During Rex Tillerson’s reign as Exxon Mobil Corp.’s chairman and CEO, he oversaw a major shift on climate change as the nation’s largest oil company accepted the scientific consensus that humans are contributing to a warming planet, reports The Hill.

• Daily Caller: Hillary Clinton: Putin Hacked Democratic Groups Because He Has a Grudge Against Me
• WashTimes: Obamacare Subsidies Set to Increase by $10 Billion as Costs Spiral Out of Control
• Daily Caller: George Soros, Big Banks and Google Fund Anti-Trump Resistance Group
• Telegraph: Cyber Warfare, Leaked Secrets, and Shutting Down the Internet: How Barack Obama Could Retaliate Against Russian Hacking
• Townhall: Republican Congress Looking To Abolish The Death Tax

Five Democratic senators unveiled a bill Thursday that would require Donald Trump to divest possible “conflict of interest” assets and place the proceeds in a blind trust, reports Politico.

• Independent: Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Says Donald Trump Will Be Russia’s ‘Natural Ally’
• The Hill: Wheeler to Step Down as FCC Chairman
• WashTimes: ‘11th Hour Power Grab’: Obama Mandates State Funding for Planned Parenthood
• Politico: Obama Lets Iran Sanctions Renew Without His Signature
• Time: Chinese Newspaper: Donald Trump’s Policy Means China May Have to Use ‘Force’ to Recover Taiwan

Aside from concerns involving his and his company’s ties to Russia, Secretary of State-nominee Rex Tillerson is also facing hostility from family groups opposed to his support for Planned Parenthood and gays in the Boy Scouts, reports The Washington Examiner.

• Politico: Divisions Deepen Inside Trump Tower
• WashPost: Democratic Senators Press Trump’s Education Pick Betsy Devos to Pay Years-Old $5.3 Million Fine
• WashTimes: Energy Dept. Rebuffs Trump’s Request for List of Climate-Change Workers
• Politico: Dem. Lawmakers: GSA Says Trump Must Give up D.C. Hotel Stake
• Daily Caller: New York Times Airs Ad for Fake News in Article About Fake News