Kellyanne Conway lands top WH job in Trump administration  —  Conway on terror: ‘Everything is on the table’  —  (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump tapped former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as “counselor to the president,” the presidential transition announced Thursday morning.

Ivanka Trump Accosted by Passenger on JetBlue Flight (PHOTO + UPDATE)  —  Ivanka Trump — Accosted by Passenger on JetBlue Flight  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Ivanka Trump just had a bumpy start to her Xmas holiday ... an out-of-control passenger on her flight began verbally berating her and “jeering” at her 3 kids.

Obama to Dismantle Visitor Registry Before Trump Can Revive It  —  The Obama administration is dismantling a dormant national registry program for visitors from countries with active terrorist groups — a program that President-elect Donald J. Trump has suggested he is considering resurrecting.

Trump May Have a $300 Million Conflict of Interest With Deutsche Bank  —  Concern about conflict of interest given bank's federal probes  —  Deutsche Bank faces huge potential fines from U.S. government  —  For years, Donald Trump has used a powerful tool when dealing with bankers: his personal guarantee.

USA TODAY poll: There's a clear Democratic front-runner for 2020  —  WASHINGTON — On the theory that it's never too early to launch the next campaign, the new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll has identified an overwhelming front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.

North Carolina Fails to Repeal Bathroom Law That Prompted Boycotts  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — After more than nine hours of closed-door meetings, jawboning and complicated legislative stratagems, North Carolina legislators went home in frustration Wednesday after failing to repeal the state law …

Trump's Son, Fearing ‘Quagmire,’ to Stop Soliciting for Charity  —  WASHINGTON — Eric Trump said on Wednesday that he had decided to stop directly soliciting contributions for his charitable foundation, which supports causes like the fight against childhood cancer, because he now recognizes …

Trump, Netanyahu urge Obama to veto U.N. resolution on halting settlements  —  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Obama administration on Thursday to veto a U.N. Security Council draft resolution calling for an immediate halt …

Delta Concludes From Multiple Witnesses That YouTube Prankster Was Actually Shouting, Disruptive  —  So you know that video that went viral that allegedly showed Delta kicking off a passenger for speaking Arabic?  Well, apparently, Delta investigated the situation, and now says it's not quite what it all seemed.

The attorney general could have ordered FBI Director James Comey not to send his bombshell letter on Clinton emails.  Here's why she didn't.  —  Twelve days before the presidential election, FBI Director James B. Comey dispatched a senior aide to deliver a startling message to the Justice Department.

Donald Trump is holding a government casting call.  He's seeking ‘the look.’  —  Donald Trump believes that those who aspire to the most visible spots in his administration should not just be able to do the job, but also look the part.  —  Given Trump's own background as a master brander …

Exclusive: Clinton aides kept tabs on anti-Trump elector gambit  —  Hillary Clinton's top advisers never publicly backed an effort by Democrats on the Electoral College to block Donald Trump's election.  When it failed on Monday, one aide mocked it as an unserious “coup” attempt.

Health Exchange Enrollment Jumps, Even as G.O.P. Pledges Repeal  —  WASHINGTON — About 6.4 million people have signed up for health insurance next year under the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration said Wednesday, as people rushed to purchase plans regardless of Republican promises that the law will be repealed within months.

EXCLUSIVE: Facebook ‘fact checker’ who will arbitrate on ‘fake news’ is accused of defrauding website to pay for prostitutes - and its staff includes an escort-porn star and ‘Vice Vixen domme’  — Facebook has announced plans to check for ‘fake news’ using a series of organizations to assess whether stories are true

Trump team floats tariffs  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump transition team is floating the possibility of an early executive action to impose tariffs on foreign imports, according to multiple sources.  —  Such a move would deliver on President-elect Donald Trump's “America First” campaign theme.

One Problem for Democratic Leaders Is Democratic Voters  —  Leaders on the Democratic left who want to represent the have-nots face an obstacle: their own voters.  —  Keith Ellison, a congressman from Minnesota and a candidate for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee …

What it takes to get a meeting with Trump  —  Carl Paladino, the upstate New York developer and local political gadfly, was interested in catching up with Donald Trump in early December, so he rang up the president-elect's private security guard.  The next day, on Dec. 5 …

Bored, Broke and Armed: Clues to Chicago's Gang Violence  —  CHICAGO — The young men who call themselves Gangster Disciples skirted by an empty lot.  They marched past a “Stop the Violence” mural painted on a corner store, coming to a halt when they saw members of a rival gang, the Black Disciples.