Politics Convention Edition: Obama tells convention: "Don't boo. Vote."

Weather Service conducts ‘illegal surveillance’ on staff, union says; Obama shares his positive vision of a nation whose diversity is a strength; Here are 3 ways that Hillary Clinton's nomination changes things for women in politics; More than 500 miles apart, Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate compassion; After seeking to bolster Clinton in acceptance speech, Kaine prepares for Richmond rally Monday; Fact checking the third day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention; Obama hands back the baton as he prepares to exit national stage; Trump invites Russia to meddle in the U.S. presidential race with Clinton's emails; Donald Trump once again proves he's the chaos candidate; McAuliffe fuels new distrust of Clinton over her position on trade; The Sanders campaign is officially over. Now his supporters wonder: What's next?; With statement about hacking Clinton's emails, Trump tries to edge back into the spotlight;   CONVENTION EDITION   During the Republican and Democratic national conventions, your morning politics newsletter will start with a highlight from the previous day’s events. President Obama spent much of his speech talking about the progress he's made in eight years and why Clinton will continue the good fight. As a president popular with roughly 70 to 80 percent of Democrats, his words carried extra weight as he vouched for Clinton.   React to the moment with an emoji below.   Michael Robinson Chavez / The Washington Post Obama and Biden, arguing to stay the course, make a case against Trump "There has never been a man or a woman ... more qualified" to be president, Obama says in keynote to Democratic National Convention. By Karen Tumulty John Wagner  •  Read more » Weather Service conducts ‘illegal surveillance’ on staff, union says They say management accessed a members-only Facebook page and made disparaging comments about the postings. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE Balancing act Why millennials are taking their time reaching financial milestones Obama shares his positive vision of a nation whose diversity is a strength In his speech to the Democratic National Convention, 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 »   Here are 3 ways that Hillary Clinton's nomination changes things for women in politics When women are prominent political figures, other women are more likely to get politically involved. By Danny Hayes  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   More than 500 miles apart, Donald Trump and Joe Biden debate compassion "I have a big heart," Trump said. Biden didn't agree. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   After seeking to bolster Clinton in acceptance speech, Kaine prepares for Richmond rally Monday The Democratic vice presidential nominee plans is scheduled to appear in his home town on Monday. By John Wagner, Ed O'Keefe and Jenna Portnoy  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Fact checking the third day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention Here's our roundup of claims made on the third day of the Democratic National Convention. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Obama hands back the baton as he prepares to exit national stage The president made the case for Hillary Clinton four years after Bill Clinton gave him a lift. By David Maraniss  •  Read more »   Trump invites Russia to meddle in the U.S. presidential race with Clinton's emails Trump's remarks alarm GOP leaders and come as Democrats cast him as Putin's pawn. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Donald Trump once 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 »   McAuliffe fuels new distrust of Clinton over her position on trade The Virginia governor and close Clinton ally said she would support the deal once in the White House. By Jenna Portnoy and David Weigel  •  Read more »   The Sanders campaign is officially over. Now his supporters wonder: What's next? Some say they are not ready to support Clinton, while others commit to stopping Trump. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   With statement about hacking Clinton's emails, Trump tries to edge back into the spotlight The Republican nominee sparked a new round of controversy on the third day of the Democratic convention. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »           Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics AM. 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