The Hill Articles: December 16, 2016

Trump may stay at his DC hotel instead of Blair House before inauguration: report Trump mocks media as he recounts Election Day win Trump calls Evan McMullin ‘McMuffin’ in rally speech Who will check Facebook’s ‘fact checkers?’ Top Trump adviser will form outside political group: report The AMA’s endorsement of Tom Price hurts doctors and patients alike Donald Trump’s dream team for economic success Trump picks Freedom Caucus leader for budget director: report #SaveAleppo: Obama cannot be a success if a genocide happens under his watch WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at ‘thank you’ rally in Florida Obamas leave for two-week Hawaii vacation Pinterest fails to meet hiring goals for female engineers The Electoral College has time to save the Republican Party Chairman vows contentious provision in tax plan is staying Lynch: FBI takes Russian hacking ‘very seriously’ Perez’s entry opens up DNC chair race Fed projects three rate hikes in 2017 and markets are buying it Study: Trump fared worse than Romney in Florida Hispanic vote Pentagon report: Afghan forces show ‘promising but inconsistent’ progress Verizon, AT&T fire back at FCC in data plan fight Obama signs bill for Secret Service to get campaign overtime pay Feds issue new rules aimed to strengthen ObamaCare market Electors won’t get intelligence briefing: report Defense companies must go on offense to prove their value Dem senator: Declassify election interference intel ASAP Make America’s workforce great again by revamping education DHS responds to hacking accusations from Georgia Dems push for investigation into Trump team’s Energy letter Even post-election, Trump is all spectacle Graham mocks Obama’s warning to Russia over hacking GOP senators call for ‘firm response’ to Chinese seizure of Navy drone One way to push back in Syria? Target Iranian airlines Poll: Over one-third of Americans struggle to pay bills Obama on GOP’s warming to Russia: Reagan ‘would roll over in his grave’ Obama praises Perez but stops short of endorsement Obama laments spread of fake news Why we must give Betsy DeVos and school choice a chance Still no Latinos in Trump’s Cabinet, with few picks left Confirm Winfield Ong for the Southern District of Indiana Obama rips media, says Clinton was covered unfairly Journalist faints, halting Obama press conference Santorum: Exxon Mobil became ‘alarmist’ on climate change under Tillerson GOP chairman: CNBC’s Larry Kudlow would be ‘grand slam’ as Trump adviser Obama: I told Putin to ‘cut it out’ on hacking NC governor signs bill curtailing successor’s powers WATCH: Dem Rep to reintroduce bill preventing Muslim database Trump’s Labor secretary pick knows franchises make the difference Obama turns down temperature on Trump fight Obama condemns Syria and Russia for ‘atrocities’ in civil war Congressional Review Act too weak to stop ‘midnight regulations’ Obama touts ‘biggest day ever’ for healthcare signups George W. Bush urges senator to back Tillerson Mainstream media increasingly complicit in ‘fake news’ outbreak Microsoft, IBM: We won’t help build a Muslim registry FBI backs CIA report on Russian interference: report American parents are trapped: Here’s how to free them Reporter claims Trump backer intentionally triggered his epilepsy GOP bashes Perez’s bid to lead Democratic Party Solar industry unlikely to change much in Trump’s America Expert: Chinese drone seizure a signal to Trump Bidding for $50K coffee with Ivanka Trump ‘closed’ Food workers endorse Perez for DNC chairman House panel closes probe into Flint water crisis Idaho official jumps into DNC race Senate Dems ask Americans for their Mnuchin foreclosure stories Vanity Fair breaks subscription record after Trump attack on Twitter Schumer’s fake ‘War on Seniors’ The liberal hypocrisy of persecution and racism US raises reward for info on ISIS leader to $25M Vanity Fair reporter is anything but in review of Trump Grill Obama leaves US weaker, while Assad, Russia grow stronger WikiLeaks pokes at Podesta on Twitter Republican to press Trump on Christian genocide asylum Senate Intelligence Committee vows thorough review of Russian meddling Outdated infrastructure poses national security risk David Friedman will shine as Trump’s ambassador to Israel New York’s cybersecurity regulations may seem burdensome, but they’re necessary Clinton’s campaign comeuppance: Diagramming Hillary Clinton’s defeat In praise of fake news Trump aide: Too early to set timing of embassy move to Jerusalem The Hill’s 12:30 Report Priebus does lunch with White House chiefs of staff, including Podesta Obama mourns Craig Sager A new approach to climate change: As business risk insurance WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks at year-end press conference Sessions is perhaps Trump’s best pick yet Sharpton calls for Trump to address Dylann Roof verdict White nationalist considering House run in Montana Elijah Cummings: US is in ‘real crisis’ Setting the record straight on 100 percent vs fractional licensing US-led airstrikes destroy equipment taken by ISIS Dem pushes GOP for subpoena of Michigan governor over Flint Aleppo sold out by the ‘human rights’ community’s moral hypocrisy GOP intro to Trump Treasury pick doesn’t mention Goldman Sachs China seizes unmanned US Navy underwater vehicle Groupthink is hurting America — Black Lives Matter and Pizzagate are proof Trump meets with Homeland Security secretary New regs for Monday: Gas leaks, immigration, food labels Markets skeptical of a lasting oil production cut Russia to US: Prove election interference claims or shut up Free data: Focus on consumers Facebook and the rise of Newspeak Seven plead guilty over ‘romance scams’ that bilked millions from victims Michelle Obama: This is ‘what not having hope feels like’ Reason will eclipse politics when GOP takes over FCC on Jan. 20 Scarborough escalates feud with ‘unhinged’ Chris Cuomo The First Amendment requires the Pennsylvania recount Election Assistance Commission warns it may have been hacked GOP ‘no’ votes on Cabinet won’t matter if Dems aren’t kept in line The Durbin Amendment Is crippling American consumers Quarter of Americans say they’ve shared fake news Spicer: Trump would ‘absolutely not’ ban media outlets from White House Ex-Bush staffers advising Trump team on education Will Trump’s wild card Tillerson pay out? Report: Russia hacking US ‘around the clock’ Trump thanks black voters who ‘didn’t come out to vote for Hillary’ DC-area venue faces harassment for declining to host Trump supporters’ ‘DeploraBall’ D.C. small business owner: Pass the Universal Paid Leave Act Obama didn’t retaliate against Russia because he thought Clinton would win: report Inmate turns down Obama clemency offer Report: Trump team held meeting with Native American leaders Report: Cheney called Rubio to lobby for Tillerson 225-year-old Bill of Rights reminds us how expectations change 21st Century Cures Act is a clear victory for patients and their families A lesson from abroad for creating American jobs Trump asks: Didn’t ‘same cyberattack’ reveal ‘illegal’ Clinton-DNC coordination? Patchwork of state laws set to cause post-holiday headache for drone operators Exxon shifted on climate change under Trump pick Schumer plays it safe on Russia Repeal of ObamaCare mandate could be tipping point