Politics: President-elect Donald Trump is about to learn the nation’s ‘deep secrets’

Can Trump broaden his government beyond loyalists — and does he want to?; What's next for Democrats? For starters, a battle for the soul of their party.; Donors and lobbyists already shaping Trump's 'drain the swamp' administration; Cracks, and not the ceiling kind, were evident on Clinton's last day on the trail; No one has a clue what kind of president Donald Trump will be; Black women — Hillary Clinton's most reliable voting bloc — look beyond defeat; Deep in Virginia's craggy coal country, they saw Trump as their only hope; Hillary Clinton blames one Comey letter for stopping momentum and the other for turning out Trump voters; These 3 maps show just how dominant Republicans are in America after Tuesday; Donald Trump on '60 Minutes': Hillary Clinton ‘couldn’t have been nicer’; White House press briefings could be totally bonkers under Donald Trump; Vitriol only intensifies after bitter election; 12 Trump promises and how he could fulfill them;   The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post President-elect Donald Trump is about to learn the nation's 'deep secrets' A series of intelligence briefings will deal with covert actions, contingency plans for using nuclear weapons and even the names of major foreign agents. By Bob Woodward  •  National Security  •  Read more » Can Trump broaden his government beyond loyalists — and does he want to? Many current and former officials are being urged by peers to serve a president they thought was unfit — and to "keep a signed but undated letter of resignation in their desk." By Philip Rucker, Dana Priest and Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   What's next for Democrats? For starters, a battle for the soul of their party. Liberals argue that the DNC must be reimagined as less of an insider's fundraising machine and more of an advocate for the working class. By John Wagner, Ed O'Keefe and Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Donors and lobbyists already shaping Trump's 'drain the swamp' administration The president-elect is leaning on wealthy supporters and corporate lobbyists in his transition. By Matea Gold and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Cracks, and not the ceiling kind, were evident on Clinton's last day on the trail The Democratic nominee ended up losing all three of the states she visited on her final whirlwind day of campaigning. By Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   No one has a clue what kind of president Donald Trump will be Can he remain true to his populist supporters and make deals with the establishment he vilified? By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Black women — Hillary Clinton's most reliable voting bloc — look beyond defeat Abandoned by white women, young minorities and men, Clinton's base of black women was not enough. By Vanessa Williams  •  Read more »   Deep in Virginia's craggy coal country, they saw Trump as their only hope In dying Appalachian towns, voters shrugged off Trump's faults and put their faith in his promises By Gregory S. Schneider  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   Hillary Clinton blames one Comey letter for stopping momentum and the other for turning out Trump voters In a conference call with financial supporters, the Democratic nominee focused on the outside events she said affected her campaign in the last three weeks of the election, but she said nothing about other, larger forces at work. By Anne Gearan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   These 3 maps show just how dominant Republicans are in America after Tuesday Roughly 85 percent of the population will live in a state either all or partially controlled by Republicans. By Amber Phillips  •  The Fix  •  Read more »   Donald Trump on '60 Minutes': Hillary Clinton ‘couldn’t have been nicer’ Trump also seemed to walk back on a campaign promise to fully repeal Obamacare. By Amy B Wang  •  The Fix  •  Read more »   White House press briefings could be totally bonkers under Donald Trump A not-so-short, not-entirely-serious list of White House press secretary candidates. By Callum Borchers  •  The Fix  •  Read more »   Vitriol only intensifies after bitter election Divisions continue to play out online, in the streets and in schools. By Abigail Hauslohner, Sandhya Somashekhar and Susan Svrluga  •  National  •  Read more »   12 Trump promises and how he could fulfill them Here's what the president-elect would have to do to make good on these campaign vows. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Darryl Fears  •  Read more »           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