First Draft on Politics: Trump Turns Attention to His Economic and Domestic Policy Posts

View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. Monday, November 21, 2016 [The New York Times] [NYTimes.com/FirstDraft »] [The New York Times] Monday, November 21, 2016 [Donald J. Trump leaving the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey on Sunday.] Donald J. Trump leaving the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey on Sunday. Hilary Swift for The New York Times [Trump Turns Attention to His Economic and Domestic Policy Posts] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Good Monday morning. With [More articles about Thanksgiving.] approaching, the transition team is putting the last touches on President-elect [More articles about Donald J. Trump.]’s national security leadership even as Mr. Trump pivots to his domestic and economic policy cabinet posts. In the meantime, he’s distracting attention from news of his business entanglements with a Twitter war on “Hamilton” and [More articles about the Saturday Night Live.]. Mr. Trump returned to New York City on Sunday night as his transition team looked toward filling in the blanks on the incoming administration’s economic and domestic policy leaders. Mr. Trump, who spent the weekend at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., has not yet finished announcing all of the key members of his national security team. But after a weekend of interviewing potential secretaries of defense and state, the president-elect looked close to making those decisions. “We made a couple of deals,” Mr. Trump, ever the real estate businessman, told reporters Sunday evening. Aides to Mr. Trump have indicated that the president-elect will soon turn his attention to other parts of his cabinet. Transition officials have said their economic and domestic policy teams will be in place by early next week to begin working with the Obama administration on the formal transfer of authority. One thing that could slow the process of vetting candidates and making announcements: Thanksgiving. Mr. Trump will spend the holiday in Florida, most likely at his Mar-a-Lago resort, The Tampa Bay Times reported.  ADVERTISEMENT  [Trump Towers Pune in Pune, India.] Ayesha Venkataraman [Indian Business Partners Look to Exploit Their Ties to Donald Trump] By AYESHA VENKATARAMAN, ELLEN BARRY AND ERIC LIPTON A meeting last week with Indian developers highlights the potential for conflict stemming from the president-elect’s commercial activities and his role as president. [Donald Trump greeted a parade of would-be officials in his administration at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., over the weekend.] Hilary Swift for The New York Times [Staid Process Turns Into Spectacle as Aspirants Parade to Trump’s Door] By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT AND MICHAEL D. SHEAR President-elect Donald J. Trump hinted strongly that he was considering picking James N. Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general, to be defense secretary. [Donald J. Trump with his son Barron and his wife, Melania, early on Nov. 9 at Mr. Trump’s election night party in New York.] Eric Thayer for The New York Times [Melania and Barron Trump Won’t Immediately Move to White House] By MAGGIE HABERMAN They will remain in New York for at least another six months after the inauguration, transition officials said, out of concern for uprooting him in the middle of the school year. [President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, center, at a welcome ceremony earlier this month in Karaj, just west of Tehran, has said that his country will remain committed to a nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers.] Office of the Iranian Presidency, via Associated Press Memo From Tehran [Trump, Though Critical of Nuclear Deal, Could Offer Opportunities for Iran] By THOMAS ERDBRINK Many analysts point to Donald J. Trump’s remarks that the United States should stop backing rebels in Syria, whose president is an ally of Tehran’s. [Richard B. Spencer, a leader of the far right, addressing a conference on Saturday in Washington.] [White Nationalists Celebrate ‘an Awakening’ After Trump’s Victory] By ALAN RAPPEPORT AND NOAH WEILAND Hundreds of members of an extremist movement, feeling surprised but validated, gathered in Washington to herald a moment of political ascendance. [Vice President-elect Mike Pence leaving a performance of “Hamilton” in New York City on Friday night.] [‘Hamilton’ Cast’s Appeal to Pence Ignites Showdown With Trump] By PATRICK HEALY Donald J. Trump took to Twitter to demand an apology from the cast of “Hamilton,” which addressed Vice President-elect Mike Pence after a performance on Friday.  [Students marching along the National Mall in Washington during a protest against President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday.] Carlos Barria/Reuters [Obama May Jump Into Fray as Democrats Counter Trump] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND THOMAS KAPLAN The president has vowed to refrain from criticism during the transition, but he has made it clear that he will not remain silent if Mr. Trump tries to undo his achievements. [Justin Babar, seated at center, said he voted for Donald J. Trump as a protest against Hillary Clinton.] Ben Brewer for The New York Times [Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn’t Vote — and Don’t Regret It] By SABRINA TAVERNISE As Democrats pick through the wreckage of the campaign, one lesson is clear: The election was notable as much for the people who did not show up, as for those who did. [Census taking in the Dakotas sometime in the 1880s. The Dakota Territory was divided into two states, worth twice the political power.] David Francis Barry, via Library of Congress Political Calculus [As American as Apple Pie? The Rural Vote’s Outsize Slice of Power] By EMILY BADGER Rural America, even as it decries its economic weakness, has retained electoral strength beyond its numbers. [Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, at a rally in Durham, N.C., in October. He cultivated an unpretentious image during the campaign.] Travis Dove for The New York Times [Tim Kaine Readily Moves Out of Spotlight: ‘This Is More Me’] By MATT FLEGENHEIMER AND THOMAS KAPLAN His vice-presidential bid over, the Virginia senator sees himself as part of “the only emergency brake” on the Trump train. He doesn’t miss the entourage. Stay tuned throughout the day: Follow us on Twitter [@NYTPolitics] and on [Facebook] for [First Draft updates]. 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