By picking Tom Price to lead HHS, Trump shows he's absolutely serious about dismantling Obamacare  —  Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), President-elect Donald Trump's pick for health and human services secretary, already has a plan for how to abolish Obamacare.  —  The Washington Post reported late Monday …

Trump calls for jailing, revoking citizenship of flag-burners  —  Burning an American flag should be a crime, President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday morning, punishable by a forfeiture of U.S. citizenship or a year in jail.  —  “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag …

Trump's ‘Thank You Tour’ Said to Start in Ohio on Thursday  —  Aide says the lap through swing states isn't victory tour  —  Republican credited rallies for win over Hillary Clinton  —  President-elect Donald Trump will begin a “Thank You Tour” on Thursday in Cincinnati …

Elaine Chao expected to be Trump's transportation secretary  —  Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao is set to be announced later Tuesday as President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Transportation, multiple sources familiar with the decision confirmed Tuesday morning.

Next Slide  —  More than 14,000 people had been evacuated from Gatlinburg alone, with hundreds of them seeking refuge in emergency shelters.  —  Beason and Hensley, who arrived in East Tennessee a month ago from Mississippi and were staying at the Bedrock Motel, said they left …

GSA's Trump Hotel Lease Debacle  —  As the clock ticks down towards President-elect Donald Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, the window is rapidly closing on the General Services Administration's opportunity to extricate itself from the Trump Organization's lease of the historic Post Office Pavilion.

Gingrich: Jill Stein represents ‘nut wing of American politics’  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich criticized Jill Stein's push for a partial recount of the presidential election on Tuesday, suggesting that the Green Party candidate “represents sort of the nut wing of American politics.”

How Stable Are Democracies?  ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’  —  WASHINGTON — Yascha Mounk is used to being the most pessimistic person in the room.  Mr. Mounk, a lecturer in government at Harvard, has spent the past few years challenging one of the bedrock assumptions of Western politics …

Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election  —  Just a week before the November 8th election, attackers set a church in Greenville, Mississippi, on fire.  The historically black church was targeted in what authorities believe was an act of voter intimidation …

House GOP leader: Repeal ObamaCare now, replace it later  —  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that Republicans could repeal ObamaCare even before they have come up with a replacement.  —  “I don't think you have to wait,” McCarthy told reporters.

House Dems brace for Wednesday's secret ballot  —  House Democrats return to Washington on Tuesday grappling over the best course for the party's future.  —  Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), facing a challenge from Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), is seen as the heavy favorite in elections on Wednesday …

Former Utah Governor Huntsman Considers U.S. Senate Run in 2018  —  Decision depends in part on whether Hatch seeks eighth term  —  Huntsman served Obama administration as ambassador to China  —  Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman said he's weighing a run for the U.S. Senate in 2018 …

Trump and Bloomberg seek to bury the hatchet in lengthy phone call  —  Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg — a self-made billionaire who considered mounting his own third party presidential bid this year but ultimately quelled his own ambitions for fear of helping to elect Donald Trump — phoned the president-elect on Monday.