TRUMP: I'm a ‘smart person,’ don't need intelligence briefings every single day  —  President-elect Donald Trump brushed off concerns that he's not participating in the traditional daily intelligence and national security briefings that presidents hold every day.

Trump Says Democrats Made Up Russian Hacking As An ‘Excuse’ For His ‘Major Landslide Victory’  —  President-elect Donald Trump dismissed reports that the CIA has concluded Russia interfered in the U.S. election, arguing that Democrats had conjured the story to account for their “massive” election loss.

Trump vs. Congress on Russian hacking  —  Influential senators from both parties amplified calls for an independent investigation of Russian meddling in the U.S. election, setting up a clash with President-elect Donald Trump over U.S. policy toward Russia and potentially his pick for secretary of state.

Rand Paul threatens to block Bolton nomination  —  Sen. Rand Paul is threatening to block President-elect Donald Trump's likely pick of John Bolton as the No. 2 in the State Department.  —  The Kentucky Republican, who serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, could stop …