Politics: Next for Democrats: A delicate dance to broker peace between Clinton, Sanders

Senators stage last-minute budget fight over the defense bill; Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1; Two years later, Cantor’s shocking loss reverberates all the way to Trump’s expected nomination; Ryan moves to prevent another floor fight on LGBT rights; Democrats take aim at GOP Sen. David Vitter for ‘hamstringing’ agency leadership after Chinese hack; Puerto Rico fiscal rescue is poised to pass House as July deadline looms; Elizabeth Warren to call Donald Trump a ‘nasty, loud, thin-skinned fraud’; Gary Johnson’s claim that states operate at a deficit because of federal education requirements; Paul Ryan lays out GOP’s national security agenda, softening Trump’s edges; The Daily Trail: The GOP struggles to get the Trump Train back on track; Pro-Clinton super PAC to launch a ‘Trump Lies’ campaign; Bernie Sanders returns to Vermont ahead of meeting with President Obama; The rant that could derail Trump — and the GOP rush to get him back on track; Obama says he hopes Democrats will be ‘able to pull things together’ over ‘the next couple weeks’;   The most important politics stories today   Matt McClain / The Washington Post Next for Democrats: A delicate dance to broker peace between Clinton, Sanders Given the intensity of Sanders's supporters, no party leaders think it will be an easy task. By Philip Rucker and Dan Balz  •  Read more » Senators stage last-minute budget fight over the defense bill It's a partisan tit-for-tat that started with Armed Services Chair John McCain (R-Ariz.) introducing an amendment to the defense bill to raise defense spending by $18 billion using war funds. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1 For Trump, nothing seems to be as much fun as talking about himself. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Two years later, Cantor’s shocking loss reverberates all the way to Trump’s expected nomination What if Cantor had defeated Brat and become speaker? By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Ryan moves to prevent another floor fight on LGBT rights Republicans argue the issue is about preventing Democrats from trying to disrupt the GOP-controlled House's ability to do the basic work of funding the government. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Democrats take aim at GOP Sen. David Vitter for ‘hamstringing’ agency leadership after Chinese hack Louisiana Sen. David Vitter has blocked Beth Cobert's nomination as personnel chief because of a dispute over Obamacare. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Puerto Rico fiscal rescue is poised to pass House as July deadline looms By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Elizabeth Warren to call Donald Trump a ‘nasty, loud, thin-skinned fraud’ In a speech to the American Constitution Society, Warren also will seek to saddle Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan with Trump's racially divisive rhetoric. By Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Gary Johnson’s claim that states operate at a deficit because of federal education requirements The Libertarian presidential nominee makes a sweeping claim about federal education requirements with no real data to back it up. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan lays out GOP’s national security agenda, softening Trump’s edges The proposal softens some of Donald Trump's sharper edges on immigration, NATO and nuclear weapons. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily Trail: The GOP struggles to get the Trump Train back on track ....and Sanders gets ready for his sitdowns with top Democrats. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Pro-Clinton super PAC to launch a ‘Trump Lies’ campaign It catalogs the business mogul's lies and inaccuracies, dating from start of his real estate career in the 1970s to his current campaign for president. By Philip Rucker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Bernie Sanders returns to Vermont ahead of meeting with President Obama An aide said the Sanders campaign is preparing to make a major push on shaping the party platform at the Democratic National Convention next month and listed a carbon tax, a $15 federal minimum wage, and tougher regulations on financial companies as examples of what it wants to see adopted in Philadelphia. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The rant that could derail Trump — and the GOP rush to get him back on track How an 11-minute racial rant led to the worst crisis of the Republican's presidential bid. By Sean Sullivan, Jenna Johnson and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Obama says he hopes Democrats will be ‘able to pull things together’ over ‘the next couple weeks’ During an appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Obama described the contested primary between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders as "a healthy thing." By Juliet Eilperin  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Daily Trail An evening rundown of what's happening on the campaign trail. 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. 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