‘Counter to facts and reality’: China, Mexico, Canada respond to Trump tariff threats  —  Officials in China, Mexico and Canada criticized Tuesday a pledge made by President-elect Donald Trump on social media to impose new tariffs on all three of the United States' largest trading partners on the first day of his presidency.

Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump ordered the investigation by his legal team into Boris Epshteyn, a powerful figure in the transition.  Mr. Epshteyn denies the allegations.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's …

Trump's evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come  —  Special counsel Jack Smith set out to prove in the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump that even presidents are not above the law.  —  Instead, his failed prosecutions ended up making …

Private-sector paydays threaten Mike Johnson's House majority … - Salary is a major sore spot for House lawmakers. … Just Monday, Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) joined — and then deactivated — a Cameo account offering personalized video pep talks for $250 a pop.

Texas committee won't examine maternal deaths in first years after abortion ban  —  The decision comes as maternal mortality committees across the country begin to investigate the potential impacts of abortion laws.  —  The Texas committee that examines all pregnancy-related deaths in the state …

Trump ‘Border Czar’ Pledges to Throw Denver Mayor in Jail if His City Resists Mass Deportations  —  CZAR WARS  —  Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said last week that his city would resist efforts by President-elect Trump to carry out mass deportations.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's …

A government by toxic men, for toxic men  —  The He-Man Woman-Hater's administration. … 🥃  —  Throughout his campaign for president, Donald Trump promised his followers that he would use his power to harm those he, and they, consider enemies.  —  Those enemies included trans people and immigrants.

Mega-donor: Democratic overspending disqualifies Harris ‘forever’  — Harris-Walz campaign reportedly blew through more than $1 billion  — Staffers say the campaign is $20 million in debt  — Mega-donor John Morgan: This will ‘follow Harris for the rest of her career’

Trump officials to receive immediate clearances and easier FBI vetting  —  Exclusive: president-elect's team planning for background checks to occur only after administration takes over bureau  —  Donald Trump's transition team is planning for all cabinet picks to receive sweeping security clearances …

Donald Trump Is a Weakling.  That's the Problem. … The pithiest summary of Donald Trump's last presidency was by the comedian John Mulaney.  He compared it to a horse being set loose in a hospital.  “No one knows what the horse is gonna do next,” Mulaney said, “least of all the horse.

Trump opens up a new war on public schools  —  MAGA leaders promise an “educational insurgency” to create “boot camps for winning back America”  —  It's not a coincidence that Donald Trump's nominee for Education Secretary, Linda McMahon, is the defendant in a lawsuit alleging …

One of Trump's Alleged Attempted Assassins Sent Me a Letter  —  Ryan Routh allegedly tried to shoot Donald Trump.  What does he believe?  —  The day after the second attempt on his life this year, Donald Trump blamed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.  “Their rhetoric is causing me to be shot at,” Trump said.

How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress  —  The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches.  If successful, he could wield the power to punish perceived foes.

Scoop: Trump eyes AI czar … - Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — who are leading Trump's new outside-government group, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — will have significant input into who gets the role.  — Musk — who owns a leading AI company, xAI — has feuded publicly with rival CEOs …

Trump's favorability climbs in post-election poll  —  President-elect Trump's favorability climbed by six points after he was elected president earlier this month, a new poll on Tuesday found.  —  The president-elect's favorability rating hit 54 percent post-election, which is up from 48 …

Russell Vought is just the man to implement Trump's autocratic vision  —  With everyone I know giving thanks for the blessing that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) won't be the next attorney general, most have lost sight of Russell Vought, whom Trump will nominate to be the next head of the Office of Management and Budget.

Countering Trump 2.0  —  O, CANADA: State Sen. Liz Krueger knows her ideas to counter the incoming Trump administration — withholding more than $300 billion in federal taxes or encouraging a bloc of liberal northeast states to join Canada — are extreme (to say the least).

Devoted Aide Who Keeps Good News Flowing Will Follow Trump to the White House  —  Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump has always demanded loyalty …

WATCH: Carville Goes Nuclear on Kamala's Progressive Staffers - 'I'd Fire Them, Then Fire Who Hired Them'  —  Democratic strategist James Carville lived up to every part of his “Ragin' Cajun” nickname in a video critiquing young progressive staffers working the Kamala Harris campaign.