Politics: Trump’s huge transition will start with his tight inner circle

12 Trump promises and how he could fulfill them; How voters who heavily supported Obama switched over to Trump; The alt-right supported Trump. Now its members want him to satisfy their demands.; President Trump's Justice Dept. could see less scrutiny of police, more surveillance of Muslims; Trump's lawyers seek to delay fraud case — until after he is sworn into office; 'Not my president': Thousands protest Trump in rallies across the U.S.; Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says; Trump's win exposes Obama's struggle to speak to the entire nation; ‘The wall is going to get built': Immigration hard-liner joins Trump transition; Trump campaign staff redirects, then restores, mention of Muslim ban from website; Donald Trump spent more time in the states that handed him the presidency; How much did polls miss the mark on Trump — and why?; The Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead, Schumer tells labor leaders;   The most important politics stories today   Alex Brandon / AP Trump's huge transition will start with his tight inner circle The president-elect must master policy details quickly and determine others' loyalty to him. By Marc Fisher  •  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 »   How voters who heavily supported Obama switched over to Trump 'We need a change in everything,' said a Wisconsin retiree who had cast his first vote for a GOP presidential candidate. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   The alt-right supported Trump. Now its members want him to satisfy their demands. Leading voices of the far right, including white supremacists, are elated with Trump's election. Now they want him to satisfy their pent-up demands, complicating his pledge to unite the country. By Kevin Sullivan and Peter Holley  •  National  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   President Trump's Justice Dept. could see less scrutiny of police, more surveillance of Muslims The department is likely to be whipsawed from the Obama years. By Matt Zapotosky, Wesley Lowery and Mark Berman  •  National Security  •  Read more »   Trump's lawyers seek to delay fraud case — until after he is sworn into office Attorneys for president-elect seek to push back Nov. 28 Trump University trial because he needs to get 'up to speed' on new job. By Roxana Popescu and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   'Not my president': Thousands protest Trump in rallies across the U.S. Police said they arrested at least 100 people nationwide during the rallies. By Matea Gold, Kari Lydersen and Mark Berman  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says A Trump campaign official repeated denials that exchanges occurred between the now-president-elect and the Kremlin. By David Filipov and Andrew Roth  •  Europe  •  Read more »   Trump's win exposes Obama's struggle to speak to the entire nation The president worried about the disconnect with rural voters but could not bridge it. By Greg Jaffe and Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘The wall is going to get built': Immigration hard-liner joins Trump transition The Kansas secretary of state has been described by critics as an "anti-immigrant zealot" and a favorite of "far-right nativists." By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump campaign staff redirects, then restores, mention of Muslim ban from website The proposal to temporarily ban Muslim immigration was one of the most divisive and controversial policy ideas of his campaign. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Donald Trump spent more time in the states that handed him the presidency . . . and nearly everywhere else. By Philip Bump  •  The Fix  •  Read more »   How much did polls miss the mark on Trump — and why? The vast majority of polls were close to the result — but they tended to miss in one direction By Scott Clement  •  The Fix  •  Read more »   The Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead, Schumer tells labor leaders President Obama's signature global trade deal had been on life support for months, and Donald Trump's triumph in the presidential race cemented its fate. By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe and Ana Swanson  •  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