Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump's Expected Choice for Treasury Secretary  —  WASHINGTON — Steven Terner Mnuchin, a financier with deep roots on Wall Street and in Hollywood but no government experience, is expected to be named Donald J. Trump's Treasury secretary as soon as Wednesday, sources close to the transition say.

Donnelly Announces He Will Oppose Nomination of Tom Price for HHS Secretary, Cites Medicare Privatization  —  Senator has been staunch supporter of Medicare and vocal opponent of efforts to end Medicare as we know it  —  Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced …

Dem senator: I'll ‘beat the hell out of you’ for burning flag  —  (D-W.Va.) lashed out at flag burning on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump  —  raised the issue.  —  “It's a First Amendment right, but you do it in front of me, I'm going to beat the hell out of you,” Manchin said, according to a Roll Call reporter.

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 …

Elaine Chao tapped to be Trump's Transportation secretary  —  Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao was nominated on Tuesday by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Department of Transportation.  —  Chao ran the Labor Department under the George W. Bush administration.

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 …

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 …

Gingrich calls Trump tweet about vote fraud a big mistake  —  WASHINGTON — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich calls Donald Trump a potentially transformative president.  But he shouldn't have sent out that tweet alleging election fraud.  —  In an interview Tuesday with Capital Download …

The Republican Governor of North Carolina Has Finally Run Out of Options  —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Monday night dismissed the bulk of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory's ballot challenges in the disputed governor's race.  Their ruling, along with a vote difference …

Veterans to Serve as ‘Human Shields’ for Dakota Pipeline Protesters  —  As many as 2,000 veterans planned to gather next week at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota to serve as “human shields” for protesters who have for months clashed with the police over the construction of an oil pipeline, organizers said.

CNN Anchor: Americans Should Wear Hijabs To Show Solidarity With Fearful Muslims [VIDEO]  —  Americans should wear hijabs to show solidarity with Muslim women who fear being attacked for wearing the religious head covering, CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota suggested on Monday …

‘GMA’ Exclusive: Husband of Sherri Papini Speaks Out About His Family's Ordeal  —  The husband of a Sherri Papini, a California mom who went missing for three weeks after allegedly being kidnapped while out for a jog, is speaking out about his family's ordeal in an exclusive statement to “Good Morning America.”

Trump picks Seema Verma to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday morning picked the founder and CEO of a health policy consulting firm, Seema Verma, to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

New York Times subscription growth soars tenfold, adding 132,000, after Trump's win  —  Despite endorsing Hillary Clinton and enduring Donald Trump's repeated criticisms, The New York Times said paid subscriptions online and in print have soared since Election Day.

BREAKING: Republicans block program to register 2 million Illinois voters  —  A vote to override the governor's veto narrowly failed.  —  On Tuesday, the Illinois General Assembly narrowly voted to uphold the governor's veto of a bill that would have automatically registered two million voters across the state.

The Future of the American Center  —  Over the past few decades, party loyalty has been the defining feature of national politics.  Especially in the House but even in the Senate, members deferred to their party leaders.  Congress as a whole deferred to the presidency.