Politics: From Trump’s controversial words, a pattern: Outrage, headlines and then denial

Three House Democrats want to investigate Trump for urging Russia to meddle in Clinton’s emails; From audience to NRA, Trump weathers ‘2nd amendment’ storm; Paul Ryan easily wins his primary but GOP's populist storm still rages; Kaine responds to Trump’s encouragement of gun owners: ‘I really, frankly couldn't believe he said it’; Republican Party beefs up staff to woo African American voters; Next step in Donald Trump's reset: Wooing evangelical pastors; Clinton expands battleground state map with push into Arizona, Georgia; In North Carolina, Trump hits the trail hard but late where he needs to win big; The Daily Trail: Has the Republican Party had enough of Donald Trump?; Trump appears to encourage gun owners to take action if Clinton appoints anti-gun judges; Clinton urges GOP congressional leaders to take emergency action on Zika; Paul Ryan's primary becomes a proxy war between conservatives and Trump-loving populists; Clinton has yet to respond to Trump's attack on globalism; The United States is getting better at running elections;   The most important politics stories today   Sara D. Davis / Getty Images From Trump's controversial words, a pattern: Outrage, headlines and then denial Some accuse him of inciting violence against Hillary Clinton in remarks at a rally. He and his supporters say he didn't. By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Three House Democrats want to investigate Trump for urging Russia to meddle in Clinton’s emails A trio of House Democrats want Congress to investigate if Donald Trump broke laws when he encouraged Russia to find Hillary Clinton's missing emails. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   From audience to NRA, Trump weathers ‘2nd amendment’ storm By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Paul Ryan easily wins his primary but GOP's populist storm still rages The speaker's Wisconsin primary was a microcosm for the forces with which he will be contending as he leads House Republicans this fall. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Kaine responds to Trump’s encouragement of gun owners: ‘I really, frankly couldn't believe he said it’ "I don't find the attempt to row it backward persuasive at all," Kaine said. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Republican Party beefs up staff to woo African American voters Three black Republicans will help the party and the Trump campaign attract African American voters. By Vanessa Williams  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Next step in Donald Trump's reset: Wooing evangelical pastors Republican presidential nominee will huddle Thursday with influential Christian clergy. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Clinton expands battleground state map with push into Arizona, Georgia Campaign representatives signal they are going to provide funds for more field workers. By John Wagner and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   In North Carolina, Trump hits the trail hard but late where he needs to win big The Republican has missed chances to connect with conservative voters who still dominate the eastern third of the state. By Isaac Stanley-Becker and John Wagner  •  Read more »   The Daily Trail: Has the Republican Party had enough of Donald Trump? Tuesday's pivot was a bust. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump appears to encourage gun owners to take action if Clinton appoints anti-gun judges The GOP nominee made his comment at a rally in North Carolina. By Sean Sullivan and Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton urges GOP congressional leaders to take emergency action on Zika She also accused Republican opponent Donald Trump of dismissing a growing public-health crisis. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Paul Ryan's primary becomes a proxy war between conservatives and Trump-loving populists Trump, whose relationship with Ryan has been scarred by skirmishes over temperament, is mostly responsible for swinging the spotlight over Wisconsin's southeastern corner. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton has yet to respond to Trump's attack on globalism While Hillary Clinton has criticized the GOP nominee's tax plans as "trickle-down economics," she has been notably silent on his anti-globalism stance. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   The United States is getting better at running elections The new Election Performance Index is out, and it shows improvement. By Charles Stewart III and Stephen Pettigrew  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Daily Trail An evening rundown of what's happening on the campaign trail. 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