- WATCH: Barack Obama and Bill Murray practice putting — to promote Obamacare
- Melania Trump has pledged to fight bullying as first lady — and LGBT youth need her to keep her promise
- Colin Meloy of the Decemberists on the classic “Crane Wife”: “Everything exists in wartime in our songs”
- WATCH: Vladimir Putin’s old friend may be tapped as secretary of state
- Ani DiFranco: We the people are in charge — and we can insist that the Electoral College voters save our democracy
- WATCH: Russia “did achieve something” — Americans, media talking about Russian hackers is proof enough
- Leading climate change advocacy groups express “enormous concerns” about Rex Tillerson
- Even George W. Bush’s EPA head is worried about Scott Pruitt heading the agency
- WATCH: Obama tells Trevor Noah that without intelligence briefings “you are flying blind”
- Leaving carbon: Divestments from fossil fuels top $5.2 trillion
- WATCH: “You’re going to see a very nuanced attempt” — Trump administration will work with Russia, but how?
- The big problem isn’t that Russian hackers tried to influence our election — it’s more that we let them
- Trade and security: The demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership could make the world more dangerous
- Here’s how the Fed’s rate hike will affect your credit card interest payments
- Alex Jones in wonderland: A shameless conspiracy theorist takes on a real conspiracy
- WATCH: America’s election hypocrisy — U.S. “has disrupted so many elections throughout the world”
- Another Fox News loon joins the government — but K.T. McFarland could be the least qualified of all
- Donald Trump vetted Mitt Romney in order to “torture” him, says Roger Stone
- Donald Trump says lawsuit filed by two faithless electors in Colorado “threatens to undermine . . . the Electoral College”
- Homeless and harassed: Why police are encouraged to search the black community for fines and arrests
- “Pizzagate” gunman faces federal charge after firing assault weapon in D.C. restaurant
- After Republicans’ five-month stall, the House Benghazi Committee is no more
- UN Human Rights Office reports “slaughter” in Aleppo: At least 82 civilians killed by pro-government forces
- Donald Trump’s pick to head State Department recommended by lobbyist to Exxon, Russia
- “Rogue One” review: This dark, exhilarating blast is one of the best Star Wars films yet
- Kanye West meets with Donald Trump as Inaugural Committee scrambles to book a relevant act
- U.S. halts some Saudi arms sales over Yemen deaths concerns
- Normalizing fascists: What history can tell us about leaders making the movement
- Supreme Court rejects appeal from third death row inmate this month
- Oklahoma court tosses abortion law on hospital privileges
- $1.3 billion Oakland Raiders stadium financing deal under consideration
- Source: Donald Trump’s campaign is threatening “political reprisal” for defecting Republican electors
- Look Again: The day’s most compelling images from around the globe
- Say hello to Waymo: Google’s self-driving car project gets a new name
- Energy Department slaps down Donald Trump’s “witch hunt” of climate change staffers
- Mitt Romney is no hero: He’s a big old two-time failure, and Donald Trump is partly his fault
- Newspeak for the rest of us: Learning a new language can give new insight, improve tolerance
- John Kasich signs strict 20-week abortion ban, but is lauded for vetoing 6-week ban
- From Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” to Chance The Rapper’s “Coloring Book,” music rocked this year
- BULLSH**TER OF THE DAY: Donald Trump, for channeling his inner 8-year-old for a tweet about his new bestie Rex Tillerson
