Politics: As Clinton builds on a strong debate, Trump lobs attacks and complaints

Cyberattacks on personal health records growing ‘exponentially’; Who would be Trump’s ambassador to Mexico?; Congress should not be allowed to gut fuel efficiency standards; FDA should allow treatment of terminally ill patients with experimental drugs; Senate Republicans revive legislation to ban online gambling; Amid immigration debate, new border chief seeks to turn around beleaguered force; Why are African-Americans such loyal Democrats when they are so ideologically diverse?; House leaders reach deal on Flint aid, potentially averting shutdown; Government shutdown looms due to partisan clash over Flint aid; Trump campaign says $18 million windfall followed Monday’s debate; At Florida rally, Trump resumes attacking ‘Crooked Hillary Clinton’; Clinton to score another GOP endorsement: former senator John Warner of Virginia; Republicans frustrated over perceived missed opportunities for Trump at debate; Sanders praises Clinton for populist debate answers on taxes, trade and wages;   The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post As Clinton builds on a strong debate, Trump lobs attacks and complaints After historic face-off, Clinton tries to expand support while Trump revisits old grudges. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Matea Gold  •  Read more » Cyberattacks on personal health records growing ‘exponentially’ In 2015, 113 million electronic health records were breached, a major leap over the 12.5 million the year before. In 2009, the number was less than 135,000. The number of reported hacks and breaches affecting records of at least 500 individuals rose from none in 2009 to 56 last year, almost double from 2014. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Who would be Trump’s ambassador to Mexico? The final name getting chatter is -- again, don't laugh -- Rudy Giuliani By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Congress should not be allowed to gut fuel efficiency standards The first phase of the program, ending this year, has been successful. By Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.)  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   FDA should allow treatment of terminally ill patients with experimental drugs Until doctors and drug companies know that the FDA isn't going to have them prosecuted, why would they risk providing treatments to anyone, no matter how compelling their story? By Matthew Bellina  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Senate Republicans revive legislation to ban online gambling The day after it became public that billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson gave $20 million to a super PAC with close ties to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), three GOP senators introduced legislation that would effectively ban online gambling — a measure Adelson has long pushed for. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Amid immigration debate, new border chief seeks to turn around beleaguered force The career FBI official is the first outsider hired to lead the 21,000-strong U.S. Border Patrol, which has faced allegations of corruption and excessive force. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Why are African-Americans such loyal Democrats when they are so ideologically diverse? Only 47 percent of blacks identify as liberal but 93 percent voted to reelect Barack Obama. By Theodore R. Johnson  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   House leaders reach deal on Flint aid, potentially averting shutdown Leaders struck a deal late Tuesday to deliver federal aid to address the water crisis in Flint, Mich., potentially removing a major flashpoint in negotiations to keep the government fully operating past Friday. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Government shutdown looms due to partisan clash over Flint aid Top Senate Democratic leaders say there will be no deal on funding the government without Flint aid. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump campaign says $18 million windfall followed Monday’s debate The big checks were solicited by a group of 100 top party fundraisers and Trump allies who spent the day at Trump Tower in New York making calls, including New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, Los Angeles investor Elliott Broidy and Dallas investor Gentry Beach. Trump's children also took part in the effort, as did his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   At Florida rally, Trump resumes attacking ‘Crooked Hillary Clinton’ Trump repeatedly bragged that he won the debate, even though some fellow Republicans and some of his supporters have been critical of his performance. Trump said he took this approach: "I took a deep breath and pretended I was talking to my family." By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Clinton to score another GOP endorsement: former senator John Warner of Virginia Although he has bucked his party before, Warner has never endorsed a Democrat for president. He will appear in Virginia on Wednesday with Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Republicans frustrated over perceived missed opportunities for Trump at debate Some GOP leaders say greater emphasis could have been placed on Clinton's emails, her foundation and the attacks in Benghazi. By Sean Sullivan and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Sanders praises Clinton for populist debate answers on taxes, trade and wages For Bernie Sanders, Clinton's opening answers were the start of a promising, populist case against Trump. 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