Obama Vows Action Against Russia For Hacking DNC Emails

"I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... we need to take action." "I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... we need to take action," Obama said in an interview with NPR, to be broadcast Friday .

.com | Trump rejects Russia hacking plot

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday again rejected the CIA's conclusion that Russia manipulated the US election, as the hacking scandal expanded into a hefty foreign policy challenge just five weeks before he takes office. Even as NBC News reported that US intelligence has concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a direct hand in the hacking plot, Trump took to Twitter to dismiss the issue, which has been roiling since before he defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton on November 8. "If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House waite [sic] so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?" he tweeted.

CBS to Netanyahu: ‘Is Israel inching toward an anti-American Middle East bloc?’

US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the notion that Israel is entering an "anti-American bloc" in a high-stakes interview Sunday night with Lesley Stahl of CBS's 60 Minutes : Lesley Stahl: "You have a friendship with Mr. Putin, and a friendship with China.

Fashion expert Sarah Mower says buy a cape

Homeowner adds hilarious 'Mission: Impossible' music to CCTV footage of foiled burglary that shows idiot suspect getting busted by Dallas police REVEALED: Clueless Saddam Hussein 'was cut off from his own government for final years' as it emerges the dictator 'whined about cuts and bruises' during his capture Teen, 19, whose foot was blown off by a homemade explosive in Central Park finally wins battle with insurer to cover prosthetic leg - but they refuse to pay for his wheelchair Chris Christie WAS offered jobs in the Trump administration - but refused them because he wasn't the attorney general pick Donald Trump will live in the White House - and wants daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner to join him in Washington 'I'm a smart person.

Claudia Fragapane bids an emotional farewell to Strictly

Homeowner adds hilarious 'Mission: Impossible' music to CCTV footage of foiled burglary that shows idiot suspect getting busted by Dallas police Trump confirms he WILL live in the White House - and wants daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner to join him in Washington Uber driver clocks 'longest ride in history' after taking customer on 400-mile trip from Virginia to New York - and it only cost $300 Teen, 19, whose foot was blown off by a homemade explosive in Central Park finally wins battle with insurer to cover prosthetic leg - but they still refuse to pay for his wheelchair SNL gets around Alec Baldwin's absence with surreal skit in which Donald Trump imagines his ideal self as WWE wrestler John Cena with giant hands Trump stirs Taiwan controversy again by saying he might change US 'one China' policy if America doesn't get a better deal 'We want to fill this nation with red, ... (more)

Priebus: ‘The Russians Didn’t Tell Hillary Clinton to Ignore Wisconsin or Michigan’

Reince Priebus continued to push back against reports on Russian hacking on ABC's This Week this morning, arguing that talk of potential interference can't brush aside the mistakes Hillary Clinton made on the campaign trail. "The Russians didn't tell Hillary Clinton to ignore Wisconsin and Michigan, okay? She lost the election because her ideas were bad, she didn't fit the electorate, she ignored states that she shouldn't have, and Donald Trump was the change agent."

This day in history, Dec. 9, 2016

On Dec. 9, 1916, actor, author, producer and director Kirk Douglas, known for such movies as "The Bad and the Beautiful," "Lust for Life," "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" and "Spartacus," to name only a few, was born Issur Danielovitch in Amsterdam, N.Y. In 1935, the Downtown Athletic Club of New York honored college football player Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago with the DAC Trophy, which later became known as the Heisman Trophy. In 1965, Nikolai V. Podgorny replaced Anastas I. Mikoyan as chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, a job he would hold for almost 12 years.

Right to the end, Trump campaign spent less than Clinton’s

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence react to supporters during a rally, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Dem Rep.: ‘Pretty Offensive’ for People to Criticize Trump Choosing Generals for Cabinet

Democratic congresswoman and veteran Tulsi Gabbard is not happy about all the criticism of Donald Trump picking generals for his cabinet. Trump is picking General James Mattis , General John Kelly , and Lieutenant General Michael Flynn for high-level positions in his administration, and there's been quite a bit of blowback to that.

Paul Ryan says wall on US-Mexico border may be part fence or barrier

President-elect Donald Trump's much-discussed Mexican wall may be a fence in places, or a barrier, or something else that secures the border, said House Speaker Paul Ryan, who also rejected the idea of a deportation force to move undocumented immigrants out of the US. As Trump himself has dialed back some of his fiercest campaign rhetoric on immigration policies, Ryan - who said he now speaks to the president-elect almost every day - will focus on securing the border in whichever way makes sense, he said in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview broadcast on Sunday.

Protesters Claim Victory As Army Corps Blocks Dakota Access Pipeline Route

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Trump responds immediately to ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit mocking hisa

Trump responds immediately to 'Saturday Night Live' skit mocking his tweets Well, that was fast. Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://usat.ly/2gBsn7M The Donald Trump-themed cold opens keep coming on Saturday Night Live, this week with more jokes lobbed at the president-elect for his prolific Twitter account.

The US Government Funds A War On Online Fake News

An anonymous reader quotes the Washington Post: Congressional negotiators on Wednesday approved an initiative to track and combat foreign propaganda amid growing concerns that Russian efforts to spread "fake news" and disinformation threaten U.S. national security. The measure, part of the National Defense Authorization Act approved by a conference committee, calls on the State Department to lead government-wide efforts to identify propaganda and counter its effects.

HBO Documentaries Illuminate Castro’s Brutal Cuba

HBO should get a little trophy from the television industry for giving executives something to talk about at holiday parties besides falling ratings and the specific level of Hell that should be reserved for whoever invented this internet thing . Instead, they can ponder over the question: Is HBO's documentary division the most genius outfit in television, or just the luckiest? Months ago, HBO acquired two unheralded documentaries on Cuba, then booked them for the very moment when Fidel Castro would head off to the great workers' collective in the sky .

Paul Ryan on Trump: We’ve Made Up and Talk ‘Almost Daily’

House Speaker Paul Ryan said that he and President-elect Donald Trump have patched up their differences and talk by telephone "almost daily." "We're fine," the Wisconsin Republican told Scott Pelley in an interview to be broadcast on "60 Minutes" on Sunday on CBS.

Vice President Biden to be Colbert’s guest on ‘Late Show’

In this Nov. 1, 2016, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Charlotte, N.C. CBS said Biden is returning to "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Biden is a scheduled guest the Tuesday, Dec. 6, edition for what will be his first talk show appearance since the 2016 presidential election.