Elon Musk Is Now Cyberbullying Government Employees  —  Elon Musk is so excited to start his new gig ruining the federal government that he's getting an early start by goading his millions of followers to cyberbully government employees.  —  This week, Musk took aim at Ashley Thomas …

Trump Transition Updates: Cabinet Nearly Full With Flurry of Friday Picks  —  Where Things Stand  — President-elect Donald J. Trump picked Scott Bessent on Friday to serve as Treasury secretary, tapping a billionaire hedge fund manager to lead an economic agenda that is expected to be built around raising tariffs and cutting taxes.

Team Trump Is Furious Hegseth Hid Sex Assault Claim: ‘This Is the F-king Pentagon!’  —  The president-elect is putting Republican senators to the test with a string of controversial administration picks … Hegseth was already facing an uphill confirmation battle to become the Secretary …

Trump plans to fire Jack Smith's team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election  —  The plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances  —  President-elect Donald Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith …

Trump's intel pick was placed on government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections  —  Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening …

US Supreme Court to decide Federal Communications Commission fund's legality  —  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of a congressionally authorized fund operated by the Federal Communications Commission to expand access to telecommunications services …

Trump expected to offer Kelly Loeffler secretary of Agriculture  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler the job of secretary of the Department of Agriculture, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.  —  He is set to meet with her at Mar-a-Lago Friday afternoon …

House Democrats prepare to make Mike Johnson's life hell … - On any GOP-only legislation, there is “going to be enormous pressure” on Republican centrists to break away, said Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.).  — Morelle pointed to Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), predicting some GOP bills will be …

Top senator calls Salt Typhoon 'worst telecom hack in our nation's history'  —  The severity of the Chinese breach highlights the need for more telecommunications regulation, lawmakers say.  —  The Chinese government espionage campaign that has deeply penetrated more than a dozen U.S …

Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools  —  Teachers can opt in, but state is offering financial incentive of $60 a student for participating school districts  —  The Texas board of education voted 8-7 on Friday to approve a new Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools.

Sharp elbows and raised voices: Inside Trump's rocky transition  —  His freewheeling team has returned to the patterns of his first term in office — with shouting matches, expulsions from meetings and name-calling.  —  Donald Trump's attorney and adviser Boris Epshteyn showed up recently …

Walmart just leveled with Americans: China won't be paying for Trump's tariffs, in all likelihood you will  —  Donald Trump told voters tariffs are a tax on a foreign country.  But it's Americans that will pay the price, Walmart's finance chief warned.  —  Voters who returned Donald …

Trump selects former NFL player Scott Turner to lead housing agency  —  The one-time Texas lawmaker works at a Trump-allied think tank.  —  President-elect Donald Trump selected motivational speaker Scott Turner of the America First Policy Institute to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development …

Poland's Civic Coalition picks Warsaw mayor as presidential candidate  —  Poland's ruling centrists picked liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski as their candidate on Saturday for next year's presidential vote, in hopes of regaining control of the post that is crucial to justice reforms required by the European Union.

Nancy Mace's Federal Trans Bathroom Ban Would Apply To Major Airports, Hindering Travel  —  Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people.

Election Forecasts Try to Go Beyond the Polls.  Are They Helping?  —  The forecasts, like those from Decision Desk HQ, Nate Silver and 538, are now ubiquitous, but their accuracy is hard to measure.  —  In 2008, Nate Silver's election forecast model was so novel — and accurate …

Matt Gaetz says he's not returning to Congress next year  —  Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general on Thursday, said Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year.  —  “I'm still going to be in the fight …