"It doesn’t put us in a good place, in my mind," said Christine Todd Whitman about Pruitt's appointment
"President-elect Trump is creating a government of, by, and for the oil and gas industry"
Russia
Salon's Carrie Sheffield sits down with Alyona Minkovski and Ben Weingarten to discuss Russia's alleged hacking
Old friends die hard
Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson is the presumed pick for secretary of state despite his ties with Putin and Russia
We the people are in charge
Donald Trump is not president yet. And on Dec. 19, Electoral College voters need to heed the will of the people
Colin Meloy talks "Crane Wife"
Portland indie hero talks about the 10th-anniversary deluxe box set of the Decemberists' breakthrough album
Fight for LGBT youth, Melania
New studies show just how vulnerable LGBT teens are, and they need someone in the White House on their side
President and "Caddyshack" star make PSA to spread info on upcoming Obamacare deadline. Will it be the last?
Investigations and lawsuits could hobble Trump's administration
CrowdStrike, the firm hired by the DNC to protect its network, says a second attack happened days before the vote
The "fake news" fakeout
By redefining the meaning of fake news, right-wing media has successfully made CNN and New York Times appear fake
drink with me
"He’s dealt with him in a business context," Trump's campaign manager said of his likely secretary of State pick
Bullsh**ter of the Day
It's funny how Trump shows "respect" exactly the same way he shows contempt — with snide, undermining tweets
trump tower's visitors
The failed GOP candidates traded barbs with the man they're now trying to get a job from
The spill caused hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil to pour into a creek
Look Again
Fascinating world views from naked, blood-covered protestors in Spain to a man and his bike-riding dog in Istanbul
Trump TV, funded by taxpayers
Changes to the Broadcasting Board of Governors could allow Trump to build a propaganda arm — paid for by taxpayers
sarah palin to the rescue
Sarah Palin uses a self-deprecating joke to undermine CIA reports of Russian hacking in the US election
Golden Globes: Fun and useless
Worked up over Golden Globes snubs and surprises? Don't be! Save your energy for the red carpet and jokes instead
Roof had admitted to authorities that he killed nine people, but "was worn out" and didn't want to shoot more
dems to chaffetz: probe time!
The Republican oversight and government reform chairman simply won't treat Trump the same way he did Clinton
Another Social Security fiasco
Nobody campaigned on slashing Social Security benefits, but Republicans in Congress just can't help themselves
electors: investigate russia
The electoral college demands that the DNI do its job so they can perform their constitutional duty
Allen West goes to the Tower
The former Tea Party congressman's genocidal meme was about Trump's defense secretary pick, Gen. James Mattis