Politics: Betsy DeVos, Trump’s education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job

Facing the Senate, HHS nominee Price will defend GOP’s health care overhaul; How Donald Trump came up with 'Make America Great Again'; Planned Parenthood could be first casualty of Obamacare repeal efforts; Why Joe Biden was a most unusual — and effective — vice president; Paul Ryan’s claim that for every Planned Parenthood clinic, 20 health centers provide care; Secret Service agrees to pay $24 million in decades-old race-bias case brought by black agents; The Trump Transition: Almost time to trade Trump Tower for the White House; Trump keeps up the fight against John Lewis, saying he was caught in a lie; Pressure mounts on GOP for post-Obamacare plan following CBO report; Why are no senators boycotting the inauguration? National ambition is part of it.; Donald Trump waits in his tower — accessible yet isolated; Former 'Apprentice' contestant sues Trump for defamation for denying alleged groping; Trump literally holds the world's attention in the palm of his hand; After pressure from Bernie Sanders, Puerto Rican independence activist wins commutation;   The most important politics stories today   Melina Mara / The Washington Post Betsy DeVos, Trump's education pick, lauded as bold reformer, called unfit for job Senate education committee is deeply divided over DeVos, who said she looks forward to improving the nation's schools but she sidestepped or stumbled on several issues important to Democrats. By Emma Brown, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Moriah Balingit  •  Education  •  Read more » Facing the Senate, HHS nominee Price will defend GOP’s health care overhaul Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), Donald Trump's nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services Committee, will face members of the Senate Wednesday. By Juliet Eilperin and Amy Goldstein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   How Donald Trump came up with 'Make America Great Again' And how those four words helped make him the nation's 45th president. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Planned Parenthood could be first casualty of Obamacare repeal efforts Abortion rights supporters believe its part of a larger push to restrict reproductive rights By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Why Joe Biden was a most unusual — and effective — vice president Biden was loyal but still his own person. By Joel Goldstein  •  Monkey Cage  •  Read more »   Paul Ryan’s claim that for every Planned Parenthood clinic, 20 health centers provide care Ryan statement is based on assumptions that are too uncertain, and lack context -- earning him Two Pinocchios. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Secret Service agrees to pay $24 million in decades-old race-bias case brought by black agents Agency admits no wrongdoing in the settlement, which was pushed by Obama administration officials as the first black president prepares to leave office. By Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   The Trump Transition: Almost time to trade Trump Tower for the White House The latest on the transition. By Elise Viebeck  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Trump keeps up the fight against John Lewis, saying he was caught in a lie In a television interview, the president-elect opens a second line of attack against the congressman. By John Wagner  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Pressure mounts on GOP for post-Obamacare plan following CBO report The analysis found that 18 million could lose health insurance in the first year without another option. By Juliet Eilperin, Sean Sullivan and Amy Goldstein  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Why are no senators boycotting the inauguration? National ambition is part of it. Even the fiercest liberal lions will attend Friday's ceremonies — while nearly 60 House Democrats won't. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Donald Trump waits in his tower — accessible yet isolated As president-elect, he stays largely ensconced in familiar places with people he knows. By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Former 'Apprentice' contestant sues Trump for defamation for denying alleged groping An attorney for Summer Zervos said she will drop the suit if Trump admits wrongdoing. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Trump literally holds the world's attention in the palm of his hand As a candidate, he used his tweets to dominate the conversation. As he heads to the Oval Office, there's no reason to think his strategy will change. By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   After pressure from Bernie Sanders, Puerto Rican independence activist wins commutation Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has been personally campaigning for the Rivera pardon. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »           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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071