5 GOP Senators Propose Delay On O'Care Repeal To Work Out Replacement  —  After publicly airing some of their grievances with the GOP's current strategy of repealing Obamacare without a replacement plan, a handful of Republican senators put their concerns in legislative writing.

Obama Watchdog in Congress Has New Target in Trump Era: Postal Reform  —  An Obama watchdog has changed his tune now that a Republican will be in the White House.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump, after an intelligence report concluded that Russia tried to help him get elected, is going after ... Meryl Streep.

Sessions failed to disclose oil interests as required, ethics experts say  —  Attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions did not disclose his ownership of oil interests on land in Alabama as required by federal ethics rules, according to an examination of state records and independent ethics lawyers who reviewed the 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 …

Women's March on Washington Opens Contentious Dialogues About Race  —  Many thousands of women are expected to converge on the nation's capital for the Women's March on Washington the day after Donald J. Trump's inauguration.  Jennifer Willis no longer plans to be one of them.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Trump advisers to begin tax talks with Speaker Ryan  —  One of the biggest Republican projects of the year — tax reform — will begin Monday evening at the Capitol, with several top advisers to President-elect Donald Trump scheduled to hold a lengthy meeting with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and his team …

The Trump establishment's cultural significance, explained  —  U.S. DONALD TRUMP  —  If all his other cultural blasphemies did not finish off Donald Trump, his grab-them-by-the-pussy line, in the overwhelming opinion of the liberal media, would.  That it did not might suggest …

L.A. needs to borrow millions to cover legal payouts, city report says  —  Brendon Glenn lived near the Venice boardwalk and often spent days skateboarding at the skate park before he was shot and killed during an altercation with Los Angeles police.  The L.A. City Council settled lawsuits brought by his relatives over the killing.

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.