‘I think it’s great’: Trump touts deal to keep 1,000 jobs at Carrier plant; How did the White House respond to Trump’s puzzling conversation with the Pakistani prime minister? Delicately.; Whatever happened to Ben Carson’s big announcement?; In a race to the finish, Obama administration presses ahead with ambitious rules; The trick to persuading Trump? Flattery, proximity and snappy pitches; Rep. Xavier Becerra named California attorney general; To keep promises to veterans, Trump taps Koch-backed group; Democrat Heidi Heitkamp to meet with Trump on Friday; The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Thursday call to reporters; Trump to GOP: Here’s how to defend my Cabinet picks; Senate passes Iran sanctions bill, setting up veto question for Obama;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   GOP congressman known for immigration hardline considered for Trump Labor secretary Pennsylvania Rep. Lou Barletta is best known for introducing the first local law punishing businesses who knowingly hired undocumented immigrants. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » ‘I think it’s great’: Trump touts deal to keep 1,000 jobs at Carrier plant President-elect takes time away from transition, flies to Indiana and Ohio for events. By Jerry Markon, Ylan Q. Mui and Katie Zezima  •  Read more »   How did the White House respond to Trump’s puzzling conversation with the Pakistani prime minister? Delicately. Asked about Trump's surprising phone conversation with Nawaz Sharif, White House press secretary Josh Earnest talked about how fantastic U.S. diplomats are. By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Whatever happened to Ben Carson’s big announcement? More than a week has passed since Carson said he had an announcement "forthcoming" about "helping to make America great again." By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In a race to the finish, Obama administration presses ahead with ambitious rules The GOP-led Congress is preparing to overturn environmental,labor, financial and tax regulations. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   The trick to persuading Trump? Flattery, proximity and snappy pitches The president-elect tends to echo the person he last spoke to — or what he last saw on TV. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Rep. Xavier Becerra named California attorney general Becerra is the highest-ranking Latino in Congress; his departure could smooth over tensions among House Democrats. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   To keep promises to veterans, Trump taps Koch-backed group A pop-up group four years ago, Concerned Veterans of America's profile in the nascent Trump administration is rising fast. By Lisa Rein and Dan Lamothe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Democrat Heidi Heitkamp to meet with Trump on Friday The announcement sparked speculation that she could be on the shortlist for a Cabinet job, most likely as energy secretary. By Steven Mufson  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Thursday call to reporters The daily update. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump to GOP: Here’s how to defend my Cabinet picks The memo directed lawmakers to portray Trump's attorney general nominee, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), as a strong defender of civil rights and to play up South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's gender and Indian heritage. By Kelsey Snell and Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Senate passes Iran sanctions bill, setting up veto question for Obama Congress will send Obama a 10-year extension of Iran sanctions, which the president may try to quash. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  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