Politics: How Trump got from Point A to Point A on immigration

‘Transformational change’ must happen at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Obama official demands; When your football team wins, so does Obama; In grand-gesture stage of presidency, Obama seeks stamp on environment; Republican leader of Va. Senate advances felon voting plan of his own; Overreach? Clinton campaign says conservative group’s latest email release actually deals with a successful diplomatic mission; Trump enlists veteran operative David Bossie as deputy campaign manager; Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party just had their best fundraising month yet by far; Nervous Republicans ramp up spending in North Carolina as Senate race tightens; Trump pays IRS a penalty for his foundation violating rules with gift to aid Florida attorney general; Trump delivers American Legion speech that contrasts sharply with Clinton’s; The Daily 202: Trump triples down on a losing immigration position in Phoenix;   The most important politics stories today   David Paul Morris / Bloomberg How Trump got from Point A to Point A on immigration Candidate hasn't changed his position, those close to him say. By Jenna Johnson, Robert Costa and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » ‘Transformational change’ must happen at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Obama official demands "Incidents of bullying, coercion, sexual harassment and assault" have continued despite efforts by the federal service academy to address them, a Transportation Department official said. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE How #activism can inspire real change Millennials are taking advantage of new opportunities to share political and social views. When your football team wins, so does Obama College football outcomes really do affect how people evaluate politics. By Danny Hayes  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   In grand-gesture stage of presidency, Obama seeks stamp on environment His visit to Midway Atoll highlights the moves presidents make as they prepare to leave office. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republican leader of Va. Senate advances felon voting plan of his own Proposed constitutional amendment would restore the vote only to those convicted of nonviolent crimes. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Overreach? Clinton campaign says conservative group’s latest email release actually deals with a successful diplomatic mission Many of the emails touted by Judicial Watch concern a once-secret mission to North Korea by former president Bill Clinton that led to the release of two American journalists. By Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump enlists veteran operative David Bossie as deputy campaign manager Until this week, Bossie was president of Citizens United, the hard-line advocacy outfit that has mounted digital, film and advertising campaigns against President Obama's agenda and against moderate Republicans. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party just had their best fundraising month yet by far The bonanza last month was fueled in part by a spree of pricey fundraisers. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Nervous Republicans ramp up spending in North Carolina as Senate race tightens North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr is facing an increasingly competitive re-election bid against Democratic challenger Deborah Ross. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump pays IRS a penalty for his foundation violating rules with gift to aid Florida attorney general The contribution was made to a group supporting Pam Bondi from a foundation account by mistake, a Trump official said. It was intended to come from Trump's personal account. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump delivers American Legion speech that contrasts sharply with Clinton’s The presidential candidates spoke in different ways to the American Legion convention. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Trump triples down on a losing immigration position in Phoenix Republicans fret; no pivot after all By James Hohmann  •  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 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