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 Is Said to Offer National Security Post to Michael Flynn, Retired General  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has offered the post of national security adviser to Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, potentially putting a retired intelligence officer who believes Islamist militancy poses …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Reid: Clinton lost because of ‘Republican operative’ James Comey  —  on Thursday blasted FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being a “Republican operative” who caused Hillary Clinton  —  “It's easy to second-guess what Hillary did.  I love Hillary Clinton, I am sorry she lost.

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.

Memo to the LGBT community: Donald Trump is not your enemy  —  had no sooner delivered his victory speech and my Facebook page — LGBTrump (the largest gays for Trump Facebook page) — was inundated with messages from LGBT Americans fearful that the president-elect would take away their rights.

How Rudolph Giuliani, Possible Cabinet Pick, Made Millions as Ex-Mayor  —  WASHINGTON — It was a golden year for Rudolph W. Giuliani, a mad dash that would take him to 11 countries on four continents, and by the time 2006 was done, earn him $16 million — a princely sum compared with the $7,000 …

‘Me, Myself and My Killfie’ study shows India has suffered nearly 60% of the world's 127 selfie deaths  —  India has lost 25 more people than every other country in the world combined to deaths caused by selfies, according to a new study.  —  At least 127 people worldwide have died since March 2014 …

Obama's Never-Ending Lecture Tour  —  President Obama, who has done less for Europe than any American president since Calvin Coolidge, cannot stop telling Europeans what to do.  As he sets out on his final European tour as president, with his political party back home in a state of near collapse …

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.

House Dems ask Obama to pardon ‘Dreamers’  —  A group of House Democrats petitioned President Barack Obama  —  Thursday to pardon undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children for their immigration violations.  —  Democratic Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Lucille Roybal-Allard of California, and Luis Gutierrez

Lobbyists scoff at Trump's five-year ban  —  K Street quickly cast doubt on the effectiveness of Donald Trump's five-year lobbying ban on transition and administration officials, saying the rule would both deter top talent from joining Trump's team and expand the use of loopholes.

APNEWSBREAK: US RELEASES HAITIANS COMING FROM MEXICO  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A surge in border crossings and a lack of immigration jail space have prompted the federal government to start releasing Haitian immigrants who have been entering the country in large numbers in recent months, backtracking on a pledge to jail the migrants.

John Bolton, Top Contender For Secretary Of State, Calls For Regime Change In Iran  —  The hawkish former diplomat's worldview is at odds with Donald Trump's non-interventionist rhetoric.  —  Foreign Affairs Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON John Bolton, a top candidate to serve …

Justice Thomas Calls Conservatives to Continue Scalia's Work  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says conservatives should make the work of the late Justice Antonin Scalia a “prologue” in the effort to limit the power of the courts and other branches of government.

Obama won't call off anti-Trump protesters  —  President Obama won't try to call off protests against Donald Trump  —  , he said Thursday, ignoring pleas from the president-elect's advisers to denounce the nationwide demonstrations.  —  “I would not advise people who feel strongly …