Politics: Trump praises Putin at national security forum

Republicans don’t think targeting Nancy Pelosi is the way defend their House majority – yet; Obama rips Trump’s ‘outrageous behavior,’ warns that it is becoming ‘normalized’; Why do white men love Donald Trump so much?; Actuarial math: Trump has a slightly higher chance of dying in office than Clinton; Fact-checking Clinton and Trump in NBC’s commander-in-chief forum; Donald Trump defends 2013 tweet about allowing women to serve in the military; Trump repeated false claim he ‘was totally against the war in Iraq.’ Matt Lauer didn’t press him on it.; Clinton defends her handling of classified information at commander-in-chief forum; Trump says Mexican official’s resignation shows his visit was successful; Trump says undocumented immigrants in the military are a ‘special situation’; At commander-in-chief forum, Clinton notes similarities with Trump on foreign policy; Mitt Romney wants Gary Johnson on debate stage, but isn’t endorsing him; Trump bragged that his money bought off politicians. Just not this time.; Ginsburg suggests Senate should act on Garland nomination, but says it cannot be forced to;   The most important politics stories today   Evan Vucci / AP Trump praises Putin at national security forum Clinton appeared guarded and serious while Trump offered up a series of controversial remarks. By John Wagner, Jose A. DelReal and Anne Gearan  •  Read more » Republicans don’t think targeting Nancy Pelosi is the way defend their House majority – yet These days Pelosi has drifted from the spotlight, barely a supporting character in GOP attack ads as Republicans focus most of their fire on Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and President Obama. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama rips Trump’s ‘outrageous behavior,’ warns that it is becoming ‘normalized’ The president continued his sharp criticism of the Republican presidential nominee at a news conference in Laos. By William Wan and David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Why do white men love Donald Trump so much? Stagnant incomes are key to the story. By Howard Rosenthal  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Actuarial math: Trump has a slightly higher chance of dying in office than Clinton Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are among the oldest candidates for president. What's their life expectancy? By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Fact-checking Clinton and Trump in NBC’s commander-in-chief forum Here's our round-up of 18 statements made by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the NBC forum on national security By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Donald Trump defends 2013 tweet about allowing women to serve in the military "What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?" Trump tweeted in 2013. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump repeated false claim he ‘was totally against the war in Iraq.’ Matt Lauer didn’t press him on it. The claim has been repeatedly debunked by independent fact checkers. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton defends her handling of classified information at commander-in-chief forum Nearly half of the time at the forum was devoted that the issue of her emails. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump says Mexican official’s resignation shows his visit was successful "The people that arranged the trip in Mexico have been forced out of government. That's how well we did." By Karen DeYoung  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump says undocumented immigrants in the military are a ‘special situation’ "I think that when you serve in the armed forces, that's a special situation," Trump said Wednesday night. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   At commander-in-chief forum, Clinton notes similarities with Trump on foreign policy Clinton used the similarities to criticize Trump's character. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Mitt Romney wants Gary Johnson on debate stage, but isn’t endorsing him It was the former Republican presidential candidate's first tweet of any kind in two months. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump bragged that his money bought off politicians. Just not this time. The Republican nominee's explanation of his gift to help the Florida attorney general conflicts with his past rhetoric on campaign finance. By David A. Fahrenthold and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Ginsburg suggests Senate should act on Garland nomination, but says it cannot be forced to "The president is elected for four years not three years, so the power he has in year three continues into year four." 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