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1:30 PM ET, November 9, 2016

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It's now on America's institutions — and the Republican Party — to check Donald Trump  —  We're about to see how strong the American system really is.  —  Donald Trump has won the election.  Now it is up to America's institutions, and the people within them, to check his worst instincts.
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Reuters
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama phones Trump, offers White House invitation  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama called President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his election victory and invite him to the White House on Thursday to discuss “the smooth transition of power,” the White House said.
Discussion: CNN, Daily Wire, The Root and Daily Kos
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Kasich Congratulates Trump, Mothballs Speech On Future Of GOP  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), a bitter rival of President-elect Donald Trump, has sent the winner of Tuesday's election his congratulations.  —  “The American people have spoken and it's time to come together.
Discussion: CBS New York, USA Today, alan.com and RT
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump sends out first tweet as president-elect
Discussion: ABC News
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump updates his Twitter bio after historic win
Discussion: Vox, ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
Never Trumper John Kasich plans Thursday speech
New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment  —  Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
At Trump's victory party, hints of vengeance to come  —  NEW YORK — After the spectacle of Donald Trump's campaign, his victory party was, for the magnitude of the moment, subdued.  —  Trump booked a modest ballroom at the Hilton in Midtown for the occasion, and by the time he wrapped …
Discussion: ABC News
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
‘From Humility to Euphoria’: Donald Trump's Team Triumphs
Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian and RedState
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Revolt
Alvin Chang / Vox:
Trump will be the 4th president to win the Electoral College after getting fewer votes than his opponent  —  But it may become more and more common, given shifting demographics.  —  Donald Trump won the electoral college, but when all the votes are counted, it's likely he will have received fewer votes …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Shades Of 2000?  Clinton Surpasses Trump In Popular Vote Tally  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton finds herself on the wrong end of an electoral split, moving ahead in the popular vote but losing to President-elect Donald Trump in the electoral college, according to the latest numbers emerging Wednesday.
Jim Newell / Slate:
The Democratic Party Establishment Is Finished  —  What a joke.  —  The Democrats will now control next to nothing above the municipal level.  Donald Trump will be president.  We are going to be unpacking this night for the rest of our lives, and lives beyond that.
Paul Krugman Comment / New York Times:
Paul Krugman: Our Unknown Country  —  We still don't know who will win the electoral college, although as I write this it looks — incredibly, horribly — as if the odds now favor Donald J. Trump.  What we do know is that people like me, and probably like most readers of The New York Times …
Discussion: alan.com and Blue Virginia
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Paul Krugman Comment / New York Times:
Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Inside the Loss Clinton Saw Coming  —  “We have some news.  It's not good.”  —  Hillary Clinton's communications director Jennifer Palmieri filled the candidate in as the plane landed in Iowa, with campaign manager Robby Mook in the huddle.  Jim Comey's letter had hit when they were still in the air …
Discussion: TheBlaze and Instapundit
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media didn't want to believe Trump could win.  So they looked the other way.  —  To put it bluntly, the media missed the story.  In the end, a huge number of American voters wanted something different.  And although these voters shouted and screamed it, most journalists just weren't listening.
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Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Donald Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway Describes ‘Very Gracious Exchange’ …
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
David Remnick / New Yorker:
An American Tragedy  —  The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Omarosa: Trump camp keeping list of enemies  —  will keep a list of Republicans who voted against the GOP nominee in the presidential election.  —  “It's so great our enemies are making themselves clear so that when we get in to the White House, we know where we stand,” the former “Apprentice” …
Discussion: alan.com, Politico, The Week and TheBlaze
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Joe Perticone / Independent Journal Review:
Omarosa: Republicans Who Vote Against Donald Trump Will Be Put On “A List”
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Meet Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting  —  President-elect Donald Trump does not have the traditional cadre of Washington insiders and donors to build out his Cabinet, but his transition team has spent the past several months quietly building a short list of industry titans and conservative activists …
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Celebs who said they'd leave country if Trump won  —  Dozens of celebrities vowed to leave the country if Donald Trump  —  won the White House, saying they'd flee to everywhere from Canada to Jupiter.  —  The threat is a common one after any election outcome: Canada's immigration website crashed …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Absorbing the Impossible  —  I sat watching in astonishment.  The one who couldn't bear to show up to concede was not, as expected, Donald Trump, but Hillary Clinton.  —  I thought the hard-core support for Trump had dwindled down to a hardy band of loyalists: Rudy, Newt, Chris, Sarah …
Discussion: Scripting News
Star Tribune:
Ilhan Omar will be nation's first Somali-American legislator  —  “It's the beginning of something new,” said Omar, who faced only nominal Republican opposition in a heavily DFL Minneapolis district.  —  Video (03:13) : Ilhan Omar became the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature representing Minneapolis' district 60B.
Shaun Walker / Guardian:
Putin applauds Trump win and hails new era of positive ties with US  —  Russian president is among first to congratulate Republican on his surprise victory in the US elections  —  After an election campaign in which Russia has been openly accused of interfering in favour of Donald Trump …
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RT:
Putin on Trump victory: Russia is ready to restore relations with US
Discussion: NPR and Political Insider blog
New York Sun:
Donald Trump's Triumph  —  Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of America, conceded by Secretary of State Clinton early this morning, will go down in history as one of the most astounding political upsets in our long and dramatic history.  We see it as a vindication …
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Donald Trump Shakes Nation With Challenge to Its Foundation
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
RNC model showed Trump losing  —  The GOP shared its analysis with reporters four days before Election Day to prove that it had given Trump the tools to win.  —  The Republican National Committee, despite its sometimes testy relationship with Donald Trump, publicly predicted …
Bloomberg:
The World's Richest People Lose $41 Billion on Trump's Win  —  Country's richest person loses $5.1 billion on plunge of peso  —  Markets wobble on surprise victory over Democrat Clinton  —  Mexico's wealthiest person lost $5.1 billion in the wake of Donald Trump's stunning upset over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: The Week
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Tells Supporters ‘We Must Accept This Result And Move Forward’  —  In a belated concession speech Wednesday morning, Hillary Clinton urged her supporters to respect the peaceful transfer of power and to continue working towards a more inclusive, democratic America under President-elect Donald Trump.
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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National Journal:
How Obama Inadvertently Set the Stage for Trump's Presidency
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Clinton: ‘This Is Painful’ But We Owe Trump Chance to Lead
Discussion: alan.com, AOL and Associated Press
New York Times:
Election 2016: Exit Polls
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
President-elect Trump due to appear in court at trial starting later this month
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and alan.com
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
How Trump Won  —  The places that feel most left behind …
 Earlier Items: 
Christine Rousselle / Townhall.com:
Bill Maher Admits He Cried Wolf On Past GOP Nominees
Discussion: Hit & Run
Euan McKirdy / CNN:
Planning to flee to Canada? Try accessing the immigration website first
Washington Times:
Executive orders, pardons, ‘midnight’ regulations expected as Obama presidency draws to close
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Most Extraordinary Election of Our Lifetime
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Huffington Post ending editor's note that called Donald Trump ‘racist’
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
1 dead, multiple people shot near Azusa polling station; active shooter heavily armed, officials said