Warren: No confirmation hearings until ethics concerns addressed  —  on Saturday called for the Senate to not hold confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump  —  's Cabinet picks until after the completion of an ethics screening.  —  “Cabinet officials must put our country's interests before their own.

Trump national security pick Monica Crowley plagiarized multiple sources in 2012 book  —  By Andrew Kaczynski, design by Tal Yellin  —  Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley, whom Donald Trump has tapped for a top national security communications role …

How We Fool Ourselves on Russia  —  In the quarter-century since the end of the Cold War, profound grievances, misperceptions and disappointments have often defined the relationship between the United States and Russia.  I lived through this turbulence during my years as a diplomat in Moscow …

Netanyahu Caught on Tape Negotiating Mutual Benefits With Businessman  —  Sources who spoke with Netanyahu said he was surprised by evidence against him; last night it was reported Netanyahu asked U.S.'s Kerry to help Israeli Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan with visa problems.

Trump mentioned Wikileaks 164 times in last month of election, now claims it didn't impact one voter  —  “Boy, that Wikileaks has done a job on her, hasn't it?”  —  President-elect Trump says that information published by Wikileaks, which the U.S. intelligence community says was hacked by Russia …

GOP resistance grows to Obamacare repeal without replacement  —  A growing number of Senate Republicans are resisting the idea of repealing Obamacare without a concrete replacement proposal, complicating GOP plans to move swiftly to undo the health care law.

Rivalry brewing on Trump team  —  's nomination of James Mattis as Defense secretary is sparking questions about how well the retired Marine general will get along with Mike Flynn, the three-star general set to be national security adviser.  —  Trump has a history of setting up rivalries among his advisers …

What we know about the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect  —  (CNN)Esteban Santiago returned from a tour in Iraq a changed man, his aunt said Saturday.  He talked about the destruction he witnessed.  About the killing of children.  Visions that haunted him.

As Donald Trump Denies Climate Change, These Kids Die of It  —  TSIHOMBE, Madagascar — She is just a frightened mom, worrying if her son will survive, and certainly not fretting about American politics — for she has never heard of either President Obama or Donald Trump.  —  What about America itself?

“making campus a hostile environment”  —  This would be the same UW Madison which is currently offering a program about the problem of whiteness.  —  The College Fix reports:

Kentucky lawmakers pass 20-week abortion ban  —  A bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy passed Kentucky's state legislature Saturday after a final vote in the state House, according to The Associated Press.  —  The legislation now heads to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R), who has indicated he will sign it.

Judge allows defamation lawsuit against Marilyn Mosby to go forward  —  5 BPD officers charged in Freddie Gray death sued