House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that Republicans will act within the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency to repeal Obamacare and at the same time approve a GOP replacement plan, reports CNN.

• Townhall: Ryan: Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan ‘Not Happening’
• AP: Watchdog Probe to Bring New Scrutiny for FBI’s Comey
• The Hill: Assange Agrees to Be Extradited If Obama Grants Clemency for Manning
• WashExaminer: Mexico’s President Rips Trump Over Wall, Auto Companies, NAFTA
• Breitbart: Report: 2016 Was ‘Worst Year yet’ for Christian Persecution

President-elect Donald Trump may have tangled with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during the election campaign, but in keeping with Trump’s desire for companies to hire more Americans, Bloomberg reports that Amazon.com Inc. has revealed plans to hire more than 100,000 people in the U.S. in the next 18 months.

• AP: Republican-Led Senate Takes First Step to Repeal ‘Obamacare’
• WSJ: Billionaire George Soros Lost Nearly $1 Billion in Weeks After Trump Election
• WashTimes: Rudy Giuliani to Facilitate Cybersecurity Talks With Trump Administration, Private Sector
• Daily Caller: Oppo Firm Behind Trump Dossier is Also a Hired Gun for Planned Parenthood
• Guardian: ‘No Access’: Rex Tillerson Sets Collision Course With Beijing in South China Sea

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus attacked as “offensive crap” and “garbage” a newly reported document alleging that Russians might have had compromising information on President-elect Donald Trump.  “[It’s] offensive crap that we shouldn’t even be talking about,” Priebus said Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” program, reports The Washington Times.

• The Hill: Trump’s Press Conference: 5 Things to Watch For
• Independent: Donald Trump Stories in Explosive Document Were Invented by 4chan, Users Claim
• WashExaminer: Tillerson Testimony: Says Obama Gave ‘Green Light’ to Moscow
• Politico: Ukrainian Efforts to Sabotage Trump Backfire
• NBC: Army Leaker Chelsea Manning on Obama’s ‘Short List’ for Commutation