Donald Trump's Transition Team Reshaped  —  Vice President-elect Mike Pence drops lobbyists; former Intelligence panel head Mike Rogers ousted  —  WASHINGTON—Another round of staff changes buffeted President-elect Donald Trump's transition team Tuesday amid resistance from within …

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.

Schumer is next top Senate Democrat, adds Sanders to leadership ranks  —  Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) was elected as the next leader of Senate Democrats on Wednesday, establishing him as one of his party's most senior officials in Washington and Democrats' primary partisan counterweight to a Trump administration.

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 …

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.

Poll finds tempered optimism after Trump victory, but doubts about mandate … Americans emerged from President-elect Donald Trump's surprise victory in last week's election with passionate and polarized reactions, overall expressing tempered optimism about his presidency but unconvinced …

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.

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 …

Want to keep fake news out of your newsfeed?  College professor creates list of sites to avoid  —  During the election, many people fell prey to fake news stories on social media — even the president-elect ended up retweeting fake statistics.  A professor of communication has created a list …

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 …

Lindsey Graham Calls For Senate Investigation Into Whether Russia Hacked DNC  —  A congressional probe may cool Donald Trump's enthusiasm for warmer Russian relations.  —  Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday …

Donald Trump Requests Security Clearance for Son-in-Law Jared Kushner  —  Who is Jared Kushner?  Son-in-Law Has President-Elect Trump's Trust 1:39  —  Donald Trump has taken the unprecedented step of requesting his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, receive top-secret clearance to join …

Progress on addressing online abuse  —  Twitter is the fastest way to see what's happening and what everyone is talking about.  What makes Twitter great is that it's open to everyone and every opinion.  We've seen a growing trend of people taking advantage of that openness and using Twitter to be abusive to others.