What a Betsy DeVos appointment can tell us about Trump's education plans  —  Update: President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Michigan philanthropist Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary.  —  DeVos, an advocate for school vouchers, has chaired the Michigan Republican party and played …

Trump turning away intelligence briefers since election win  —  President-elect Donald Trump has received two classified intelligence briefings since his surprise election victory earlier this month, a frequency that is notably lower — at least so far — than that of his predecessors, current and former U.S. officials said.

Trump Praised His Turkish Business Partner In A Call With President Erdogan  —  Dogan Holding, which owns Trump Towers Istanbul, has butted heads with Erdogan's government.  —  WASHINGTON When President-elect Donald Trump spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Nov. 9 …

Demographics, Not Hacking, Explain The Election Results  —  According to a report Tuesday in New York Magazine, a group of computer scientists and election lawyers have approached the Hillary Clinton campaign with evidence they believe suggests the election might have been hacked to make it appear …

Trump adviser tells House Republicans: You're no longer Reagan's party  —  's economic adviser Stephen Moore told a group of top Republicans last week that they now belong to a fundamentally different political party.  —  Moore surprised some of the Republican lawmakers assembled …

Donald Trump Jr. Held Talks on Syria With Russia Supporters  —  Disclosure of the Paris meetings in October could heighten focus on the president-elect's desire to cooperate with the Kremlin  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump's eldest son, emerging as a potential envoy for the president-elect …

Former Sanders Spokeswoman: “We Don't Need White People Leading The Democratic Party”  —  Symone Sanders, former spokeswoman for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, appeared on CNN Wednesday afternoon to weigh in on the future of the DNC and the Democratic party.

No, Trump, We Can't Just Get Along  —  Donald Trump schlepped across town on Tuesday to meet with the publisher of The New York Times and some editors, columnists and reporters at the paper.  —  As The Times reported, Trump actually seemed to soften some of his positions:

Business owner refusing service to Trump supporters  —  There has been so much divisiveness in the two weeks since the presidential election, but an Albuquerque business is going a step further by refusing to have any dealings with Donald Trump supporters.  —  Matthew Blanchfield runs 1st in SEO …

The Disruptive Career of Michael Flynn, Trump's National-Security Adviser  —  The first time I met Michael Flynn, whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped last week to be his national-security adviser, he was wearing the Army's weekend uniform—a baggy polo shirt and khaki pants …

NCAA investigating alleged academic fraud at Mizzou  —  COLUMBIA  —  A former University of Missouri tutor has blown the whistle on alleged academic fraud within the school's athletic department.  —  Three months after closing an investigation into improprieties within the men's basketball program …

The numbers are in: Trump wins Michigan by 10,704  —  In the closest race for president in Michigan's history, Republican Donald Trump is hanging on to a 10,704 vote win over Democrat Hillary Clinton.  —  The Michigan Secretary of State posted results Wednesday that were submitted …

Congressman says white supremacists and civil rights protesters are equally ‘disgusting’  —  “Both are disgusting.”  —  During an interview on CNN's The Lead on Tuesday, Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) defended President-elect Donald Trump's delayed disavowal of his white supremacist supporters …

Amazon strikes back against Trump trolls' attacks on Megyn Kelly book  —  752 Shares  —  Amazon appeared to remove several politically motivated negative reviews of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly's memoir Settle for More after a flood of one-star ratings drew media attention.

Emails Released by Mayor de Blasio's Office Detail Reliance on Outside ‘Agents’  —  After months of wrangling with reporters and in court over the disclosure of emails, the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday released a third batch of its correspondence with outside advisers …

Man accused of trying to push commuter onto tracks for being white  —  More On:  —  A subway rider was shoved toward the tracks in Harlem by aman who said he hates “white people” — and hours later, a train operator was the victim of a similar attack in lower Manhattan, police sources said.

Trump to Accept Inauguration Funds From Corporations and Big Donors  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump will allow corporations and wealthy individuals to make large donations to fund the activities surrounding his inauguration, complicating his promise to eliminate special interests from influencing his government.

Blaming Clinton's Base for Her Loss Is the Ultimate Insult  —  To say that the past two weeks — past two months, and perhaps two years — have been punishing for America's women and people of color is surely an understatement.  —  During the presidential campaign, many Americans …