Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book  —  By Andrew Kaczynski, design by Tal Yellin  —  Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley, whom Donald Trump has tapped for a top national security communications role …

Senate Confirmation Hearings to Begin Without All Background Checks  —  WASHINGTON — As Senate Republicans embark on a flurry of confirmation hearings this week, several of Donald J. Trump's appointees have yet to complete the background checks and ethics clearances customarily required …

Jared Kushner, a Trump In-Law and Adviser, Chases a Chinese Deal  —  On the night of Nov. 16, a group of executives gathered in a private dining room of the restaurant La Chine at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Midtown Manhattan.  The table was laden with Chinese delicacies and $2,100 bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild.

Inside the Obama's final star-studded party: Bash goes on until 4am with Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and SJP on the dance floor and chicken and waffles for breakfast  — Kelly Rowland, Wale and Nick Jonas, Paul McCartney among stars to arrive to White House party on Friday

What we know about the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect  —  (CNN)Esteban Santiago returned from a tour in Iraq a changed man, his aunt said Saturday.  He talked about the destruction he witnessed.  About the killing of children.  Visions that haunted him.

Rivalry brewing on Trump team  —  's nomination of James Mattis as Defense secretary is sparking questions about how well the retired Marine general will get along with Mike Flynn, the three-star general set to be national security adviser.  —  Trump has a history of setting up rivalries among his advisers …

Judge allows defamation lawsuit against Marilyn Mosby to go forward  —  5 BPD officers charged in Freddie Gray death sued

Kentucky lawmakers pass 20-week abortion ban  —  A bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy passed Kentucky's state legislature Saturday after a final vote in the state House, according to The Associated Press.  —  The legislation now heads to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R), who has indicated he will sign it.

Trump mentioned Wikileaks 164 times in last month of election, now claims it didn't impact one voter  —  “Boy, that Wikileaks has done a job on her, hasn't it?”  —  President-elect Trump says that information published by Wikileaks, which the U.S. intelligence community says was hacked by Russia …

If Obama is a Muslim, is Trump a Russian spy?  —  First, a history refresher: For the past nine years, a smattering of Americans, most recently led by our now president-elect, have insisted that Barack Obama is a Muslim born in Kenya.  —  For years, Donald Trump was unrelenting in his insistence …

Security analyst: Trump is going to ‘gut the intelligence community’ to cover up Russia hacks  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Appearing on MSNBC's AM Joy, a nationalsecurity specialist speculated that President-elect Donald Trump will “gut” the U.S. intelligence community …

GOP resistance grows to Obamacare repeal without replacement  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are resisting the idea of repealing Obamacare without a concrete replacement proposal, complicating GOP plans to move swiftly to undo the health care law.

The crack in this Antarctic ice shelf just grew by 11 miles.  A dramatic break could be imminent.  —  In recent years, Greenland's enormous Petermann glacier has lost huge pieces of ice, one four times the size of Manhattan, one two times its size.  —  What scientists fear is about to happen in Antarctica would make that look tiny.