Politics Convention Edition: Republicans make it official

As Trump captures GOP nomination, former rivals prepare to take the stage; In break with nonpartisan past, Hispanic business group endorses Clinton; Hatch Act — too complicated for a Cabinet secretary? Not really; Patent lawsuits swell and watchdog says the government is to blame; Obama will ensure his global development policy outlasts his presidency; Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton. For Trump? Zero; Trump's courtship of black voters hampered by decades of race controversies; Few at GOP convention rally behind D.C. statehood cause; Fact-checking the second day of the 2016 Republican National Convention; Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual; Trump, Ryan and McConnell: Reluctant partners with their own priorities; Republican National Convention: Trump is the nominee, but Clinton is the focus; Meet the Muslim guy who took the convention stage and prayed for Trump; Capitol Hill’s top Republicans make their peace with Trump;   CONVENTION EDITION   During the Republican and Democratic national conventions, your morning politics newsletter will start with a highlight from the previous day’s events. Most of Tuesday’s speakers focused almost exclusively on Hillary Clinton, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R). Christie tried to turn the Quicken Loans Arena into a courtroom as he talked about her private email server and tenure as secretary of state.   React to the moment with an emoji below.   Joe Raedle Trump captures GOP nomination as convention speakers focus their fire on Clinton The Republican National Convention's first two nights have been striking for the unusual amount of time spent demonizing Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee. By Philip Rucker David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more » As Trump captures GOP nomination, former rivals prepare to take the stage On the Republican National Convention's third day, a new chance to heal the deep rift in the GOP on display here so far this week.. By Philip Rucker, David A. Fahrenthold and Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   In break with nonpartisan past, Hispanic business group endorses Clinton Group calls Trump policies "the antithesis of American values." By Ed O'Keefe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Hatch Act — too complicated for a Cabinet secretary? Not really Castro managed to violate the law in April even after four briefings on it, the latest in February, since he took office two years ago. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Patent lawsuits swell and watchdog says the government is to blame The Government Accountability Office found that a slew of lawsuits provide a clue to poor quality patents. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama will ensure his global development policy outlasts his presidency President Obama will codify his global development policy Wednesday, by signing a major agriculture program into law. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Hillary Clinton. For Trump? Zero Lobbyists have raised $7 million for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump's courtship of black voters hampered by decades of race controversies Scant number of African American convention delegates underscores challenges for GOP nominee. By Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   Few at GOP convention rally behind D.C. statehood cause Although Mayor Muriel Bowser is a Democrat, she flew into Cleveland for the day to advocate for statehood. By Marc Fisher  •  Read more »   Fact-checking the second day of the 2016 Republican National Convention Here's our roundup of 11 fishy claims made during the second day of the Republican National Convention. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Melania Trump and the difference between plagiarism and politics as usual When does lifting another person's riff become a problem? By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Trump, Ryan and McConnell: Reluctant partners with their own priorities For a week, they're on the same page. In November, their agendas could diverge. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republican National Convention: Trump is the nominee, but Clinton is the focus With nominating process complete, attention mostly turns back to bashing his presumptive Democratic opponent. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Meet the Muslim guy who took the convention stage and prayed for Trump Tarar is a Muslim, and he's a Muslim for Trump. He might seem an unusual choice for a convention speaker, even after prime time, for a presidential candidate who has called for a ban on Muslims like himself. By Abigail Hauslohner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Capitol Hill’s top Republicans make their peace with Trump House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reprised roles they have grown comfortable in -- ideas man and attack dog, respectively By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  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 PM. 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