Politics: Trump’s criticism of intelligence on Russia is dividing Hill GOP

Julian Assange’s claim that there was no Russian involvement in WikiLeaks emails; The Trump Transition: GOP unity, tweets and the SEC; Former Democratic congressman threatens to scramble race for Va. governor; How Julian Assange evolved from pariah to paragon; House panel recommends cutting funding for Planned Parenthood, reigniting old debate; With Obamacare, GOP faces the 'Pottery Barn rule': You break it, you own it; GOP launches long-promised repeal of Obamacare with no full plan to replace it; In farewell to military, Obama urges America to uphold its values; Trump announces additional White House staff; Rand Paul will oppose Republican budget resolution against Obamacare; The full transcript from the Trump transition team's Wednesday call to reporters; GOP congressman plans Russia trip to ‘work with the Duma’; Democrats: Trump will make America sick again; The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit;   The most important politics stories today   Zurab Kurtsikidze / EPA Trump's criticism of intelligence on Russia is dividing Hill GOP The schism could widen as Congress begins probing charges that Russia interfered with the election. By Karoun Demirjian and Greg Miller  •  Read more » Julian Assange’s claim that there was no Russian involvement in WikiLeaks emails The facts we know contradict Assange's assurance, and the situation is much too complex for him to make such a sweeping statement. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   The Trump Transition: GOP unity, tweets and the SEC Where the transition stands. By David Nakamura  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Former Democratic congressman threatens to scramble race for Va. governor Tom Perriello called Lt. Gov. Northam to say he will challenge him for the nomination, people familiar with the conversation said. By Laura Vozzella  •  Virginia Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How Julian Assange evolved from pariah to paragon Once vilified by the right, the founder of WikiLeaks is now seen by some as a hero of transparency. By David Weigel and Joby Warrick  •  Read more »   House panel recommends cutting funding for Planned Parenthood, reigniting old debate Republican lawmakers tried before to strip the group of funding; now they could have a GOP president's support. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   With Obamacare, GOP faces the 'Pottery Barn rule': You break it, you own it Congressional Democrats plan to leave it to Republicans to replace the health-care law — and blame them for the result. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   GOP launches long-promised repeal of Obamacare with no full plan to replace it Republicans say they may need several months to develop a suitable replacement. By Juliet Eilperin, Amy Goldstein and Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   In farewell to military, Obama urges America to uphold its values Much of his message seemed directed at President-elect Donald Trump. By Greg Jaffe  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump announces additional White House staff Former contestant on "The Apprentice" Omarosa Manigault gets a White House job. By David Nakamura  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Rand Paul will oppose Republican budget resolution against Obamacare Paul favors the simultaneous repeal of the ACA and passage of a replacement bill, without adding to the debt. By David Weigel  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The full transcript from the Trump transition team's Wednesday call to reporters The daily update. By Washington Post Staff  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   GOP congressman plans Russia trip to ‘work with the Duma’ "I really can't say that," Dana Rohrabacher said when asked whether he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "It's possible." By Robert Costa  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Democrats: Trump will make America sick again Pelosi and Schumer outlined the new messaging strategy in a memo sent Wednesday to every Democrat on Capitol Hill. By Kelsey Snell  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   The Daily 202: Even when Trump shows backbone, his haters refuse to give him any credit Ethics imbroglio foreshadows challenges for both Democrats and the incoming president 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071