- Faiz Shakir, Ex-Bernie Sanders Campaign Chief, Joins Race for D.N.C. Chair (nytimes.com)
- Michelle Obama Will Skip Trump’s Inauguration (nytimes.com)
- Trump defense nominee ordered three gin and tonics for breakfast: witness (rawstory.com)
- Senate Democrats slam ‘significant gaps and inadequacies’ in the background vetting of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon (washingtonpost.com)
- Pete Hegseth Seems Really Confused About Where Southeast Asia Is (huffpost.com)
- LA braces for more fire evacuations as experts warn of new ‘dangerous weather situation’ (theguardian.com)
- ‘The million-dollar question:’ Trump’s populist economic promises hit unexpected buzzsaw of Republican skepticism (semafor.com)
