Monday's Headlines: Trump’s business empire raises concerns about foreign influence

Trump transition team signals more Cabinet picks coming; Melania Trump and son Barron will stay in New York after the inauguration; Christie reemerges after his falling out with Trump. But is he on the inside?; How one lucrative site stokes the alt-right by playing fast and loose with facts; The nearly invisible president-elect: Trump's work keeps him mostly out of view;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Trump's business empire raises concerns about foreign influence A Post analysis found at least 111 of Donald Trump's companies have done business in 18 countries and territories. With his refusal to sell or set up a blind trust to combat conflicts of interest, policy and ethics experts are scrambling to assess the potential dangers of public rule by a leader with a vast web of private business deals. By Drew Harwell and Anu Narayanswamy  •  Read more » Trump transition team signals more Cabinet picks coming The president-elect met with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. Donald Trump's spokesman said "there's definitely a possibility" of more high-level announcements Monday. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   Melania Trump and son Barron will stay in New York after the inauguration The future first lady's decision to live about 230 miles from the White House is unprecedented. By Helena Andrews-Dyer  •  Read more »   Christie reemerges after his falling out with Trump. But is he on the inside? The New Jersey governor is an object lesson for how things work in the president-elect's orbit. By Karen Tumulty and Robert Costa  •  Read more »   How one lucrative site stokes the alt-right by playing fast and loose with facts In a bare rental apartment, two young writers are making big profits on the political division of 2016 by leveraging what "works on Facebook": conspiracy theories, exaggeration, stoking fear, and inflaming racial and gender tensions. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more »   The nearly invisible president-elect: Trump's work keeps him mostly out of view For nearly two weeks, Donald Trump has avoided much interaction with his future constituents and has rejected, at least for now, some of the pre-inaugural rituals of past presidents while keeping up a busy schedule of private meetings and job interviews. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The fight to defend democracy By Fred Hiatt  •  Read more »   What Democrats owe America By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Congress may spoil Trump's Russian reset By Josh Rogin  •  Read more »   Greenspan's grim forecast for growth By Robert J. Samuelson  •  Read more »   An un-American registry By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Why Trump might not be a total disaster on climate change By Stephen Stromberg  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Three officers targeted and shot — one fatally — in 3 cities. A 4th shooting probed. In the fatal shooting, the officer was writing a ticket when the shooter pulled up behind him, got out of his car and fired, authorities said. By Katie Mettler  •  Read more » Wrapping up his last foreign trip, Obama tries to make headway on Syria The president and Russian leader Vladimir Putin huddled on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific economic summit for a short discussion that included their disagreement over the ongoing civil war in Syria. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Even Israel says this Jewish settlement is illegal. Now comes the showdown. After Israel's supreme court set a deadline for people to get out, settlement supporters in Benjamin Netanyahu's government are scrambling to find a way to save Amona — or at least save face. By William Booth  •  Read more » Kirk Cousins passes for 375 yards, and Redskins pull away from Packers, 42-24 It was a back-and-forth second half, and a key fourth-down conversion helped Washington prevail. By Master Tesfatsion  •  Read more » The Trump vs. 'Hamilton' controversy shows why live theater still matters As the person who is going to run the country goes to war with a Broadway production, theater makers should reflect on what the squabble over Vice President-elect Mike Pence's attendance has awakened. By Peter Marks  •  Read more » Being Kim Jong Un: A Chinese impersonator has little luck with the opposite sex Jia Yongtang is making a living — of sorts — off his uncanny resemblance to the North Korean leader. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Few women fight wildfires. It's not because they're afraid of flames. They signed up to battle blazes for the federal government, but their biggest struggles have been with discrimination, harassment and abuse. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. 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