Why Hits on Donald Trump’s Economic Ideas Didn’t Land

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If you only read one thing: Hillary Clinton launched another biting assault on Donald Trump Tuesday, this time on his economic policy. Predicting he would cause another recession and saying economists consider him a threat to the nation, Clinton repeated many of Trump’s most controversial tax and spend provisions. But while heavy on rhetoric, it didn’t pack the same punch as her devastating critique of his foreign policy vision earlier this month. Unlike “build a wall,” many of Trump’s economic provisions have wildly shifted over the course of the campaign. Trump has been on all sides of taxing and spending decisions, making his policies harder to comprehend—and harder still to attack.

Donald Trump met with 1,000 evangelical leaders Tuesday in an effort to shore up support in a vital demographic before November’s election. Previously split behind Ben Carson and Ted Cruz, social conservatives have had a wary embrace of Trump, whose three marriages and sometimes crude rhetoric has made him a tough pill to swallow for the traditional GOP vote. Trump promised to lift restrictions on religious organizations engaging in politics, while using the carefully orchestrated Q-and-A session to hit talking points on abortion and the persecution of religious minorities in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Trump also announced his evangelical advisory board, including former lawmakers and prominent conservative and prosperity gospel pastors.

Facing the continued fallout of his campaign shakeup, Trump sought to reassure Republicans that he would consider devoting more of his own cash to the presidential race—to the tune of $70 million. While significantly more than he’s spent to date, it will still pale in comparison to what Clinton raises. Meanwhile, Trump has launched a frantic low-dollar fundraising push through his email lists.

Ryan won’t raise money for Trump. Trump admits to outsourcing. And can you predict how Americans feel about guns?

Here are your must-reads:

Must Reads

Donald Trump Receives Standing Ovation at Evangelical Meeting
Support of vital GOP-leaning group, TIME’s Elizabeth Dias reports

Hillary Clinton Mocks Donald Trump’s Business Record in Swing State Speech
Sam Frizell on Clinton’s anti-Trump speech in Ohio

Will Trump Swallow the G.O.P. Whole?
Inside the identity crisis roiling the Republican Party [New York Times Magazine]

Donald Trump: ‘Very Happy’ to ‘Self-Fund’ General Election Campaign
But he says he won’t self-fund very much [ABC]

Campaign Influence of Donald Trump’s Adult Children Grows
Trump’s ‘kitchen Cabinet’ is actually in his kitchen [Wall Street Journal]

Sound Off

“He’s written a lot of books about his business. They all seem to end at Chapter 11.” — Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump’s economic policies

“I am “the king of debt.”That has been great for me as a businessman, but is bad for the country. I made a fortune off of debt, will fix U.S.” — Donald Trump responding to Clinton’s speech in a tweet

Bits and Bites

Rana Foroohar: Hillary Clinton’s Economic Speech Was Missing Something Big [TIME]

6 Ways Republican Senators Avoid Talking About Donald Trump [TIME]

Donald Trump’s Haphazard Fundraising Strategy [TIME]

House Republicans offering proposals for health care changes [Associated Press]

Ryan has no plans to raise money for Trump [Politico]

Trump camp supports Britain leaving EU, citing America’s ‘own little Brexit’ [The Guardian]

Donald Trump to double size of his campaign team, fired manager predicts [The Guardian]

Can You Predict How Americans Feel About Guns? [TIME]

Donald Trump Responds to Hillary Clinton’s Charges of Outsourcing His Products [ABC]