential library site A formal announcement is expected to come out in the next several days. City officials hope the library will spur revitalization in a region beset by poverty and gun violence. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » The tortured undoing of a YouTube star and her fans' quest to save her The 19-year-old beauty vlogger specializes in glittery, achingly upbeat fashion and makeup tutorials. But lately fans have worried about her safety, saying her YouTube clips have taken a darker turn. By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more » Scientists find new antibiotic in the human nose A bacterium was found to produce an antibiotic capable of killing one of the most hard-to-treat pathogens, which causes deadly skin and wound infections, bloodstream infections and pneumonia. By Lena H. Sun  •  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. 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