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.

Trump adviser had five calls with Russian envoy on day of sanctions: sources  —  Michael Flynn, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, held five phone calls with Russia's ambassador to Washington on the day the United States retaliated for Moscow's interference …

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.

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

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 …

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.

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.

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,” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Trump Open to Shift on Russia Sanctions, ‘One China’ Policy  —  President-elect Donald Trump suggested he would be open to lifting sanctions on Russia and wasn't committed to a long-standing agreement with China over Taiwan.

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:

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” …

The Spy Who Wrote the Trump-Russia Memos: It Was “Hair-Raising” Stuff  —  Last fall, a week before the election, I broke the story that a former Western counterintelligence official had sent memos to the FBI with troubling allegations related to Donald Trump.

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 …