Conway On Trump Decision Not To Leave ‘The Apprentice’: Obama Played Golf!  —  Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's former campaign manager, on Friday morning defended the President-elect's decision to stay on as an executive producer of NBC's “The Apprentice,” comparing the move to President Obama's time playing golf.

Obama Orders Investigation Into Election-Related Hacking  —  Trump says ‘it could be some guy in his home in New Jersey’  —  Democratic lawmakers and some Republicans plan inquiries  —  President Barack Obama has directed U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct an investigation …

After Repeal  —  It's the opportunity Republicans have been awaiting for six years, which invites the obvious question: Are they going to screw it up?  In January, a united Republican Congress and Republican White House will finally have the ability to dispose of Obamacare, the unpopular and destructive health-insurance law.

Shutdown looms as Senate Dems oppose short-term spending bill  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is urging coal-state Senate Democrats to take “yes for an answer,” as a bloc of Democratic senators continue fighting a short-term government funding measure — raising the real threat …

Report: Megyn Kelly in talks with ABC  —  Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is engaged in talks with ABC, according to a Thursday report.  —  A person familiar with the discussions told Vanity Fair that “ABC has renewed, and perhaps sweetened, its effort to woo Kelly” within the last month.