Vladimir Putin, Unsurprised by Trump's Remarks, Says Russia Wants No Nuclear Arms Race  —  MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Friday that a statement by Donald J. Trump, the American president-elect, that the United States should expand its nuclear capabilities …

QUESTIONS OVER BLUNDERS IN WAKE OF THE ATTACK  —  The killing of Anis Amri comes after an embarrassing four days for German authorities.  —  An hour after the mass murder, a 23-year-old Pakistani man was arrested, but police were later forced to admit he was not involved in the attack.

Was Barack Obama Bad for Democrats?  —  President Obama will be remembered as a thoughtful and dignified president who led a scrupulously honest administration that achieved major changes.  —  People argue over whether his impatience with politicians and Republican intransigence denied …

Jewish family leaves Lancaster County in fear after being blamed for cancellation of Hempfield elementary Christmas play  —  A Hempfield elementary school is under fire for ending its longstanding production of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol,” and a Jewish family has fled the county …

Rockette goes on Instagram rant over Trump inauguration gig  —  President Elect Donald Trump on Thursday secured the Radio City Rockettes to perform at his Jan. 20 inauguration — but at least one dancer was not happy with the decision.  —  Rockette Phoebe Pearl said in an Instagram post Thursday night …

Everyone should be treated with respect — unless you're a Republican  —  MORE FROM:  —  'Tis the season to spread joy and cheer — unless you're a liberal still bitter about the election.  —  Thursday, Ivanka Trump and her family were accosted by Dan Goldstein, a lawyer from Brooklyn …

EXCLUSIVE: She's STILL with her - Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin are pictured together for the first time since losing election, after a five-hour meeting at the failed candidate's New York office  — Hillary Clinton and top aide Huma Abedin spent five hours together inside …

As Democrats ponder their future, Joe Biden makes a plea for a focus on the middle class  —  Vice President Joe Biden during a campaign rally in Virginia on the eve of the November election.  After his speech, Biden remarked backstage on the lack of apparent enthusiasm for the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.

Populism, Real and Phony  —  Authoritarians with an animus against ethnic minorities are on the march across the Western world.  They control governments in Hungary and Poland, and will soon take power in America.  And they're organizing across borders: Austria's Freedom Party …

Trump's driver's license casts doubt on height claims  —  Donald Trump and his doctor claim he's 6-foot-3, but his New York driver's license says he's actually an inch shorter.  —  A copy of Trump's license, obtained by POLITICO through an open-records request, lists the president-elect at 6-foot-2.

Did Russia Just Test a Weapon in Space?  —  On Dec. 16, the Russian military reportedly tested what appears to be an anti-satellite weapon—a rocket that can boost into low orbit and smash into enemy spacecraft.  —  The test could be the latest sign of Russia's intention, and improving ability …

Bush aide seen as top contender for Trump counterterrorism aide  —  Tom Bossert, a former top George W. Bush aide, has emerged as the favorite to become President-elect Donald Trump's homeland security and counterterrorism adviser, according to two senior transition officials.

Why the white working class votes against itself  —  Why did all those Economically Anxious™ Trump voters reject policies that would have helped relieve their economic anxiety?  —  Maybe they believed any Big Government expansions would disproportionately go to the “wrong” kinds of people — that is, people unlike themselves.

Trump Aide Partnered With Firm Run by Man With Alleged KGB Ties  —  Michael Flynn worked with ‘brain fingerprinting’ company  —  Its co-director convicted of selling stolen biotech material  —  Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, partnered this year …

How the Obama Coalition Crumbled, Leaving an Opening for Trump  —  It is entirely possible, as many have argued, that Hillary Clinton would be the president-elect of the United States if the F.B.I. director, James Comey, had not sent a letter to Congress about her emails in the last weeks of the campaign.