Booker to testify against fellow senator Sessions in unprecedented move  —  Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is set to testify against Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions Wednesday in an unprecedented move during his attorney general confirmation.  —  This would be the first time in Senate history …

Obamacare Repeal Might Have Just Died Tonight  —  The Republican plan to repeal Obamacare and delay the implementation of the repeal - with a promise to come up with a terrific replacement later - is probably its best way to destroy Obamacare.  Unfortunately for Republicans …

Russia's D.N.C. Hack Was Only the Start  —  Imagine the headlines if, in 2015, Russian agents had leapt out of a van at 2 a.m. in Southeast Washington and broken into the Democratic National Committee offices using sophisticated tools and techniques to steal tens of thousands of documents …

Trump Pick Monica Crowley Plagiarized Parts of Her Ph.D. Dissertation  —  Monica Crowley, President-Elect Donald J. Trump's pick for a top National Security Council job, plagiarized numerous passages in her Ph.D. dissertation, Politico Magazine has found.  —  An examination of the dissertation …

Pompeo's confirmation hearing to be CIA director postponed one day  —  Senators have postponed by a day the confirmation hearing for Rep. Mike Pompeo to serve as CIA director, Senate aides said.  —  Pompeo (R-Kan.) will now meet with the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday …

Huntington High teacher suspended over racially charged tweets  —  HUNTINGTON — A social studies teacher at Huntington High has been suspended with pay following the discovery of several racially charged tweets shared through her personal Twitter account over the span of more than a year, a school official said Monday.

U2 delays album release after Trump win  —  The band U2 is delaying the release of its new album in the aftermath of the unexpected victory of President-elect Donald Trump  —  The band is reconsidering some aspects of “Songs of Experience,” a follow-up to its 2014 album, “Songs of Innocence.”

White House defends Meryl Streep's anti-Trump speech  —  President Obama's top spokesman on Monday defended actress Meryl Streep's Golden Globes speech that criticized President-elect Donald Trump  —  “She clearly was delivering a thoughtful, carefully considered message that she believes in deeply …

U.S. Small-Business Optimism Index Surges by Most Since 1980  —  NFIB gauge jumps to 105.8 in month after presidential election  —  Expectations for business conditions are highest since 2002  —  Optimism among America's small businesses soared in December by the most since 1980 as expectations …

Russian town wants to name street for Donald Trump  —  has boasted about the many buildings and products that bear his name.  Now, he could add a Russian street to that list.  —  Residents of Ryazan, a town about 125 miles southeast of Moscow, are circulating a petition to rename Godless Street …