Politics: How mega-donors helped raise $1 billion for Hillary Clinton

Poll: 60% of Republicans believe illegal immigrants vote; 43% believe people vote using dead people’s names; During a rare Sunday rally, Trump asks the crowd if he was right to run for president; With Trump in trouble, Obama’s focus in Nevada is on a close Senate race; Even if Democrats win the Senate in 2016, their majority is unlikely to endure; Terrifying, heart-rending, defeating: 10 hours on patrol along the Mexican border; They crossed the border illegally, and can't vote. But they can knock on doors.; ‘No evidence’ to suggest Democrats tried to incite violence at Trump rallies, Clinton campaign manager says; As Clinton builds a lead, write-in campaigns flower and falter; How sexism drives support for Donald Trump; Clinton, Kaine criticize Trump's Gettysburg pledge to sue his accusers; Donald Trump jokes that it’s okay for his supporters to commit voter fraud; Donald Trump vows to sue his accusers, lashes out at media; The growing list of women who have stepped forward to accuse Trump of touching them inappropriately; In Pittsburgh, Clinton turns focus to down-ballot races, slams GOP Sen. Pat Toomey;   The most important politics stories today   PHOTOS: Office of Congresswoman Chellie Pingre, AP, Bloomberg, Reuters, Getty Images, Office of Daniel Abraham How mega-donors helped raise $1 billion for Hillary Clinton The campaign embraced the big-money system despite worries she was perceived as cozy with wealthy interests. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more » Poll: 60% of Republicans believe illegal immigrants vote; 43% believe people vote using dead people’s names Meanwhile, relatively few Democrats fear voter suppression. By Sam Corbett-Davies, Tobias Konitzer and David Rothschild  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   During a rare Sunday rally, Trump asks the crowd if he was right to run for president Trump suddenly halted in reading a speech from a teleprompter and asked the crowd: "Are we glad that I started? Are we happy?" By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   With Trump in trouble, Obama’s focus in Nevada is on a close Senate race By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Even if Democrats win the Senate in 2016, their majority is unlikely to endure The 2018 field is very tough for them, with a potential for major losses in red states. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Terrifying, heart-rending, defeating: 10 hours on patrol along the Mexican border Raquel Medina is a woman in a mostly male profession, whose choice of work reflects both sympathy and skepticism. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   They crossed the border illegally, and can't vote. But they can knock on doors. Undocumented residents with protected status are trying to turn out the vote for Hillary Clinton. By Antonio Olivo  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   ‘No evidence’ to suggest Democrats tried to incite violence at Trump rallies, Clinton campaign manager says Her campaign has been put on the defensive in the wake of leaked emails and videos. By Amber Phillips  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   As Clinton builds a lead, write-in campaigns flower and falter Efforts to add the likes of Bernie Sanders and Evan McMullin to states' ballots gain steam. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   How sexism drives support for Donald Trump The key emotion involved: anger. By Carly Wayne, Nicholas Valentino and Marzia Oceno  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Clinton, Kaine criticize Trump's Gettysburg pledge to sue his accusers Clinton contrasted Trump's focus on his accusers with the plans that she has laid out for the first 100 days of her administration. By Abby Phillip  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Donald Trump jokes that it’s okay for his supporters to commit voter fraud His tone was joking -- but the comments follow several days of serious allegations that the system is "rigged" against him. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Donald Trump vows to sue his accusers, lashes out at media Billed as speech about his first 100 days in office, Republican's Gettysburg address lingers on the past. By Jenna Johnson and Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   The growing list of women who have stepped forward to accuse Trump of touching them inappropriately Here is what each woman has alleged and how Trump has responded. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   In Pittsburgh, Clinton turns focus to down-ballot races, slams GOP Sen. Pat Toomey The Pennsylvania race could help determine control of the Senate. By Abby Phillip  •  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. 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