Politics: Trump’s Taiwan phone call was long planned, say people who were involved

Trump to nominate Carson to lead U.S. housing, urban policy; That viral graph about millennials’ declining support for democracy? It’s very misleading.; Congress’ rush to finish year-end work could create early headaches for Trump; The Wisconsin recount may have a surprise in store after all; Trump’s misleading numbers about the Carrier deal; Clinton ally David Brock, blasting ‘crisis of competence’ among Democrats, will call for independent party audit; Trump warns of 'retribution' if companies move jobs out of U.S.; Trump expands search for secretary of state beyond Romney and three other finalists; Democrats have lost an entire generation of congressional leaders; The Plum Book is here, for those angling for jobs in Trump’s Washington; Trump dresses as himself for major donor’s Saturday night costume party; What Thomas Hobbes can tell us about Donald Trump and conflicts of interest; Trump's emerging Cabinet is looking less Trumpian than expected; Raw emotions persist as Donald Trump prepares for his presidency;   The most important politics stories today   Staff / AFP/Getty Images Trump's Taiwan phone call was long planned, say people who were involved The historic conversation apparently reflects the views of advisers urging a tough opening line with China. By Anne Gearan, Philip Rucker and Simon Denyer  •  Read more » Trump to nominate Carson to lead U.S. housing, urban policy Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and conservative political celebrity, has never held public office. By Elise Viebeck and Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   That viral graph about millennials’ declining support for democracy? It’s very misleading. The reality is much less dramatic: most young people support democracy. By Erik Voeten  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Congress’ rush to finish year-end work could create early headaches for Trump By Kelsey Snell and Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Wisconsin recount may have a surprise in store after all Which is a more accurate vote counter: humans or computer scanners? By Stephen Ansolabehere, Barry C. Burden, Kenneth R. Mayer and Charles Stewart III  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Trump’s misleading numbers about the Carrier deal In touting his deal with Carrier about shipping jobs to Mexico, Trump exaggerated the jobs saved and the regulations affecting the plant. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Clinton ally David Brock, blasting ‘crisis of competence’ among Democrats, will call for independent party audit By Matea Gold  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump warns of 'retribution' if companies move jobs out of U.S. On Twitter, the president-elect says firms could face a 35 percent tariff on returning goods. By Sean Sullivan and Ylan Q. Mui  •  Read more »   Trump expands search for secretary of state beyond Romney and three other finalists Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman is among the others who might get a look. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Democrats have lost an entire generation of congressional leaders Young aspirants have fallen by the wayside or left as 3 veterans maintain a stranglehold on the top positions. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   The Plum Book is here, for those angling for jobs in Trump’s Washington As of Friday, 65,800 men and women had applied to serve in the Trump administration through the website GreatAgain.gov, transition officials said. By Lisa Rein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump dresses as himself for major donor’s Saturday night costume party Hedge fund magnate Robert Mercer and his wife pumped millions into a pro-Trump super PAC run by their daughter. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   What Thomas Hobbes can tell us about Donald Trump and conflicts of interest The problem: American history has proven Hobbes wrong. By Bruce Peabody  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Trump's emerging Cabinet is looking less Trumpian than expected With a few quirky exceptions, many of the president-elect's picks are within the bounds of orthodox GOP views. By John Wagner and Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Raw emotions persist as Donald Trump prepares for his presidency A Harvard conference and an Ohio rally underscore the divisions after campaign 2016. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. 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