4 arrested in beating broadcast on Facebook Live  —  (CNN)A young woman who broadcast the beating and racial taunting of a man on Facebook Live has been arrested with three others in connection with the gruesome attack, Chicago police said Wednesday.  —  The disturbing 30-minute video shows …

House Republicans revive obscure rule that could allow them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1  —  House Republicans this week reinstated an arcane procedural rule that enables lawmakers to reach deep into the budget and slash the pay of an individual federal worker …

Greta Van Susteren to join MSNBC  —  Greta Van Susteren is joining MSNBC, taking over the channel's 6 p.m. time slot with a new show called “For the Record,” the network announced Thursday.  —  Van Susteren's show will feature both news and analysis, working as a bridge from MSNBC's dayside news shows …

Trump expected to name ex-senator Dan Coats as director of national intelligence  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) to be his director of national intelligence, according to a Trump transition team official.

Democratic lawmakers considering challenge to Trump's Electoral College victory  —  Several House Democrats are weighing a formal challenge to Donald Trump's election on Friday, when Congress meets in joint session to certify Trump's Electoral College victory.

Trump's Debts Are Widely Held on Wall Street, Creating New Potential Conflicts  —  More than 150 financial institutions hold debts connected to president-elect, analysis shows  —  The debts of President-elect Donald Trump and his businesses are scattered across Wall Street banks …

The Health Care Plan Trump Voters Really Want  —  This week Republicans in Congress began their effort to repeal and potentially replace the Affordable Care Act.  But after listening to working-class supporters of Donald J. Trump — people who are enrolled in the very health care marketplaces created …

2017: At the Dawn of the Age of Trump  —  It's already clear that the very strange political year of 2016 is bleeding over into the New Year.  How could it be otherwise?  President-elect Donald Trump, loved and hated by about equal numbers of Americans, continues to ignore or break with convention in a wide variety of areas.

Trump's Systematic Attack on U.S. Institutions  —  There is no T-E-A-M in “I.”  —  This was the obvious lesson as Donald Trump sold out House Republicans this week.  GOP members had sought to quietly defang an anti-corruption watchdog office.  After angry constituents phoned House offices …

GOP aims to rein in liberal cities  —  After consolidating power in Washington, D.C. and state capitals under President-elect Donald Trump  —  , Republicans are moving to prevent large cities dominated by Democrats from enacting sweeping liberal agendas.  —  Republican state legislatures …

Katherine Clark to skip Trump's inauguration in protest  —  WASHINGTON — In a break from tradition and from the rest of the Massachusetts congressional delegation, Representative Katherine Clark plans to boycott the upcoming inauguration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump as a form of ceremonial protest.

Former Bush operative Matthew Dowd mulls challenging Cruz for Senate  —  Matthew Dowd, a longtime Texas operative in both Republican and Democratic politics, is considering running against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.  —  WASHINGTON — Matthew Dowd, an Austin-based television news commentator …

The Media's Favorite ‘Millennial’ Is 55 Years Old  —  Last week, it happened again.  This time it was Forbes, smack dab in the headline.  —  “Millennial Dan Nainan Left Intel To Make His Millions Entertaining Others With Comedy.”  —  Millennial Dan Nainan has been the go-to millennial …

President Obama Awards Himself Distinguished Public Service Medal  —  On Wednesday, President Obama added another prestigious medal to his Nobel Prize collection when he had Defense Secretary Ash Carter award him with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

A teacher and his husband were found dead in August.  Police say they had sexually abused 8 boys.  —  Aric Babbitt was not just a teacher to some of his former students; he was also a mentor.  —  To at least one of them, he was a father figure.  —  But authorities believe Babbitt used …

GOP to defund Planned Parenthood in ObamaCare repeal  —  (R-Wis.) said Thursday that defunding Planned Parenthood will be included as part of a bill to repeal ObamaCare.  —  Ryan said cutting off federal funds to the organization will be included in a “reconciliation” bill that also repeals the core of ObamaCare.

Exit Memo From Secretary Kerry to President Obama  —  Remarks  —  Secretary of State Cabinet Exit Memo Washington, DC  —  When President Obama took office in 2009, the United States was engaged in two costly wars, faced the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression …