Trump: Cancel Boeing's Air Force One contract  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the cancellation of a Defense Department contract with Boeing to build the next generation of presidential aircraft, decrying the deal as too expensive.  —  “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force …

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 slammed as ‘diplomatic rookie’ by Chinese state media  —  Chinese state media warned the U.S. that “messing up China-U.S. relations won't help ‘make America great again,’” a direct response to President-elect Donald Trump  —  's call with Taiwan's president over the weekend.

Half of Detroit votes may be ineligible for recount  —  One-third of precincts in Wayne County could be disqualified from an unprecedented statewide recount of presidential election results because of problems with ballots.  —  Michigan's largest county voted overwhelmingly …

Secret Service advertised as hot ‘new amenity’ at Trump Tower  —  The U.S. Secret Service is the hot, new “amenity” in the Trump Tower, where desperate brokers are trying to lure well-heeled clients into the building on Fifth Avenue that has served as President-elect Donald Trump's home …

Flynn under fire for fake news  —  As Donald Trump's national security adviser, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will have to advise the president of the veracity of foreign and domestic threats, separating those that require immediate policy action from propaganda or misinformation.

Electors take anti-Trump battle to court  —  Two presidential electors in Colorado are heading to court Tuesday to try and boost their extreme long-shot gambit to stop Donald Trump from officially being elected president when the Electoral College votes on Dec. 19.

Tucker Carlson Drop Kicks Smug College Student Over Trump, Environment...  Ok college students, take a knee.  I know on campus, in your safe space, you hear a lot about Faux News or Fox Noise or whatever the kids are calling it these days.  You may even think you're smarter than Tucker Carlson …

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 …

Tonight, my wife Sheena—the mother of my two boys, and the future First Lady of Missouri—was robbed at gunpoint not far from our home.  —  She is safe—but shaken.  We are grateful for the men and women of law enforcement.  Their response was swift and skilled, and we thank God for their presence tonight.

Middle-Market Woes Inspire Starbucks's Bet on Luxury Coffee  —  As core clientele loses spending power, chain readies push into realm of $12-a-cup java  —  About 25 years ago, Starbucks Corp. decided to become a public company on the bold idea that customers across the country would pay more than $1 for a cup of coffee.

The Democrats' Days of Rage and Denial  —  Their self-delusion in defeat is as predictable as a sunrise.  —  It's not often that “go die in a fire” is given as an option in an ultimatum, but Professor David Faris, writing in The Week, has urged congressional Democrats to grab a torch:

Quote from Clinton concession the most retweeted political tweet of the year  —  's concession speech was the most retweeted political tweet of the year, Twitter announced on Tuesday.  —  The tweet from Clinton's account was retweeted more than 635,000 times as of Tuesday morning.

MERKEL'S U-TURN Angela Merkel calls for Germany BURKA BAN saying ‘the full veil is not appropriate here’ in astonishing U-turn  —  The German Chancellor made the announcement at a party conference having recently declared she will stand for re-election  —  ANGELA Merkel today completed …

Christie's approval hits record low; most say he should have been charged for Bridgegate  —  Gov. Chris Christie is just one point away from tying the record for worst approval rating of any New Jersey governor in memory.  —  And an overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters …

Former Pentagon chief Leon Panetta: Democrats should give Mattis a waiver to be defense secretary  —  Several Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about Congress passing legislation to allow retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis to be secretary of defense so soon after taking off his military uniform.