Politics: Clinton’s and Trump’s approaches to racial politics mirror the fault lines of a nation

The more outside money politicians take, the less well they represent their constituents; Seniors balk and Social Security backs off text messaging requirement; Trump shakes up campaign, demotes top adviser; Trump accuses Clinton of 'bigotry' and promises tougher policing; ‘Shame on you ': Rick Perry takes fallen Muslim soldier’s father to task for attacking Trump; FBI defends decision not to charge Clinton as it submits probe documents to Congress; Clinton campaign pushes back on theories about the candidate’s health; The promise and peril of Obamacare; The Daily Trail: Why Republicans should probably start worrying about their House majority; Republicans deliver letter to RNC urging it to divert money from Trump, to congressional races; Making presidential comedy; Ailes representative, Trump campaign deny ousted Fox CEO is advising the candidate; Three Democrats eyeing Hogan's job head for conference of Md. county leaders; Kaine calls Trump ‘disrespectful’ of U.S. military during North Carolina swing;   The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post Clinton's and Trump's approaches to racial politics mirror the fault lines of a nation While the Democrat makes a pitch to minorities, the GOP nominee charts a different path. By Abby Phillip and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more » The more outside money politicians take, the less well they represent their constituents Could this be why Congress is so polarized? By Anne Baker  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Seniors balk and Social Security backs off text messaging requirement It was a problem for some older folks who don't text message and don't plan to. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  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  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump accuses Clinton of 'bigotry' and promises tougher policing "The war on our police must end and it must end now," Trump said. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ‘Shame on you ': Rick Perry takes fallen Muslim soldier’s father to task for attacking Trump The father, Khizr Khan, harshly criticized Trump last month during the Democratic National Convention over the nominee's proposal to temporarily ban Muslim immigration. By Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   FBI defends decision not to charge Clinton as it submits probe documents to Congress It marked yet another occasion in which FBI leadership responded to – and in some cases, rebutted – GOP claims about why the Democratic presidential nominee should have been charged. By Matt Zapotosky and Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Clinton campaign pushes back on theories about the candidate’s health Quoting from press criticism and fact-checks, the campaign dismissed the health rumors as conspiracies that were contradicted by Clinton's obvious stamina. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The promise and peril of Obamacare Obama's legislative legacy comes down to this question: What if? By Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   The Daily Trail: Why Republicans should probably start worrying about their House majority Two words: Donald Trump. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Republicans deliver letter to RNC urging it to divert money from Trump, to congressional races It says Trump's candidacy will have a "catastrophic impact" on down-ballot Republicans By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Making presidential comedy The White House and Funny or Die made history with humor. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Ailes representative, Trump campaign deny ousted Fox CEO is advising the candidate The former Fox News executive, who was recently ousted after sexual harassment allegations, has a long history in Republican politics. By Jose A. DelReal and Paul Farhi  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Three Democrats eyeing Hogan's job head for conference of Md. county leaders Two years before the gubernatorial election, potential candidates are already making the rounds. By Ovetta Wiggins and Josh Hicks  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   Kaine calls Trump ‘disrespectful’ of U.S. military during North Carolina swing The Democratic vice-presidential nominee spoke in an area heavily populated by Army families. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  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. 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