Politics: Inside Donald Trump’s strategic decision to target Muslims

Trump shouldn’t bet on radically changing the electoral map; Military retirees have a revolving door to civilian Pentagon jobs. The Senate voted to shut it.; Does a known or suspected terrorist face ‘a long waiting period’ before buying a gun?; Donald Trump spent more than $1 million in May reimbursing his companies and family; Clinton to paint Trump as reckless and misguided in economy speech; The Daily Trail: Donald Trump's day started out bad. It got worse.; Trump fires top aide in an urgent move to reboot his floundering campaign; Bernie Sanders raised $15.6 million in May, has $9.2 million on hand; As he vows a  'different kind of campaign, ' Trump revives charged attacks on Obama, Warren; Trump entered June with just $1.3 million in the bank, while Clinton sat on $42 million war chest; Here’s why the RNC needs Donald Trump to step up his fundraising game; Bernie Sanders returns to the Senate for gun votes; Diplomats' frustration unlikely to change Obama's policy on Syria; Senate votes down gun control proposals in wake of Orlando shootings;   The most important politics stories today   Sue Ogrocki / AP Inside Donald Trump's strategic decision to target Muslims Heavily influenced by 9/11, the campaign decided to focus on 'radical Islam.' By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Trump shouldn’t bet on radically changing the electoral map The idea that New Jersey – or New York and California, which Trump has said he'll put into play – will be a battlefield in the fall is nothing short of delusional. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Military retirees have a revolving door to civilian Pentagon jobs. The Senate voted to shut it. More than 41,000 military retirees have walked into civilian jobs at the Defense Department since Sept. 11, 2001 -- with no competition. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Does a known or suspected terrorist face ‘a long waiting period’ before buying a gun? A Republican senator from Oklahoma exaggerates the FBI's role in approving or prohibiting a gun sale to a known or suspected terrorist. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Donald Trump spent more than $1 million in May reimbursing his companies and family Despite poor fundraising, he managed to shell out $6.7 million last month, including more than $1 million in payments to Trump companies or to reimburse his family for travel expenses By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton to paint Trump as reckless and misguided in economy speech As with her attack on his national security policies earlier this month, Clinton will use Trump's own words against him. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   The Daily Trail: Donald Trump's day started out bad. It got worse. Staff chaos. Fundraising disaster. The presumptive nominee was Mondaying...Mondaying hard. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump fires top aide in an urgent move to reboot his floundering campaign Allies hope Trump's dismissal of his combative campaign manager signals a broader pivot. By Philip Rucker, Jose A. DelReal and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Bernie Sanders raised $15.6 million in May, has $9.2 million on hand As the money came in, however, Sanders spent it at a slower clip than previous months. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   As he vows a  'different kind of campaign, ' Trump revives charged attacks on Obama, Warren Trump on Monday signaled his intention to recalibrate after several tumultuous weeks. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump entered June with just $1.3 million in the bank, while Clinton sat on $42 million war chest Trump loaned his campaign $2.2 million in May and collected $3.1 million in donations, ending the month with less than $1.3 million in bank, according to new campaign finance filings. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Here’s why the RNC needs Donald Trump to step up his fundraising game The Republican National Committee took on $2 million more debt in May as it finalized a joint fundraising agreement with Donald Trump's campaign, underscoring how the real estate mogul's lack of a fundraising structure has put financial pressure on the national party committee. By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Bernie Sanders returns to the Senate for gun votes The senator returned with a full Secret Service detail and motorcade, with a few onlookers in the public gallery sporting brightly colored "Bernie" T-shirts. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Diplomats' frustration unlikely to change Obama's policy on Syria The dissenters' letter chides the White House, urges airstrikes to force Assad to negotiate. By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   Senate votes down gun control proposals in wake of Orlando shootings The Senate will vote on four gun control proposals Monday, but the vote may set the parties up for the election more than they offer a solution. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   WorldViews Important stories from around the world, in your inbox daily. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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