The Obama administration fires a dangerous parting shot  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA'S decision to abstain on a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements reverses decades of practice by both Democratic and Republican presidents.  The United States vetoed past resolutions …

Denying Conflict, Trump Family Tries to Resolve Potential Problems  —  WASHINGTON — Realizing that his presidency could face potentially crippling questions over conflicts of interest, Donald J. Trump and his family are rushing to resolve potential controversies — like shuttering foundations …

Teen Vogue Writer Battles Tucker Carlson: 'You're Actually Being a Partisan Hack'  —  Teen Vogue writer Lauren Duca faced off with Fox's Tucker Carlson tonight in what became a mesmerizing and fierce back and forth about Ivanka Trump and various things that Duca has written.

Trump's unpopularity threatens to hobble his presidency  —  President-elect Donald Trump will descend on Washington next month, buoyed by his upset victory and Republican control of Congress to implement his agenda.  —  But he's facing a major obstacle: Trump will enter the White House …

Jason Miller backs out of Trump White House job  —  Jason Miller, who was tapped only two days ago to be White House communications director, announced Saturday that he will not join Donald Trump's administration.  —  In a statement to POLITICO, Miller said the decision to back out of the job stemmed …

Julian Assange: “Donald?  It's a change anyway”  —  The interview.  The Wikileaks cofounder: “Our source Chelsea Manning tortured in Usa”  —  di STEFANIA MAURIZI  —  LONDON - When they appeared on the scene for the first time in 2006, few noticed them.

Is Trump Becoming a Conservative? [with comment by Paul]  —  Conservatives have been pretty universally delighted by President-elect Donald Trump's appointments so far.  With Jeff Sessions, Rick Perry, Gen. James Mattis, Mick Mulvaney, Betsy DeVos, Ryan Zinke, Tom Price and others slated …

Bryn Mawr student hounded after asking to share ride to Trump event  —  Andi Moritz couldn't get the comments out of her head.  A Facebook post the Bryn Mawr College freshman made on the school's ride-share page earlier that September day had drawn harsh backlash from dozens of students, most of whom she didn't know.

In American Towns, Private Profits From Public Works  —  Desperate towns have turned to private equity firms to manage their waterworks.  The deals bring much-needed upgrades, but can carry hefty price tags.  —  BAYONNE, N.J. — Nicole Adamczyk's drinking water used to slosh through a snarl …

The very bad reason Jeff Sessions is ‘very unhappy’  —  “The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the world. .   . .  The worst thing in the world varies from individual to individual.”  —  PHILADELPHIA  —  For Christos and Markela Sourovelis …

Five Republicans who could buck Trump in 2017  —  's biggest hurdles next year might not come from Democrats but from within his own party.  —  With a narrow 52-seat majority in the Senate, the president-elect will need to keep Republicans unified if he wants to clear nominations …

The chaos theory of Donald Trump: Sowing confusion through tweets  —  Donald Trump's sudden embrace this week of a nuclear arms race — and his staff's scramble to minimize the fallout — underscored an emerging modus operandi for the president-elect: governance by chaos.