Electoral College: Where the vote stands  —  leads in the Electoral College vote so far, as electors head to their state capitols to confirm Trump's victory.  —  As of 4:10 p.m. ET, 268 electoral votes had been cast for Trump, compared with 160 for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton

Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara  —  ISTANBUL — Russia's ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting “God is great!” and “don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria!” in what Russia called a terrorist attack.

Gov. Pat McCrory calls for special legislative session to repeal HB2  —  Following a surprise move by the Charlotte City Council, Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday he would call a special session to consider repeal of House Bill 2.  —  The governor's statement came in a rapidly unfolding series …

GOP Rep's Vision Of Post-ACA World: You Wait To Treat Your Kid's Broken Arm  —  A Republican congressman outlined the way he would like to see the health care system operate if Obamacare is repealed, as GOP lawmakers are promising.  It is a brave new world in which parents would wait …

Tom Arnold says he's got recordings of Trump using racial slurs and calling son a ‘retard’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Comedian Tom Arnold says he's got recordings of Donald Trump using racial slurs and making other offensive statements — and he said hundreds of people have heard them.

Trump private security force ‘playing with fire’  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — President-elect Donald Trump has continued employing a private security and intelligence team at his victory rallies, and he is expected to keep at least some members of the team after he becomes president, according to people familiar with the plans.

Under political pressure, Kuwait cancels major event at Four Seasons, switches to Trump's D.C. hotel  —  After Election Day, everything changed.  —  By Judd Legum and Kira Lerner  —  The Embassy of Kuwait allegedly cancelled a contract with a Washington, D.C. hotel days after the presidential election …

Lorry ploughs into German market, killing one person  —  One person has died and several have been injured as a lorry ploughed into a Christmas market in central Berlin, police say.  —  Police now say they suspect it was a deliberate attack.  Video footage from the scene shows stalls knocked …

Bill Clinton: Trump knows how to get ‘angry, white men to vote for him’  —  President-elect Donald Trump “doesn't know much,” former President Bill Clinton told a local newspaper earlier this month, but “one thing he does know is how to get angry, white men to vote for him.”

Chief Justice John Roberts Denies Plea To Force Senate Action On Merrick Garland  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has denied a lawyer's bid to get the Supreme Court to force the Senate to consider the high court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland.

Trump's Budget Director Pick Spoke at a John Birch Society Event  —  Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), the ultra-conservative congressman tapped by Donald Trump to run the Office of Management and Budget, recently accepted a speaking invitation from the notorious John Birch Society …

“Merry Christmas” vs. “Happy Holidays”: Republicans and Democrats are Polar Opposites  —  “MERRY CHRISTMAS” VS. “HAPPY HOLIDAYS”  —  As the country becomes more diverse and less religiously affiliated, Americans are divided over whether it is more appropriate for stores and businesses …

In Poland, a window on what happens when populists come to power  —  WARSAW — The Law and Justice Party rode to power on a pledge to drain the swamp of Polish politics and roll back the legacy of the previous administration.  One year later, its patriotic revolution, the party proclaims …

A dad was awakened by his toddler's crying.  He found a stranger holding her in the living room.  —  Around 2:30 a.m. last Thursday, a father in Tempe, Ariz., awoke to the sounds of his 2-year-old daughter crying, so he left his bedroom to check on her.  —  In his living room …

Megyn Kelly: ‘Fox was not without sin’ in 2016 campaign coverage  —  In the tour for her new book “Settle For More,” Fox News host Megyn Kelly has spoken at length about a certain progression over her career.  After claiming that she was sexually harassed in the mid-2000s by Fox News chief Roger Ailes …

Transcript And Video: NPR's Exit Interview With President Obama  —  In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Steve Inskeep asks President Obama about Russian interference in the U.S. election, executive power, the future of the Democratic party and his future role.