Politics: Clinton paints grim picture of a Trump administration in appeal to undecided voters

K Street says social media is growing faster than traditional lobbying as way to influence Washington; Why the House majority doesn't flip in presidential election years; Saudi government inks more lobbyists as Congress could revisit 9/11 bill in lame duck; Obama really, really hopes the next president sticks with his Tumblr account; Congress’ other must-pass measure: Iran sanctions; Is the Clinton cake still baked?; Trump sounds confident note in Florida: 'We don't want to blow this'; Trump’s false claim that the murder rate is the ‘highest it’s been in 45 years’; In a tightened race, Clinton and Trump make urgent push to get out the vote; Someone tampered with a road sign so they could call Hillary Clinton a b - - - -; Trump: U.S. should accept ‘tremendous numbers’ of legal immigrants based on merit; Trump to spend election night at Hilton Midtown hotel in Manhattan; Was 2016 a missed opportunity for libertarians?; Clinton doubles ad spending in Arizona as polls show Trump’s lead growing;   The most important politics stories today   Carlo Allegri / Reuters Clinton paints grim picture of a Trump administration in appeal to undecided voters The candidates and their allies hit key battlegrounds, flood airwaves in the final week of the campaign. By Abby Phillip, Jenna Johnson and Matea Gold  •  Read more » K Street says social media is growing faster than traditional lobbying as way to influence Washington Many K Street leaders view social media and digital advocacy, not traditional lobbying, as the fastest-growing segments of the influence industry. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Why the House majority doesn't flip in presidential election years There are plenty of factors behind the Republican resiliency in House races, but the biggest factor might just be an odd quirk among swing voters: They only tend to break sharply against one party's congressional incumbents if the lawmakers are directly tied to an unpopular president. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Saudi government inks more lobbyists as Congress could revisit 9/11 bill in lame duck The government of Saudi Arabia has added a familiar name to its bench of lobbyists as it ramps up pressure on Congress to revise the 9/11 bill. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Obama really, really hopes the next president sticks with his Tumblr account The White House will pass all of its social media accounts to either Trump or Clinton. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Congress’ other must-pass measure: Iran sanctions Congress has until the end of the year to extend existing Iran sanctions without upsetting the delicate balance holding the Iran nuclear deal in place. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Is the Clinton cake still baked? The cake was baked in this race. Then James B. Comey threw it away. Now another cake is in the oven. It is still likely to be an identical copy of the first cake, though probably a bit smaller. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump sounds confident note in Florida: 'We don't want to blow this' At a rally in Florida, the GOP presidential nominee delivered what sounded like the first draft of a victory speech. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Trump’s false claim that the murder rate is the ‘highest it’s been in 45 years’ Trump falsely and repeatedly describes homicide rate trends, earning Four Pinocchios. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   In a tightened race, Clinton and Trump make urgent push to get out the vote As the final week of the campaign starts, candidates focus efforts on battlegrounds. By Jenna Johnson, Abby Phillip and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Someone tampered with a road sign so they could call Hillary Clinton a b - - - - Virginia authorities are investigating who changed electronic early-voting message to disparage Clinton and tell voters to back Trump. By Antonio Olivo  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Trump: U.S. should accept ‘tremendous numbers’ of legal immigrants based on merit "They have to come in through a process. They have to come in legally," GOP nominee says at a Florida rally By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump to spend election night at Hilton Midtown hotel in Manhattan Trump is "superstitious" and doesn't want to jinx things by planning a big victory celebration, a person familiar with the plans says. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Was 2016 a missed opportunity for libertarians? Presidential nominee Gary Johnson thought this would be his year. He was wrong. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Clinton doubles ad spending in Arizona as polls show Trump’s lead growing A RealClearPolitics average of recent polls in the state shows the Republican nominee ahead by three percentage points. By Anne Gearan  •  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? 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