GOP congresswoman meets with Trump as fetal tissue investigation moves to a close; Meet Tim Ryan, the Ohio Democrat challenging Nancy Pelosi to lead House Democrats; Obama declines to send official delegation to Fidel Castro’s funeral; The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Tuesday call to reporters; Trump suggests loss of citizenship or jail for those who burn U.S. flags; Trump names Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary; The Daily 202: Trump leaning on TV analysts as he staffs the government; Democrats are in a hole — but it’s not why you think; Continue diversity efforts under Trump, civil servants urged; Donald Trump says he wants to help miners. But does Congress?; How to better communicate election forecasts — in one simple chart;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Mike Segar / Reuters From enemies to potential allies: How the Trump-Romney divide began to heal Behind the scenes, allies of the 2012 GOP nominee pushed the idea of secretary of state. By Michael Kranish  •  Read more » GOP congresswoman meets with Trump as fetal tissue investigation moves to a close Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) was an early Trump supporter and visited Trump Tower Tuesday to discuss his coming administration. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Meet Tim Ryan, the Ohio Democrat challenging Nancy Pelosi to lead House Democrats “I love her,” Ryan said of Pelosi. “I was a foot soldier for her. … This is not like some vendetta.” By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Obama declines to send official delegation to Fidel Castro’s funeral Instead, the White House will send a foreign policy adviser and a U.S. diplomat on the island to the ceremony. By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Tuesday call to reporters The daily update. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump suggests loss of citizenship or jail for those who burn U.S. flags The Supreme Court in 1990 ruled that flag burning was protected free speech under the Constitution. Trump's revival of the long-settled legal issue follows a flag-burning recently at a Massachusetts college. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump names Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary The Republican lawmaker from Georgia, a physician himself, has been a fierce Obamacare critic. By Amy Goldstein and Philip Rucker  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Trump leaning on TV analysts as he staffs the government The first cable news president By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrats are in a hole — but it’s not why you think The party certainly needs to reassess, but Democratic strategists ought to look before they leap, since there are structural reasons for the party’s current standing that have little to do with Hillary Clinton. By Stuart Rothenberg  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Continue diversity efforts under Trump, civil servants urged Top career civil servants and Obama administration political appointees gathered Monday to discuss the importance of a federal workforce that looks like America at all levels. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Donald Trump says he wants to help miners. But does Congress? About 12,500 retired coal miners and their families could lose health benefits on Jan. 1 unless Congress acts. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   How to better communicate election forecasts — in one simple chart The unlikely source: a concert hall seating chart. By Justin H. Gross  •  Monkey Cage  •  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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071