Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote  —  In its first show of public support for efforts questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump's victory, Hillary Clinton's campaign said it is supporting a request by members of the Electoral College for an intelligence briefing …

Trump Said to Postpone Announcement on Future of His Businesses  —  President-elect was set to outline his plans on Dec. 15  —  Transition officials say Trump focused on cabinet selections  —  President-elect Donald Trump is postponing until next month a previously announced news conference …

McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe  —  GOP leaders caution against casting doubt on election outcome  —  The two top Republicans in Congress offered strong support for the intelligence community Monday, in sharp contrast to President-elect Donald Trump's attack …

Wisconsin recount confirms Trump's win  —  The results of the Wisconsin recount were finalized Monday, reaffirming Donald Trump  —  's victory in the traditionally blue state.  —  The Associated Press reported Monday afternoon that Trump actually picked up 162 additional votes …

McCain Calls Russian Hacking a ‘Form of Warfare’  —  John McCain says there is no doubt about Russian hacking, which he called “warfare.”  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump formally names John F. Kelly, a retired Marine general, as secretary of homeland security.

Donald Trump Interviewed Mitt Romney to ‘Torture’ Him, Roger Stone Says  —  Donald Trump's long-time but informal adviser Roger Stone says the Secretary of State job was dangled in front of Mitt Romney in order to “torture” him for previously opposing the president-elect.

Sam Venable: Santa grants a final wish  —  Eric Schmitt-Matzen looks every bit the part of Santa Claus.  —  His 6-foot frame carries 310 pounds, leaving “just enough of a lap for the kids to sit on,” he says with a gentle Kringley chuckle right out of Central Casting.  —  No fake facial fuzz for this guy.

Did Trump Make a Tactical Error?  —  RUSH: One of the things that Trump did was he took some shots at the intelligence community in his initial reaction to this.  —  And that may be — and I'm not totally decided yet on this, but that may be his first big mistake.

McConnell, Warning of ‘Dangerous’ Debt, Wants Tax Cut Offsets  —  Senate leader also opposes $1 trillion infrastructure stimulus  —  Deficit hawks have warned Trump's proposals would add to debt  —  President-elect Donald Trump's race to enact the biggest tax cuts since the 1980s went under …

Pre-existing Conditions and Medical Underwriting in the Individual Insurance Market Prior to the ACA  —  Before private insurance market rules in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect in 2014, health insurance sold in the individual market in most states was medically underwritten.1 …

Traders scheme to cash in on Trump tweets  —  NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump issued a single tweet blasting defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.  By lunchtime, he had wiped $4 billion off the company's market value.  —  Wall Street traders began dumping …

China flies nuclear bomber over South China Sea to ‘send a message’ to Donald Trump  —  China flew a nuclear-capable bomber outside its borders in a show of force less than a week before US President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with the president of Taiwan, it has been reported.

W.Va. official who lost job over racist Michelle Obama remark quietly reinstated  —  A West Virginia government employee who was removed from her position for a Facebook post referring to first lady Michelle Obama  —  as an “ape in heels” will get her job back, according to recent reports.

Letters about Japanese internment weren't ‘civil, fact-based discourse’  —  Tule Lake, which held nearly 19,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, is now maintained by the National Park Service.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)  —  Many Times readers have taken issue with two letters …

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez Is Said to Plan Run to Lead D.N.C.  —  WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez has told three senior Democrats that he intends to run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, challenging the front-running candidate, Representative Keith Ellison …

House Benghazi committee files final report and shuts down  —  WASHINGTON — The special congressional investigation into the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi is officially over now that the panel filed its final report the day before the House adjourned for the year.