Lowry: ‘Xenophobia’ and other troublesome words1 hour, 12 minutes | Bruce Lowry

Lowry: 'Xenophobia' and other troublesome words In the new America, fear of 'the other' has once again taken hold Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://northjersy.news/2gzSBri The Rev. Annie Steinberg-Behrman, right, provisional pastor with Metropolitan Community Church in San Francisco, at a meeting at City Hall.

3 Panel urges better cybersecurity to President-elect Trump

A presidential commission on Friday made 16 urgent recommendations to improve the nation's cybersecurity, including creating a nutritional-type label to help consumers shop wisely and appointing a new international ambassador on the subject - weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The release of the 100-page report follows the worst hacking of U.S. government systems in history and accusations by the Obama administration that Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential election by hacking Democrats.

Drunk Hillary Meltdown Election Night – Latest from our f…

Latest from our fiend up in the Sandills "Dumped on Prom Night" Hillary's election night meltdown Wouldn't she have made a great president? Hillary Clinton's night on the 9th of November went from a celebration to an absolute meltdown once the election unexpectedly turned on her, leaving Trump as the victor. Some of the remnants of Hillary Clinton's rampage in the private VIP area was discovered by the hotel custodial staff the day following the election.

Today in History: December 1

A Montgomery Sheriff's Department booking photo of Rosa Parks taken Feb 22, 1956, after she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Ala. On Dec. 1, 1941, Japan's Emperor Hirohito approved waging war against the United States, Britain and the Netherlands after his government rejected U.S. demands contained in the Hull Note.

AP sources: Obama leans against last-minute action on Israel

In this Nov. 14, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama listens during a news conference in the Brady press briefing room at the White House in Washington. Obama has nearly ruled out any last-ditch effort to put pressure on Israel over stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians, U.S. officials said, indicating Obama will likely avoid one last row with Israel's government as he leaves office.

Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Demands Recount in Three Key States

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein now has raised enough money to formally request a recount in three key swing states. Stein's camp - and, quietly, Hillary Clinton's too - are hoping that irregularities and alleged hacking of voting machines in some counties in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan will reverse Trump's victory.

Just one Trump transition aide for U.S. spy agencies: officials

Only one member of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is dealing with the CIA and the 16 other offices and agencies that make up the U.S. intelligence community, four U.S. officials said Wednesday. Geoffrey Kahn, a former House intelligence committee staffer, is the only person named so far to Trump's intelligence community "landing team," they said.

Trump transition points toward presidency with new norms

In this Oct. 19, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during the third presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at UNLV in Las Vegas. Trump, that most unconventional of presidential candidates, last spring pledged that he would act perfectly presidential when the time was right.

Reckoning for Pelosi as House Democrats vote for leader

" Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi faces a challenge to her job as frustrated House Democrats meet to select a new slate of leaders. Pelosi is likely to be re-elected easily Wednesday despite disenchantment among some in the Democratic caucus she has led since 2002.

In a race to the finish, Obama administration presses ahead with ambitious rules

President Barack Obama talks with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. As the future Trump administration begins to take shape, the Obama White House is engaged in a frenzied, final effort to put in place as many new rules and regulations as time allows.

Trump taps Price to lead HHS, plans 2nd meetinga

President-elect Donald Trump moved to fill out his Cabinet Tuesday, tapping Georgia Rep. Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Aides signaled that at least one other Cabinet nomination was imminent.

Trump taps Price to lead HHS, plans 2nd meeting with Romney

President-elect Donald Trump moved to fill out his Cabinet Tuesday, tapping Georgia Rep. Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Aides signaled that at least one other Cabinet nomination was imminent.

Twitter is suggesting #WhiteHouseExitPranks to President Obama to…

When the US Presidential election results, on November 8, declared Donald J Trump as president-elect, a lot of people across the world refused to accept the truth for a long while. Their disbelief and shock that a majority of Americans still chose to vote for Trump, in spite of his sexist, racist and xenophobic comments, knew no bounds.

Lame-Duck Congress Works to Set Stage for President Trump

The lame-duck Congress is gaveling in for its final work session of 2016, and its last under President Barack Obama, as lawmakers face a Dec. 9 deadline for spending legislation to keep the government running. Republican leaders want to pass a short-term spending bill to extend existing funding levels into next spring, allowing a new President Donald Trump the opportunity to play a bigger role in crafting agency budgets.