Trump chooses Sean Spicer for press secretary, rounds out communications staff; Trump scolds Gingrich, recommits to ‘draining the swamp’ in Washington; The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Thursday call to reporters; Trump on the future of proposed Muslim ban, registry: ‘You know my plans’; The Daily 202: What if? 94 questions that still keep some Democrats up at night; Trump names campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as White House counselor to the president; Trumpism is just as popular in Denmark as the United States; Trump’s conflicts of interest could conflict federal employees; Schooled on Benghazi and Pizzagate, Trump team is heavy on conspiracy theorists; Trump meets with another conservative adversary: Billionaire David Koch; Sens. Schumer and McCain used to have a lousy relationship. President-elect Trump has changed that.;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Obama administration tries to shut down visitor registry program before Trump takes office Civil rights advocates, who have been calling for such action, say the program already amounted to a registry for Muslims, through discriminatory targeting. By Abigail Hauslohner and Ellen Nakashima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Trump chooses Sean Spicer for press secretary, rounds out communications staff The announcement left open how Spicer, Jason Miller and Hope Hicks will divide up the communications work. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump scolds Gingrich, recommits to ‘draining the swamp’ in Washington "I goofed. Draining the swamp is in, @realDonaldTrump is going to do it, and the alligators should be worried,” Gingrich wrote on Twitter. By Elise Viebeck  •  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 »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump on the future of proposed Muslim ban, registry: ‘You know my plans’ Trump's proposal for a “total and complete shut down” of Muslim immigration to the United States is still on his website. By Abby Phillip and Abigail Hauslohner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: What if? 94 questions that still keep some Democrats up at night Counterfactuals which might have altered the outcome of the election By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump names campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as White House counselor to the president Conway, a veteran pollster and political strategist, became the first woman to manage a winning U.S. presidential campaign. By Philip Rucker  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trumpism is just as popular in Denmark as the United States Sorry, Bernie Sanders. By Matt Motta  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s conflicts of interest could conflict federal employees Will a barely noticed report from a little federal agency about whistleblower retaliation have larger implications after the Trump era begins next month? By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Schooled on Benghazi and Pizzagate, Trump team is heavy on conspiracy theorists Those who have promoted false narratives include Monica Crowley and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump meets with another conservative adversary: Billionaire David Koch The impromptu meeting represents the latest example of a longtime Trump adversary conferring with the president-elect at his winter retreat. By Robert Costa  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Sens. Schumer and McCain used to have a lousy relationship. President-elect Trump has changed that. The two senators joined forces to demand an investigation of Russian influence. By Paul Kane  •  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