Donald Trump Selects Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Senator Jeff Sessions, a conservative from Alabama who became a close adviser after endorsing him early in his campaign, to be the attorney general of the United States …

Trump just took credit for stopping Ford from moving a plant to Mexico.  But it wasn't planning to.  —  President-elect Donald Trump claimed credit on Thursday for keeping a Ford plant in Kentucky from moving to Mexico.  But the company never planned to move the entire plant, only one of its production lines.

President-elect Donald Trump nearing settlement in Trump University fraud case  —  ALBANY — In a complete turnaround from his previous position, President-elect Donald Trump is nearing a settlement of the fraud cases brought in New York and California involving his now defunct for-profit Trump University, the Daily News has learned.

Obama's Days of Reckoning … The morning after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Barack Obama summoned staff members to the Oval Office.  Some were fairly junior and had never been in the room before.  They were sombre, hollowed out, some fighting tears …

Kanye West: I didn't vote but if I did, ‘I would have voted for Trump’  —  (CNN)Could this be a very early campaign stunt?  —  Hip hop superstar Kanye West, who famously declared his intention to run for President in 2020, told a shocked audience in California that he didn't cast a vote …

The Democrats' Real Turnout Problem  —  Barack Obama's two victories created the impression of a strong wind at the back of the Democratic Party.  Its constituencies — the young, the nonwhite, the college educated — were not only growing but were also voting in increasing numbers.

The Right Way to Resist Trump  —  Five years ago, I warned about the risk of a Donald J. Trump presidency.  Most people laughed.  They thought it inconceivable.  —  I was not particularly prescient; I come from Italy, and I had already seen this movie, starring Silvio Berlusconi …

Ivanka Trump, Expected To Run Father's Business, Also Met With Japanese Prime Minister  —  A CNN reporter deleted a tweet on Thursday evening that included a picture of President-elect Donald Trump's meeting with Japan's prime minister — but not before several people noticed that it showed that Trump's daughter Ivanka was in the room.

Michael Flynn's son and chief of staff pushed conspiracy theories, obscene memes online  —  Who is Michael Flynn? Story highlights  — Michael G. Flynn regularly shares conspiracy theories, expletive-filled posts, and racially insensitive sentiments on social media.

GOP could nuke filibuster for Supreme Court nominees  —  Top Senate Republicans are drawing a hard line on the Supreme Court, guaranteeing that no matter what tactics Democrats deploy, they will be forced to swallow Donald Trump's imminent nominee to the high court.

The Trump Family Political Business  —  The left is already teeing this up as a daily target.  Answer: liquidate.  —  One reason 60 million voters elected Donald Trump is because he promised to change Washington's culture of self-dealing, and if he wants to succeed he's going to have to make a sacrifice and lead by example.

Michigan electors cite threats over Trump vote  —  Michael Banerian wants to show that young adults still have faith in the political system, but he said his selection as one of Michigan's 16 Electoral College voters has prompted emails urging him to vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton and even threatening death.