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Trump: John Moore–Getty Images; Setting: Pete Souza/White House Photo–Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 14, 2016 10:00 AM UTC [What a President Needs to Know](http://time.com/4405822/what-a-president-needs-to-know/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Hurt and Hope](http://time.com/4405826/hurt-and-hope/?iid=toc%5F071416) [The Apprentices](http://time.com/4405825/the-apprentices/?iid=toc%5F071416) Donald Trump’s closest advisers? His kids [I’ve Photographed Donald Trump More Than Anyone Else](http://time.com/4404431/harry-benson-donald-trump/?iid=toc%5F071416) Over the last four decades the Republican presidential candidate has joined Marla, Melania and a million bucks in some of the many pictures taken by photographer Harry Benson [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: There Is Terror on Both Sides of the Badge](http://time.com/4404767/kareem-abdul-jabbar-police-shootings/?iid=toc%5F071416) Both the black and police communities live in fear—because they cannot see each other’s humanity [After Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas, Signs of Passionate Sanity](http://time.com/4405823/after-baton-rouge-minneapolis-and-dallas-signs-of-passionate-sanity/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Review: The New _Ghostbusters_, Modern and Vital, Goes for the Gusto](http://time.com/4399395/review-the-new-ghostbusters/?iid=toc%5F071416) The movie glows with vitality, thanks largely to the performers [Read: Letters Between a Black Father and Son](http://time.com/4398617/parents-police-shootings/?iid=toc%5F071416) ‘I find myself wishing that I were a kid again. But then I remember Tamir Rice’ [The Pokémon Fad Shows the Unnerving Future of Augmenting Reality](http://time.com/4405053/pokemon-augmented-reality/?iid=toc%5F071416) ‘Pokemon Go’ is more than a hit video game, it’s a glimpse into a future we don’t fully understand [How the NBA Stole the Summer Spotlight](http://time.com/4405792/how-the-nba-stole-the-summer-spotlight/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Anxiety on China](http://time.com/4405809/anxiety-on-china/?iid=toc%5F071416) [The Meaning of China’s Defeat In the South China Sea](http://time.com/4405799/the-meaning-of-chinas-defeat-in-the-south-china-sea/?iid=toc%5F071416) [America: More Socialist Than It Seems?](http://time.com/4405794/america-more-socialist-than-it-seems/?iid=toc%5F071416) [A Convention Unlike Any Other: Can the GOP Hold It Together?](http://time.com/4405795/a-convention-unlike-any-other-can-the-gop-hold-it-together/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Serena Williams](http://time.com/4405796/serena-williams/?iid=toc%5F071416) 7th Wimbledon title [Seven Lives Lost and a New Reckoning on Race](http://time.com/4405797/seven-lives-lost-and-a-new-reckoning-on-race/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Britain’s Theresa May Takes Power With Brexit In Her Sights](http://time.com/4405801/britains-theresa-may-takes-power-with-brexit-in-her-sights/?iid=toc%5F071416) [It’s Their Party and They’ll Skip the Convention If They Want To](http://time.com/4405804/its-their-party-and-theyll-skip-the-convention-if-they-want-to/?iid=toc%5F071416) [A New Night Of Crime and Injustice on HBO](http://time.com/4405805/a-new-night-of-crime-and-injustice-on-hbo/?iid=toc%5F071416) [10 Questions With Michael K. Williams](http://time.com/4405807/michael-k-williams/?iid=toc%5F071416) You might recognize him as Omar from The Wire–a fact that led to an identity crisis, says the host of Black Market and star of HBO’s The Night Of [Susan Faludi](http://time.com/4405808/susan-faludi/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Love and Television](http://time.com/4405810/love-and-television/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Milestones](http://time.com/4405811/milestones/?iid=toc%5F071416) [A New Blue](http://time.com/4405812/a-new-blue/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Elie Wiesel](http://time.com/4405813/elie-wiesel/?iid=toc%5F071416) Holocaust survivor [A Bear Stalks Neil Young’s New Earth](http://time.com/4405815/a-bear-stalks-neil-youngs-new-earth/?iid=toc%5F071416) [For the Record](http://time.com/4405817/for-the-record/?iid=toc%5F071416) [Winona Ryder, Woman Interrupted](http://time.com/4405818/winona-ryder-woman-interrupted/?iid=toc%5F071416) [How to Save the World’s Forests-With Tires](http://time.com/4405819/how-to-save-the-worlds-forests-with-tires/?iid=toc%5F071416) [How They Find Their A-Game](http://time.com/4405820/how-they-find-their-a-game/?iid=toc%5F071416) Jason Day and Jordan Spieth are two of the biggest names in golf. Jack Nicklaus is synonymous with the sport. They discuss: [Cameron’s Legacy](http://time.com/4405821/camerons-legacy/?iid=toc%5F071416) His July 13 resignation as Prime Minister is clouded by Brexit. For better or worse, here’s what he’ll be remembered for [Pop Chart](http://time.com/4405824/pop-chart/?iid=toc%5F071416) [The Healing Power of Nature](http://time.com/4405827/the-healing-power-of-nature/?iid=toc%5F071416) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4405866/in-the-latest-issue-77/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4405866/in-the-latest-issue-77/"},"headline":"In the Latest Issue (14 Jul 2016)","datePublished":"2016-07-14T10:00:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T20:06:09.973Z","description":"What a President Needs to Know Hurt and Hope The Apprentices Donald Trump's closest advisers? 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