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Which charities have canceled galas at Mar-a-Lago Club? How much money is at stake? Catch up on the story with our Q&A.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post Labor groups step up pressure on Trump to deliver Unions are starting a two-week Rust Belt campaign to push the administration on jobs. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Which charities have canceled galas at Mar-a-Lago Club? How much money is at stake? Catch up on the story with our Q&A. Mar-a-Lago is facing an unusually slow season. Even before the exodus, it had only 16 galas on the schedule for next winter, as compared to 21 in the year before, and 26 in its best year. By David A. Fahrenthold and Drew Harwell  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Analysis Here are 5 takeaways from Trump’s startling nuclear threats against North Korea There may be lasting damage to U.S. alliances and credibility. By Mira Rapp-Hooper  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Attorney General Sessions’s absurd link between sanctuary policies and crimes in Chicago and Miami-Dade Sessions makes a false comparison between crime and 'sanctuary' policies in Chicago and Miami-Dade County. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Republican committees have paid nearly $1.3 million to Trump-owned entities this year The money has helped boost Trump's company at a time when business is falling off at some core properties. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Missouri Democrat apologizes to Trump for assassination comment State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal says she will not resign despite bipartisan calls for her to leave. By Jim Suhr  •  Read more »   Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club loses its ninth big charity event this week The Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach spent $244,000 on rent and food on a previous gala at another site. By Drew Harwell and David A. Fahrenthold  •  Business  •  Read more »   This Wisconsin Democrat gave $115k to elect Va.'s first transgender lawmaker Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele, a major Democratic donor, wants to make history by supporting Danica Roem. By Fenit Nirappil  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Even in red states, liberal candidates are climbing into power in the nation's cities Locked out of power in Washington, the leaders of the political left, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, are organizing at a level of American politics where they are certain they can win: local government. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Spain attack ‘unacceptable’ given intelligence available, Sen. Cardin says The newspaper El Periodico had reported that the CIA had warned Spanish authorities several months earlier of Islamic State plots. By Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Schiff questions Trump’s ‘capability,’ says issue could get worse with time The California congressman says it's too early to talk about forcing the president from office. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Kasich downplays notion of 2020 challenge to Trump, saying president can learn from challenges The Ohio governor says he is "rooting for" Trump to get his presidency together. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Mnuchin defends Trump’s comments on Charlottesville, rebuffs calls to resign The treasury secretary responded to an open letter from his Yale classmates. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Researchers find wreckage of lost WWII warship USS Indianapolis The cruiser was found in the North Pacific 72 years after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. By Lisa Rein  •  Read more »   Bannon's departure is unlikely to calm the turmoil in Trump's White House The chaos is harming the president's efforts to kick-start a sputtering GOP legislative agenda. By Robert Costa and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Finance 202 Your daily guide to where Wall Street meets Washington. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071