Politics: Clinton stresses U.S. ‘resolve’ in terrorism fight while Trump promises to get ‘tough’

Is the media biased toward Clinton or Trump? Here is some actual hard data.; Ted Cruz is wrong about how free speech is censored on the Internet; Here’s some perspective on the current spate of confusing presidential polls; Reince Priebus vowed to punish Republicans who don't support Trump. It's an empty threat.; And the Oscars (for federal employees) go to …; An inside look at how politicians beg for big checks; After opposing Trump in the primaries, Joe Ricketts will give at least $1 million to support him; On 'The Tonight Show,' Clinton weighs in on a Trump-Putin 'bro-mance'; Megadonors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson finally open their checkbook with at least $20 million for GOP; Tim Kaine shares that one of his kids preferred Sanders over Clinton; House fetal tissue panel seeks to hold Calif. firm in contempt of Congress; Obama meets with Iraqi prime minister as Mosul fight looms; Negotiations over stop-gap spending plan drag into Tuesday, Zika issues resolved; Trump blames Clinton's 'weakness' for attacks;   The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post Clinton stresses U.S. 'resolve' in terrorism fight while Trump promises to get 'tough' Both presidential campaigns sharpened their security message amid probes of homeland violence over the weekend. By Anne Gearan, Sean Sullivan and John Wagner  •  Read more » Is the media biased toward Clinton or Trump? Here is some actual hard data. Trump gets much more coverage, for starters. By John Sides  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   CONTENT FROM BP Oil's new safety tools Robots and drones could keep an eye out for oil workers. Ted Cruz is wrong about how free speech is censored on the Internet ICANN, in fact, has no power whatsoever over individual speech online. By Tim Berners-Lee and Daniel Weitzner  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Here’s some perspective on the current spate of confusing presidential polls The 2012 "miss" should remind us that polling isn't perfect. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Reince Priebus vowed to punish Republicans who don't support Trump. It's an empty threat. Party committees just aren't that powerful. By Boris Heersink  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   And the Oscars (for federal employees) go to … The awards, to be formally announced tonight, honor civil servants who've done outstanding work in government. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » An inside look at how politicians beg for big checks Leaked documents out of Wisconsin probe illustrate the pursuit of wealthy donors. By Matea Gold  •  Read more »   After opposing Trump in the primaries, Joe Ricketts will give at least $1 million to support him This is a major defection for the #NeverTrump movement, and could signal a rush of new money for the Republican nominee. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   On 'The Tonight Show,' Clinton weighs in on a Trump-Putin 'bro-mance' The Democratic nominee also talked about the challenges of being a female who could be commander in chief. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Megadonors Sheldon and Miriam Adelson finally open their checkbook with at least $20 million for GOP The hefty donations are the first known super PAC contributions this cycle by the Adelsons, and will immediately propel them to the top of this year's megadonor ranking. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Tim Kaine shares that one of his kids preferred Sanders over Clinton The Democratic vice-presidential nominee made an appeal to millennial voters. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   House fetal tissue panel seeks to hold Calif. firm in contempt of Congress Could be first congressional contempt proceeding pursued since the House voted to sanction former Internal Revenue Service official in 2014. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Obama meets with Iraqi prime minister as Mosul fight looms Meeting between Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi suggests that a fight to liberate the northern Iraqi city from the Islamic State could be imminent. By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Negotiations over stop-gap spending plan drag into Tuesday, Zika issues resolved A dispute over ZIka funds and Planned Parenthood has been resolved, according to Democratic aides. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump blames Clinton's 'weakness' for attacks The Republican presidential candidate asserted that his proposed ideological tests for immigrants would prevent future terrorist attacks in the United States. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post 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? 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