The Associated Press reports: Richard Spencer, an alt-right leader who convened the weekend gathering sponsored by his National Policy Institute, told the Associated Press he was “disappointed” in Trump’s comments. But Spencer said he understands “where he’s coming from politically and practically,” adding that he will “wait and see” how the real estate mogul’s administration takes shape. Still, Spencer argued …

Republican National Committee spokesman Sean Spicer blew a fuse tonight when Wolf Blizter repeatedly pressed him to explain why Nazis love Trump so much and why Trump himself was so slow disassociate himself from extremists. Via Mediaite: Blitzer asked why Trump is so quick to tweet about Hamilton or the New York Times when he’s mad at them but won’t …

Buzzfeed reports: Tila Tequila’s Twitter account was suspended on Monday, capping off the social media star’s long and bizarre embrace of hate speech and Nazism. Twitter confirmed to BuzzFeed News that it had taken down Tequila’s account. Though the social network did not elaborate on the process by which it decided to deactivate the account, Tequila’s tweets have in the …

Via press release from hate group leader Tony Perkins: Americans should be eternally thankful for the wisdom possessed by our Founding Fathers, who, rooted in their Christian belief that there is no king but Jesus, instituted a form of government that requires the political leaders to be elected by the people. This means that no single president, administration or Member …

Via Mediaite: In his on-the-record chat with The New York Times, Donald Trump dismissed concerns about any potential conflicts between his duty as president and his business interests, saying that it was impossible for the president to even have conflicts of interest to begin with. Trump continued, saying that the law doesn’t require him to set up a trust and …

We knew this was coming. Via Reuters: North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory announced on Tuesday he has officially requested a recount of votes from the Nov. 8 election with official results showing him trailing his Democratic challenger, Attorney General Roy Cooper, by one-tenth of a point. The gubernatorial race in the ninth largest U.S. state remained undecided two weeks after …

NBC News reports: For the last time during his tenure in office, President Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, on a distinguished array of American icons on Tuesday. The medal, which has existed in some form since the Truman administration, has been given at Obama’s discretion more than any other president, and according to …

Politico reports: President-elect Donald Trump told New York Times reporters on Tuesday that he disavows the fringe political movement that many say helped power his candidacy. But he also rejected the idea that he bears responsibility for the growing prominence of groups espousing white nationalist viewpoints. “I don’t think so, Dean,” Trump said in response to a question from Times …

White Jesus is going to kill the fuck out of anybody who opposed “the will of God” by voting for Hillary. Right Wing Watch reports: Televangelist Jim Bakker reacted to the presidential election results by prophesying that God will punish people who live in counties that voted for Hillary Clinton. Bakker pointed to a map that showed the results of …

CNN reports: President-elect Donald Trump says he’s “seriously considering” Dr. Ben Carson for housing secretary. In a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, Trump called Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and former rival for the Republican presidential nomination, “a greatly talented person who loves people!” The secretary of housing and urban development oversees federal public housing programs and helps formulate policy on homelessness …

Raw Story reports: Donald Trump’s promises to “drain the swamp” of Washington corruption are becoming more of a punchline for his detractors as more information about his conflicts of interest piles up. Appearing on CNN Tuesday, Democratic strategist and former Clinton White House aide Keith Boykin ripped Trump for his multiple shady dealings in the two weeks since he’s been …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports:  The Civitas Institute, a conservative organization in Raleigh, has filed a federal lawsuit to delay a final count of ballots in the November election. The suit is over same-day registrants, the more than 90,000 people who registered to vote and voted on the same day during the early voting period prior the Nov. 8 …

The Hill reports: President-elect Donald Trump’s plan not to pursue an investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server is not being received well at Breitbart News. “Broken Promise: Trump ‘Doesn’t Wish to Pursue’ Clinton Email Charges,” reads the lead story headline on Breitbart.com. “I think when the President-elect, who’s also the head of your party, tells you before he’s even …

The San Antonio Express-News reports: A federal judge under fire for reportedly telling newly sworn-in U.S. citizens last week that Donald Trump is “your president, and if you don’t like that, you need to go to another country,” was suspended Monday from overseeing further citizenship ceremonies. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Primomo said he was not trying to tell the new …

The victim’s building has a rainbow “Love Trumps Hate” sign in the front window. CBS News reports: City police are investigating some type of an explosion in Center City that left a man injured on Tuesday morning. Police confirm they were investigating a suspicious package on Pine Street when the explosion occurred, reports CBS Philadelphia. Philly police officials tell CBS …

People Magazine reports: Kanye West was hospitalized for exhaustion on Monday, and a source tells PEOPLE he “feels like he’s under spiritual attack.” Hours after West, 39, canceled the remaining 21 dates of his Saint Pablo tour, the rapper went to the hospital following the advice of his doctor, a source says. “He feels like he’s under spiritual attack, and …

Mic reports: As Meyers notes, Trump’s apparent beef with Hamilton is a diversion from some of the president-elect’s other, more unsavory stories from over the weekend. Specifically, Meyers refers to Trump settling for $25 million over fraud lawsuits with Trump University. “As fun as it is to talk about this Hamilton feud, it’s just a distraction from a far bigger …

Just in from Monica Cole: Zales Jewelers should be ashamed of attempting to normalize sin by featuring two women getting married in their latest commercial. It shows two women in wedding gowns exchanging vows and wedding bands. Zales is promoting same-sex marriage and their new “Love and Pride” Collection. The “Love and Pride” wedding band collection, designed for the LGBTQ …

The Hill reports: President-elect Donald Trump will not follow through on his campaign pledge to pursue an investigation into Hillary Clinton, one of his aides told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “I think when the President-elect, who’s also the head of your party, tells you before he’s even inaugurated that he doesn’t wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong …

Germany’s public broadcaster Deutsche Welle reports: The US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Monday condemned a white nationalist conference that took place just down the road over the weekend. At the meeting, the prominent white supremacist Richard Spencer gave an anti-Semitic speech that was met with applause and Nazi salutes, as well as shouts of “Heil victory!” “The Holocaust …