Senior law enforcement officials face a wave of uncertainty as Donald J. Trump moves to nominate a fierce partisan and a longtime ally to fill one of the most powerful cabinet posts.

Trump’s big victory is sure to scramble the Democrats’ bench.

Senate Democrats plan to use their last weeks in the majority to try to make public a House sexual misconduct probe into Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for attorney general.

Plus, a Chinese government cover-up.

Rather than pushing Americans in a direction they oppose, Democrats should endorse nuanced and humane alternatives.