Politics: Obama administration is close to announcing measures to punish Russia for election interference

What does Putin really want? Trump’s presidency will show us.; Trump Tower briefly evacuated because of suspicious package that didn’t pose a threat; Obama, Japan's Abe make somber visit to Pearl Harbor 75 years after surprise attack; Trump names his longtime business lawyer Jason Greenblatt to an administration position; Montana governor, legislators condemn plans for white-nationalist march; Trump names Bush administration veteran Thomas Bossert to White House homeland security post; Professor keeps job after ‘white genocide’ tweet, but conservative media continues to go after liberal targets; On Twitter, Trump defends foundation, ignores legal controversy surrounding it;   The most important politics stories today   Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Obama administration is close to announcing measures to punish Russia for election interference A package that would include sanctions and covert action is being finalized. By Ellen Nakashima  •  National Security  •  Read more » What does Putin really want? Trump’s presidency will show us. Here's how. By Yuval Weber  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Trump Tower briefly evacuated because of suspicious package that didn’t pose a threat The president-elect, who is spending the holidays in Florida, was not in the New York City building. By John Wagner and Mark Berman  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Obama, Japan's Abe make somber visit to Pearl Harbor 75 years after surprise attack Commemoration at the memorial to dead American service members is the first by a Japanese leader. By Brittany Lyte and David Nakamura  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump names his longtime business lawyer Jason Greenblatt to an administration position The president-elect created a new position of special representative for international negotiations. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Montana governor, legislators condemn plans for white-nationalist march At issue is a plan for a white-nationalist march in Whitefish, the town that's become home to alt-right movement writer and activist Richard Spencer. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump names Bush administration veteran Thomas Bossert to White House homeland security post Bossert will work beside retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Trump's pick for national security adviser. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Professor keeps job after ‘white genocide’ tweet, but conservative media continues to go after liberal targets The surprise defeat of Hillary Clinton has thrown the conservative media, which grew massively during the Obama years, into an experimental mode. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   On Twitter, Trump defends foundation, ignores legal controversy surrounding it The president-elect says the media has not reported on his generosity, but he makes no mention of self-dealing allegations. By David A. Fahrenthold and John Wagner  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   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