McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to Kennedy  —  “Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they're dangerous,” said the former Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.  —  Senator Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader …

In Display of Fealty, Tech Industry Curries Favor With Trump  —  It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.  —  The $1 million donations came gradually — and then all at once.  —  Meta.  Amazon.

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol impeached after martial law ploy  —  Yoon must immediately hand over power to the prime minister, who will act as caretaker while the courts review the impeachment vote.  The process could take months.  —  SEOUL — The South Korean National Assembly voted Saturday …

Texas files first lawsuit against out-of-state abortion provider  —  This case sets up a legal battle between Texas' near-total abortion ban and New York's shield law that protects doctors from out-of-state prosecution.  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit accusing …

Trump brings political drama to Army-Navy game sidelines  —  Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and Marine veteran Daniel Penny are attending the game with President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance  —  President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will attend …

Assessing Patel's confirmation chances  —  With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  KASH'S HILL DASH  —  Trump loyalist Kash Patel's chances to become the head of the FBI are looking better and better.  —  This week, Patel held meetings with 17 Republican senators …

Trump's Transition Business Largely Happens After Night Falls  —  At his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, the president-elect has been hosting diplomatic dinners, announcing cabinet picks and firing off texts to his aides — all after the sun goes down.  —  It was past midnight in Florida this week …

Inside Democrats' emerging Trump inauguration boycott … - For many Democrats, the scars of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol remain fresh in the mind, marking Trump as a threat to democracy.  — “For somebody who he said he's going to lock me up, I don't see the excitement …

The Week CEOs Bent the Knee to Trump  —  Companies abandoned him after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.  Now, they are rushing to curry favor with the president-elect as he prepares to return to the White House.  —  When Donald Trump arrived at the New York Stock Exchange this week for a postelection victory lap …

Trump nominates conservative culture warrior to lead DOJ civil rights  —  Harmeet Dhillon, a Republican lawyer in liberal San Francisco, is poised to be the first Sikh American to run the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump tapped Harmeet Dhillon …

Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time  —  President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time.  In a post on his social media site Friday, Trump said his party would try to end the practice when he returns to office.

The Memo: Trump revels as establishment figures pay homage at home and abroad  —  The second time's a charm for President-elect Trump — at least when it comes to an election win getting him the establishment recognition he has always sought.  —  Trump has received a display of homage at home …

Are Childhood Vaccines ‘Overloading’ the Immune System?  No.  —  Vaccines today are more efficient and contain far fewer stimulants to the immune system than some used decades ago.  —  It's an idea as popular as it is incorrect: American babies now receive too many vaccines …

Trump Backs a Longshoremen's Union That Supported Him  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is supporting the International Longshoremen's Association, which could strike soon if it doesn't reach a deal on automation with employers.  —  Leaders of some labor unions tried to establish …

Georgia lawmakers elect Western critic as new president  —  Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.

A New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Temporary Work Permits  —  Trump promised to eliminate programs that provide temporary work permits, including to Dreamers  —  Nate Koetje, chief executive of an electrical contractor based in Grand Rapids, Mich., would like to hire as many as 200 workers next year.

RFK Jr.'s Hopes of Having Daughter-in-Law at CIA Hit Roadblock  —  ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW faces long odds in winning a top job at the Central Intelligence Agency amid mounting criticism from members of Donald Trump's transition team and Senate Republicans.

Donald Trump ‘eyes deal’ to save failing DC Waldorf-Astoria, turn it back into Trump International Hotel  —  President-elect Donald Trump is weighing a bid to save the failing Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Washington, DC - and rebrand it once more as a Trump International Hotel, The Post has learned.

BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline  —  The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United States.  —  Apple Intelligence, launched in the UK earlier this week, uses artificial intelligence …