The DeVos vote is a bad case study for the power of campaign contributions; Mike Pence, a man of the House, becomes Trump’s eyes and ears in the Senate; Pence casts deciding vote to confirm DeVos as education secretary; Trump’s base of support sets a higher bar for considering immigrants to be American; ‘We’ll destroy his career,’ Trump quips about a Texas state senator at odds with a county sheriff; House panel displays bipartisan unity over bill to save Postal Service from financial ruin; Trump EPA official juggles two jobs in two Washingtons, and it hasn’t gone well.; Trump: I’ll take ‘common sense’ travel ban to the Supreme Court, if necessary; Melania Trump missed out on ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to make millions, lawsuit says; Cabinet nominees are getting more ‘no’ votes than ever; The Daily 202: Five books to understand Stephen K. Bannon;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   More Democrats are familiar with Stephen Bannon than Charles Schumer Half as many Republicans have heard of Bannon as have Democrats. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » The DeVos vote is a bad case study for the power of campaign contributions Money helped DeVos get to be well-known. It didn't help her carry the day. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   Mike Pence, a man of the House, becomes Trump’s eyes and ears in the Senate The vice president has emerged as a key ally to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Pence casts deciding vote to confirm DeVos as education secretary Democrats spent 24 hours protesting the nomination ahead of Tuesday’s vote. By Elise Viebeck and Ed O'Keefe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s base of support sets a higher bar for considering immigrants to be American New research on assimilation shows how Trump's base may view new immigrants. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   ‘We’ll destroy his career,’ Trump quips about a Texas state senator at odds with a county sheriff The Texas lawmaker remained unnamed during a White House meeting. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   House panel displays bipartisan unity over bill to save Postal Service from financial ruin With bipartisan legislation being considered in the infamously partisan House, the future of the USPS is no longer hopeless. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump EPA official juggles two jobs in two Washingtons, and it hasn’t gone well. An official helping to reshape the Environmental Protection Agency under Trump is juggling his other job, as a top Republican in the Washington state Senate. By Lisa Rein and Brady Dennis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump: I’ll take ‘common sense’ travel ban to the Supreme Court, if necessary The president says his now-frozen directive is “common sense." By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Melania Trump missed out on ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to make millions, lawsuit says Newly filed libel case argues that 2016 article damaged first lady’s commercial brand. By Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   Cabinet nominees are getting more ‘no’ votes than ever President Trump’s picks have encountered a far more combative opposition in the Senate. By Kevin Uhrmacher and Kevin Schaul  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Five books to understand Stephen K. Bannon Trump’s chief strategist looks to Sun-Tzu and Hindu scripture, trying to learn the right lessons of Vietnam By James Hohmann  •  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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071