Obama and Trump trade jabs on campaign trail in Florida as Election Day draws near; Republican super PAC invests last big chunk of cash on key Senate races; Obama goes off script, turns up passion while rallying for Clinton in Florida; Poll: Trump deeply unpopular among Latinos, who favor Clinton by more than 3 to 1; The Daily 202: College-educated white women are Hillary Clinton’s firewall; Trump says we can reduce the debt by making U.S. allies pay for military protection. That’s mostly wrong.; Beleaguered VA fails to implement many recommendations; Want to learn about the Trump transition? You’ll have to pay $5,000; 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;
 
Politics P.M.
Politics happens fast. Catch up.
 
 
K Street says social media are 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.
Obama and Trump trade jabs on campaign trail in Florida as Election Day draws near
“What kind of message are we sending if that’s our voice?” president asked students. Trump fired back on Twitter, telling Obama to “get back to work.”
 
Republican super PAC invests last big chunk of cash on key Senate races
The Senate Leadership Fund is allied with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
 
Obama goes off script, turns up passion while rallying for Clinton in Florida
With polls tight and Election Day looming, the president urges college students and African Americans to turn out for Clinton.
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
Poll: Trump deeply unpopular among Latinos, who favor Clinton by more than 3 to 1
Congressional Republicans’ struggles suggest the party may need to shift on some issues to overcome Hispanics’ tilt toward Democrats.
 
The Daily 202: College-educated white women are Hillary Clinton’s firewall
The gap widens between women who finished college – and those who didn’t
 
Trump says we can reduce the debt by making U.S. allies pay for military protection. That’s mostly wrong.
Military spending didn't cause the debt. Tax cuts did.
 
Beleaguered VA fails to implement many recommendations
GAO found cases where the Veterans Health Administration's responses to recommendations “were incomplete, not documented, or not timely.”
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
Want to learn about the Trump transition? You’ll have to pay $5,000
Chris Christie is hosting an information session in Washington Thursday morning to fundraise for the transition.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Recommended for you
 
WorldViews
Important stories from around the world, in your inbox daily.
Sign Up »
 
     
 
©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071