Corker downplays possible secretary of state nod; Bernie Sanders: Trump already breaking campaign promise to ‘drain the swamp’; Republicans unanimously pick Ryan to continue as speaker, but differences remain; Trump faces growing tension with key Republicans over national security issues; Former Va. governor Bob McDonnell joins faculty of televangelist’s college; Trump adviser mentioned for Agriculture secretary called Clinton the c-word; Trump’s flip-flop on the electoral college: From ‘disaster’ to ‘genius’; Sen. Rand Paul says neither Giuliani nor Bolton would get his vote for secretary of state; Ben Carson says he’d rather work from outside the Trump Cabinet; After Trump’s win, a Sanders book tour becomes group therapy — and a chance to regroup; Ben Carson is unlikely to serve in Trump’s Cabinet;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   House to vote on two sanctions bills, sending foreign policy message on Iran and Syria The House will vote on two sanctions bills targeting Iran and Syria. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Corker downplays possible secretary of state nod "There are people that have been very close to the campaign that likely are the people that will be chosen for that type of position," he said. By Paul Kane and Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Bernie Sanders: Trump already breaking campaign promise to ‘drain the swamp’ Sens. Bernie Sanders and Sheldon Whitehouse take aim at Donald Trump's inclusion of lobbyists and industry executives on his transition team. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Republicans unanimously pick Ryan to continue as speaker, but differences remain Paul D. Ryan unanimously won the nomination of his House Republican colleagues Tuesday to continue as speaker and serve as the chief legislative partner to President-elect Donald Trump. “Welcome to the dawn of a new unified Republican government,” he told reporters ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Ryan must now win a floor vote in January of […] By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump faces growing tension with key Republicans over national security issues Former congressman Mike Rogers left the transition team and Sen. John McCain criticized any potential reset with Russia as Trump prepared to make Cabinet choices. By Jerry Markon, Karen DeYoung and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Former Va. governor Bob McDonnell joins faculty of televangelist’s college Legal woes behind him, he will teach at Pat Robertson’s Regent University, his alma mater. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Trump adviser mentioned for Agriculture secretary called Clinton the c-word Sid Miller blamed the tweet on a "third-party vendor." By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump’s flip-flop on the electoral college: From ‘disaster’ to ‘genius’ Trump used to hate the electoral college. Now he loves it. What changed? By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Sen. Rand Paul says neither Giuliani nor Bolton would get his vote for secretary of state Paul argued that both Giuliani and Bolton “have made it clear that they favor bombing Iran.” By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Ben Carson says he’d rather work from outside the Trump Cabinet He has been under consideration for several positions, including secretary of health and human services. By Washington Post Staff  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   After Trump’s win, a Sanders book tour becomes group therapy — and a chance to regroup Fans of the runner-up in the Democratic primary turn to the senator for reassurance about politics. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Ben Carson is unlikely to serve in Trump’s Cabinet “The way I’m leaning is to work from the outside and not from the inside,” Carson said in an interview. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  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