National Headlines 7-17-16

Cleveland cop: Obama ‘has blood on his hands’ after Baton Rouge (The Hill)

Clinton: Baton Rouge an ‘assault on all of us’ (The Hill)

Trump on Baton Rouge shooting: ‘We demand law and order’ (Politico)

Trump and Pence agree to disagree, more or less (Politico)

Three police officers killed, three others wounded in Baton Rouge shooting; attacker identified (Washington Post)

Cleveland Braces for a Controversial Republican National Convention (NBC News)

Cleveland police chief says ‘We’re prepared for it all’ at RNC (McClatchy)

Louisiana police shootings add new convention concerns (Washington Post)

Clinton holds narrow lead over Trump on eve of conventions (Washington Post)

Why We Don’t Know Who’s Funding the Republican Convention (TIME)

Wallace Confronts Manafort Over Reports Trump Had ‘Difficulty’ Making VP Decision (Mediaite)