Politics: Trump, Clinton go to Cleveland in pursuit of the working-class voter

Clinton campaign plans over 150 events this week to mobilize female voters; Congress returns with one goal: No government shutdown; Obama cancels meeting with 'colorful ' Philippine president, who now expresses regret; Trump dismisses questions about improper gift to Florida attorney general; Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative activist, has died at age 92; Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist who helped move GOP to the right, dies at 92; Inside Bill Clinton's nearly $18 million job as 'honorary chancellor' of a for-profit college; Trump, dismissing allegations of impropriety, says donation to Fla. attorney general came with no strings; Without conservative Supreme Court majority, voter-law challengers make gains; Trump agrees to participate in all three presidential debates; Trump says he would have left G-20 summit in China over Obama staircase flap; Bernie Sanders returns to the campaign trail in New Hampshire; Hillary Clinton greets her traveling press corps aboard her new plane;   The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post Trump, Clinton go to Cleveland in pursuit of the working-class voter Same city, different pitches as the "mad dash" to Election Day begins. By John Wagner, Jose A. DelReal and David Weigel  •  Read more » Clinton campaign plans over 150 events this week to mobilize female voters Chelsea Clinton will hit the campaign trail for two days this week. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE How #activism can inspire real change Millennials are taking advantage of new opportunities to share political and social views. Congress returns with one goal: No government shutdown It may not be easy to achieve. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama cancels meeting with 'colorful ' Philippine president, who now expresses regret An intemperate remark from Rodrigo Duterte derailed a bilateral meeting. By William Wan and David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump dismisses questions about improper gift to Florida attorney general Donald Trump's charity violated federal rules in 2013 with a $25,000 contribution to a group connected to Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was then considering whether to open a fraud investigation against Trump University. By Jose A. DelReal and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Phyllis Schlafly, a conservative activist, has died at age 92 She almost single-handedly stopped passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and helped transform modern-day GOP. By Patricia Sullivan  •  National  •  Read more »   Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist who helped move GOP to the right, dies at 92 The lawyer and author is credited with almost single-handedly stopping the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s and helped move the Republican Party toward the religious, family-values right wing. This is a developing story. It will be updated. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Inside Bill Clinton's nearly $18 million job as 'honorary chancellor' of a for-profit college The ex-president's contract showed how his charity work overlapped with the Clintons' private and public lives. By Rosalind S. Helderman and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more »   Trump, dismissing allegations of impropriety, says donation to Fla. attorney general came with no strings Asked by reporters what he expected to receive in return for his donation, Trump said that he and Pam Bondi have known each other for years. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Without conservative Supreme Court majority, voter-law challengers make gains Two of their top targets, Texas and North Carolina, won't be able to implement their strict ID laws in the fall. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Trump agrees to participate in all three presidential debates Trump ended lingering questions about whether he would escalate complaints about the debate schedule or moderators. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump says he would have left G-20 summit in China over Obama staircase flap Trump has regularly accused Obama of failing to show strength against foreign leaders. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Bernie Sanders returns to the campaign trail in New Hampshire He stumps for Clinton, saying she, not Trump, "will better represent the needs of the American people." By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton greets her traveling press corps aboard her new plane The Democrat and her allies have a full slate of events scheduled on Labor Day. 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