Ivanka Trump is surprise attendee at the Chinese Embassy’s New Year’s party; Melania Trump hires Bush vet as chief of staff; Meet Trump’s likely pick for social secretary. She’s a longtime Democrat and Obama appointee.; Hillary Clinton is writing a book and everyone has ideas for a title; Jared and Ivanka turned down a free dinner on date night. Could they have taken it?;     No, ‘Nashville’ star Connie Britton has no plans to run for office When the actress appeared in D.C., a fan wanted to know whether she would ever get involved in politics. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Ivanka Trump is surprise attendee at the Chinese Embassy’s New Year’s party Her presence at the diplomatic shindig hints that she might prove to be a White House proxy in social Washington. By Emily Heil  •  Read more »   Melania Trump hires Bush vet as chief of staff New chief of staff Lindsay Reynolds previously served under President George W. Bush as associate director of the White House Visitors Office. By Emily Heil, Helena Andrews-Dyer and Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   Meet Trump’s likely pick for social secretary. She’s a longtime Democrat and Obama appointee. Former President Obama appointed Natalie Jones as deputy chief of protocol in 2011. By Emily Heil, Helena Andrews-Dyer and Krissah Thompson  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton is writing a book and everyone has ideas for a title Critics and supporters alike have suggestions. By Emily Heil  •  Read more »   Jared and Ivanka turned down a free dinner on date night. Could they have taken it? Everything seemed to be running smoothly until the bill came. Tacked on to the tab, apparently, was a heaping side of only-in-Washington scuttlebutt. By Helena Andrews-Dyer  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Entertainment news alerts Get updates from the world of entertainment. Visit washingtonpost.com/newsletters for more breaking news alerts and newsletters. Sign Up »         Share Reliable Source:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Reliable Source. 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