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Facebook fake-news writer: ‘I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me’; Japanese American internment is ‘precedent’ for national Muslim registry, prominent Trump backer says; Trump transition kicks into higher gear, as president-elect plans to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Abe; Man who dissolved in boiling Yellowstone hot spring slipped while checking temperature to take bath; How America decided, at the last moment, to elect Donald Trump; Stephen Hawking just gave humanity a due date for finding another planet; Obama, Merkel issue joint rebuttal to the coming era of Donald Trump; Here are the people whose names have been floated for Trump's Cabinet; To understand the Trump presidency, we must decipher Ivanka; Obama administration cancels oil and gas leases on Blackfeet tribe’s sacred grounds; In Trump's Washington, rival powers and whispers in the president's ear; Trump’s secretary-of-state debacle in the making; I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind.; A lot of nonvoters are mad at the election results. If only there were something they could have done!; Intraparty fratricide looms over the GOP; The surprisingly common reason your medical bill might be higher than you expect   Most popular right now   Most Read Facebook fake-news writer: ‘I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me’ The man responsible for many of this year's viral political hoaxes thinks he may have swung the election. By Caitlin Dewey  •  Read more » Japanese American internment is ‘precedent’ for national Muslim registry, prominent Trump backer says Carl Higbie, spokesman for a major pro-Trump super PAC, told Fox's Megyn Kelly, "The president needs to protect America first." By Derek Hawkins  •  Read more »   Trump transition kicks into higher gear, as president-elect plans to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Abe The Trump "landing teams" for the State and Justice departments, the Pentagon and the NSC also will be announced and begin interacting with the Obama administration on Thursday By Jerry Markon  •  Read more »   Man who dissolved in boiling Yellowstone hot spring slipped while checking temperature to take bath "In a very short order, there was a significant amount of dissolving," a Yellowstone ranger said. By Ben Guarino  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How America decided, at the last moment, to elect Donald Trump How late-deciders snatched victory from the jaws of the Clinton campaign. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Stephen Hawking just gave humanity a due date for finding another planet The theoretical physicist says the threats to humanity are manifold — and "escaping beyond our fragile planet" is urgent. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Obama, Merkel issue joint rebuttal to the coming era of Donald Trump On his last overseas trip, President Obama and Germany's Merkel call for a progressive vision of the West's future. By Anthony Faiola  •  Read more »   Here are the people whose names have been floated for Trump's Cabinet The latest on the contenders – from rumored to named – for top spots in the Trump administration. By Kevin Uhrmacher  •  Read more »   To understand the Trump presidency, we must decipher Ivanka And good luck with that. By Monica Hesse  •  Read more »   Also Popular in Politics   Trump administration calls for short-term spending bill despite Senate concerns House Republicans bowed to the president-elect's wishes and announced plans to extend government funding through March of next year. 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