Senate Democrats threaten brief government shutdown; Trump names Andrew Puzder, a fast-food CEO and critic of substantially raising the minimum wage, to head the Labor Department; Senate passes annual defense policy bill, sending it to Obama for his signature; In a first, Latino will manage Democrats’ effort to retake the House; Clash over patent-office fraud a sign of what’s to come for federal workers; The Daily 202: The art of punching down; Obama’s claim that no foreign terror organization ‘successfully’ attacked the homeland on his watch; Trump’s proposed administration isn’t ideologically diverse. That can be dangerous.; Federal union head, once a fierce Trump critic, now sanguine; Trump’s 35 percent tariff wouldn’t keep jobs in the U.S. Here’s why.; The dubious claims about SoftBank’s investments in the U.S.;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Harry Reid bids farewell to the Senate where he was both warrior and deal-maker Hillary Clinton began her tribute joking about her campaign loss, saying her speech Thursday was "not exactly the speech in the Capitol" she had hoped to give. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Senate Democrats threaten brief government shutdown "I want to shut her down,” Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) said Wednesday, pointing to his anger over concerns about the miner provisions. By Kelsey Snell and Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump names Andrew Puzder, a fast-food CEO and critic of substantially raising the minimum wage, to head the Labor Department The president-elect is turning to a business executive who opposes many of the pro-worker policies introduced by Labor Secretary Tom Perez, according to a Republican briefed on the decision. Puzder, who runs the parent company of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr., is an opponent of rules that would expand overtime eligibility and a fierce critic of […] By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Senate passes annual defense policy bill, sending it to Obama for his signature The Senate passed the annual defense bill, sending it to Obama for his signature. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In a first, Latino will manage Democrats’ effort to retake the House Dan Sena will serve as executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Clash over patent-office fraud a sign of what’s to come for federal workers President-elect Donald Trump and conservatives on Capitol Hill have vowed to target the federal bureaucracy. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: The art of punching down Small-time union leader receives threats 30 minutes after Trump attacks him on Twitter By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama’s claim that no foreign terror organization ‘successfully’ attacked the homeland on his watch Readers demanded a fact check of the president's statement, which is technically correct because of very careful phrasing. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s proposed administration isn’t ideologically diverse. That can be dangerous. Research shows that unified governments tend to be more extreme and less tolerant. By Bilal Baloch  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Federal union head, once a fierce Trump critic, now sanguine By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump’s 35 percent tariff wouldn’t keep jobs in the U.S. Here’s why. An international tax law expert explains: The choice is between protecting jobs or protecting a market economy. By Joshua Tucker  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   The dubious claims about SoftBank’s investments in the U.S. There are a lot of fishy aspects to Trump's claim about SoftBank's investment in the United States, based on the facts available at the moment. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  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. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071