The Hill Articles: December 18, 2016

Stallone won’t take Arts job under Trump: report Spicer refuses to say if Trump will take action against Russian interference Filipino president: Trump has a mouth like mine Pennsylvania electors will have police protection at vote Trump holds off-the-record session with reporters Kerry praises Trump’s ‘thoughtful’ Cabinet picks White supremacist site urges ‘action’ against Jewish residents of small town Trump once donated to a West Bank settlement: report Trump tweets: My supporters would be ‘scorned’ for questioning election New reality: Politicians talk, stock shares drop Blame game bubbles over Russian interference in election Schumer joins McCain in call for independent probe of Russian hacking White House staff pranks Obama with snowmen The fight against Islamic extremism starts with the fight against corruption Poll: Majority of Republicans thinks Trump won popular vote Schumer says e-cigarette recalls need to be considered Mossad chief met with Trump team: report Earnest says ‘symbolic accountability’ of White House press briefing ‘worth protecting’ Kerry marks International Migrants Day: US must continue to fight xenophobia Despite Trump, Latinos demand a green future GOP rep: CIA director leaked Russian hacking information to press NYPD official: Trump security costs ‘not fair’ to New York City John Kerry: Running for president in 2016 ‘crossed my mind’ Increasing labor force participation critical to hitting growth targets Dem boss demands bipartisan congressional investigation into Russian hacks Podesta refuses to say election was ‘fair and free’ Kerry will return to Boston, work in private sector Congress must act to thwart Trump’s immigration plans Conway: Trump campaign ‘absolutely’ did not have contact with Russians Five things to watch when the Electoral College votes Monday Dem rep: Trump’s denial of Russian involvement in hacking ‘deeply damaging’ Kissinger calls Trump a ‘phenomenon that foreign countries haven’t seen’ Lynch says she regrets tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton Podesta: FBI didn’t tell me about hacks until after WikiLeaks began publishing emails Former CIA director: Final determination on Russian hacking falls to NSA Fighting back against Kasich’s dangerous abortion bans Brazile disputes Obama’s timeline on Russian hacking Van Jones hits Trump for not condemning Russia: ‘This is baffling to anybody with a functioning brain stem’ Poll: More than half of Americans bothered by Russian interference in election Dem elector: Trump should ‘step away from Twitter’ and stand with intelligence community Lynch denies claims that FBI didn’t take investigation into DNC hacks seriously Buoyed by Trump’s win, Wisconsin Republicans eye Baldwin challenge Brazile: DNC was no match for Russian hacking McCain doubles down on calls for select committee to investigate Russia’s involvement in election Priebus says intelligence community hasn’t been clear about Russian interference Trump trails other presidents in handling of transition: Poll Gates on Tillerson’s ties to Putin: ‘Being friendly doesn’t make you friends’ Yes, Trump can lose the Electoral College — but then what? Race to replace Becerra gets crowded ‘SNL’s’ Hillary Clinton draws on ‘Love Actually’ to woo elector This agency needs to toughen up on Trump’s business deals Fossil fuel industry’s hopes rise with Trump nominee Five things Obama wants to do before leaving office ‘SNL’ hits Trump over ‘unpresidented’ tweet ‘Saturday Night Live’ mocks Trump, Putin relationship Trump smart to be skeptical of FBI, CIA — just look at their track record Kudlow: US ‘has turned the corner’ Peter King calls report of CIA conclusion ‘a lie’ Five reasons why Tillerson is likely to get through