Trump signals plans to use all levers of power against the media  —  Press freedom advocates say they fear that the second Trump administration will ramp up pressure on journalists, in keeping with the president-elect's combative rhetoric.  —  For many years, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened …

‘Missing’ GOP Congresswoman Kay Granger found living in Texas assisted living facility for dementia patients  —  A still sitting Texas Congresswoman has been missing votes in Washington because she's been living in a $4,000-a-month nursing home for the past six months.

Bluesky finds with growth comes growing pains — and bots  —  Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk's X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner's support of President-elect Donald Trump …

Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says  —  Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Fetterman: Kash Patel Told Me He Won't Go After Trump's ‘Enemies List’  —  The senator said that Democrats should “chill out” about Trump  —  Sen. John Fetterman said that Kash Patel, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, assured him he will not be targeting Trump's enemies.

Donald Trump's transition team seeks to pull US out of WHO ‘on day one’  —  Swift exit would remove global health body's main source of funds and damage its ability to tackle emergencies  —  Donald Trump's transition team is pushing to pull the US out of the World Health Organization …

Ivanka Trump is done with politics and says she isn't coming back  —  For Ivanka Trump's entire adult life, she worked for her father.  —  When Donald Trump was a real estate mogul, she was designing his next hotel.  When he was on a reality TV show, she was in his television boardroom.

MAGA's Orban-esque Plan to Control What Universities Teach  —  Trump and Vance are already indicating they'll follow the Project 2025 blueprint to wage a pressure campaign on colleges.  —  While Republicans have long complained about the academy, Donald Trump, JD Vance and their MAGA followers …

Trump: Panama will lose control of Canal if it continues to ‘rip-off’ US  —  President-elect Trump took issue with fees charged to use the Panama Canal, a vital shipping route, on Saturday night, claiming that he will demand oversight of the waterway be given back to the U.S. when he returns to office if it's not changed.

Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County  —  The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the sheriff's office said.  —  A letter circulating in a coastal county in rural Oregon encourages …

WATCH LIVE: Trump gives first rally-style speech since winning election  —  President-elect Donald Trump is giving his first rally-style speech since winning last month's election at Turning Point USA's AmFest.  —  Trump is expected to begin his keynote speech from the conference in Phoenix, Arizona, at 12:30 p.m. EST.