Democrats to give Trump Cabinet picks the Garland treatment  —  Senate Democrats are preparing to put Donald Trump's Cabinet picks through a grinding confirmation process, weighing delay tactics that could eat up weeks of the Senate calendar and hamper his first 100 days in office.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner plan move to DC  — Kushner is expected to play a significant role in the new Trump administration, while Ivanka Trump may take a lead role in managing her father's sprawling business interests  —  (CNN)Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner …

Michael Flynn's tweet wasn't actually about #PizzaGate, but his son is now defending the baseless conspiracy theory  —  This post has been updated.  —  There are so many fake tales floating around about the 2016 election that they appear to be getting confused for one another.

Trump's Threat to the Constitution  —  WASHINGTON — On July 7, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald J. Trump, met privately with House Republicans near the Capitol.  I was present as chief policy director of the House Republican Conference.

Trump adviser on Taiwan call: 'If China doesn't like it, screw ‘em’  —  President-elect Trump slams China on Twitter_00013714.jpg  —  (CNN)Stephen Moore, an economic adviser to Donald Trump, defended the President-elect's recent call with the president of Taiwan, saying in a local radio interview that he didn't care if it upset China.

Trump Chooses Ben Carson to Lead HUD  —  Ben Carson, who took Donald J. Trump on a tour of blighted neighborhoods in Detroit during the presidential campaign, including his boyhood home, has been chosen by Mr. Trump to oversee one of the government's main efforts to lift American cities …

Judge orders immediate start of Michigan recount  —  UPDATE: Clerks scrambling to start Michigan recount by noon Monday  —  A federal judge early Monday morning ordered a recount of Michigan's presidential ballots to begin at noon on Monday, and for the state to “assemble necessary staff …

In an anti-recount filing, Trump's lawyers say the election was ‘not tainted by fraud or mistake’  —  Three leading Republicans were asked over the weekend whether or not they agreed with Donald Trump's tweeted assertion that millions of voters had cast illegal ballots (part of Trump's effort to rebut his popular vote loss).

Rogue electors brief Clinton camp on anti-Trump plan  —  Advocates of the long-shot bid to turn the Electoral College against Donald Trump have been in contact with close allies of Hillary Clinton, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions, but the Clinton camp …

GOP leader declines to back Trump tariff plan  —  House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Monday declined to support President-elect Donald Trump  —  's proposed 35 percent tariff on companies that leave the U.S., warning it could spark a trade war.

Energy Transfer Partners and Sunoco Logistics Partners Respond to the Statement from the Department of the Army  —  DALLAS & NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) and Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) announced that the Administration's statement today …