N.J. aunt of Ft. Lauderdale airport shooting suspect: ‘He lost his mind’ in Iraq  —  Esteban Santiago with his newborn son.  (Family photo)  —  UNION CITY — The suspect in the Fort Lauderdale shooting was a U.S. military veteran who “lost his mind” after a tour of duty in Iraq, his aunt said Friday.

Trump Says Focus on Russian Hacking Is a ‘Political Witch Hunt’  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said in an interview Friday morning that the storm surrounding Russian hacking during the presidential campaign is a political witch hunt being carried out by his adversaries …

Dems try to voice objections as Congress certifies Trump's win … Several House Democrats tried to raise objections as a joint session of Congress met to formally count the Electoral College results certifying Donald Trump  —  's presidential election.  —  Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) …

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Growing GOP Doubts Jeopardize Swift Obamacare Repeal in Senate  —  Four Republican senators express strong doubts about strategy  —  McConnell says GOP can act later in year to address gaps  —  A fourth Republican senator has voiced strong doubts about the party's current strategy …

GOP congressman takes down colleague's sponsored ‘art’ depicting police as pigs  —  A Republican congressman took matters into his own hands Friday and personally removed a painting depicting police officers as pigs that a colleague had allowed to be displayed at the U.S. Capitol complex.

Inside the Rise of the “Breitbart of the Left”  —  David Brock, the conservative apostate turned liberal agitator, lays out his plans for the future of the Internet for progressives.  “We're going to go after spineless Democrats who want to make nice with Trump.”

'Don't You Say That Again': Conway and Cuomo Get Into Transfixing War of Words Over Russia Hacks  —  In a meaty interview that raged on for the better part of twenty minutes this morning, CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo sparred with Kellyanne Conway of the Trump campaign on a wide variety of controversies …

Sex Attacks Up 62 Percent in Greenpoint as Most Cases Remain Unsolved  —  GREENPOINT — There has been a 62 percent jump in sex attacks reported in Greenpoint over the last year with the majority not resulting in arrests, police statistics show.  —  In 2016, the NYPD was told about 13 rapes …

Rosie O'Donnell to Paul Ryan: ‘F— u’  —  Rosie O'Donnell appears to have another foe in Washington, with the former “View” co-host slamming House Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wisc.).  —  The comedian wrote to her more than 900,000 followers on Twitter on Friday: “f— you paul ryan - shame.”

Michelle Obama in final speech: 'I hope I've made you proud'  — In her time at the White House, Mrs. Obama has championed education, fitness, and military families  —  (CNN)Michelle Obama gave her final White House remarks in an emotional speech Friday, thanking her supporters and saying …

In campus rape cases, colleges to learn sexual advances go both ways  —  Aaron Farrer was expelled from Indiana University in Nov. 2015 for allegedly sexually assaulting a female student.  Farrer is now suing the university for violating his rights and suing his accuser for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Millennials are entitled, narcissistic and lazy - but it's not their fault: Expert claims ‘every child wins a prize’ and social media has left Gen Y unable to deal with the real world  —  Leadership consultant Simon Sinek has been told that millennials - people born after 1982 - are 'entitled …