In a first, Trump offers some acknowledgement of Russian hacking

Hillary Clinton called the hacking "an attack" on Thursday, while President Obama said on Friday that Clinton was "treated unfairly" in the election

• Dec 16, 2016

NC Republicans strip new Democratic governor of some power

GOP Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill that keeps Gov.-elect Roy Cooper from having a Democratic majority on state's elections and ethics board and also requires his Cabinet to face State Senate confirmation

• Dec 16, 2016

Sen. Joe Manchin says he'll support some of Trump's cabinet nominees

The West Virginia senator was himself a contender for energy secretary and has spoken with Trump in person and on the phone

• Dec 16, 2016

House GOP quietly ends Flint water investigation

The investigation faulted both state officials and the EPA for the contamination that has affected nearly 100,000 residents

• Dec 16, 2016

Obama press conference: The president calls Electoral College a "vestige"

But he also said that "if we have a strong message if we’re speaking to what the American people care about, typically the popular vote and the Electoral College vote will align"

• Dec 16, 2016

Obama says U.S. had to be "willing to take over Syria" for him to do more

Obama says going "all in" in Syria wasn't feasible for many reasons

• Dec 16, 2016

FBI, DNI back CIA judgment that Russia meddled in election and favored Trump

CIA Director John Brennan announced the development in a memo to CIA workforce

• Dec 16, 2016

Obama press conference: President weighs in on Russian hacking

The president was asked about Russian hacking and its government's interference in the U.S. election

• Dec 16, 2016

Clinton talks election loss, Putin's "personal beef" with her

"He is determined to score a point against me which he did," Clinton said in a talk with donors about Russian hacking and her election defeat

• Dec 16, 2016

Intelligence sources say “Russians are hacking the hell out of us”

...And the source added, “We aren’t doing anything about it,” CBS News’ Jeff Pegues reports

• Dec 16, 2016

The American brands trashed by Donald Trump

The president-elect uses his Twitter account to air his grievances, sometimes sending stock prices into a tailspin

• Dec 16, 2016
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Reince Priebus meets with his White House predecessors

Among the people expected to attend the meeting is John Podesta, chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign

• Dec 16, 2016

Federal judge takes action on rules mandating burial for fetal remains

Texas rules mandating burial, cremation of fetus remains were set to go into effect within days

• Dec 16, 2016

Michelle Obama weighs in on "what not having hope feels like"

"What else do you have if you don’t have hope?” the first lady said in an interview with Oprah Winfrey

• Dec 16, 2016

John Podesta hits FBI over Russian hacking

In op-ed, the former Clinton campaign chairman charged that "something is deeply broken at the FBI"

• Dec 16, 2016

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