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Patrick Semansky / AP The Religious-Liberty Showdowns Coming in 2017
From mosque surveillance to new religious-exemption laws, a look at some of the issues likely to come up under Trump
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Donald Trump and the Triumph of Climate-Change Denial
The science of man-made global warming has only grown more conclusive. So why have Republicans become less convinced it’s real over the past decade and a half?
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Andrew Harnik / AP How Will the House Freedom Caucus Respond to Trump?
Representative Mark Meadows, the group’s new chairman, is hoping an early push for deregulation will do the trick.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Trump Is Making Little Attempt to Reconcile the Country
His tone and temperament haven’t changed since the campaign, and he’s poised to enter office with historically low approval ratings.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters How One Reporter Turned to His Readers to Investigate Donald Trump
The Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold opened up to his audience, using crowdsourcing to explore the president-elect’s charitable activities.
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Brynn Anderson / AP Donald Trump Wins the Electoral College Vote
Texas’s slate of electors put him over the top.
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Mark Kauzlarich / Reuters Why Are So Few Women Running for DNC Chair?
Democratic women should have plenty to say—not just about the direction of their party but also about the state of women’s leadership in the American political system.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Newt Gingrich Tries to Explain How Trump Will Remake America
He summed up the president-elect’s plans simply: “Donald Trump’s gonna kick over the table.”
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Gerry Broome / AP North Carolina's 'Legislative Coup' Is Over, and Republicans Won
Legislators passed a slate of bills to sharply reduce the power of the incoming governor, over the heated objections of Democrats and hundreds of protestors.
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Susan Walsh / AP Obama: I Told Putin to 'Cut It Out'
The president was worried a stronger pre-election response would undermine confidence in the vote or further provoke the Russian leader.
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Bloomberg / Getty Trump's Pick for Israel Ambassador Is No Diplomat
David Friedman, a bankruptcy lawyer, believes Israel can annex and settle in the West Bank, wants to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and called a liberal American Jewish group “worse than kapos.”
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Andrew Harnik / AP Will Obama Retaliate Against Russia Before He Leaves Office?
The president will face questions about acting against Vladimir Putin during his final year-end press conference on Friday afternoon.
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Steve Helber / AP How Carbon Emissions Explain Trump's Win
The states with the highest emissions levels mostly voted for the president-elect. Now, he’s selecting officials for his Cabinet who likely won’t try to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
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Gerry Broome / AP North Carolina Republicans Try to Curtail the New Democratic Governor's Power
After Roy Cooper narrowly won the gubernatorial race, the GOP-led state legislature is using a special session to sharply limit the incoming executive’s authority.
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Brendan McDermid / Reuters Will Rick Perry Promote Science at the Department of Energy?
The former Texas governor has questioned the scientific consensus on climate change and once forgot the name of the agency when listing those he wanted to eliminate.
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Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Why Trump and the Tech Industry Are on a Collision Course
The president-elect and Silicon Valley leaders are foils, with contrasting values, interests, and visions for the future.
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Jim Young / Reuters Which Department Should Rick Perry Head? The Answer Will Come to You.
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Adrees Latif / Reuters The Electoral College Is John Podesta's Last Hope
The Clinton campaign chairman is backing a demand from 10 electors for an intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the presidential race.
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Mike Segar / Reuters It's a Grand Old False Flag
Even as Senate Republicans opt to investigate alleged Russian interference in the election, members of President-elect Trump’s inner circle continue to insist without evidence that someone else must be to blame.
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Susan Walsh / AP The Senate Will Investigate Russian Election Interference
With Mitch McConnell’s backing, a bipartisan inquiry could tee up the first confrontation between Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.
