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Internal Politics Already An Issue In Ben Carson’s Confirmation Prep
Getting the retired neurosurgeon ready for his confirmation hearing and to run a federal department is the top priority, but sources say the role of one adviser has created tension within Carson’s inner circle.
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Merrick Garland Will Be On The Bench — But Not The Supreme Court — In January
President Obama's Supreme Court nominee won't be on the high court. Garland will, though, go back to hearing cases in his old court on Jan. 18.
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The Anti-Trump Electoral College Effort Is Only The Beginning
Although the hopes for #HamiltonElectors to upend Monday’s Electoral College vote for president likely will not materialize, the move is likely only the first step in an effort to undermine Trump’s presidency before it begins.
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Here's One Guy Who Is Taking The Electoral College Fight Seriously
It's Trump, man of imagination.
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“Pizzagate” Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Gun Charges
North Carolina man charged with bringing loaded guns to a DC restaurant to investigate “Pizzagate” conspiracy theory will remain in jail as the case proceeds.
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Transgender Student Can Continue To Use Girls' Bathroom, Federal Appeals Court Rules
"Doe, a vulnerable eleven year old with special needs, will suffer irreparable harm if prohibited from using the girls' restroom," the court held.
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Democratic Group, Clinton Aides Team Up To Sink Trump Nominees
David Brock's American Bridge has fanned out researchers to look into cabinet picks in partnership with Senate leaders, as new anti-Trump efforts emerge and Democrats formulate just how they’ll oppose him. "Our goal is to keep Trump unpopular."
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Will My Brother's Keeper Continue In The Trump Administration?
Top Democrats like Boston Mayor Marty J. Walsh are hoping the president-elect keeps My Brother's Keeper. Amid silence from Trump camp, it's really anyone's guess.
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Delaware's Current Death Row Inmates Will Now Get Life Sentences, State High Court Rules
Death row inmates will get life without the possibility of parole instead, under a Thursday ruling from the court. The court did so by holding that an August decision that the state's death sentencing law is unconstitutional applies retroactively to those previously sentenced to death.
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Clinton Staffer Enters The Race For DNC Vice Chair
Adam Parkhomenko, a founder of Ready for Hillary and a longtime Clinton aide, is running for the position as Democrats try to decide the party's new direction.
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Harry Reid Says Electors Should Have Intelligence Briefing
Electors will be "concerned," the Democratic Senate leader said at a BuzzFeed Brews event.
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Federal Judge Criticizes Death Penalty — But Concludes Only Supreme Court Can End It
"Has actual experience borne out the promise for a more reliable system of capital punishment" since 1976? A federal judge in Vermont says no — but says the final decision must come from the US Supreme Court.
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Top Candidates For DNC Chair Pitched CBC For Their Support
As part of rounds made in Washington last week, DNC candidates Rep. Keith Ellison and Jaime Harrison sought support at the CBC in private meetings.
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Trump's Secretary Of State Nominee Already Has Republican Opposition
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson can't afford to lose many Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Marco Rubio has already expressed skepticism over the pick.
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Republicans Criticize Trump's Expected Secretary Of State Pick Over Russia Ties
Sen. Marco Rubio called the ExxonMobil CEO "a friend of Vladimir."
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Trump Will Nominate Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson As Secretary Of State: Reports
The Texan oilman has previously worked closely on deals with the Russian government.
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The Election Recount Is Over And Trump Is Still Going To Be President
Courts stopped recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania, while those in Wisconsin and Nevada upheld Donald Trump's victory.
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Trump Falsely Says "Nobody Really Knows" What's Causing Climate Change
“I think it’s a big scam for a lot of people to make a lot of money," Trump once said.
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Clinton Campaign Backs Electors' Request For Intelligence Briefing On Russia's Influencing Election
Electors sent a letter to the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, Monday.
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Allen West Facebook Post Claims Trump Chose Defense Pick To "Exterminate" Muslims
The post has since been taken down.
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John Bolton Says Election Hacking Could Have Been A "False Flag"
Bolton, who is possibly being considered by Trump for a position as Secretary of State, questioned if hackings during the election were actually by Russia.
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Kellyanne Conway Defends Trump’s Continued Work With “Celebrity Apprentice”
“Presidents have a right to do things in their spare time or their leisure time.”
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Alabama Executes Inmate After Split Supreme Court Allows It To Proceed
The Supreme Court declined to halt the execution of Ronald Smith Jr. for a 1994 murder. A jury had recommended life imprisonment, but a judge nonetheless sentenced Smith to death.
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Most Americans Who See Fake News Believe It, New Survey Says
An exclusive Ipsos poll conducted for BuzzFeed News found that 75% of American adults who were familiar with a fake news headline viewed the story as accurate.
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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory Has Finally Conceded Defeat
Nearly a month after the election, Pat McCrory has conceded he lost to his Democratic rival.
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Jill Stein Changes Plans, Aims To Take Pennsylvania Recount Request To Federal Court
Update: After deciding Saturday afternoon to end their state-court request for a statewide recount in Pennsylvania, Jill Stein's campaign announced late Saturday night that they plan to take the issue to federal court on Monday.
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Donald Trump Spoke With Taiwan's Leader And China Is Not Pleased
The president-elect spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, a move that could raise tensions with China, which does not recognize Taiwan as an independent country and claims it as its own.
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Texas Appeals Court Halts Yet Another Execution
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stayed another execution after concerns over the mental competency of an inmate. This year will have Texas's fewest executions in more than two decades.
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Vows Against Illegal Immigration Return At Trump's "Thank You" Rally
"We will finally end illegal immigration," Trump told supporters in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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