Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Donald Trump  —  Dallas — I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president of the United States.  Since the election people have asked me to change my vote based on policy disagreements with Donald J. Trump.

Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste  —  The Pentagon has buried an internal study that exposed $125 billion in administrative waste in its business operations amid fears Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget, according to interviews …

Trump transition official is active on white nationalist social media platform  —  Michael Flynn Jr. hopes to get his father, Trump's pick for national security adviser, to switch to Gab.  —  Michael Flynn Jr.—the son of Trump's pick for national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn …

Donald Trump's Message Sparks Anger in China  —  President-elect's Taiwan call, tweets signal his approach will be more adversarial  —  The verbal confrontation between President-elect Donald Trump and the Chinese government escalated on Monday, as China responded harshly to attacks by Mr. Trump on its economic and security positions.

Biden raises possibility of 2020 presidential bid  —  Vice President Biden on Monday raised the possibility of a presidential bid in 2020.  —  “I am going to run in 2020,” Biden told a group of reporters in the Capitol when asked about his political future.  “What the hell man, anyway.”

Freedom Caucus opposes GOP's Obamacare replacement plan  —  The Republican congressman who made his name as the instigator of John Boehner's ouster last year was set to take the reins of the House Freedom Caucus on Monday night.  —  And first up on Rep. Mark Meadows' to-do list …

Why Pat McCrory Lost and What It Means in Trump's America  —  Pat McCrory's now official defeat in the race for Governor of North Carolina has real implications for the progressive movement nationally in the era of Trump.  —  The dominant reason given for McCrory's defeat will be the unpopularity of HB2 …

Rush: If done right, a gigantic infrastructure stimulus could be popular and an economic boon  —  Via the Blaze.  If you're surprised by this, you need to go back to what he said in September about Ivanka Trump's maternity leave plan. … We've spent 35 years having the “big government versus small government” fight.

Poll: Trump's Carrier deal is wildly popular  —  Donald Trump's first major action as president-elect — the deal he and Vice President-elect Mike Pence struck last week with Carrier Corp. — is earning high marks from American voters, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll shows.

Trump's GOP takeover begins  —  Donald Trump's takeover of the Republican Party is underway.  —  His staffers are lining up to run for offices up and down the ballot.  Loyalists are looking to dislodge state party leaders who are perceived as insufficiently committed to the president-elect.

Donald Trump meets with Al Gore on climate change  — Republicans are critical of the scientific consensus that human activities are exacerbating global climate change  —  Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump met on Monday with Al Gore — one of the most vocal advocates of fighting climate change.

Report buried Trump-related ‘hate crimes’ against white kids  —  MORE FROM:  —  At least 2,000 educators around the country reported racist slurs and other derogatory language leveled against white students in the first days after Donald Trump was elected president.

GW Battleground Poll  —  President-elect Donald Trump and His Proposed Policies  —  Donald Trump's public image has notably improved since winning the presidency in November, according to the latest George Washington University Battleground Poll.  Read the full press release.  —  Previous Editions

Obama to warn against waterboarding as Trump prepares for office  —  President Barack Obama on Tuesday plans to warn against some of the most aggressive counterterrorism strategies, including waterboarding, which President-elect Donald Trump has suggested he may bring back.