Donald Trump's Transition Team, Or Lack Thereof, Is Causing Real Panic  —  The self-proclaimed government outsider is having trouble finding people to run the government.  —  Senior Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Donald Trump's transition team is nearing a state of stasis …

Twitter suspends alt-right accounts  —  Twitter released a new set of tools on Tuesday that could finally stop the unregulated craziness that happens on Twitter.  The ‘Mute Words’ feature gives the user the ability to mute certain words, phrases, hashtags, emojis, or usernames.

Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry  —  An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval.

Weld calling ‘spoiler’ vote storyline bogus  —  Claims media to blame  —  Former Bay State Gov. William F. Weld disputed claims his Libertarian Party ticket stole Democratic votes handing the White House to Donald Trump, calling the “spoiler” narrative a “canard put out there by the mainstream media.”

As Trump Leaves Press Behind for Steak Dinner, Incoming Admin Already Showing Lack of Transparency  —  Donald Trump Ditches Press, Steps Out for Dinner 0:47  —  In a highly unusual move, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday night left his Manhattan residence without notifying …

There's No Such Thing as a Good Trump Voter  —  People voted for a racist who promised racist outcomes.  They don't deserve your empathy.  —  Donald Trump ran a campaign of racist demagoguery against Muslim Americans, Hispanic immigrants, and black protesters.

Ivanka Trump's company apologizes for hawking interview jewelry  —  A business owned by Ivanka Trump apologized Tuesday for using a major interview to promote a bracelet that costs thousands of dollars.  —  After President-elect Donald Trump  —  and his family were interviewed on …

Ted Cruz Considered by Trump for Attorney General  —  Texas Senator ran unsuccessfully against Trump in primary  —  Trump gave Cruz the name ‘Lyin Ted’ during Republican contest  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to serve as U.S. attorney general …

Carrie Fisher Reveals She Had an Affair With Harrison Ford on Star Wars: ‘It Was So Intense’  —  Carrie Fisher is finally going public with a secret she has guarded closely for 40 years: When she was 19, she and Harrison Ford, then a 33-year-old married father of two, had a whirlwind three-month affair …

Trump Could Face a Nuclear Decision Soon  —  I was the former nuclear missile launch officer who in October appeared in a TV advertisement for Hillary Clinton, saying: “The thought of Donald Trump with nuclear weapons scares me to death.  It should scare everyone.”

Obama: Trump and I ‘could not be more different’  —  In a speech extolling the virtues of democracy in the country credited with inventing it, President Barack Obama said the election of Donald Trump as his successor should serve as a reminder of the importance of the governing values cherished by both the United States and Greece.

Senate Democrats elect Chuck Schumer of New York as new minority leader  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to elect gregarious, hard-charging New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as minority leader for the new Congress.  —  Schumer, who turns 66 next week, will replace 77-year-old Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada.