A company Trump attacked will receive state tax breaks to keep jobs in the U.S.  —  Carrier, the company that changed its plans to shutter a plant in Indianapolis and shift production to Mexico after talks with President-elect Donald Trump, confirmed Wednesday that it would receive financial assistance …

GOP may delay Obamacare replacement for years  —  Prepare for the Obamacare cliff.  —  Congressional Republicans are setting up their own, self-imposed deadline to make good on their vow to replace the Affordable Care Act.  With buy-in from Donald Trump's transition team …

Wall Street Wins Again as Trump Picks Bankers, Billionaires  —  Mnuchin would be third Goldman Treasury secretary since 1990s  —  Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson was feeling happy Wednesday morning.  —  After Donald Trump ridiculed Wall Street on the campaign trail …

Ivanka Trump, climate czar?  —  In September, as Donald Trump railed against the media and sold himself as the candidate of the forgotten man, Ivanka Trump ventured into the lair of the liberal media and power elite that was laughing at her father.  —  She jetted off to Aspen with her husband …

Trump already winning — and he's not even president yet  —  MORE FROM:  —  Donald Trump has come a long way from the “disarray” and “chaos” the media claimed to spy before his transition even got started.  Such a long way that it's fair to say that Trump is having just about the best 24 hours a president-elect could have.

Tired Dem donors feel like their money got burned  —  Democratic donors stung by Hillary Clinton  —  's upset loss in the presidential race feel like they just set their money on fire.  —  The sore feelings are a huge problem for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) …

Christmas Party May Have Triggered San Bernardino Terror Attack: Police  —  One year after the terror attacks in San Bernardino, the ABC News Investigative Unit and Nightline are looking back, revealing never-before-seen photos and videos, and hearing from the first responders …

State board orders recount of 94,000 Durham County votes  —  The Durham County Board of Election chairman told ABC11 a recount could take as long as a week and cost tens of thousands of dollars.

BuzzFeed Targets HGTV Hosts for Attending Christian Church  —  So Buzzfeed reporter Kate Aurthur wrote a post about popular HGTV hosts Chip and Joanne Gaines which informed the world that the Gaineses' have a pastor who is opposed to same-sex marriage.  This post had one purpose and one purpose alone: to harm the couple.

Why Marine Le Pen won't win  —  In France, the protest vote is less attractive now that the Americans and Brits have already pulled the trigger.  —  The British and American press are full of alarm and excitement.  After the triumph of the nationalist populism that swept Donald …

Petraeus would have to notify probation officer if named secretary of State  —  Former Gen. David Petraeus is reportedly one of President-elect Donald Trump  —  's finalists to be secretary of State.  —  If he's chosen, he'll have three days to notify his probation officer.

Ambassador: ‘Mexico is not paying for the wall’  —  gets closer to inauguration day, Mexican leaders are looking to remind him they will not pay for the president-elect's promised wall along the U.S.'s southern border.  —  “We have said time and again Mexico is not paying for the wall,” …

Conway eyes top spot in Trump's outside political operation  —  Kellyanne Conway is considering taking the helm of the external political operation that will support Donald Trump  —  during his tenure as president, according to sources familiar with the private deliberations.

US businesses ramp up hiring after election  —  U.S. businesses added 216,000 jobs in November on better-than-expected hiring by retailers ramping up for the holiday shopping season.  —  Private-sector employers hired the most people since June as businesses remained confident …

Separation anxiety: Trump's management style poses challenges in Oval Office  —  It has proven one of Donald Trump's greatest strengths in building a worldwide luxury brand: An obsessive attention to detail, down to the curtains hanging in hotel rooms and the marble lining the lobby floor.

‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ Gives Fox News Historic Ratings Boost  —  Fox News just made history.  —  According to figures from Nielsen Media Research, Fox averaged 3,283,000 primetime, viewers in November — a 71 percent jump from November 2015 — making it the highest-rated primetime month in 2016.

Intel Officials Believe Russia Spreads Fake News  —  “This is beyond propaganda, that's my understanding.”  —  WASHINGTON — US intelligence officials believe Russia helped disseminate fake and propagandized news as part of a broader effort to influence and undermine the presidential election …

Studies: ‘Magic Mushroom’ Psychedelic Drug May Ease Anxiety, Depression  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The psychedelic drug in “magic mushrooms” can quickly and effectively help treat anxiety and depression in cancer patients, an effect that may last for months, two small studies show.

Doctor, CU professor Michelle Herren under fire for racially-charged Facebook post  —  DENVER — It's the Facebook post Joann Nieto calls “entirely unacceptable.”  —  “I think it's sad,” Nieto said.  —  It depicts a picture of a yelling Michelle Obama with the comment …

Conway asked how she can ‘rationalize’ working for Trump  —  Kellyanne Conway, a top aide to President-elect Donald Trump  —  , pushed back Wednesday at a question from a 17-year-old student about how she can “rationalize” working for someone who faces claims of sexual assault.

Newt Gingrich Mocks Mitt Romney For “Sucking Up” To Donald Trump  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined radio host Laura Ingraham to discuss the Trump transition and his hopes for the Trump administration.  —  NEWT GINGRICH: There's a scene in ‘Pretty Women’ where Richard Gere goes …

Levi Strauss CEO Asks Gun Owners Not to Bring Weapons Into Stores  —  A few weeks after a deeply divisive election campaign might not seem like the most opportune time for a retailer to step into that hottest of debates in America: gun rights.  —  But the tense political climate …

Sheryl Sandberg is donating more than $100 million in Facebook stock to charity  —  Sandberg is also naming her foundation to honor her late husband, Dave Goldberg.  —  Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has transferred roughly $100 million in Facebook stock into a fund specifically intended …

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