Politics: U.S. intelligence officials say Russian hacks ‘prioritized’ Democrats

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By Greg Miller and Adam Entous  •  National Security  •  Read more » Plato predicted ‘Pizzagate’ (or rather, fake news more generally) Okay, "predicted" might be strong. But he knew that lies could travel far in a democracy. By David Lay Williams  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   The pre-war intelligence on Iraq: Wrong or hyped by the Bush White House? The Trump team faults the CIA for bungling pre-war intelligence, while Nancy Pelosi blames the Bush administration. By Glenn Kessler  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump says he will hand over control of businesses to sons before inauguration Trump has been under significant pressure to step away from his various business interests since winning the election to avoid possible conflicts of interests. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump to name ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson on Tuesday as his pick for secretary of state, despite concerns about his ties to Russia Tillerson's nomination to be the top U.S. diplomat, which was confirmed by a person involved with the transition, likely faces a tough confirmation fight in the Senate as some Republicans have said they are worried about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The president-elect said Monday evening that he would announce his choice on […] By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » House Intel chief demands answers from top spy on conflicting Russian hacking reports The House's intelligence chief is challenging the DNI over reports the CIA and FBI disagreed about Russian hacking allegations. By Karoun Demirjian  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   In Colo., court knocks down electoral college bid to deny presidency to Trump Federal judge: "Part of me thinks this is really a political stunt" against the GOP winner. By Nicholas Riccardi  •  Read more » Wisconsin completes recount, reaffirming Trump’s victory Trump's margin increased narrowly after the recount. By Sean Sullivan  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Dispute over Russia reflects growing Republican resistance to Trump GOP lawmakers are starting to publicly challenge the president-elect on a range of domestic and foreign issues. By Karoun Demirjian, Paul Kane and Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Podesta backs electors’ call for information on Russia hacks The Clinton campaign chairman, whose email was hacked, chides the media for not raising more questions before the election, and endorses security clearances for 10 holdout electors. By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   McConnell announces Senate probe of suspected Russian election interference: ‘The Russians are not our friends’ McConnell said the Senate intelligence panel will investigate Russia's suspected election interference. By Ed O'Keefe and Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Passing the torch: Mikulski says goodbye to the Senate The Maryland icon known for deep ties to generations of constituents gained national acclaim as the longest-serving woman in Congress. By Paul Schwartzman  •  Maryland Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Incoming first lady Melania Trump appears in Maryland county courtroom She has a pending libel lawsuit against Montgomery County blogger and Britain's Daily Mail. By Dan Morse  •  Local  •  Read more »   Trump spokesman says Russia talk coming from people ‘bitter’ Clinton lost "What this is is an attempt to try to de-legitimize President-Elect Trump's win," Jason Miller said on a conference call Monday with reporters. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Monday call to reporters The daily update. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  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. 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