Evening Edition: GOP braces for Trump defeat, rushes to protect down-ballot seats

The Fix: In several key states, early vote has shifted heavily to the Democrats; Biden's last stand: Persuading his party to not give up on the white working class; We live in Aleppo. Here’s how we survive.; Why many popular Web services have been down today; Appeals court reinstates Abu Ghraib prison abuse case against CACI; U.S. troops might start relying on Russian satellites for Internet service; Minnesota firefighter responding to a fatal crash finds his son's body; Khizr Khan stars in a powerful Clinton ad; Charity dinner crowd turns on Trump after he delivers political jabs at Clinton; NFL places Josh Brown on paid leave, weighs another suspension; 'What did you just call me?' Black broadcaster confronts hate in S.C.; Russian warships sail through English Channel in theatrical show of might; 5 maps that explain the history of Mosul; Scientists just showed what it truly means when a huge Antarctic glacier is unstable;   The day's most important stories   GOP braces for Trump defeat, rushes to protect down-ballot seats Donald Trump's extraordinary debate declaration sent the GOP scrambling to protect against what some in the party privately acknowledge could be a landslide victory for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  •  Read more » The Fix: In several key states, early vote has shifted heavily to the Democrats In North Carolina and Arizona, the returned ballots are much more favorable to Democrats than four years ago. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Biden's last stand: Persuading his party to not give up on the white working class The vice president worries that Democrats are turning into a party controlled by intellectual elites. He wants to renew the appeal to the working class, whose support has fueled the insurgent Trump candidacy. By Paul Kane  •  Read more »   We live in Aleppo. Here’s how we survive. COLUMN | A former student under siege in the city that has endured four years of war writes that he and 250,000 other people who are trapped have a new normal: Try to keep safe by living on the lower levels of buildings. Avoid rooms near the streets. Listen for scouting planes. And stay indoors at night. By Omair Shaaban  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why many popular Web services have been down today The first digital assault on a key part of the Internet's infrastructure began this morning and primarily affected the East Coast. A second attack affected Europe and Asia, too, and a third attack occurred in the afternoon. By Andrea Peterson  •  Read more »   Appeals court reinstates Abu Ghraib prison abuse case against CACI The case against the Arlington-based government contractor had been dismissed by a lower court that found the alleged abuses amounted to a "political question."  By Christian Davenport  •  Read more »   U.S. troops might start relying on Russian satellites for Internet service Rep. Duncan Hunter said the "contracting arrangement creates unnecessary security risks." And the proposed contract comes after the United States accused Russia of hacking the Democratic National Committee in an effort to interfere with the elections. By Christian Davenport  •  Read more »   Minnesota firefighter responding to a fatal crash finds his son's body The volunteer firefighter had a routine of checking on his three children before reporting to an accident scene. This time, his 16-year-old didn't answer. By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   Khizr Khan stars in a powerful Clinton ad The father of a Muslim American soldier told the story of his son's sacrifice at the Democratic National Convention. The 60-second spot ends with: "I want to ask Mr. Trump: Would my son have a place in your America?" By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Charity dinner crowd turns on Trump after he delivers political jabs at Clinton Some of his comments landed with such bitterness that the audience members did something that simply doesn't happen at lavish charity events at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. They booed. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   NFL places Josh Brown on paid leave, weighs another suspension The Giants kicker, who has served a one-game suspension, could face further disciplinary action related to his domestic-violence case. By Mark Maske  •  Read more »   'What did you just call me?' Black broadcaster confronts hate in S.C. An Emmy-winning reporter calmly interviewed a young man who told him he doesn't deserve to share the same lifestyle as a "Caucasian." By Travis M. Andrews  •  Read more »   Russian warships sail through English Channel in theatrical show of might The scene was unlike anything since the end of the Cold War, so Britain dispatched its own fleet to monitor the flotilla reportedly headed to aid the war in Syria. By Karla Adam, Michael Birnbaum and Andrew Roth  •  Read more »   5 maps that explain the history of Mosul An offensive began this week to retake the key city from the Islamic State. But the most important city in northern Iraq has been through great upheaval before.  By Ishaan Tharoor and Laris Karklis  •  Read more »   Scientists just showed what it truly means when a huge Antarctic glacier is unstable When warm ocean water reaches glaciers far under sea level, it melts them from below — causing them to shrink. And as glaciers retreat, the seafloor gets deeper and exposes more ice to the ocean warmth. It's a cycle that is nearly impossible to stop or reverse. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. 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