Politics: Former GOP national security officials: Trump would be ‘most reckless’ American president in history

Donald Trump needs a miracle to win; Closed Social Security offices, furloughed staff under GOP cuts, agency warns; How fallen service members, and their families, became politically sacred; As Park Service battles sexual harassment, this Sports Illustrated swimsuit model twerks in Yellowstone National Park; Two former Republican EPA administrators throw support to Clinton; Do betting markets outperform election polls? Hardly.; Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech to the Detroit Economic Club; Trump suggests link between executed Iranian and Clinton emails, bringing ‘many people are saying’ back under scrutiny; Clinton agrees to debate schedule; Trump tries to reset with economic speech — but faces new resistance in GOP; Sen. Susan Collins says she will not vote for Trump, joining growing list of Republicans; McAuliffe taking a slower approach to rights restoration in Virginia; Rep. Scott Rigell leaves Virginia Beach GOP after backing Libertarian for president; For Kaine, war powers issue shows a break with Clinton — and a push that fell short;   The most important politics stories today   Shawn Thew / EPA Former GOP national security officials: Trump would be 'most reckless' American president in history A letter signed by 50 former officials said a Trump presidency would pose a risk to national security. By Carol Morello  •  National Security  •  Read more » Donald Trump needs a miracle to win The polling numbers are stunning. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Closed Social Security offices, furloughed staff under GOP cuts, agency warns By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   How fallen service members, and their families, became politically sacred This is why Trump's criticism of the Khans was so damaging. By Sarah Wagner  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As Park Service battles sexual harassment, this Sports Illustrated swimsuit model twerks in Yellowstone National Park The photos have angered park watchdogs, employees and advocates, who say the images undermine the effort to fight sexual misconduct. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Two former Republican EPA administrators throw support to Clinton The pair says Trump has "a profound ignorance" about environmental protection. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Do betting markets outperform election polls? Hardly. Sure, pollsters get things wrong. But so do traders. By Thomas Wood  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech to the Detroit Economic Club Donald Trump's economic speech was filled with facts and figures, but they were not always reliable By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump suggests link between executed Iranian and Clinton emails, bringing ‘many people are saying’ back under scrutiny Trump turns back to 'many people are saying' and the Internet takes notice. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton agrees to debate schedule By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Trump tries to reset with economic speech — but faces new resistance in GOP Dozens of national security officials declared him "not qualified" to be president. By Sean Sullivan and Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   Sen. Susan Collins says she will not vote for Trump, joining growing list of Republicans In a Washington Post op-ed, the centrist GOP senator points to 3 key moments that led her to conclude that Trump should not be president. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   McAuliffe taking a slower approach to rights restoration in Virginia The governor's self-imposed deadline for putting felons back on the voter rolls has come and gone. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Rep. Scott Rigell leaves Virginia Beach GOP after backing Libertarian for president The retiring congressman said he remains a 'proud member' of the Republican Party. By Jenna Portnoy  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   For Kaine, war powers issue shows a break with Clinton — and a push that fell short If the Democrats win, how Kaine navigates the issue of military authorizations could signal how much clout he has in the White House. By Paul Kane  •  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 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