Donald Trump Says He's Not Surprised by Meryl Streep's Golden Globes Speech  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump dismissed Meryl Streep as “a Hillary lover” early Monday morning after the actress, in a speech at the Golden Globes award ceremony, denounced him as a bully who disrespected and humiliated others.

Trump Just Dismissed the People in Charge of Maintaining Our Nuclear Arsenal  —  Between the Trump transition team's infighting, incompetence, and high-profile resignations, any decisions that signaled even a modicum of stability for the country would come as a relief at this point.

A Troll Outside Trump Tower Is Helping To Pick Your Next Government  —  An internet troll, who was once called “the most hated man on the internet” and is banned from Twitter, is recommending candidates to serve in the Trump administration.  —  Charles “Chuck” Johnson …

Historic Pioneer Cabin Tree toppled in California storm  —  The historic Pioneer Cabin Tree, a former “drive-through” giant sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County, was felled in California's weekend storms.  —  The tree was hollowed out in the 1880s to allow tourists …

Jared Kushner's Rise to Unimaginable Power  —  Jared Kushner is more like his father-in-law than anyone imagines.  —  Until very recently, and to all outward appearances, Jared Kushner was just another socially striving young businessman with inoffensively Bloombergian political values.

We were ethics lawyers for Bush and Obama.  Trump's cabinet hearings must be delayed  —  The Senate plans to hold confirmation hearings before all nominees' financial disclosure reports and ethics agreements are finalized.  That's a dangerous move  —  s the former White House ethics counsels …

Kerry apologizes for State Department discrimination against LGBT employees  —  Fallout from UN resolution on Israel continues  —  (CNN)The State Department on Monday formally apologized for what it describes as decades of discrimination against LGBT employees and job applicants …

ExxonMobil and Iran did business under Secretary of State nominee Tillerson  —  The transactions included $53.2 million in sales to Iran over three years.  —  ExxonMobil did business with Iran, Syria and Sudan through a European subsidiary while President-elect Donald Trump's nominee …

Kellyanne Conway unplugged  —  NEW YORK — Kellyanne Fitzpatrick Conway's life has come full circle.  —  The little girl from Atco, N.J., raised in a collaborative effort by her mother, a grandmother and two aunts, all living under the same roof, now has her mother living in her home …

The irreversible momentum of clean energy  —  Private-sector incentives help drive decoupling of emissions and economic growth.  —  The release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) due to human activity is increasing global average surface air temperatures …

The Obama era is over.  Here's how the military rates his legacy  —  President Barack Obama will step down after eight years as commander in chief with one of the most influential tenures leading the U.S. military, but not necessarily the political support of service members.

A Dairy Queen owner unleashed a racist tirade against a customer.  He no longer has a business.  —  The Dairy Queen owner shouting the n-word at Deianeira Ford told her he could say whatever he wanted at his fast-food restaurant — that any accusations and complaints she uttered would fall on deaf ears.

Jeff Sessions Wanted to ‘Drop the Case’ Against KKK Lynching, Attorney Testified  —  Today Jeff Sessions claims credit for prosecuting a lynching by the Ku Klux Klan as proof that he is not a racist, but an attorney working for him claimed 30 years ago his boss wanted to drop the case.

Shocked waitress is left a racist note by white couple who 'don't tip black people' even after they admitted she gave them ‘great service’  —  A waitress who served a white couple at a Virginia restaurant was left a racist message instead of a tip.  —  The waitress, Kelly Carter …

Fiat Chrysler says Trump had nothing to do with its jobs announcement  —  The company says it has already invested $9.6 billion in the U.S. and created 25,000 jobs since 2009.  —  On Sunday, FCA US, the parent company of Fiat and Chrysler, announced that it will spend $1 billion to expand plants …

Rand Paul rolling out ObamaCare replacement this week  —  (R-Ky.) is pledging to roll out an ObamaCare replacement bill this week as GOP lawmakers rush to nix the healthcare law.  —  The Kentucky senator argued Monday that the law must be replaced with “real market reforms.”

A Window Into a Depraved Culture  —  The Chicago torture video provides a close-up look at gang-centered criminal mayhem.  —  Public safety  —  Cities  —  Anti-police activists and the mainstream media are incensed at the suggestion that the Black Lives Matter movement could have influenced …

U.S. Poverty Policy Is Outdated and Inefficient.  Here's a Better Approach.  —  U.S. poverty policy is stuck in a rut.  In 2015, 43 million people in America were living in poverty - more than the combined populations of Texas, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska and 11 million more than in 2000.

Chinese state tabloid warns Trump, end one China policy and China will take revenge  —  State-run Chinese tabloid Global Times sounded a warning to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday only hours after Taiwan's president transited Houston, saying that China would seek to “take revenge” should Trump renege on the one-China policy.