Pence to lead Trump transition effort; House Democrats work to quell post-election anger with leaders; On Veterans Day, Obama urges a disgruntled and divided country to ‘practice kindness’; Martin O’Malley becomes another potential candidate for DNC chairman; Trump loyalists, inner circle poised to claim top government roles; Hate Trump if you want. But democracy requires respecting the winner’s legitimacy.; Is Paul Ryan already eyeing Medicare cuts?; The Daily 202: The Reagan Democrats are no longer Democrats. Will they ever be again?; No, Harry Reid is not making nice with Donald Trump; Schumer throws his support behind Keith Ellison for DNC chairman; The U.S. elected fewer openly LGBT legislators this cycle than last. Again.;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Trump called these foreign leaders the day after the election The president-elect spoke with roughly a dozen foreign leaders. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more » Pence to lead Trump transition effort Pence replaces Gov. Chris Christie as transition chairman. By Robert Costa, Philip Rucker and Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   House Democrats work to quell post-election anger with leaders Pelosi's allies have heard complaints about her leadership after six years in the minority and are moving aggressively to get ahead of them, according to several senior Democratic aides. By Kelsey Snell and Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   On Veterans Day, Obama urges a disgruntled and divided country to ‘practice kindness’ By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Martin O’Malley becomes another potential candidate for DNC chairman The former Maryland governor says he is taking a “hard look” at seeking the post. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump loyalists, inner circle poised to claim top government roles Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, Reince Priebus and Jeff Sessions are among those first in line. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Hate Trump if you want. But democracy requires respecting the winner’s legitimacy. The alternative is chaos and civil war. By Andrew Sabl  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Is Paul Ryan already eyeing Medicare cuts? "What people don't realize is that Medicare is going broke, that Medicare is going to have price controls,” Ryan said Thursday. “Because of Obamacare, Medicaid is in fiscal straits. So you have to deal with those issues if you're going to repeal and replace Obamacare." By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Daily 202: The Reagan Democrats are no longer Democrats. Will they ever be again? First shots fired in new Democratic civil war, as debate over lessons of 2016 erupts By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   No, Harry Reid is not making nice with Donald Trump While Reid will no longer be at the tip of Democrats' spear -- or perhaps because he won't -- he is in no mood to join the chorus of conciliatory well-wishers hoping and praying for Trump's success. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Schumer throws his support behind Keith Ellison for DNC chairman The backing is a big boost to an expected candidate who already has the support of some liberal lawmakers. By John Wagner and Mike DeBonis  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » The U.S. elected fewer openly LGBT legislators this cycle than last. Again. But Oregon did elect an out bisexual, the first openly LGBT governor ever elected. By Andrew Reynolds and Charles W. Gossett  •  Monkey Cage  •  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