Attack on Officers Jolts a Nation on Edge

3 Killed in Baton Rouge as Fears Rise Over Police Safety

By JULIE BLOOM, RICHARD FAUSSET and MIKE McPHATE 2:27 AM ET

The police killed the gunman, an African-American from Kansas City, Mo., who served as a Marine in the Iraq War.
Three more officers were wounded in the attack, which left many wondering whether anger at the police had prompted yet another act of retaliation.

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Election 2016

Donald J. Trump at a campaign event in California in June. A survey of his four decades of wheeling and dealing reveals an operatic record of dissembling and deception. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times

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