‘Hamilton’ Had Some Unscripted Lines for Pence.  Trump Wasn't Happy.  —  “Hamilton,” the hit Broadway musical about colonial rebels shaping the future of an unformed country, took an even more political turn at the end of its performance on Friday night.  —  With Vice President-elect Mike …

Pentagon and intelligence community chiefs have urged Obama to remove the head of the NSA  —  The heads of the Pentagon and the nation's intelligence community have recommended to President Obama that the director of the National Security Agency, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, be removed.

Inside Chris Christie's fall from grace  —  Chris Christie, once one of the Republican Party's brightest stars, was virtually assured a position in a Donald Trump administration.  As one of the first big-name politicians to endorse the Manhattan billionaire, the New Jersey governor had earned Trump's gratitude.

Jeff Sessions as Attorney General: An Insult to Justice  —  In 1986, President Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions, then a United States attorney from Alabama, to be a federal judge.  The Republican-controlled Senate rejected Mr. Sessions out of concern, based on devastating testimony by former colleagues, that he was a racist.

McCain: If Trump Begins Waterboarding He'll Be In Court In ‘A New York Minute’  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said Saturday that he will will push back against President-elect Donald Trump if he tries to implement waterboarding or torture.  —  Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum …

For foreign diplomats, Trump hotel is place to be  —  About 100 foreign diplomats, from Brazil to Turkey, gathered at the Trump International Hotel this week to sip Trump-branded champagne, dine on sliders and hear a sales pitch about the U.S. president-elect's newest hotel.

Protesters in Washington D.C. clash with white nationalists at conference celebrating ‘year of Donald Trump’ (WARNING: GRAPHIC) … A white nationalist conference held at a federal building in Washington, D.C., in celebration of “the year of Donald Trump” ignited violent clashes between protesters …

Students Burst Into Laughter When Corey Lewandowski Says ‘Mexico Will Pay for the Wall’  —  During a Q&A session following a speech at the Oxford Union this week, former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was confronted by one questioner over her belief that Donald Trump is a bigot and liar, and his answer led to mocking laughter.

Trump's big infrastructure plan?  It's a trap.  —  Ronald A. Klain served as assistant to President Obama and oversaw the team implementing the American Recovery and Renewal Act from 2009-2011.  He was an adviser to Hillary Clinton in the 2016 campaign.  The views expressed here are solely his own.

Obama loyalists plot Trump resistance  —  President Barack Obama told his most loyal operatives that they have 10 days to get over their grief.  —  They're already ahead of schedule.  —  In the past week, Obama alumni have planned gatherings at Glascott's Saloon in Chicago (an old campaign haunt) and The Winslow in New York.

Democrats on the brink  —  The American left is in danger of learning precisely the wrong lesson from defeat  —  AGHAST at the defection of millions who voted for Barack Obama in 2012 but for Donald Trump in 2016—notably working-class whites in the Midwest—the left wants the Democratic Party …

Dem: Trump should consider Clinton for UN ambassador  —  to be his ambassador to the United Nations, a Democratic lawmaker says.  —  “President-elect Trump should consider her for the position,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), whose district includes Trump Tower in Manhattan.

A lot of you have asked what we're doing about misinformation, so I wanted to give an update.  —  The bottom line is: we take misinformation seriously.  Our goal is to connect people with the stories they find most meaningful, and we know people want accurate information.

Teen grandson of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis shot dead in Englewood over gym shoes  —  Jovan Wilson, 15-year-old grandson of Rep. Danny Davis and son of Stacey Wilson, was shot and killed Nov. 18, 2016, in his home in Englewood.  (Alyssa Pointer / Chicago Tribune)