The real problem with the ‘Hamilton’ shout-out to Pence  —  Brandon Victor Dixon's remarks Friday night came from a good place.  But they also yet again revealed the peculiar failure of liberal America to practice the empathy it preaches.  —  The actor who plays Aaron Burr in “Hamilton” …

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 has a plan for government workers.  They're not going to like it.  —  President-elect Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are drawing up plans to take on the government bureaucracy they have long railed against, by eroding job protections and grinding down benefits …

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.

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 …

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 …

Poll: Trump's popularity soars after election  —  Donald Trump's popularity is rising in the days since his election, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll of registered voters.  —  Forty-six percent of voters now have a very favorable or somewhat favorable opinion of the president-elect.

Elizabeth Warren fills the Democratic void  —  In the days since Hillary Clinton's stunning electoral defeat to Donald Trump, the vacuum she left atop the Democratic Party hasn't gone unfilled.  —  Elizabeth Warren has moved aggressively to occupy the space, a timely reminder to the party …

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 …

Self-driving car startup nuTonomy will begin testing its cars in Boston soon  —  NuTonomy is already running a commercial pilot program in Singapore.  —  NuTonomy, a self-driving car startup spun out of MIT and based in Cambridge, Mass., will soon begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Boston.

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.