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.

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” …

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 …

Low Marks for Major Players in 2016 Election - Including the Winner  —  Half of voters are happy Trump won; Democrats take a hard line  —  For most voters, the 2016 presidential campaign was one to forget.  Post-election evaluations of the way that the winning candidate, the parties …

A thought on the Hamilton storm of the weekend:  —  But let me first say that for the last 24 hours I have been focused on one thing, Blake's state championship game.  I didn't even hear about this fuss until lunch today.  Blake's game was a heart wrenching loss that came in overtime play last night.

Record-High 77% of Americans Perceive Nation as Divided  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Seventy-seven percent of Americans, a new high, believe the nation is divided on the most important values, while 21% believe it is united and in agreement.  Over the past 20+ years, the public has tended to perceive …

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 …

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 …

Sanders Urges Supporters: Ditch Identity Politics And Embrace The Working Class  —  In a speech Sunday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) urged attendees to move away from “identity politics” and towards policies aimed at helping the working class.  —  Sanders spoke to a crowd …

ST. LOUIS  • A man being sought as a suspect in the shooting of a St. Louis police officer Sunday night was shot and killed in a shootout with police early Monday.  —  Undercover officers had found the suspect's car abandoned at a parking garage at Laclede's Landing, police said.

Monkey incident sparks clashes in southern Libyan city of Sabha, 16 dead  —  At least 16 people died and 50 were wounded in Libya in four days of clashes between rival factions in the southern city of Sabha, a health official said on Sunday.  —  According to residents and local reports …

Source: Democratic Rep. Gabbard meeting with Trump, talking top jobs in DC  —  Washington (CNN)Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team Monday for a possible top job in the new administration, a source said.

The Daily 202: How Tim Ryan decided to challenge his mentor, Nancy Pelosi, for Democratic leader  —  Tim Ryan, the Ohio congressman challenging Nancy Pelosi, campaigned intensely for Hillary Clinton in his Rust Belt district.  “He will gut you and he will walk over your cold dead body …

French Thatcherite Upends 2017 Race Pledging to Shrink the State  —  Ex-PM knocks out former boss Sarkozy in surprise victory  —  Fillon to face rival Juppe in final primary vote Nov. 27  —  Former Prime Minister Francois Fillon, the new front-runner in France's 2017 presidential election …

Hillary or Blood?  Democrats and Post-Election Angry Mobs  —  It has been difficult to discern exactly what the anti-Trump protesters are protesting.  The election is over.  Donald Trump will be president after Jan. 20.  —  As it turns out, they have five demands, according to CNN.

Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers  —  Apple disbands its router division, reassigns engineers  —  Apple Inc. has disbanded its division that develops wireless routers, another move to try to sharpen the company's focus on consumer products that generate the bulk of its revenue …

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.

Reince Priebus, Normalizer in Chief  —  As Trump's new chief of staff, the lifelong G.O.P. loyalist will have to guide an outsider president and his band of radicals through a city they've pledged to upend.  —  Ten days removed from the still-fresh shock of Donald Trump's election …