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But Trump won’t find it easy.; Texas state booklet misleads women on abortions and their risk of breast cancer; Trump praises Tillerson’s relationships with foreign leaders ‘we don't get along with’; Labor Secretary Tom Perez will join race to run DNC; Congress can't decide how to probe charges Russia aimed to help Trump; Trump names senior policy adviser, expanding White House team; Obama, paying tribute to Biden and bipartisanship, signs 21st Century Cures Act Tuesday; The Trump Promise Tracker; For Trump critics, an 'UnNaugural' concert; The full transcript from the Trump transition team's Tuesday call to reporters; Manchin to stay in the Senate despite Cabinet speculation; ‘We can’t have a situation where Flint is always next': How one Democrat got a GOP Congress to help his home town;   The most important politics stories today   Daniel Kramer / Reuters Trump wasn't happy with his State Department finalists. Then he heard a new name. The surprise choice of Rex Tillerson shows the unorthodox leadership style of a president-elect who has never worked in government. By Michael Kranish, Anne Gearan, Dan Balz and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Advocates push new senators to add people of color to their senior staff diversity, senate, discrimination By Janell Ross  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Pence plays role of Trump's ambassador to nervous Republicans Pence reassures Republicans the new administration will pursue a conservative agenda. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Sometimes presidential rhetoric can boost the economy. But Trump won’t find it easy. Rhetoric alone can't prevent a recession. By Kara Alaimo  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Texas state booklet misleads women on abortions and their risk of breast cancer An informed consent booklet published by the state of Texas creates a misleading impression about abortions and the risk of breast cancer. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump praises Tillerson’s relationships with foreign leaders ‘we don't get along with’ The president-elected spoke in Wisconsin, the latest stop on a "thank you" tour. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Labor Secretary Tom Perez will join race to run DNC He becomes the first serious challenger to Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Congress can't decide how to probe charges Russia aimed to help Trump Senior Republicans want to channel any investigation through the House and Senate intelligence committees, over which they have greater control. But some Democrats are pushing the formation of an independent body of outsiders modeled on the Sept. 11 commission. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump names senior policy adviser, expanding White House team Stephen Miller, a former Senate aide to Attorney General-designee Jeff Sessions, joined Trump's campaign in a similar role in January. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama, paying tribute to Biden and bipartisanship, signs 21st Century Cures Act Tuesday During an emotional White House ceremony on Tuesday, President Obama signed legislation that aims to increase funding for medical research and speed the development and approval of experimental treatments. By Juliet Eilperin and Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Trump Promise Tracker Donald Trump made 60 key promises during the 2016 campaign. We will track his progress during his presidency. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   For Trump critics, an 'UnNaugural' concert Md. state Sen. Cheryl Kagan created the Jan. 20 event to raise money for progressive causes and as an opportunity for "healing and inspiration." By Josh Hicks  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The full transcript from the Trump transition team's Tuesday call to reporters The daily update. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Manchin to stay in the Senate despite Cabinet speculation The announcement supports reporting by The Post and other news outlets that Trump has picked former Texas governor Rick Perry as energy secretary. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ‘We can’t have a situation where Flint is always next': How one Democrat got a GOP Congress to help his home town 'I feel very strongly about places like Flint, poor communities, especially a lot of them which are majority-minority communities. They need somebody to speak up for them. That's what I do.' 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