Trump's pick for Israel ambassador a contentious one

David Friedman could dramatically alter U.S. policy in Mideast by backing Israeli settlements, questioning 2-state solution

• Dec 16, 2016

"Apprentice" star joins Trump transition team

The reality television show villain and loyal Trump backer will join the transition staff's executive committee

• Dec 16, 2016

N.C. GOP ignores protests, pushes to strip Dem governor of power

There were at least 16 new arrests on Friday as lawmakers advanced bills to weaken Governor-elect Roy Cooper

• Dec 16, 2016

Commentary: Donald Trump is still a question mark

Why it's so hard to predict what the president-elect's first year in office will look like

• Dec 16, 2016

Monica Crowley tapped for national security team

Crowley, who was a foreign affairs and political analyst for Fox News, and Fox News cut ties on Thursday

• Dec 16, 2016

Obama promises to take action over Russian hacking

"We need to take action, and we will -- at a time and a place of our own choosing,” president told NPR in an interview

• Dec 16, 2016

Michelle Obama talks to Oprah about wealth, race

"The thing that least defines us as people is the color of our skin,” says first lady; watch more of interview Friday on "CBS This Morning"

• Dec 15, 2016

Russian hack almost brought the U.S. military to its knees

The 2015 attack on Pentagon computers was not spying, but a full-on assault with the only apparent purpose to cause damage

• Dec 15, 2016

Obama approval rating reaches four-year high - CBS News poll

CBS News poll shows Obama's approval rating has risen among independents

• Dec 15, 2016

More Americans believe popular vote should decide president

But a majority thinks the 2016 electors should cast their vote for the candidate who won the most votes in their state

• Dec 15, 2016

Most think Trump will bring change, but most also think he'll divide the nation

CBS News polled Americans on Trump's impending presidency -- on issues including Russia, the economy, race, global warming and more

• Dec 15, 2016

Favorite photos of Barack Obama

Some of the favorite photos of President Barack Obama during his eight years in the White House, as chosen by the official White House shutterbug

• Dec 15, 2016
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Trump team says Energy Dept questionnaire "not authorized"

The Energy Department said some employees were "unsettled" by the survey

• Dec 15, 2016

Kerry compares Aleppo slaughter to Srebrenica genocide

Using vivid, symbolic imagery, Secretary of State John Kerry came as close as he’s allowed to calling what is happening in Aleppo ethnic cleansing

• Dec 15, 2016

Outgoing Sheriff Joe Arpaio revisits debunked Obama birtherism

Sheriff took up the “birther” mantle as he faced some of his worst legal troubles, including a racial profiling case that discredited his patrols targeting immigrants

• Dec 15, 2016

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