Pennsylvania’s electors, greeted by protesters, vote for Trump; Preparing for 2018, top GOP House outside groups hire manager of successful Senate campaign in Ohio; The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Monday call to reporters; Rubio reshuffles staff, tapping top campaign aide to replace current chief; The Daily 202: Liberal hypocrisy abounds as electoral college votes; Why there’s a battle royale to lead the Democratic Party, and what it means for the Trump era; Wage a ‘straight-out war’ on federal bureaucracy, Gingrich urges Trump; The most popular fact checks of 2016; On New York’s Fifth Avenue, Trump’s White House North; For a president-elect who touts ‘America first,’ Russian hacking poses a problem; Trump is stoking his base on his pre-inaugural tour. But is he building bridges?;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Jonathan Drake / Reuters The electoral college is poised to pick Trump, despite push to dump him The 538 electors are meeting Monday in state capitals to cast their ballots. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Pennsylvania’s electors, greeted by protesters, vote for Trump “I feel like he’s unfit to be president, and I’m trying to persuade the electors of that,” one protester said. “I’m not optimistic.” By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Preparing for 2018, top GOP House outside groups hire manager of successful Senate campaign in Ohio The American Action Network and the Congressional Leadership Fund have hired the campaign manager of Sen. Rob Portman's impressive 2016 victory. By Amber Phillips  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Monday call to reporters The daily update. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Rubio reshuffles staff, tapping top campaign aide to replace current chief Clint Reed will replace Alberto Martinez. Martinez will serve as a senior adviser. By Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Liberal hypocrisy abounds as electoral college votes Electors face threats in quixotic effort to deny Trump the presidency By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Why there’s a battle royale to lead the Democratic Party, and what it means for the Trump era For the party that doesn't control the White House, the party chair is a big deal. By Boris Heersink  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Wage a ‘straight-out war’ on federal bureaucracy, Gingrich urges Trump The former House speaker launched an assault on the VA workforce. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The most popular fact checks of 2016 Here are the 10 fact checks that most captivated — or angered — readers in 2016. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   On New York’s Fifth Avenue, Trump’s White House North After the president-elect takes office, his home base is poised to see continued bustle. By Paul Schwartzman  •  Read more »   For a president-elect who touts ‘America first,’ Russian hacking poses a problem So far, instead of denouncing Moscow’s interference in the U.S. election, Trump seems to be focused on shielding himself from criticism. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Trump is stoking his base on his pre-inaugural tour. But is he building bridges? Trump’s road show, which ended Saturday in Mobile, Ala., has focused on settling scores instead of healing the wounds of the campaign. By Philip Rucker and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   Wonkbook Your daily cheat sheet on economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog. 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