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John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Secretary Of Education Ben Carson? Here's A List Of Potential Trump Cabinet Picks — President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has put together a who's who shortlist of Trump surrogates and advisers to take top positions in his administration next year, ranging from former …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Dark days for Obama's White House — President Obama on Thursday will welcome Donald Trump — to the White House, beginning a transition of power that is pure anguish for many in the Democratic Party. — The meeting, which seemed improbable just 72 hours ago, will likely stand …
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Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump arrives in DC for meeting with Obama — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. presidential transition (all times EST): — President-elect Donald Trump has arrived in Washington for his meeting with President Barack Obama. — Trump flew from New York on his private jet …
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
President Obama's Long History of Insulting Donald Trump — Barack Obama and Donald Trump had never been introduced before their meeting at the White House today, but that hasn't stopped the pair from trading insults for years. — The president and the president-elect are expected to put …
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Laura Hughes / Telegraph:
Nigel Farage describes Barack Obama as a ‘loathsome creature’
Nigel Farage describes Barack Obama as a ‘loathsome creature’
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Chris Christie: Donald Trump and I haven't discussed a potential Cabinet role
Chris Christie: Donald Trump and I haven't discussed a potential Cabinet role
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
4 threats to the media under President Trump
4 threats to the media under President Trump
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Transition Team Planning First Months in Office
Donald Trump Transition Team Planning First Months in Office
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Bloomberg:
Russia Says It Was in Contact With Trump's Team During Campaign — Russia said it was in contact with President-elect Donald Trump's team during the U.S. election campaign, despite repeated denials by the Republican candidate's advisers that any links existed.
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Washington Post:
Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says — MOSCOW — Russian government officials had contacts with members of Donald Trump's campaign team, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday, in a disclosure that could reopen scrutiny over the Kremlin's role …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
‘People Have to Die’: Anti-Trump Protester Calls For Violence on CNN — During the massive anti-Donald Trump protests held in California the day after Election Day, one woman CNN spoke to called for violence and death as a means to enact political change. — “If we don't fight, who is going to fight for us?
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Stacy St. Clair / Chicago Tribune:
5 arrested after largely peaceful anti-Trump protests downtown
5 arrested after largely peaceful anti-Trump protests downtown
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New York Times:
‘Not Our President’: Protests Spread After Donald Trump's Election
‘Not Our President’: Protests Spread After Donald Trump's Election
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
“People Have to Die”: Anti-Trump Protests Start Ugly and Get Worse
“People Have to Die”: Anti-Trump Protests Start Ugly and Get Worse
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Aaron Sorkin / Vanity Fair:
Read the Letter Aaron Sorkin Wrote His Daughter After Donald Trump Was Elected President — The Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network and mastermind behind The West Wing reacts to Donald Trump being elected the 45th president of the United States in a moving letter written …
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Here Is What Donald Trump Wants To Do In His First 100 Days — At the end of October, Donald Trump spoke in Gettysburg, Pa., and released a plan for his first 100 days in office. — The plan (below) outlines three main areas of focus: cleaning up Washington, including by imposing term limits on Congress …
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Data Team Saw a Different America—and They Were Right — The president-elect's analysts picked up disturbances others weren't seeing—the beginning of the storm that would deliver Trump to the White House. — Subscribe Reprints — Nobody saw it coming. Not the media.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
How Gary Johnson and Jill Stein helped elect Donald Trump — Washington (CNN)Neither Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson nor the Green Party's Jill Stein managed to make a dent in the Electoral College, but they did post a significant enough showing in several states arguably to help elect Donald Trump.
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Erick-Woods Erickson / New York Times:
Erick Erickson: Eating Crow on Donald Trump — Atlanta — Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States. I got it absolutely wrong. I have been writing since February that he would not win. The great paradox of this election for me is that I never saw …
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Los Angeles Times:
Anti-Trump protesters shut down 101 Freeway in L.A., burn Trump's head in effigy — Thousands of people poured into the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, and hundreds of them later spilled onto the 101 Freeway, shutting down traffic as they forcefully denounced President-elect Donald J. Trump.
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Kate Kelly / CNBC:
Donald Trump advisors consider Jamie Dimon for treasury secretary: Sources — Trump team considers Dimon for Treasury -Sources — CNBC's Kate Kelly discusses reports that the Trump campaign is considering appointing JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon as Treasury Secretary.
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Reihan Salam / Slate:
Trump Unbound — The president-elect owes hardly anyone. The number of people who'll be able to rein him in is vanishingly small. — Once Donald Trump takes office, he will be the most widely loathed president in modern American history. Yet he will also have far more room to maneuver than any of his recent predecessors.
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TMZ.com:
Donald Trump — No-Fly Zone Over Trump Tower — EXCLUSIVE — Donald Trump is getting a massive security blanket, courtesy of the FAA ... so the NYC building where he lives and works does not fall victim to terrorists flying airplanes. — Pilots have been ordered to stay clear of the 58-story building on 5th Ave.
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Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
Stocks turn mixed after Dow surges to new record high — The Dow surged as much as 180 points and blasted to new record highs in early trading Thursday after Asian markets soared overnight as investors were hopeful for a Day 2 of the “Trump Bounce” and fears related to Donald Trump's stunning …
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Donald J. Trump / greatagain.gov:
Meet The President Elect — Donald J. Trump is the very definition of an American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence for real estate, sports and entertainment. In New York City and around the world, the Trump signature is synonymous with the most prestigious addresses in the world.
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