Politics: Campaign shake-up signals that Trump will finish race on his own terms

Trump, Clinton planning their transitions side-by-side in Washington; Trump doubles down in naming a combative true believer as campaign chief; Documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation might be made public; Clinton hobnobs with Paul McCartney, who happened to be in Cleveland, too; Five things to know about Breitbart, the new force in the Trump campaign; To the Clinton campaign, the most powerful weapon against Trump is Trump; Trump staff shake-up highlights a candidate who lost his way in the general election; Ethics panel recommends investigation of Rep. Mark Meadows; You haven’t appreciated John McLaughlin until you’ve seen Dana Carvey’s version; Trump shakes up campaign, demotes top adviser; To understand Donald Trump’s law-and-order appeal, look south of the border; The Daily 202: What Trump's latest shakeup says about his flailing campaign;   The most important politics stories today   Carlo Allegri / Reuters Campaign shake-up signals that Trump will finish race on his own terms Down in the polls, the GOP nominee will redouble combative tactics that won the primaries. By Robert Costa, Jose A. DelReal and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Trump, Clinton planning their transitions side-by-side in Washington "This is the first time ever where you've got both major parties, non-incumbents, with aggressive pre-election transition planning efforts," said Max Stier of the Partnership for for Public Service. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump doubles down in naming a combative true believer as campaign chief With Bannon in charge, Trump looks to sharpen — not trim — his way of doing things. By Karen Tumulty and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Documents from the Hillary Clinton email investigation might be made public Sen. Charles Grassley says a "substantial amount" appears unclassified. By Matt Zapotosky  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Clinton hobnobs with Paul McCartney, who happened to be in Cleveland, too The Democratic nominee has said she found solace in the music of the Beatles while a college student. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Five things to know about Breitbart, the new force in the Trump campaign To anyone covering conservative politics, Breitbart has been a force. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   To the Clinton campaign, the most powerful weapon against Trump is Trump While the GOP nominee is entangled in controversy, Democratic candidate keeps a low profile. By John Wagner and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Trump staff shake-up highlights a candidate who lost his way in the general election But will "letting Trump be Trump" produce a winning strategy in November? By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Ethics panel recommends investigation of Rep. Mark Meadows A congressional ethics panel recommended an investigation of Rep. Mark Meadows, for allegedly breaking House rules by giving a troublesome staffer severance pay. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   You haven’t appreciated John McLaughlin until you’ve seen Dana Carvey’s version The founding host of "The McLaughlin Group" died Tuesday at his home in Washington. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump shakes up campaign, demotes top adviser He's elevating two longtime associates who have encouraged his combative populism. By Robert Costa, Jose A. DelReal and Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   To understand Donald Trump’s law-and-order appeal, look south of the border Who votes for law-and-order candidates? By Dinorah Azpuru  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: What Trump's latest shakeup says about his flailing campaign Manafort marginalized, Breitbart chief elevated, a pollster is named as manager By James Hohmann  •  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. 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