Politics: With electoral college vote, Trump’s win is official

Trump team plans for infrastructure ‘task force’ to advance top spending priority; Here’s the real reason Rust Belt cities and towns voted for Trump; Trump meets with Carlos Slim as Mexican leaders seek better relations; White House political director David Simas joins Obama Foundation as CEO; Pennsylvania’s electors, greeted by protesters, vote for Trump; Preparing for 2018, top GOP House outside groups hire manager of successful Senate campaign in Ohio; The full transcript from the Trump transition team's Monday call to reporters; After years on the outside, foes of legal immigration find a louder voice with Trump's election; Rubio reshuffles staff, tapping top campaign aide to replace current chief; The Daily 202: Liberal hypocrisy abounds as electoral college votes;   The most important politics stories today   Jonathan Drake / Reuters With electoral college vote, Trump's win is official Despite protests and pleas from opponents of Donald Trump, there were few defectors. By Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more » Trump team plans for infrastructure ‘task force’ to advance top spending priority The task force would play a critical role in coordinating among government officials and private investors as the new administration prepares to inject hundreds of billions of dollars into projects across the country. By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Here’s the real reason Rust Belt cities and towns voted for Trump A local sociopolitical structure deteriorates, and ideological extremism rushes in to fill the vacuum. By Josh Pacewicz  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Trump meets with Carlos Slim as Mexican leaders seek better relations Adversaries during campaign, the two billionaires had a 'lovely dinner' at Mar-a-Lago. By Philip Rucker, Robert Costa and Joshua Partlow  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   White House political director David Simas joins Obama Foundation as CEO David Simas, who directs the White House's office of political strategy and outreach, will join the Obama Foundation as its CEO By Juliet Eilperin  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Pennsylvania’s electors, greeted by protesters, vote for Trump "I feel like he's unfit to be president, and I'm trying to persuade the electors of that," one protester said. "I'm not optimistic." By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Preparing for 2018, top GOP House outside groups hire manager of successful Senate campaign in Ohio The American Action Network and the Congressional Leadership Fund have hired the campaign manager of Sen. Rob Portman's impressive 2016 victory. By Amber Phillips  •  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 »   ADVERTISEMENT   After years on the outside, foes of legal immigration find a louder voice with Trump's election More than a million foreigners get a green card in the U.S. each year, but some groups want to halve that. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Rubio reshuffles staff, tapping top campaign aide to replace current chief Clint Reed will replace Alberto Martinez. Martinez will serve as a senior adviser. By Sean Sullivan  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Liberal hypocrisy abounds as electoral college votes Electors face threats in quixotic effort to deny Trump the presidency By James Hohmann  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   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