Intelligence figures fear Trump reprisals over assessment of Russia election role  —  Legislators overseeing the CIA and other intelligence agencies have told the Guardian they will be vigilant about reprisals from Donald Trump over an internal assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to ensure Trump's victory.

Bolton questions if Russian hacks were ‘false flag’  —  's State Department, questioned reports of Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election.  —  “It is not at all clear to me, just viewing this from the outside, that this hacking into the DNC and the RNC was not a false flag operation …

Palin: ‘I can keep an eye’ on Russia  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tweeted Sunday about a secret CIA report that determined Russia intervened in the U.S. presidential election to help Donald Trump  —  win.  —  “Russia's getting out of hand?  So says the defeated,” Palin tweeted, appearing to question the CIA report.

Democrats fear another Trump trouncing  —  As Donald Trump's inauguration draws near, Democrats fear they remain woefully unprepared to fight the new president's agenda.  —  The party loses its standard-bearer once President Barack Obama leaves office, and the Democratic National Committee …

The Faithless-Elector Fantasy Is Fun, but It's Just a Fantasy  —  When it comes to faithless electors, I wrote the book—literally.  —  Okay, it was a novel, and a satirical one at that.  But I did immerse myself in the law, and the lore, of the Electoral College, and the potential for …

Israel's prime minister welcomes Trump presidency  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells 60 Minutes Israel has never been in a better place; part of his optimism relates to the election of Trump  —  The following is a script from “Benjamin Netanyahu,” which aired on Dec. 11, 2016.

Trump to inherit state-run TV network with expanded reach  —  President-elect Donald Trump is about to inherit a newly empowered Voice of America that some officials fear could serve as an unfettered propaganda arm for the former reality TV star who has flirted for years with launching his own network.

Who will survive in Trump's reality show?  —  Live!  All day and all night on your big screen comes the opening drama of the Trump presidency, with a cast of love-them-or-hate-them characters.  —  This reality television show will be set on Capitol Hill as President Trump's cabinet nominees fight …

In Donald McGahn, Donald Trump Gets a Combative White House Counsel  —  WASHINGTON — In a town filled with button-down lawyers, Donald F. McGahn II has always been an iconoclast bent on shaking things up.  —  Mr. McGahn, Donald J. Trump's pick for White House counsel …

After Aleppo, Syria's Assad still far from regaining his state  —  When President Bashar al-Assad turns from the wreckage of Aleppo to assert his authority across a fractured Syria, it will be as a figure who is virtually unassailable by rebels, but still faces great challenges in restoring the power of his state.

Christie turned down several jobs in Trump administration, sources say  —  TRENTON — President-elect Donald Trump offered Gov. Chris Christie numerous positions in his incoming administration, but the New Jersey governor turned them down, two sources with knowledge of Trump's transition efforts told NJ Advance Media.