Senate Democrats lost by doing nothing to separate themselves from Hillary Clinton; Who’s helping pay for President-elect Trump’s transition effort? You are.; The Daily 202: Deficit Hawks May Not Be Part of Donald Trump's Washington; What Trump may not know about the generals he’s eyeing for top positions; Four predictions about President Trump’s Supreme Court; How exactly do you ‘drain the swamp’? Here are 4 ways it could be done.; Trump’s lobbying ban might actually make corruption worse; Trump’s claim that ‘the president can’t have a conflict of interest’; Gov. Nikki Haley tapped to be Trump’s U.N. ambassador; Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing,’ new filing to IRS shows; Obama awards Medal of Freedom to a star-studded list of 21 recipients;   Politics happens fast. Catch up.   Carolyn Kaster / AP Trump nominates two prominent GOP women: DeVos as education secretary, Haley as U.N. ambassador The decisions add diversity to an inner circle that was coming under fire for being composed mostly of white men. By Jerry Markon, Robert Costa and Emma Brown  •  Read more » Senate Democrats lost by doing nothing to separate themselves from Hillary Clinton It's now clear that Democratic strategists and the media spent too much time focused on the wrong question, asking how Republicans would separate themselves from their unpopular nominee, President-elect Donald Trump. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Who’s helping pay for President-elect Trump’s transition effort? You are. Trump's transition spending and potential conflicts have already become big targets for Democrats. By Drew Harwell and Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Deficit Hawks May Not Be Part of Donald Trump's Washington On no issue, really, is there a greater gulf between the Washington consensus and the priorities of people who vote. By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What Trump may not know about the generals he’s eyeing for top positions Retired four-stars may end up challenging him on waterboarding and the laws of war. By Greg Jaffe  •  National Security  •  Read more »   Four predictions about President Trump’s Supreme Court Watch for stronger gun rights and weaker labor unions. By Kenneth W. Moffett  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   How exactly do you ‘drain the swamp’? Here are 4 ways it could be done. 'Draining the swamp' is harder than it sounds. Here's how it can be done, according to ethics experts. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump’s lobbying ban might actually make corruption worse This is what's needed to really “drain the swamp." By Tim LaPira and Herschel Thomas  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump’s claim that ‘the president can’t have a conflict of interest’ There is an exemption for the president, but there's more to the story. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Gov. Nikki Haley tapped to be Trump’s U.N. ambassador The 44-year-old South Carolina governor, who is serving her second term, has worked on trade and labor issues as governor but brings little foreign policy experience. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing,’ new filing to IRS shows The foundation checked “yes” on the form for 2015 when asked whether it had transferred “income or assets to a disqualified person.” By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Obama awards Medal of Freedom to a star-studded list of 21 recipients The group included Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan. By Juliet Eilperin  •  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