Politics: John McCain is in the fight of his political life in the age of Donald Trump

The exception to Postal Service motto about delivering mail; John McCain just turned 80 — he still won’t say this is his last campaign; McCain, Rubio face voters in Florida and Arizona primaries on Tuesday; Postal Service scandal: Feds uncover stolen meds, embezzled funds — and 42,288 hoarded letters; Trump said he could put several blue states in play. It’s clear he can’t.; Will Trump’s ‘softening’ on immigration win him votes? Probably not.; Black pastor, a Trump surrogate, apologizes for tweet showing Clinton in blackface; Democrats delay ad spending on Ohio Senate race; ‘I don’t know which Donald Trump will show up,’ Clinton says of debating Trump; Trump enlists veteran Florida strategist Susie Wiles as communications adviser; Scandal and separation put Clinton aide Huma Abedin in the spotlight again; Trump woos women and minorities by pitting one group against another; Trump campaign chief reaches out to former Carter adviser; Trump slams Colin Kaepernick: ‘Maybe he should find a country that works better for him’;   The most important politics stories today   Patrick T. Fallon / Bloomberg John McCain is in the fight of his political life in the age of Donald Trump The onetime GOP maverick plays to his insider strengths in Arizona's primary. By Paul Kane  •  Read more » The exception to Postal Service motto about delivering mail Thirty-three people in California, mostly postal employees, have been charged with a variety of offenses, including mail theft, failure to deliver mail and embezzlement. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   CONTENT FROM ALLSTATE How #activism can inspire real change Millennials are taking advantage of new opportunities to share political and social views. John McCain just turned 80 — he still won’t say this is his last campaign Age doesn't matter, in McCain's telling -- it's about effectiveness. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   McCain, Rubio face voters in Florida and Arizona primaries on Tuesday Of Florida's 27 House seats, at least seven will be filled by new faces in January, and as many as 15 could reasonably see turnover. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Postal Service scandal: Feds uncover stolen meds, embezzled funds — and 42,288 hoarded letters Federal prosecutors charged 33 defendants in 28 cases with everything from mail fraud to conspiracy and making false statements. By Amy B Wang  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump said he could put several blue states in play. It’s clear he can’t. A solid Clinton electoral vote victory looks to be the most likely outcome, with her floor probably somewhere near Obama's 332 electoral vote total against Romney. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Will Trump’s ‘softening’ on immigration win him votes? Probably not. Trump stands to gain little from repudiating his support of deportation. By Jonathan Mummolo and Sean Westwood  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Black pastor, a Trump surrogate, apologizes for tweet showing Clinton in blackface Mark Burns said he was trying to draw attention to what he calls Clinton's pandering to blacks. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Read more »   Democrats delay ad spending on Ohio Senate race National Democrats are delaying a major ad buy amid growing concerns that Strickland is running a lackluster campaign and their chances of flipping the Ohio seat could be slipping away. By Mike DeBonis and Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ‘I don’t know which Donald Trump will show up,’ Clinton says of debating Trump "I'm running against someone who will say or do anything," Clinton said. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump enlists veteran Florida strategist Susie Wiles as communications adviser The Republican nominee continues to make key staffing moves 10 weeks from the election. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Scandal and separation put Clinton aide Huma Abedin in the spotlight again She split with former congressman Anthony Weiner, who had another "sexting" scandal. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump woos women and minorities by pitting one group against another Many blacks and Latinos hear the language of separation in the GOP nominee's words. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Trump campaign chief reaches out to former Carter adviser Stephen Bannon met over the weekend with Patrick Caddell, the longtime Democratic pollster who rose to fame as an adviser to President Jimmy Carter. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump slams Colin Kaepernick: ‘Maybe he should find a country that works better for him’ The Republican nominee weighs in on the San Francisco quarterback's decision to remain seated during the national anthem. 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