Donald Trump's Transition Team, Or Lack Thereof, Is Causing Real Panic  —  The self-proclaimed government outsider is having trouble finding people to run the government.  —  Senior Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Donald Trump's transition team is nearing a state of stasis …

I told conservatives to work for Trump.  One talk with his team changed my mind.  —  Eliot A. Cohen is the author of the forthcoming “The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.”  He served as counselor of the State Department from 2007 to 2009.

Twitter suspends alt-right accounts  —  Twitter released a new set of tools on Tuesday that could finally stop the unregulated craziness that happens on Twitter.  The ‘Mute Words’ feature gives the user the ability to mute certain words, phrases, hashtags, emojis, or usernames.

There's No Such Thing as a Good Trump Voter  —  People voted for a racist who promised racist outcomes.  They don't deserve your empathy.  —  Donald Trump ran a campaign of racist demagoguery against Muslim Americans, Hispanic immigrants, and black protesters.

Ted Cruz Considered by Trump for Attorney General  —  Texas Senator ran unsuccessfully against Trump in primary  —  Trump gave Cruz the name ‘Lyin Ted’ during Republican contest  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to serve as U.S. attorney general …

Keith Ellison Is a Muslim—and the Man to Lead the Democrats Into the Future  —  LONDON—Love did not Trump hate.  Whichever way you voted, that statement stands, because even some of those who may have raised this pro-Hillary slogan have been out on the streets doing a disservice to peaceful anti-Trump protestors, by rioting.

How Donald Trump might have saved Paul Ryan's job  —  Days before the presidential election, Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan called a small group of his closest House colleagues to deliver the news: The ringleader of the conservative agitators would soon mount a challenge to House Speaker Paul Ryan.

Former deputy director will receive county benefits despite racist Facebook posts  —  A deputy director of Shelby County Corrections Center resigned after posting offensive messages to his personal Facebook page.  —  A WMC Action News 5 viewer sent photos of the two controversial posts David Barber …

Trump ditches press pool to go out to dinner  —  left Trump Tower without his press pool on Tuesday to have dinner with his family, according to reporters.  —  The president-elect reportedly received a standing ovation and cheers upon arriving at 21 Club, a New York City restaurant …

Jeffrey Katzenberg Pens Open Letter to Hollywood After Trump Victory  —  One of the industry's Democratic leaders, the Hillary Clinton supporter writes for THR about her “heart-wrenching” loss and his cautious optimism: “Whatever path President-elect Trump chooses, the way of Candidate Trump will not be our way.”

Phil Jackson: 'I'm going to follow the plan, and if it doesn't work out, it will be evident'  —  NEW YORK — Phil Jackson says he hasn't voted for a president since 1980.  After campaigning vigorously on behalf of losing democrats George McGovern and Jimmy Carter, Jackson determined …

Donald Trump, Help Heal the Planet's Climate Change Problem  —  Well, you won.  You were not my choice, but you're soon going to be my president.  I have no intention of forgetting or forgiving the abhorrent things you said and did during the campaign.  They hurt real people …

EXCLUSIVE: Blow up!  Days before losing the election Hillary and Bill had a screaming match over who to blame for her flagging campaign - the ex-president so angry he threw his phone off the roof of his Arkansas penthouse  — Bill and Hillary had a vicious fight over the phone over who to blame …

Dems delay vote on picking leaders  —  Facing heavy pressure from House Democrats, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday delayed the party's leadership elections until the end of the month.  —  The move came amid a growing groundswell of frustration within the Democratic Caucus …

When Trump says he wants to deport criminals, he means something starkly different than Obama  —  In this photo taken Nov. 10, President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.  (Associated Press)

Breitbart News planning lawsuit against ‘major media company’  —  Breitbart News is preparing a lawsuit against a “major media company” over claims that it is a white nationalist website, it said in an exclusive statement to The Hill.  —  The website has been under intense scrutiny since President-elect Donald Trump

Clinton's lead in the popular vote passes 1 million  —  Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote over President-elect Donald Trump has surpassed 1 million, according to Dave Wasserman of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.  —  As the final vote counts continue to trickle in a week after Election Day …

‘My life goal is to assassinate Trump’: Ohio man is first to be charged for sending threatening election night tweet  —  A 24-year-old man from Ohio has been charged in a federal court after tweeting a threat to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump on election night.

Politico tells staff regarding anti-Semitic threats: ‘Your personal safety is of the utmost importance to us’  —  Jane Eisner, the editor in chief of the Forward, told this blog several days before the Nov. 8 election: “I don't think this is going away no matter what happens [on Election Day].