Politics: Sanders wins greater say in Democratic platform; names pro-Palestinian activist

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Ask about Trump.; Obama nudges Vietnam on human rights, while pressing reconciliation agenda; Trump’s flip-flop on whether the Bill Clinton sex scandals are important; Trump set to headline first campaign fundraiser in Albuquerque Tuesday; Clinton campaign plans battleground-state media blitz hitting Trump on housing crisis; Trump escalates attack on Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton declines invitation to debate Bernie Sanders in California; Sanders barnstorms California with little to say about Clinton; The Daily Trail: Bernie Sanders gets another big convention concession; High court ruling helps federal workers file job bias claims; VA chief compares waits for veteran care to Disneyland: They don’t measure and we shouldn’t either; GOP sues to block McAuliffe order to let 200,000 Virginia felons vote;   The most important politics stories today   Matt McClain / The Washington Post Sanders wins greater say in Democratic platform; names pro-Palestinian activist Party leaders are trying to appease Sanders supporters ahead of a likely Clinton nomination. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Democrats to fend off GOP attacks at rare hearing to impeach IRS chief Democrats will grill two of their GOP colleagues, who are the only witnesses to testify. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Senate aims to boost buyout offers to Defense Department employees The Defense Department could dangle a much larger cash carrot before its employees to induce them to resign or retire, under a budget bill up for Senate voting this week. By Eric Yoder  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Want to see a GOP senator duck and run? Ask about Trump. When asked if they will campaign with him, many dodge the question. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Obama nudges Vietnam on human rights, while pressing reconciliation agenda Even as he hailed the progress, Obama also gently pushed Vietnam to improve its record on human rights and free speech. By David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump’s flip-flop on whether the Bill Clinton sex scandals are important Donald Trump dismissed the Clinton sex scandals as unimportant. Now he claims he is shocked over Clinton's conduct. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump set to headline first campaign fundraiser in Albuquerque Tuesday The event, which requires a $10,000 donation, is being hosted by Kevin R. Daniels, the owner of a funeral services company and prominent GOP donor. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton campaign plans battleground-state media blitz hitting Trump on housing crisis The Clinton campaign plans to draw attention to sub-prime mortgages approved by Trump's failed mortgage company. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump escalates attack on Bill Clinton Instagram video includes voices of women who accused former president of sexual assault. By Jose A. DelReal and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton declines invitation to debate Bernie Sanders in California Fox News had offered to host the final debate. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Sanders barnstorms California with little to say about Clinton The Vermont senator is limiting his critiques of Clinton to electability and to her support from super PACs that can collect unlimited donations. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The Daily Trail: Bernie Sanders gets another big convention concession And he's using it to give a platform to one of President Obama's biggest liberal critics. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   High court ruling helps federal workers file job bias claims Justices rule workers have 45 days from the time they resign to bring discrimination claims. By Sam Hananel  •  Read more »   VA chief compares waits for veteran care to Disneyland: They don’t measure and we shouldn’t either VA Secretary Robert McDonald says wait times for medical care are not a good measure of veterans' satisfaction. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   GOP sues to block McAuliffe order to let 200,000 Virginia felons vote House and Senate leaders want court to reverse McAuliffe's order to restore voting rights. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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