Evening Edition: After purge, Trump tweets transition going ‘smoothly’

Trump dumps his press pool again, raising flags about future access; The tragic arc of Chris Christie; Who's who in the running for Trump's top Cabinet spots ; I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind.; Anti-Trump demonstrators say protests are 'a taste of things to come'; Nonvoters are mad at the election. If only there were something they could have done!; To understand the Trump presidency, we must decipher Ivanka; Minn. officer charged in fatal shooting of Philando Castile in incident streamed on Facebook; Hezbollah has U.S. personnel carriers; Presidential scandal shows 'Korean disease' of corruption is far from cured; Obama administration cancels oil and gas leases on Blackfeet tribe’s sacred grounds; She believed in a country of kindness. Would Trump's win change her view? ; The troubled lives of Secret Service agents; Christmas could deliver huge business for these tiny toys; The 'Gilmore Girls' revival is far from perfect. Luckily for Netflix, fans won't care.;   The day's most important stories   After purge, Trump tweets transition going 'smoothly' President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to push back against news coverage suggesting that his transition to power is in chaos. Trump also denied reports that his transition team has sought security clearances for his children. By Jerry Markon, Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller  •  Read more » Trump dumps his press pool again, raising flags about future access On Tuesday night, reporters were led to believe by his staff that he had retired for the night — only to learn that he was at dinner with his family at a NYC restaurant. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   The tragic arc of Chris Christie The story of the New Jersey governor has all the elements of great drama — rises and falls, unpredictability and, at its heart, a tragic figure. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Who's who in the running for Trump's top Cabinet spots As names trickle in for who will take the top posts in the Trump administration, here is the latest on the contenders — from rumored to named — for the closest advisers to the president-elect. By The Washington Post  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind. OP-ED | Cohen, who served as counselor of the State Department from 2007 to 2009, explains in detail the events that led to his about-face in dealing with the Trump transition team. By Eliot A. Cohen  •  Read more »   Anti-Trump demonstrators say protests are 'a taste of things to come' Many of the demonstrators say they didn't vote for Hillary Clinton. Here's why they're protesting. By Abigail Hauslohner and Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Nonvoters are mad at the election. If only there were something they could have done! A look at how Americans feel, post-2016. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   To understand the Trump presidency, we must decipher Ivanka And good luck with that. By Monica Hesse  •  Read more »   Minn. officer charged in fatal shooting of Philando Castile in incident streamed on Facebook The officer is charged with manslaughter and endangering the life of Castile's girlfriend, who streamed the aftermath on Facebook Live, and that of her 4-year-old daughter. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Hezbollah has U.S. personnel carriers The M113 vehicles seen in video of a parade appear to be an older variant that U.S. officials suspect came from the disintegration of the Southern Lebanese Army. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Presidential scandal shows 'Korean disease' of corruption is far from cured Park Geun-hye will be South Korea's first incumbent president to be grilled by prosecutors as they investigate her role in an influence-peddling scandal centered around a friend of 40 years. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Obama administration cancels oil and gas leases on Blackfeet tribe’s sacred grounds The Interior Department is preparing this morning to announce a settlement with Devon Energy for the cancellation of leases in Montana for oil and gas drilling on lands considered sacred by the Blackfeet Tribe. By Steven Mufson and Brady Dennis  •  Read more »   She believed in a country of kindness. Would Trump's win change her view? Cathy Mousseau, a Midwestern Methodist, saw America the way she saw herself: not without sin but always trying to be better and more generous. But after the election, she found herself trying to decide how to respond. By Stephanie McCrummen  •  Read more »   The troubled lives of Secret Service agents Agents' annual pay, including overtime, is capped at $160,300. But during presidential campaign years they can easily work far more time than covered by that amount. That's dedication to mission. But it also can wreck home life and lead to burn-out. By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  Read more »   Christmas could deliver huge business for these tiny toys With an ultra-low price tag and a trove of "snackable" YouTube videos, the Shopkins line of collectibles marketed to young girls has exploded in just two years to rival the likes of My Little Pony and American Girl. By Sarah Halzack  •  Read more »   The 'Gilmore Girls' revival is far from perfect. Luckily for Netflix, fans won't care. The series is the perfect amount of time before the famously sparkling dialogue and wacky plotlines start to drag — and characters' flaws go from endearing to irritating. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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