Politics: GOP leaders alarmed by Trump’s ‘devastating’ fundraising start

Clinton to make case for ‘progressive’ economic reforms in North Carolina speech; Hillary Clinton to meet Wednesday with House Democrats; Report says top civil-service rank needs urgent boost to its health; After Orlando, Senate bill seeks to allow FBI web searches without court order; Republicans have a plan to replace Obamacare, and its costs are unclear; Fact-checking Clinton’s speech on Trump’s business practices; The Daily Trail: How the Trump campaign is trying to right itself; Clinton is vetting three for vice president — but is still studying a longer list; Collins builds support for gun-control compromise, but will it be enough?; Orlando shows Clinton's new approach to commander-in-chief test; DoD opens door for its employees to phase into retirement; In economic speech, Clinton casts Trump as selfish businessman who stiffed others; Ex-cop urges ‘lone wolf patriots’ to attack Black Lives Matter activists at GOP convention; Congress may be nearing a deal on Zika funding;   The most important politics stories today   Lynne Sladky / AP GOP leaders alarmed by Trump's 'devastating' fundraising start Party strategists worry Republicans will lack the cash for a national get-out-the-vote effort. By Matea Gold and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Clinton to make case for ‘progressive’ economic reforms in North Carolina speech The address comes a day after the presumptive Democratic nominee sought to portray Donald Trump as unfit to manage the economy. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton to meet Wednesday with House Democrats Democrats don't think it will be hard to unify the party in the wake of a hard-fought primary. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Report says top civil-service rank needs urgent boost to its health By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   After Orlando, Senate bill seeks to allow FBI web searches without court order The Senate will vote on a measure giving the FBI expanded powers to collect Internet browser history and other communications data in terrorism and spying investigations. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Republicans have a plan to replace Obamacare, and its costs are unclear House Speaker Paul D. Ryan's proposal would discard Obamacare's mandates and penalties at an uncertain cost. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Fact-checking Clinton’s speech on Trump’s business practices Clinton made a lot of claims about Trump's business record. Here's some additional perspective and clarification. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more » The Daily Trail: How the Trump campaign is trying to right itself Also: A Clinton veepstakes vetting update. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton is vetting three for vice president — but is still studying a longer list Warren, Kaine, and Castro are being vetted. More than a dozen choices remain. By Anne Gearan and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Collins builds support for gun-control compromise, but will it be enough? "It's time to start putting progress in front of politics," said New Mexico Democrat Martin Heinrich. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Orlando shows Clinton's new approach to commander-in-chief test In crisis, the former secretary of state strikes a measured tone to counter Trump. By Isaac Stanley-Becker  •  Read more »   DoD opens door for its employees to phase into retirement The Defense Department on Tuesday opened the door for allowing its civilian employees to phase into retirement, potentially jump-starting a government-wide program announced to much fanfare several years ago but little used since. By Eric Yoder  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In economic speech, Clinton casts Trump as selfish businessman who stiffed others Trump's main selling point — his business background — is proof he's not ready for the White House, she said. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Ex-cop urges ‘lone wolf patriots’ to attack Black Lives Matter activists at GOP convention The Trump supporter has also called for the bombing of Mecca. By Peter Holley  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Congress may be nearing a deal on Zika funding The House-Senate talks have proceeded quickly and negotiators may reach an agreement as early as Tuesday afternoon, according to aides. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  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. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. 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