Obama On Russian Hacking: ‘We Need To Take Action.  And We Will’  —  President Obama says the United States will respond to Russian cyber-attacks that the intelligence community has concluded were part of an effort to influence the 2016 presidential election.

News Feed FYI: Addressing Hoaxes and Fake News  —  A few weeks ago we previewed some of the things we're working on to address the issue of fake news and hoaxes.  We're committed to doing our part and today we'd like to share some updates we're testing and starting to roll out.

What gave us Donald Trump is what gave us Dylann Roof.  —  On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump took the stage at his eponymous tower in New York City and announced his bid for the White House.  His message was clear.  “The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everyone else's problems,” Trump said.

Trump Grill Could Be the Worst Restaurant in America  —  And it reveals everything you need to know about our next president.  —  Halfway through a recent late lunch at the Trump Grill—the clubby steakhouse in the lobby of Trump Tower that has recently become famous through …

Trump adviser: Kudlow to be top White House economist  —  Lansing — President-elect Donald Trump plans to appoint CNBC business commentator Larry Kudlow to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a Trump adviser said Thursday.  —  Conservative economist Stephen Moore …

STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS  —  Under current state law, the governor's party controls the state board of elections with a three-to-two majority, and it also controls all 100 county elections boards with a two-to-one majority.  After Republicans took power in 2013 with McCrory's victory …

Swedish towns told to ‘make preparations regarding the threat of war and conflict’ with Russia  —  Sweden's towns and villages have been ordered to make preparations for a possible military attack in the latest sign of the country's growing anxiety at its newly belligerent Russian neighbour.

A 20-year toll: 368 gymnasts allege sexual exploitation  —  INDYSTAR INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT CHILDREN WERE BEING ABUSED IN GYMNASTICS GYMS, BUT NO ONE KNEW HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM WAS.  UNTIL NOW.  —  11,600  —  A 12-year-old gymnast molested by an Olympic coach during “therapy” sessions.

Available to the Highest Bidder: Coffee With Ivanka Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Ozan M. Ozkural, a London-based investment manager, found a creative way to gain one-on-one access to the new first family: He bid nearly $60,000 to have a cup of coffee with Ivanka Trump for a charity event she was hosting.

Trump's 17 cabinet-level picks have more money than a third of American households combined  —  The 17 people who US president-elect Donald Trump has selected for his cabinet or for posts with cabinet rank have well over $9.5 billion in combined wealth, with several positions still unfilled.

The 7 Most Insane Andrew Sullivan Quotes About Obama From That New Republic Interview  —  In the days after the U.S. presidential election, the New Republic convened “five leading historians and political observers” to discuss President Obama's threatened legacy.

Democrats at Crossroads: Win Back Working-Class Whites, or Let Them Go?  —  WASHINGTON — Sounding like a frustrated Cassandra, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. lamented last week that Hillary Clinton had not done enough to reach white working-class voters in the presidential campaign.

Repealing the Affordable Care Act Would Cut Taxes For High Income Households, Raise Taxes For Many Others  —  Repealing the Affordable Care Act would cut taxes significantly for the highest income one percent of US households, according to a new Tax Policy Center analysis.

Trump's Dilemma: Can He Repeal Obamacare Without Killing Medicare?  —  Voters opposed to Obamacare have waited six years for the opportunity to repeal it.  Since the election, Republicans have suggested that it might take as many as three more years to unwind the gears of the Affordable Care Act, especially when it comes to Medicare.

Omarosa joins Trump transition team  —  Another reality television personality has joined Donald Trump's transition team.  —  Omarosa Manigault, a contestant on the first season of the president-elect's show “The Apprentice,” was one of nine new members of the transition's executive committee named Thursday.

Democratic donors call for Clinton campaign post-mortem  —  NEW YORK — When Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine greet the very top fundraisers and donors to their failed campaign at New York's Plaza Hotel on Thursday evening, many of them will have one question in mind: Where's the autopsy?

Scott Baio — Chili Pepper's Wife Physically Attacked Me Over Trump  —  Scott Baio has filed a police report claiming the wife of the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer went nuts on him at a function with their elementary school kids ... physically attacking him over his support of Donald Trump.

Celebrities beg electors to be ‘heroes’ and vote against Trump  —  More On:  —  Celebrities are teaming up to beg Republicans in the Electoral College to vote against President-elect Donald Trump, pledging their “respect” for potential “heroes.”  —  A slew of other has-been and B …