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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Former Obama staffers launching anti-Trump site called ‘Crooked Media’  —  Three former staffers to President Obama are launching an anti-Donald Trump  —  media site called “Crooked Media.”  —  Tommy Vietor, Jon Favreau and Jon Lovett, who served as spokespeople and speechwriters for Obama …

Obama retools his political operation for post-Trump  —  Barack Obama doesn't want his post-presidency to be all about Donald Trump, but he knows some of it's going to have to be.  —  Trump's win upended his plans for life after leaving office, and people who've been talking to him say he's …

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 …

Democrats demand black lawmakers testify at Sessions hearing  —  Democratic senators are pushing to let Congressional Black Caucus members testify at the confirmation hearing for Jeff Sessions as attorney general this week — heightening the issue of race in what's already expected to be a contentious nomination battle.

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.

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.”

Ouch: Clinton Failed Presidential Bid Cost $1.2 Billion  —  It's a record.  Hillary Clinton's failed presidential run cost $1.2 billion.  Trump supporters should have a field day with this final bill, given that Clinton slammed the president-elect for losing a billion dollars during his business career.

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 …

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 …

Eric Trump: It's ‘probably not’ the right time for Trump Org deals in Russia  —  The Trump Organization will “probably not” pursue business deals in Russia in the next few years, Eric Trump told Argentina's La Nacion in Uruguay last week.  —  “For years we've looked at deals in Russia …

Alibaba job boom: Jack Ma chats with Trump about how to create 1 million US jobs over 5 years  —  President-elect Donald Trump said he had a “great meeting” with Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma on Monday, when they discussed 1 million new U.S. jobs.  —  Ma said that Alibaba's expansion …