Politics: Trump’s pick for national security adviser brings experience and controversy

Judge dashes Merrick Garland’s final, faint hope for a Supreme Court seat; The claim that '99 percent of women have used birth control'; Trump asks Flynn, a fiery general, to be top adviser and plans Romney meeting; Trump plans meeting with former critic Mitt Romney as transition outreach broadens; Trump offers retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser, a person close to the transition says; The president-elect's visitor log: A skateboarder, a boxer and 'Judge Jeanine'; Alito's guideline on issues of Americans' liberties: 'What would Scalia do?'; Trump's embrace of Bannon sparks divisions, angst among Jewish groups; ‘Who knows if Trump is even aware that he has a Secretary of Transportation?’; Oops: Senator congratulates Flynn on Trump appointment that hasn’t happened; Gingrich says he won’t hold Cabinet post under Trump; Petraeus taking 'wait and see' approach on joining the Trump administration; In Maryland, a fight is brewing over cash bail for poor defendants; Rep. Tim Ryan launches long-shot challenge to Pelosi as Democrats struggle with postelection strategy;   The most important politics stories today   Carolyn Kaster / AP Trump's pick for national security adviser brings experience and controversy Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, retired with three stars and a chip on his shoulder. By Greg Miller  •  National Security  •  Read more » Judge dashes Merrick Garland’s final, faint hope for a Supreme Court seat D.C. federal judge dismisses case that argued senators had "created a constitutional crisis" by refusing to take up Garland's nomination. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The claim that '99 percent of women have used birth control' Reproductive rights advocates love to use this claim, but it's problematic. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump asks Flynn, a fiery general, to be top adviser and plans Romney meeting The president-elect expands his outreach to foreign leaders, meeting with Japan's Abe. By Philip Rucker, Karen DeYoung and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump plans meeting with former critic Mitt Romney as transition outreach broadens Romney's name floated as possible secretary of state pick as president-elect prepares for meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. By David Nakamura, Jerry Markon and Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   Trump offers retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser, a person close to the transition says The most influential national security job in the still-forming Trump administration was offered to Michael T. Flynn, according to a person close to the transition who requested anonymity to discuss internal conversations. Flynn is a retired three-star general who helped dismantle insurgent networks in Afghanistan and Iraq but then surprised — and sometimes dismayed — […] By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » The president-elect's visitor log: A skateboarder, a boxer and 'Judge Jeanine' Trump has an eclectic list of guests and callers as he prepares to enter the White House. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Alito's guideline on issues of Americans' liberties: 'What would Scalia do?' Justice warns of "constitutional fault lines" that might come before Supreme Court. By Robert Barnes  •  Courts & Law  •  Read more »   Trump's embrace of Bannon sparks divisions, angst among Jewish groups Some organizations are staying silent and giving the president-elect space, while others are speaking out. By Greg Jaffe  •  Read more »   ‘Who knows if Trump is even aware that he has a Secretary of Transportation?’ But this is Washington, where even statues in the park are said to gossip, so the rumor mill is churning away. By Ashley Halsey III  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Oops: Senator congratulates Flynn on Trump appointment that hasn’t happened Jack Reed released a statement congratulating retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn on his appointment as national security adviser. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Gingrich says he won’t hold Cabinet post under Trump "I want to be free to network across the whole system and look at what we have to do to succeed," Gingrich said. By Lisa Rein and Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Petraeus taking 'wait and see' approach on joining the Trump administration The general is one of the most influential military officers of his generation, but ended his government career as director of the Central Intelligence Agency in November 2012 amid revelations that he had an affair with his biographer. By Dan Lamothe  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   In Maryland, a fight is brewing over cash bail for poor defendants Even before a rules committee recommends changes, judges are releasing more people without bail, bondsmen say. By Ovetta Wiggins  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   Rep. Tim Ryan launches long-shot challenge to Pelosi as Democrats struggle with postelection strategy In a letter Thursday, the Ohio representative tells Democratic lawmakers that last week's elections were a call to "bring a new voice into leadership." 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