Politics: Trump makes play for evangelicals by noting his problems in Mormon-rich Utah

Private federal prisons — less safe, less secure; A racially diverse America could make the economy less important to elections; The Trump we saw: Populist, frustrating, naive, wise, forever on the make; GOP donors, fearful of Trump-fueled electoral rout, direct big money down-ballot; Trump says he'd consider trying U.S. terror suspects in military tribunals; Clinton tries to undermine central premise of Trump's campaign — that he would help struggling Americans; In economic speech, Clinton gives liberals nothing to worry about; House ethics panel finds “substantial reason” to suspect auto-dealer congressman of conflict of interest; Who has Obama's ear this summer? Aloe Blacc and Fiona Apple, among others; Lawsuit: Trump campaign’s state director in N.C. pointed loaded gun at ‘petrified’ staffer; The Daily Trail: Are Republicans considering dropping Donald Trump? ; Dozens of Republicans urge RNC to spend money on congressional races, not Trump; Donald Trump expands his economic team, adds women; Sanders joins Democrats criticizing DEA for marijuana decision;   The most important politics stories today   Evan Vucci / AP Trump makes play for evangelicals by noting his problems in Mormon-rich Utah Trump: "Religion didn't turn out to vote" in 2012 for Mitt Romney. Utah is "a different place." By Tom Hamburger and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » Private federal prisons — less safe, less secure "We found that, in most key areas, contract prisons incurred more safety and security incidents per capita than comparable BOP (Bureau of Prisons) institutions," report says. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   A racially diverse America could make the economy less important to elections How "it's the economy, stupid' became "it's race, stupid." By Michael Tesler  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   The Trump we saw: Populist, frustrating, naive, wise, forever on the make Throughout hours of interviews, he was alternately enthusiastic and sternly skeptical. By Marc Fisher and Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   GOP donors, fearful of Trump-fueled electoral rout, direct big money down-ballot Super PAC fundraising hits a new record: nearly $1 billion collected by the end of June. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   Trump says he'd consider trying U.S. terror suspects in military tribunals During a wide-ranging interview with the Miami Herald, he also questioned climate science. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Clinton tries to undermine central premise of Trump's campaign — that he would help struggling Americans In rebuttal to Trump's economic speech earlier this week, the Democratic nominee accused him of looking out only for "millionaires like himself." By John Wagner and Jim Tankersley  •  Read more »   In economic speech, Clinton gives liberals nothing to worry about By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » House ethics panel finds “substantial reason” to suspect auto-dealer congressman of conflict of interest The House Ethics Committee released a report from an ethics review board arguing there is "substantial reason" to suspect Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas) violated conflict of interest rules for his auto dealership By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Who has Obama's ear this summer? Aloe Blacc and Fiona Apple, among others The president releases his summer playlist, an annual insight into his personal tastes By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   Lawsuit: Trump campaign’s state director in N.C. pointed loaded gun at ‘petrified’ staffer "All of a sudden, Vincent saw Phillip pull a gun out from his side of the jeep," the lawsuit states. "It was a 45 caliber pistol. It was loaded." By Sean Sullivan and Sarah Larimer  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The Daily Trail: Are Republicans considering dropping Donald Trump? What was once a theoretical assumption among some is rapidly becoming less theoretical By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Dozens of Republicans urge RNC to spend money on congressional races, not Trump They believe Trump's campaign will cause Republicans to lose control of Congress. By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Donald Trump expands his economic team, adds women Trump's team is no longer all male, but it still includes few economic policy experts. By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Sanders joins Democrats criticizing DEA for marijuana decision The DEA announced that marijuana would remain a Schedule I drug with "no currently accepted medical use in the United States." By David Weigel  •  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 PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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