Politics: Trump’s divisive presidency reshapes a key part of his private business

Yes, U.S. election integrity could be improved. Here’s why the Pence commission probably won’t do it.   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The most important politics stories today   Evelyn Hockstein / For The Washington Post Trump's divisive presidency reshapes a key part of his private business For many customers, deciding whether to hold events at Trump-owned clubs has become a political question. By David A. Fahrenthold, Amy Brittain and Matea Gold  •  Read more » Analysis Yes, U.S. election integrity could be improved. Here’s why the Pence commission probably won’t do it. A successful election commission follows these three principles. By Francisco Cantú and German Feierherd  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Did Comey give Trump the presidency? We don’t think so. Our data finds no clear evidence that the letter cost Clinton votes. By Costas Panagopoulos and Aaron Weinschenk  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Analysis Speaker Ryan's fuzzy math on the nation’s ‘terrible tax system’ Ryan cited three numbers to make his case for lower corporate taxes, but there's a problem with each figure he used. By Nicole Lewis  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. warns that time is running out for peaceful solution with North Korea President Trump, who referred to Kim Jong Un as "Rocket Man" in a Sunday morning tweet, will confront the looming crisis at his first U.N. General Assembly meeting this week. By David Nakamura and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   RTs = endorsements? Trump's retweets of outlandish memes a signal to his base The president has come under fire for promoting fringe content, a strategy experts say aims to shore up crucial support. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Senate Republicans look to revive effort to repeal Obamacare by end of September Mitch McConnell has asked budget analysts to fast-track scoring the bill to devolve health care to the states. By Elise Viebeck and David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   McMaster says no redo on Paris climate deal decision The national security adviser also responded cautiously on Bannon, denying there is an active feud with him. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   In a tweet, Trump sticks North Korea’s Kim Jong Un with a nickname: ‘Rocket Man’ The president's Twitter snark came on the day he is scheduled to arrive in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly meetings By David Nakamura and Carol Morello  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump to campaign with Luther Strange in U.S. Senate race in Alabama The president also endorsed Republican Bill Schuette in Michigan's gubernatorial race. By David Nakamura  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump's voter fraud commission proves a magnet for controversy Even some Republicans sympathetic to the panel's mission said it may now face an even tougher job in selling any recommendations it crafts. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Establishment gears up for Steve Bannon's war on the GOP leadership The Senate contest in Alabama is testing the power of moneyed interests against Trump's conservative base. By Michael Scherer and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   With little to lose, Democrats cautiously share the driver's seat with Trump Leaders of the congressional minority hoping to pass immigration reform are willing to trust a president whom their base despises. By Paul Kane, Ed O'Keefe and Ashley Parker  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   In message of defiance to Trump, lawmakers vote to make California a sanctuary state By Kristine Phillips  •  Read more »   For Trump and his team, a 'time to be serious' at United Nations debut The administration is deliberating over the Iran nuclear deal and North Korea as the president prepares to meet with world leaders in New York By Anne Gearan and David Nakamura  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071