Politics: Christie re-emerges after his falling out with Trump. But is he back on the inside?

Trump has a plan for government workers. They’re not going to like it.; Yes, Trump will build his border wall. Most of it is already built.; Hillary Clinton’s email controversy: Was classified information transferred via thumb drive?; Wrapping up his last foreign trip, Obama tries to make headway on Syria; Obama turns down a chance to give Trump financial advice; Trump and his transition team push ahead, meeting with political allies; Obama, Putin discuss Syrian conflict at Asia-Pacific economic summit; The nearly invisible president-elect: Trump's work keeps him mostly out of view; Let's bring back earmarks, please; Reince Priebus: Trump will avoid conflicts of interest as president; At economic summit, Obama seeks to shore up U.S. focus on Asia-Pacific region; Trump and Pence vs. 'Hamilton' cast: A collision of two Americas; How Mike Pence stole the show at 'Hamilton'; For Trump adviser Stephen Bannon, fiery populism followed life in elite circles;   The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Christie re-emerges after his falling out with Trump. But is he back on the inside? The New Jersey governor is an object lesson for how things work in Trump's orbit. By Karen Tumulty and Robert Costa  •  Read more » Trump has a plan for government workers. They’re not going to like it. Trump's election as an outsider promising to shake-up a system he told voters is rife with "waste, fraud and abuse" has conservatives optimistic they could do now what Republicans have been unable to achieve in the 133 years since the civil service was created. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Yes, Trump will build his border wall. Most of it is already built. He'll just take credit. By E.J. Graff  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton’s email controversy: Was classified information transferred via thumb drive? Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) suggests State Department officials deliberately transferred information from classified to unclassified systems By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Wrapping up his last foreign trip, Obama tries to make headway on Syria The president and Russian leader Vladimir Putin huddle on sidelines of Asia-Pacific economic summit. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   Obama turns down a chance to give Trump financial advice By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump and his transition team push ahead, meeting with political allies Trump said more Cabinet appointments could happen soon. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   Obama, Putin discuss Syrian conflict at Asia-Pacific economic summit It was the first time the leaders had spoken in person since September. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The nearly invisible president-elect: Trump's work keeps him mostly out of view Trump, busy with private meetings, skips some pre-inaugural rituals of his predecessors. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Let's bring back earmarks, please Opposing pork-barrel spending makes for smart politics — but seriously dumb governance. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Reince Priebus: Trump will avoid conflicts of interest as president The president-elect's incoming chief of staff said, "We will have our White House counsel review all of these things." By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   At economic summit, Obama seeks to shore up U.S. focus on Asia-Pacific region President tells crowd not to "assume the worst" about where America will head under Trump. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump and Pence vs. 'Hamilton' cast: A collision of two Americas Broadway troupe's statement — and Trump's retort — crystallized a cultural divide. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   How Mike Pence stole the show at 'Hamilton' The vice president-elect caught the Broadway audience by surprise, but the cast knew he was coming — and crafted something special to say. By Ana Swanson and Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   For Trump adviser Stephen Bannon, fiery populism followed life in elite circles The former Breitbart chairman appears unperturbed by extremists drawn to the alt-right. By Matea Gold, Rosalind S. Helderman, Gregory S. Schneider and Frances Stead Sellers  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. 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