McCain, in reelection battle, abandons plan to weaken vets’ leg up in federal hiring; How 10 mega-donors already helped pour a record $1.1 billion into super PACs; Pro-Clinton environmental group steps up its millennial outreach on college campuses; Aftermath of Kaine-Pence debate pits reality against alternate reality; The Daily 202: Pence wins, Trump loses in vice-presidential debate; If my candidate is behind, the poll must be biased; Does lack of HHS controls contribute to personal-care abuse of the elderly and disabled?; A federal court struck down much of North Carolina’s voter ID law — but what’s left could still shrink the black vote; How Clinton might promote Congress’s highest-ranking Latino; The unusual, unexpected, strange, weird and now bizarre presidential election; Here’s what Plato had to say about someone like Donald Trump;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Melina Mara / The Washington Post The task in the next debate’s town-hall setting: Connecting with voters Trump and Clinton face a fresh set of challenges in the second of three debates, in which they will be asked questions directly by audience members. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » McCain, in reelection battle, abandons plan to weaken vets’ leg up in federal hiring McCain (R-Ariz.) chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, had tried to balance veterans preference with concerns that the policy was shutting out too many qualified civilians. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   How 10 mega-donors already helped pour a record $1.1 billion into super PACs Big-money groups are playing an unprecedented role in the 2016 elections. By Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more »   Pro-Clinton environmental group steps up its millennial outreach on college campuses Tom Steyer's NextGen Climate is expanding its efforts to 300 campuses in a dozen battleground states. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Aftermath of Kaine-Pence debate pits reality against alternate reality By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Pence wins, Trump loses in vice-presidential debate Kaine’s weak performance nonetheless accomplished his objective By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   If my candidate is behind, the poll must be biased Humans are very, very good at persuading ourselves that our side is winning. By Ozan Kuru, Josh Pasek and Michael Traugott  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Does lack of HHS controls contribute to personal-care abuse of the elderly and disabled? HHS officials have failed to implement years-old recommendations to correct the problems. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A federal court struck down much of North Carolina’s voter ID law — but what’s left could still shrink the black vote The loss of a straight ticket voting option could have major consequences in 2016. By Erik J. Engstrom and Jason M. Roberts  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   How Clinton might promote Congress’s highest-ranking Latino Xavier Becerra is getting a lot of buzz for a potential cabinet post. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » The unusual, unexpected, strange, weird and now bizarre presidential election What's next: Martians landing on Capitol Hill? By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Here’s what Plato had to say about someone like Donald Trump This way lies tyranny. By David Lay Williams  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Wonkbook Your daily cheat sheet on economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog. Sign Up »         Share Politics P.M.:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics. 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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071