Donald Trump has named bankruptcy lawyer David Friedman as Ambassador to Israel. Friedman is not a fan of the two state idea, is extremely pro-settlement, and “has described J Street, the liberal Zionist lobbying group, as comparable to the ‘Kapos during the Nazi regime.’ The reference is to the prisoners forced to work as functionaries in the concentration camps.”

+ Fox News analyst Monica Crowley, has been named senior director of strategic communications for the National Security Council. She has repeatedly suggested connections between Clinton aid Huma Abedin and Islamic extremists. Oh, and then there was that tweet.

+ Recode’s Kara Swisher did some excellent reporting to find out who said what inside the Trump tech meeting.

+ It’s not unprecedented that a non-spouse would assume to role of First Lady in the White House. And Ivanka Trump could be the most powerful first lady ever.