President Obama met behind closed doors Wednesday morning with congressional Democrats to devise a strategy to save the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and other health-care policies — the very day Republicans have commenced debate on how to get rid of the massive 2010 health-care law, reports The Washington Post.

• Townhall: Democratic Senator Refuses to Meet with Obama in Wednesday Morning Meeting
• Reuters: Pence, Republican Lawmakers Focus on Obamacare in Capitol Talks
• The Hill: GOP Panel to Probe Obama Response to Russia Hacking
• WashTimes: Donald Trump Blasts Defense Contracting Titans for Overpriced Weapons
• The Hill: Palin Apologizes to Assange

Although President-elect Donald Trump used Twitter on Tuesday to threaten General Motors over its plans to distribute its Mexican-made Chevy Cruze model to American car dealers, he has also singled out many other companies for comment and criticism before and after winning the U.S. presidential election, reports AP.

• Politico: House GOP Reverses Course on Gutting Ethics Panel
• Daily Caller: Tech Company Casts Doubt On DHS/FBI Russian Hacking Report
• Reuters: Trump Team Seeks Agency Records on Border Barriers, Surveillance
• WashExaminer: Gallup: Dems Won’t Give Trump Benefit of Doubt
• The Hill: Ex-CIA Head: More Than One Country Could Be Behind Hacking

The U.S. has released a 13-page report by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI on accusations that Russia interfered in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts, reports AP.

• WashExaminer: Giuliani Tells Trump to Order His Own Intelligence Report on Russian Hacking
• Politico: Bolton: Russia Sanctions Insufficient; U.S. Must ‘Make the Russians Feel Pain’
• WashPost: Top Republicans Say There’s a Medical Malpractice Crisis. Experts Say There Isn’t.
• WashExaminer: Obama Plots Jobs-Killing ‘Midnight Lawsuits’
• WashTimes: Blue Lives Under Fire: Deadly Ambushes of Police Officers at Two-Decade High