Politics: Trump raises about half as much as Clinton in campaign’s final weeks, finance reports show

Angling for a White House job? Probably best not to talk about it; After flipping against Trump, why some Republicans are now embracing the flop; It’s about to become a very busy time for K Street headhunters; Liberals are preparing blacklists of appointees they want Clinton to avoid; Trump pulls to within seven points of Clinton in Virginia, new poll finds; Trump campaign wants 'no waffling' and no 'week knees' from House GOP; Teachers union hopes optimistic ad will rally battleground voters for Clinton; Sen. Mark Kirk questions opponent’s American heritage in Illinois debate; Clinton doubles Trump's October fundraising and has dominant war chest in race's final days; Donald Trump’s fundraising falls off in October, putting him a severe cash disadvantage in final stretch; Hillary Clinton entered the final weeks of the 2016 campaign with a $153 million war chest; Trump talks of ‘ghettos’ in describing urban African American areas; Progressive group tries to inject Wells Fargo scandal into House races; Alaska lawyer says Justice Clarence Thomas groped her at a party in 1999, according to report;   The most important politics stories today   Carlo Allegri / Reuters Trump raises about half as much as Clinton in campaign's final weeks, finance reports show The GOP nominee tries to hold onto Ohio as Clinton gets a boost from Michelle Obama in North Carolina. By Sean Sullivan, Abby Phillip and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Angling for a White House job? Probably best not to talk about it A major Democratic party donor reportedly told a Las Vegas audience she was interviewing for her "dream job" at the White House. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   After flipping against Trump, why some Republicans are now embracing the flop Leaving Trump is proving hard to do for some Republican lawmakers. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   It’s about to become a very busy time for K Street headhunters Hiring partners at lobby firms, trade groups and corporations are looking to snap up well-connected Capitol Hill and administration staffers to better position themselves to lobby incoming Congressional leadership and the new administration. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Liberals are preparing blacklists of appointees they want Clinton to avoid Many on the left remain skeptical that Clinton will push their priorities adequately if she is elected. By John Wagner and Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Trump pulls to within seven points of Clinton in Virginia, new poll finds "True to form for the past several statewide elections in Virginia, Republican voters appear to be coming home late, but coming home," said the director of the Wason Center. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Trump campaign wants 'no waffling' and no 'week knees' from House GOP Donald Trump's campaign on Thursday pressed House Republicans not to waver in their support of the Republican presidential nominee, according to two people familiar with the request, telling them to "step out" and urging, "no waffling." By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Teachers union hopes optimistic ad will rally battleground voters for Clinton The ad aims to end the contentious presidential election on an uplifting note. By Vanessa Williams  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Sen. Mark Kirk questions opponent’s American heritage in Illinois debate "I'd forgotten that your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington," Kirk said to Rep. Tammy Duckworth, whose late father was a U.S. born Marine veteran. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Clinton doubles Trump's October fundraising and has dominant war chest in race's final days In North Carolina, Clinton campaigned for the first time with first lady Michelle Obama. By Abby Phillip, Sean Sullivan and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Donald Trump’s fundraising falls off in October, putting him a severe cash disadvantage in final stretch Trump raised just $28.9 million for his presidential campaign committee in the first 19 days of October, about half as his Democratic rival. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton entered the final weeks of the 2016 campaign with a $153 million war chest Hillary Clinton's fundraising ratcheted up even more, helping her campaign and two joint fundraising committees pull in $101 million in the first 19 days of October. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump talks of ‘ghettos’ in describing urban African American areas "And we're going to work on our — ghettos, are in so the, you take a look at what's going on where you have pockets of, areas of land where you have the inner cities and you have so many things, so many problems," Trump said, appearing to catch himself and fumble over his words. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Progressive group tries to inject Wells Fargo scandal into House races The Working Families Party is spending in three usually Republican congressional districts in an attempt to nationalize the election around the scandal. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Alaska lawyer says Justice Clarence Thomas groped her at a party in 1999, according to report Woman posted on Facebook, saying Thomas fondled her when she was a 23-year-old Truman Foundation scholar. By Robert Barnes and Sari Horwitz  •  Courts & Law  •  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. 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