Family: Shooting Suspect “Lost His Mind” After Tour In Iraq  —  FORT LAUDERDALE — The suspected gunman in a deadly attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport “lost his mind” after coming back home from a one-year tour in Iraq, family members told the media.

Trump Says Focus on Russian Hacking Is a ‘Political Witch Hunt’  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said in an interview Friday morning that the storm surrounding Russian hacking during the presidential campaign is a political witch hunt being carried out by his adversaries …

Dems try to voice objections as Congress certifies Trump's win … Several House Democrats tried to raise objections as a joint session of Congress met to formally count the Electoral College results certifying Donald Trump  —  's presidential election.  —  Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) …

'Don't You Say That Again': Conway and Cuomo Get Into Transfixing War of Words Over Russia Hacks  —  In a meaty interview that raged on for the better part of twenty minutes this morning, CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo sparred with Kellyanne Conway of the Trump campaign on a wide variety of controversies …

Growing GOP Doubts Jeopardize Swift Obamacare Repeal in Senate  —  Four Republican senators express strong doubts about strategy  —  McConnell says GOP can act later in year to address gaps  —  A fourth Republican senator has voiced strong doubts about the party's current strategy …

GOP congressman takes down colleague's sponsored ‘art’ depicting police as pigs  —  A Republican congressman took matters into his own hands Friday and personally removed a painting depicting police officers as pigs that a colleague had allowed to be displayed at the U.S. Capitol complex.

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Inside the Rise of the “Breitbart of the Left”  —  David Brock, the conservative apostate turned liberal agitator, lays out his plans for the future of the Internet for progressives.  “We're going to go after spineless Democrats who want to make nice with Trump.”

Rosie O'Donnell to Paul Ryan: ‘F— u’  —  Rosie O'Donnell appears to have another foe in Washington, with the former “View” co-host slamming House Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wisc.).  —  The comedian wrote to her more than 900,000 followers on Twitter on Friday: “f— you paul ryan - shame.”

Trump's EPA Pick Steps Down From Group That Battled the Agency  —  Scott Pruitt resigned as chairman of Rule of Law Defense Fund  —  Senate Democrats are seeking more information on the group  —  President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned …

Sex Attacks Up 62 Percent in Greenpoint as Most Cases Remain Unsolved  —  GREENPOINT — There has been a 62 percent jump in sex attacks reported in Greenpoint over the last year with the majority not resulting in arrests, police statistics show.  —  In 2016, the NYPD was told about 13 rapes …

Third lien on Trump hotel brings alleged unpaid bills to over $5 million  —  Workers from AES Electrical apparently went all out to make sure Donald Trump could open his luxury hotel on the day he wanted.  —  In the frenzied final six weeks of work at the hotel, while Trump touted the project …

In campus rape cases, colleges to learn sexual advances go both ways  —  Aaron Farrer was expelled from Indiana University in Nov. 2015 for allegedly sexually assaulting a female student.  Farrer is now suing the university for violating his rights and suing his accuser for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Scandals Aplenty  —  The media just pretended they didn't exist.  —  Less than a fortnight after his successor was elected, Barack Obama got to work on shaping his legacy.  “I'm extremely proud of the fact that over eight years we have not had the kinds of scandals that have plagued other administrations,” he said.

Millennials are entitled, narcissistic and lazy - but it's not their fault: Expert claims ‘every child wins a prize’ and social media has left Gen Y unable to deal with the real world  —  Leadership consultant Simon Sinek has been told that millennials - people born after 1982 - are 'entitled …

Less than half the public views border wall as an important goal for U.S. immigration policy  —  As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the public views one of his signature campaign promises - the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border - as a less important goal …

Company Re-engineers Operations  —  Today, Theranos Inc. announced further re-engineering of the company's operations as it works towards commercialization of the miniLab testing platform and its related technologies.  In the streamlined organization, teams have been aligned to meet product development …