Politics: How 10 mega-donors already helped pour a record $1.1 billion into super PACs

Trump transition team and GOP lobbyists are inching toward mutual acceptance; Larry Hogan's approval soars, buoyed by his disavowal of Donald Trump; Trump’s pronunciation of ‘Nevada’ draws scrutiny; Kaine gives himself high marks for Tuesday's debate performance; Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases raising issues of discrimination, unfair treatment; Bill Clinton dismisses ‘rapist’ critique from a rally demonstrator; Bill Clinton says he’s not disappointed in Kaine debate performance but dislikes the format; Lawmakers step up pressure on Park Service in sexual misconduct probe, threatening subpoena; Trump claims credit for Pence's debate performance, says he doesn't 'love' or 'hate' Putin; In hard-luck Youngstown, Bill Clinton makes an appeal to the common man; The task in the next debate's town-hall setting: Connecting with voters; McCain, in reelection battle, abandons plan to weaken vets’ leg up in federal hiring; Pro-Clinton environmental group steps up its millennial outreach on college campuses; Aftermath of Kaine-Pence debate pits reality against alternate reality;   The most important politics stories today   Paul J. Richards / AFP/Getty Images How 10 mega-donors already helped pour a record $1.1 billion into super PACs Big-money groups are playing an unprecedented role in the 2016 elections. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more » Trump transition team and GOP lobbyists are inching toward mutual acceptance Many GOP lobbyists are planning to attend the meeting despite their personal distaste for Trump and plans not to vote for him. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Larry Hogan's approval soars, buoyed by his disavowal of Donald Trump First -term Republican governor is increasingly popular in blue Maryland even as his party loses ground. By Ovetta Wiggins and Scott Clement  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   Trump’s pronunciation of ‘Nevada’ draws scrutiny Trump said Ne-VAH-duh. But locals say Nev-AD-uh. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Kaine gives himself high marks for Tuesday's debate performance The Democrat's assessment was rosier than those of most pundits. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases raising issues of discrimination, unfair treatment Both of the cases will probably result in narrow procedural rulings. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Bill Clinton dismisses ‘rapist’ critique from a rally demonstrator "I love it when people come into my rallies, and it's a dead giveaway when they don't want to have a conversation, because they know they''ll lose," Clinton said. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Bill Clinton says he’s not disappointed in Kaine debate performance but dislikes the format Former president said the vice-presidential debate had too little discussion about faith, abortion and the death penalty. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Lawmakers step up pressure on Park Service in sexual misconduct probe, threatening subpoena The National Park Service is under pressure to address a widening scandal over sexual misconduct and a hostile work culture. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump claims credit for Pence's debate performance, says he doesn't 'love' or 'hate' Putin Campaigning in Nevada, the GOP nominee also intensified his get-out-the-vote calls. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   In hard-luck Youngstown, Bill Clinton makes an appeal to the common man The former president is trying to persuade Ohio voters that they are too smart to fall for Trump's populism or protectionism By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The task in the next debate's town-hall setting: Connecting with voters Trump and Clinton face a fresh set of challenges in the second of three debates, in which they will be asked questions directly by audience members. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   McCain, in reelection battle, abandons plan to weaken vets’ leg up in federal hiring McCain (R-Ariz.) chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, had tried to balance veterans preference with concerns that the policy was shutting out too many qualified civilians. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Pro-Clinton environmental group steps up its millennial outreach on college campuses Tom Steyer's NextGen Climate is expanding its efforts to 300 campuses in a dozen battleground states. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Aftermath of Kaine-Pence debate pits reality against alternate reality By David Weigel  •  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. 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