Dems ‘outraged’ with Comey after House briefing  —  A number of House Democrats left Friday's confidential briefing on Russian hacking fuming over the actions of FBI Director James Comey and convinced he's unfit to lead the agency.  —  “I was nonjudgmental until the last 15 minutes.

Commanding general of D.C. National Guard to be removed from post  —  The head of the D.C. National Guard, Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz, said Friday that he has been ordered removed from his command effective Jan. 20, 12:01 p.m., just as Donald Trump is sworn in as president.

Top Trump aide in frequent contact with Russia's ambassador  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's national security adviser and Russia's ambassador to the U.S. have been in frequent contact in recent weeks, including on the day the Obama administration hit Moscow with sanctions …

Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down among acts announced for Trump inauguration concert  — Donald Trump's Presidential Inaugural Committee announced more acts for their inauguration festivities on Friday  — Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down, Jennifer Holliday and The Piano Guys are among those expected to perform

John Lewis: 'I Don't See Trump as a Legitimate President'  —  John Lewis: 'I Don't See Trump as a Legitimate President' 1:25  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News' “Meet the Press,” Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he does not believe Donald Trump is a “legitimate president,” citing Russian interference in last year's election.

The Music Donald Trump Can't Hear  —  One of the pleasures of music-streaming services is that, day after day, they remind you effortlessly of the almost incredible wealth and beauty of American popular music—from the blues and Tin Pan Alley to jazz, R. & B., country, rock and roll, and on to hip hop—and of its strange, snaking unity.

YouTube removes influential conservative website's channel  —  A picture illustration shows a YouTube error logo reflected in a person's eye, in central Bosnian town of Zenica, early June 18, 2014.  (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic)  —  The YouTube channel of influential conservative politics …

Donald Trump Inauguration — No ‘My Way’ with Paul Anka ... But It's Not Political  —  Donald Trump was going to get his way — legendary “My Way” singer and songwriter Paul Anka performing on inauguration night, but Paul tells us he has to back out.  —  Paul says the Prez-elect is an old friend …

Is Tillerson's bluster just a bluff for Senate?  —  Nominee for US secretary of state Rex Tillerson uttered astonishing statements during his confirmation hearing with the Senate on Wednesday.  He likened China's island-building in the South China Sea to “Russia's taking of Crimea,” …

Hungarian celeb claims Trump invited her to his room in Moscow in 2013  —  Hungarian celebrity Kata Sarka claims President-elect Donald J. Trump invited her over to his hotel room in Moscow in 2013 at a party following that year's Miss Universe beauty pageant, Hungarian online news portal …

California's bullet train is hurtling toward a multibillion-dollar overrun, a confidential federal report warns  —  California's bullet train could cost taxpayers 50% more than estimated — as much as $3.6 billion more - according to a confidential federal report obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

Trump Team's Queries About Africa Point to Skepticism About Aid  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump's views of Africa have, until now, been a mystery.  But a series of questions from the Trump transition team to the State Department indicate an overall skepticism about the value of foreign aid …

Breitbart Alumni Launch ‘Populist-Nationalist’ Group  —  Patrick Howley, a former Breitbart News reporter, left the site under vague circumstances back in November.  Howley told me at the time that he was leaving of his own volition because the site had become more “controlled” …

House takes first step towards repealing Obamacare  —  Washington (CNN)The House of Representatives began the process of dismantling the Affordable Care Act on Friday, approving a budget resolution on a mostly party line vote.  —  The vote was 227-198.  —  The Senate passed the measure earlier this week.

Betsy DeVos omitted $125,000 anti-union political donation from Senate disclosure form  —  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team acknowledged Friday that Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's pick for education secretary, omitted a $125,000 political donation from disclosures she submitted …

Pelosi blames Bush for $9 trillion in debt added under Obama  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blamed former President George W. Bush and the Republicans on Friday for the more than $9 trillion that has been added to the national debt under President Obama's watch.

How Cruz and Trump learned to like each other  —  Ted Cruz met with Donald Trump exactly one week after Election Day.  As it turned out, Cruz's tete-a-tete with the president-elect he had spurned from the stage of the Republican National Convention just months before wasn't the most consequential meeting he would have that day.

White House blasts Chaffetz for threatening to subpoena ethics watchdog  —  The White House on Friday tore into House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz  —  (R-Utah) for threatening to subpoena the top federal ethics watchdog.  —  White House press secretary Josh Earnest accused Chaffetz of …

Millennials earn 20% less than Boomers did at same stage of life  —  SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) — Baby Boomers: your millennial children are worse off than you.  —  With a median household income of $40,581, millennials earn 20 percent less than boomers did at the same stage of life …

GOP Lawmaker Says Capitol Pig Painting Coming Down  —  A GOP congressman reported Friday that a painting stirring controversy on Capitol Hill will be taken down Tuesday after the agency responsible for maintaining the Capitol complex determined it violated rules for a student arts competition.

Ex-MI6 agent's frustration as FBI sat on Trump file for months  —  Christopher Steele, the former MI6 agent who investigated Donald Trump's alleged Kremlin links, was so worried by what he was discovering that at the end he was working without pay, The Independent has learned.

The Women's March on Washington Has Released an Unapologetically Progressive Platform  —  The Women's March on Washington has released its official policy platform, a far-reaching four-page statement that takes clear stances on reproductive rights, immigration reform, and worker's issues.

King Introduces ‘The Heartbeat Bill’  —  Washington, D.C. - Congressman Steve King released the following statement after introducing “The Heartbeat Bill,” that would require physicians to detect the heartbeat and prohibit the abortion of a baby with a beating heart: