Obama says he may take on Trump  —  President Barack Obama on Sunday started mapping out his vision of Democrats' path back—and all but pledged to be part of it himself.  —  In his fourth press conference in a week of sounding out to Americans and world leaders what he thinks …

Alt-Right Exults in Donald Trump's Election With a Salute: ‘Heil Victory’  —  WASHINGTON — By the time Richard B. Spencer, the leading ideologue of the alt-right movement and the final speaker of the night, rose to address a gathering of his followers on Saturday, the crowd was restless.

Trump to live in White House  —  President-elect Donald Trump will live in the White House, he said Sunday, ending speculation about whether he might opt to stay in New York City and reside in Trump Tower or at one of his other properties.  —  His wife, Melania, and 10-year-old son, Barron …

‘Hamilton’ Duel: Addressing the President-Elect on His Own Blunt Terms  —  “The theater must always be a safe and special place.”  —  When I read that Donald J. Trump had tweeted those words on Saturday morning, my gut response was to wish that the great American playwright Edward Albee …

San Antonio officer shot to death during traffic stop  —  (CNN)A San Antonio police officer was shot to death during a traffic stop Sunday in what the department's chief described as a targeted killing similar to recent police shootings in Dallas, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

A scramble to assess the dangers of President-elect Donald Trump's global business empire  —  Turkey is a nation in crisis, scarred by government crackdowns following a failed coup attempt and on a potential collision course with the West.  It is also home to a valuable revenue stream …

House GOP maps out ambitious start to Trump presidency  —  House Republican leaders, looking to jump-start Donald Trump's presidency, have already begun to map out an ambitious agenda for early next year.  On the early to do-list, according to leadership insiders: repealing a host …

Reince Priebus on Muslim Registry: ‘Not Going to Rule Out Anything’  —  Priebus on Muslim Registry: ‘Not Going to Rule Out Anything’ 1:51  —  Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday on NBC's “Meet The Press” that President-elect Donald Trump's team is not planning …

Christie re-emerges after his falling out with Trump.  But is he back on the inside?  —  He was in.  And then he was out.  And now, he's — well, it's hard to tell exactly where New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands in the intrigue-filled orbit of those who surround the president-elect of the United States.

Kanye West Calls Out Beyoncé and Praises Trump in Onstage Tirade  —  Kanye West likened himself to Donald J. Trump at a concert on Saturday in California before tumbling into a 17-minute, free-associative speech addressing radio programmers, MTV, his friends and collaborators Jay Z and Beyoncé …

Reporter to Obama: Will You Be Like Bush And Not Criticize Your Successor?  ; Obama: I Will If “Necessary”  —  President Obama is asked if he will be like former President George W. Bush and pledge to stay out of politics and not criticize decisions made by his successor.

How Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study  —  Fake News Goes Viral: A Case Study  —  How a misinformed Twitter post the night after the election fueled a nationwide conspiracy theory and became a talking point for a world leader — even as it was being proved false.  —  THE UPSHOT

Richard Rorty's 1998 Book Suggested Election 2016 Was Coming  —  Three days after the presidential election, an astute law professor tweeted a picture of three paragraphs, very slightly condensed, from Richard Rorty's “Achieving Our Country,” published in 1998.

Israeli Ambassador to US Is ‘Looking Forward’ to Working With Steve Bannon  —  Ron Dermer, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, told reporters at Trump Tower on Thursday that he looked forward to working with the Trump administration, including senior adviser Steve Bannon.

Denver elementary school defaced with swastika over the weekend  —  Community comes together with messages of hope  —  DENVER — Neighbors in one Denver neighborhood woke up to a horrible sight this weekend: A swastika, spray-painted on one of the doors of an elementary school in Stapleton.

Michael Flynn, on trip to Russia, said ‘who knows’ whether Syria gas attack was a ‘false flag’  —  (CNN)During a 2015 trip to Russia, Donald Trump's pick to be national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, said he didn't know whether the 2013 sarin gas attack in Syria was conducted …