Politics: Trump keeps eye on Romney for State Dept. despite scorn from some loyalists

Donald Trump says he wants to help miners. But does Congress?; How to better communicate election forecasts — in one simple chart; Trump camp’s repeated use of dubious sources on voter fraud; Trump to name Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary; Jill Stein tries to force recount in Pennsylvania, as Trump team keeps up talk of voter fraud with no evidence; Trump meets with Petraeus, Romney as secretary of state battle heats up; House Democrats demand Chaffetz probe Trump’s finances; The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Monday call to reporters; Auto dealers sound alarm as Tesla pushes for second Virginia store; New evidence finds anomalies in Wisconsin vote, but no conclusive evidence of fraud; The Daily 202: Romney twisting in the wind offers a preview of Trump's reality-show governing style;   The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Trump keeps eye on Romney for State Dept. despite scorn from some loyalists Part of president-elect's base sees Romney as epitome of despised establishment By Philip Rucker and John Wagner  •  Read more » Donald Trump says he wants to help miners. But does Congress? About 12,500 retired coal miners and their families could lose health benefits on Jan. 1 unless Congress acts. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   How to better communicate election forecasts — in one simple chart The unlikely source: a concert hall seating chart. By Justin H. Gross  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Trump camp’s repeated use of dubious sources on voter fraud Dear staff members of the president-elect: Please drop this talking point. We are tired of telling you it is false. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump to name Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary The Republican lawmaker from Georgia, a physician himself, has been a fierce Obamacare critic. By Amy Goldstein and Philip Rucker  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Jill Stein tries to force recount in Pennsylvania, as Trump team keeps up talk of voter fraud with no evidence The Green Party candidate also moved ahead with plans to trigger a recount in Michigan and to try to force a hand recount in Wisconsin. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump meets with Petraeus, Romney as secretary of state battle heats up Heated infighting between president-elect's top advisers over high-level post has been unusually public. By Jerry Markon and Paul Kane  •  Read more »   House Democrats demand Chaffetz probe Trump’s finances Seventeen Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee called on panel Chairman Jason Chaffetz to "begin reviewing [Trump's] financial arrangements in order to identify and protect against conflicts of interest." By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Monday call to reporters On Monday, Trump's team said that no personnel announcements were expected today. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Auto dealers sound alarm as Tesla pushes for second Virginia store The state is to decide by mid-December if the carmaker can sell directly to consumers near Richmond. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   New evidence finds anomalies in Wisconsin vote, but no conclusive evidence of fraud This forensic analysis uses ward-level data — and suggests that a careful audit of the vote would be useful. By Walter R. Mebane, Jr.  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Romney twisting in the wind offers a preview of Trump's reality-show governing style Five Trump leadership traits on display in secretary of state deliberation By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   WorldViews Important stories from around the world, in your inbox daily. 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