Morning Jumpstart Donald Trump crowned GOP nominee Carson: Clinton "acknowledges Lucifer" Melania plagiarism mess Melania mess: What happened GOP delegates on edge over novovirus Clinton: Veepstakes heats up Utterly awkward presser: Kerry/Boris Turkey's purge widens: Education   Donald Trump Crowned GOP Nominee (NYT, WaPo, AP, WSJ, TMN, TMN, me)   • Donald Trump was formally crowned the Republican nominee for president at the party's convention on Tuesday, ending a tumultuous primary season. His campaign appeared in disarray after his wife, Melania, delivered a convention speech on Monday cribbed in part from one given by Michelle Obama (Trump hasn't tweeted about [...]

Morning Jumpstart Baton Rouge shootings: 3 officers dead Baton Rouge shooter left online trail Republican convention: Viewer's popcorn guide Republican rumblings Clinton works to woo progressives Turkey coup: 6,000 arrests, US blamed Baton Rouge Shootings: 3 Officers Dead (BBC, AP, WaPo, Hill, me) • President Obama called for restraint on Sunday after three police officers were shot dead in Baton Rouge, La. The gunman, Gavin Long, an African-American who had served for five years in the Marines, was also killed. He had posted videos on the internet complaining about police treatment of blacks (he also tweeted "YES TO POLYGAMY!" (ugh) [...]

  Morning Jumpstart Trump: aaand the VP winner - 11 am Friday! Cleveland's cops, courts brace for protests FBI checking extremist groups Clinton: GOP "party of Trump" Obama urges activists and police: Bridge divide Ginsberg in hot water over Trump slam Kerry to Moscow: Let's make a deal Congress lurches for the exits Trump: aand the VP winner is - Friday 11 am (NYT, Hill, me) • Stranded in Indianapolis Wednesday after an aircraft malfunction, Donald Trump brought the veepstakes to him. He met throughout the day with three finalists - including two, Newt Gingrich and Sen Jeff Sessions (R-Ala), [...]