Donald Trump Selects Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Senator Jeff Sessions, a conservative from Alabama who became a close adviser after endorsing him early in his campaign, to be the attorney general of the United States …

Trump just took credit for stopping Ford from moving a plant to Mexico.  But it wasn't planning to.  —  President-elect Donald Trump claimed credit on Thursday for keeping a Ford plant in Kentucky from moving to Mexico.  But the company never planned to move the entire plant, only one of its production lines.

President-elect Donald Trump nearing settlement in Trump University fraud case  —  ALBANY — In a complete turnaround from his previous position, President-elect Donald Trump is nearing a settlement of the fraud cases brought in New York and California involving his now defunct for-profit Trump University, the Daily News has learned.

Obama's Days of Reckoning … The morning after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Barack Obama summoned staff members to the Oval Office.  Some were fairly junior and had never been in the room before.  They were sombre, hollowed out, some fighting tears …

The Democrats' Real Turnout Problem  —  Barack Obama's two victories created the impression of a strong wind at the back of the Democratic Party.  Its constituencies — the young, the nonwhite, the college educated — were not only growing but were also voting in increasing numbers.

Kanye West: I didn't vote but if I did, ‘I would have voted for Trump’  —  (CNN)Could this be a very early campaign stunt?  —  Hip hop superstar Kanye West, who famously declared his intention to run for President in 2020, told a shocked audience in California that he didn't cast a vote …

The Right Way to Resist Trump  —  Five years ago, I warned about the risk of a Donald J. Trump presidency.  Most people laughed.  They thought it inconceivable.  —  I was not particularly prescient; I come from Italy, and I had already seen this movie, starring Silvio Berlusconi …

Michael Flynn's son and chief of staff pushed conspiracy theories, obscene memes online  —  Who is Michael Flynn? Story highlights  — Michael G. Flynn regularly shares conspiracy theories, expletive-filled posts, and racially insensitive sentiments on social media.

Ivanka Trump, Expected To Run Father's Business, Also Met With Japanese Prime Minister  —  A CNN reporter deleted a tweet on Thursday evening that included a picture of President-elect Donald Trump's meeting with Japan's prime minister — but not before several people noticed that it showed that Trump's daughter Ivanka was in the room.

GOP could nuke filibuster for Supreme Court nominees  —  Top Senate Republicans are drawing a hard line on the Supreme Court, guaranteeing that no matter what tactics Democrats deploy, they will be forced to swallow Donald Trump's imminent nominee to the high court.

Mike Pompeo Is Said to Be Trump's Choice for C.I.A. Director  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Representative Mike Pompeo, a hawkish Republican from Kansas and a former Army officer, to lead the C.I.A., according to officials close to Mr. Trump's transition team.

The Trump Family Political Business  —  The left is already teeing this up as a daily target.  Answer: liquidate.  —  One reason 60 million voters elected Donald Trump is because he promised to change Washington's culture of self-dealing, and if he wants to succeed he's going to have to make a sacrifice and lead by example.

I'm no Clinton, French presidential favorite says  —  PARIS (Reuters) - The man opinion pollsters tip to become France's next president said on Friday it would be an error to compare him to Hillary Clinton, who was widely expected to become U.S. president but lost to Donald Trump.

Memo to the LGBT community: Donald Trump is not your enemy  —  had no sooner delivered his victory speech and my Facebook page — LGBTrump (the largest gays for Trump Facebook page) — was inundated with messages from LGBT Americans fearful that the president-elect would take away their rights.

How Rudolph Giuliani, Possible Cabinet Pick, Made Millions as Ex-Mayor  —  WASHINGTON — It was a golden year for Rudolph W. Giuliani, a mad dash that would take him to 11 countries on four continents, and by the time 2006 was done, earn him $16 million — a princely sum compared with the $7,000 …

Obama's Never-Ending Lecture Tour  —  President Obama, who has done less for Europe than any American president since Calvin Coolidge, cannot stop telling Europeans what to do.  As he sets out on his final European tour as president, with his political party back home in a state of near collapse …

Reid: Clinton lost because of ‘Republican operative’ James Comey  —  on Thursday blasted FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being a “Republican operative” who caused Hillary Clinton  —  “It's easy to second-guess what Hillary did.  I love Hillary Clinton, I am sorry she lost.