Politics: House Democrats ask for Justice investigation as New York AG looks into Trump Foundation

The rise of GOP mega-donor Rebekah Mercer; Suu Kyi visit to Washington marks bipartisan success story; Obama blasts Trump as a phony champion of the working class; Donald Trump unveils child-care policy influenced by Ivanka Trump; Trump says Watergate-era Justice Department was tougher than today’s agency; Three of the mysteries in the files of the Donald J. Trump Foundation have been solved. Here’s what we know.; Clinton campaign slams Trump’s ‘Mad Men’-era maternity leave plan; Bernie Sanders’s ‘revolution’ inspires Miley Cyrus as the new season of ‘The Voice’ approaches; Supreme Court denies bid to expand early voting in Ohio; Patent chief tells lawmakers ‘time and attendance fraud is not tolerated’; House Democrats unveil new ads tying Republican lawmakers to Trump; One missing donation from Trump’s Foundation now accounted for: AIDS group rechecks its files, discovers the gift; Harry Reid slams reporters for ‘unfair’ Clinton health reports, notes Trump is ‘not slim and trim’; Gary Johnson: Clinton health questions are not legitimate;   The most important politics stories today   House Democrats ask for Justice investigation as New York AG looks into Trump Foundation Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are asking the Justice Department to investigate the circumstances surrounding a $25,000 donation the Donald J. Trump Foundation made to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at a time when her office was considering whether to open a fraud investigation of Trump University. By Matt Zapotosky and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Post Nation  •  Read more » The rise of GOP mega-donor Rebekah Mercer The low-profile conservative benefactor is one of the most influential figures in Trump's orbit. By Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Suu Kyi visit to Washington marks bipartisan success story The Burmese leader's trip comes as the Obama administration weighs rolling back additional sanctions. By David Nakamura  •  Read more » Obama blasts Trump as a phony champion of the working class Clinton's No. 1 surrogate made his first solo campaign appearance Tuesday in Philadelphia. By Anne Gearan and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Donald Trump unveils child-care policy influenced by Ivanka Trump According to Trump aides, Ivanka Trump has encouraged her father for weeks to detail policies that would appeal to parents overburdened or underserved by existing programs. By Sean Sullivan and Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump says Watergate-era Justice Department was tougher than today’s agency The Republican nominee didn't mention what is known as the "Saturday Night Massacre." By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Three of the mysteries in the files of the Donald J. Trump Foundation have been solved. Here’s what we know. When The Post called, the charities listed said they'd never received anything from Trump or his foundation. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton campaign slams Trump’s ‘Mad Men’-era maternity leave plan Clinton's aides criticized Trump for only covering working mothers and not fathers. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Bernie Sanders’s ‘revolution’ inspires Miley Cyrus as the new season of ‘The Voice’ approaches The singer says she'll share the approach of the Democratic presidential hopeful with her contestants. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Supreme Court denies bid to expand early voting in Ohio Ohio's Republican legislature eliminated the period known as "Golden Week," and the justices left intact a decision by a federal appeals court upholding that move. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Patent chief tells lawmakers ‘time and attendance fraud is not tolerated’ The director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office said employees have been disciplined for gaming the system, but she declined to say how many. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House Democrats unveil new ads tying Republican lawmakers to Trump It's part of the continuing plan by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to put enough GOP-held House seats into play for the majority to potentially flip their way in November. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   One missing donation from Trump’s Foundation now accounted for: AIDS group rechecks its files, discovers the gift The Latino Commission on AIDS told The Post it had rechecked its files and found the Trump Foundation's gift after all. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Harry Reid slams reporters for ‘unfair’ Clinton health reports, notes Trump is ‘not slim and trim’ The Senate Democratic leader says of Trump, "He's not slim and trim. He brags about eating fast food every day. Look at his health a little bit." By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Gary Johnson: Clinton health questions are not legitimate "Pneumonia is a really serious thing, but you know what, running for president, that'll do it to you," the Libertarian nominee said in a radio interview. By David Weigel  •  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? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. 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. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071