Politics: Clinton’s impulse to ‘power through’ with pneumonia set off cascade of problems

Wanted: Female candidates for federal office; How these powerful women learned to love fundraising; White House women want to be in the room where it happens; Clinton says she regrets ignoring her doctor’s advice; Trump says Clinton running ‘hate-filled campaign’ at tense North Carolina rally where violence flares up; Obama to veto popular 9/11 victims' bill, White House says; Worried Republicans are pouring resources into North Carolina; Judge temporarily blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement in 3 states; Trump’s campaign says he’s given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof; Clinton’s running mate won’t say when he first heard of her pneumonia diagnosis; Body doubles, secret doctors: Clinton conspiracy theories blossom after pneumonia diagnosis; Bill Clinton set to fill in for Hillary Clinton at two Beverly Hills fundraisers Tuesday; Obama expected to veto 9/11 victims’ bill, White House says; Clinton to release more medical information this week, campaign says;   The most important politics stories today   RKS / Zdenek Gazda Clinton's impulse to 'power through' with pneumonia set off cascade of problems Aides defend her decision to ignore a doctor's advice and keep her illness under wraps. By Philip Rucker and Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Wanted: Female candidates for federal office This year, for instance, nine women are running for Senate -- but with two months to go before Election Day, only two are comfortably within range of winning. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   How these powerful women learned to love fundraising "Men wake up in the morning and they think, 'I've got this — I should be president,'" said Muthoni Wambu Kraal, a senior official with Emily's List. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   White House women want to be in the room where it happens Today, "if we're not in the room," National Security Adviser Susan Rice said of herself and other senior women, "it's not happening." By Juliet Eilperin  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Clinton says she regrets ignoring her doctor’s advice "Obviously I should have gotten some rest sooner," Clinton said. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump says Clinton running ‘hate-filled campaign’ at tense North Carolina rally where violence flares up The GOP nominee brought a group of supporters up on stage to serve as examples of why Clinton's criticism was out of bounds. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Obama to veto popular 9/11 victims' bill, White House says A veto over foreign policy concerns will probably set up a congressional override. By David Nakamura and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Worried Republicans are pouring resources into North Carolina Races for the presidency, a Senate seat, the governor's mansion — they find all uncomfortably close. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Judge temporarily blocks proof-of-citizenship voting requirement in 3 states Judge hearing lawsuit expects to wait for appeals court opinion before moving ahead. By Spencer S. Hsu  •  Local  •  Read more »   Trump’s campaign says he’s given ‘tens of millions’ to charity, but offers no details and no proof Trump's running mate Mike Pence also said that "anyone who knows about Donald Trump and his career knows that this is a man who's given away tens of millions of dollars to charitable causes throughout his business life." By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton’s running mate won’t say when he first heard of her pneumonia diagnosis Tim Kaine said the Democratic nominee joked with him when they emailed Sunday. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Body doubles, secret doctors: Clinton conspiracy theories blossom after pneumonia diagnosis The well-documented Clinton collapse at the 9/11 memorial was spawning new theories, without regard to the defunct ones. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Bill Clinton set to fill in for Hillary Clinton at two Beverly Hills fundraisers Tuesday The former president will headline two fundraisers after Hillary Clinton was forced to cancel a trip to California after falling ill. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Obama expected to veto 9/11 victims’ bill, White House says The president is expected to discuss the issue with congressional leaders, along with other legislative priorities, such as a spending bill and funding to combat the Zika virus. By David Nakamura, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton to release more medical information this week, campaign says But the campaign sharply criticized Trump for not disclosing detailed medical information. By Abby Phillip and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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