Politics: A new 50-state poll shows exactly why Clinton holds the advantage over Trump

The fight for the Senate ain't over yet; Hillary Clinton relies on Bush-era official for new Spanish-language TV ad campaign; In every state, pessimism about Trump, Clinton and the impact of the election; Republicans and Democrats can't even agree about how they disagree; What exactly are ‘sanctuary cities’ in immigration policy?; Liberal watchdog group to ask IRS to investigate Trump Foundation’s political gift; Trump attacks the Clinton foundation where it hurts — its mixed record in Haiti; Trump, reversing position, says he will release full medical record; Trump draws rebuke from Clinton campaign for saying she lacks ‘a presidential look’; Clinton steps up attacks on Trump's character, accusing him of concealing 'scams'; Republicans seek to censure Obama administration on $400 million ‘ransom’ to Iran; Trump won't talk about being a birther — or many other controversial comments; Another failed Zika vote could be the start of a resolution; House approves Gold Star families bill after Trump’s feud with Khans;   The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post A new 50-state poll shows exactly why Clinton holds the advantage over Trump Midwest battlegrounds offer Trump hope; white college grads remain his biggest weakness. By Dan Balz and Scott Clement  •  Read more » The fight for the Senate ain't over yet Control of the Senate could well depend on the answers to two crucial questions. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton relies on Bush-era official for new Spanish-language TV ad campaign It's the first Spanish-language ad campaign from either major-party presidential candidate. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   In every state, pessimism about Trump, Clinton and the impact of the election A new poll also indicates that the Obama coalition believes the country reflects its values more than other Americans. By Dan Balz and Emily Guskin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republicans and Democrats can't even agree about how they disagree One party is zealous about ideology. One party is fighting for its constituents' interests. By Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   What exactly are ‘sanctuary cities’ in immigration policy? There's a lot of talk about "sanctuary cities" this election, so we dug into exactly what they are and how they work. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Liberal watchdog group to ask IRS to investigate Trump Foundation’s political gift They plan to ask the tax agency to investigate a $25,000 campaign donation that the charity made to help Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump attacks the Clinton foundation where it hurts — its mixed record in Haiti The attacks in some way echo complaints that have been made by Haitians on the ground. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump, reversing position, says he will release full medical record "I'd love to give full reports," Trump said. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump draws rebuke from Clinton campaign for saying she lacks ‘a presidential look’ Trump has said regularly on the campaign trail that Clinton does not look presidential. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton steps up attacks on Trump's character, accusing him of concealing 'scams' The Democrat prodded the business mogul to explain his past donation to Florida's attorney general. By John Wagner and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Republicans seek to censure Obama administration on $400 million ‘ransom’ to Iran The payment to Iran is one issue on which House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Donald Trump agree. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump won't talk about being a birther — or many other controversial comments The GOP nominee tries to ignore old controversies as he focuses on the general election. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Another failed Zika vote could be the start of a resolution Lawmakers in both parties said they now hope negotiations will begin in earnest to quickly come up with a bipartisan deal to address the potential public health crisis. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House approves Gold Star families bill after Trump’s feud with Khans The legislation would allow families of servicemembers killed in action to contribute to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. By Elise Viebeck  •  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. 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