In the wake of the celebration of Vice President–Elect Mike Pence being confronted by the cast of Hamilton—and tweets from Donald Trump confirming that the message had been received—came a backlash: This theater stuff was distracting us from serious issues.

In this video, CNN’s Jake Tapper explains President-elect Donald Trump’s exaggerated claim that there are “probably 2 million” or “even 3 million” criminals living illegally in the U.S.

A post-election letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship's Executive Director Joan E. Bertin. 

Early signs from the Trump transition team suggest a worrying assault on the role of science in policymaking. How should the scientific community respond?