Republicans aggressively push approval of Trump Cabinet nominees; Democrats ask Pentagon to explain 2015 payment Flynn received from Russia; The mystery of the moving Trump hotel; Senate confirms Rex Tillerson to become secretary of state; Trump endorses use of ‘nuclear option’ to confirm his Supreme Court pick; The only person more popular in Russian media than Putin? Trump.; VA ‘will not be privatized under my watch,’ Cabinet nominee says in clash with Trump team; Joe Biden backs Thomas Perez for DNC chair; As Supreme Court nominee meets with senators, Trump ramps up pressure for swift confirmation; Steve Bannon once complained that 20 percent of the country is made up of immigrants. It isn’t.; Trump’s claim that he did ‘substantially’ better with blacks than other GOP presidential candidates;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Democrats’ goal with court nomination: Make it a referendum on Trump The president’s travel ban and firing of the acting attorney general will loom large in the opposition’s scrutiny of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Republicans aggressively push approval of Trump Cabinet nominees Steve Mnuchin and Rep. Tom Price were approved by the Senate Finance Committee without Democrats even there. By Kelsey Snell and David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Democrats ask Pentagon to explain 2015 payment Flynn received from Russia They are suggesting that Trump’s national security adviser may have breached constitutional restrictions on former officers. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   The mystery of the moving Trump hotel An ad from the hotel might give some people the impression that the White House is right next door. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Senate confirms Rex Tillerson to become secretary of state The confirmation places a lifelong oil company executive at the helm off what President Trump has promised will be an “America first” foreign policy. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump endorses use of ‘nuclear option’ to confirm his Supreme Court pick Trump cites continuing gridlock in Washington. By John Wagner and Ashley Parker  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The only person more popular in Russian media than Putin? Trump. Will he tweet about this ratings victory? By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   VA ‘will not be privatized under my watch,’ Cabinet nominee says in clash with Trump team David Shulkin's pledge for incremental change at the VA will please traditional veterans groups but may be opposed by conservatives. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Joe Biden backs Thomas Perez for DNC chair Biden's endorsement is the highest-profile support yet for a candidate seen to be edging ahead. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   As Supreme Court nominee meets with senators, Trump ramps up pressure for swift confirmation It woud be “an absolute shame” if Democrats block his pick, president says. By Sean Sullivan, Ed O'Keefe and Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Steve Bannon once complained that 20 percent of the country is made up of immigrants. It isn’t. The overstatement extends beyond the incorrect number. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Trump’s claim that he did ‘substantially’ better with blacks than other GOP presidential candidates Trump actually did worse among blacks than any Republican candidate running against a white Democrat By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Fact Checker Count the pinocchios. A weekly review of what's true, false or in-between. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071