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Donald Trump Willing to Keep Parts of Health Law — President-elect hints at possible compromise after vows to repeal the Affordable Care Act — NEW YORK—President-elect Donald Trump said that, after conferring with President Barack Obama, he would consider leaving in place certain parts …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump 'hasn't given a lot of thought' to jailing Clinton — President-elect Donald Trump says he hasn't considered jailing Hillary Clinton since winning Tuesday's election, a sign he might be backing off his threat to prosecute his opponent. — “It's not something I've given a lot of thought …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Okay With Keeping Parts Of Obamacare Despite Calling It ‘Disaster’ — After railing against Obamacare as a “catastrophe” on the campaign trail, Donald Trump said that he is willing to keep parts of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law in place after conferring with him in the Oval Office.
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Healthcare — It is clear to any objective observer …
Healthcare — It is clear to any objective observer …
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
If you have a preexisting health condition, don't even think about leaving your job
If you have a preexisting health condition, don't even think about leaving your job
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New York Times:
Vice President-Elect Pence to Take Over Trump Transition Effort — WASHINGTON — Vice President-elect Mike Pence will take over the job of leading Donald J. Trump's transition effort, taking the helm from Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, as Mr. Trump moves to assemble a government …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pence to take over Trump's transition effort from Christie — President-elect Donald Trump has shaken up his transition team just days after winning the White House, announcing that he is replacing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie with Vice President-elect Mike Pence at the helm of the effort …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Corey Lewandowski resigns from CNN — Corey Lewandowski, the controversial Donald Trump campaign manager turned CNN commentator, resigned from CNN on Friday afternoon. — The resignation is effective immediately. A CNN spokeswoman confirmed that Lewandowski is no longer serving as a contributor to the network.
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Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Following Trump Victory, Corey Lewandowski Quits CNN
BREAKING: Following Trump Victory, Corey Lewandowski Quits CNN
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Senator Harry Reid:
Reid Statement on the Election of Donald Trump — Washington, D.C. - Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement about the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States: — “I have personally been on the ballot in Nevada for 26 elections …
Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
‘Prediction professor’ who called Trump's big win also made another forecast: Trump will be impeached — Few prognosticators predicted a Donald Trump victory ahead of Tuesday night. Polls showed Hillary Clinton comfortably ahead, and much of America (chiefly the media) …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The View From Trump Tower — If your social circles are like mine, you spent Tuesday night swapping miserable texts. Not all, but many of my friends and family members were outraged, stunned, disgusted and devastated. This is victory for white supremacy, people wrote, for misogyny, nativism and authoritarianism.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Thoughts for the Horrified
Thoughts for the Horrified
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
SCOOP — SCHUMER backs ELLISON for DNC — TRUMP WORLD begins to float cabinet secretaries — SCHOCK indicted — TARGETED VICTORY splits in two — B'DAY: Tucker Bounds — Listen to Playbook in 90 Seconds http://bit.ly/2eP91e4 ... Subscribe on iTunes: http://apple.co/2f1856A — Happy Veterans Day.
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Top Democrats Line up Behind Progressive Keith Ellison for Party Chair
Top Democrats Line up Behind Progressive Keith Ellison for Party Chair
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Fight erupts among Democrats for control of party in crisis
Fight erupts among Democrats for control of party in crisis
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why FiveThirtyEight Gave Trump A Better Chance Than Almost Anyone Else — Based on what most of us would have thought possible a year or two ago, the election of Donald Trump was one of the most shocking events in American political history. But it shouldn't have been that much of a surprise based …
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Azadeh Ansari / CNN:
Anti-Trump protesters march for 3rd night; Portland police call it a ‘riot’ — Trump tweets response to second day of protests — (CNN)Thousands protesting Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election took to the streets for a third night of demonstrations and vigils in several US cities.
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Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
Muslim, Democrat Woman Voted For Trump — Silences CNN Host With Her Explanation For Why She Did It [VIDEO] — Asra Nomani is a Muslim, liberal-leaning woman who voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election, and on Friday she explained to CNN's Carol Costello why she did it. — WATCH:
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Asra Q. Nomani / Washington Post:
I'm a Muslim, a woman and an immigrant. I voted for Trump.
I'm a Muslim, a woman and an immigrant. I voted for Trump.
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Emily Smith / New York Post:
Chelsea Clinton being groomed to run for Congress — More On: — While some pundits are declaring the Clinton political dynasty dead, sources tell us that it is far from over. Chelsea Clinton is being groomed for the New York seat held by Rep. Nita Lowey.
The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton's Vaunted GOTV Operation May Have Turned Out Trump Voters — A focus on big data over people may have backfired. — Former Senior Adviser at Bernie 2016 and Coauthor of “Rules For Revolutionaries: How Big Organizing Can Change Everything”
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Jane Sanders: ‘Absolutely’ Bernie could have beat Trump
David Plouffe / New York Times:
What I Got Wrong About the Election — Like many people around the world, I expected a comfortable Hillary Clinton victory on Tuesday. But I'm not a random pundit when it comes to understanding presidential races and the electorate — I managed one Obama presidential campaign and oversaw another from the White House.
Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Huma breaks down and weeps openly as she returns to campaign headquarters where she and her aides ran doomed bid to elect Hillary Clinton — Hillary Clinton's closest aide Huma Abedin wept in the street as she approached the failed campaign's headquarters in Brooklyn
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Mark Dent / Billy Penn:
‘N—er Lynching’ group text shocks Penn freshmen — Penn students and staff are in an uproar after black freshmen students were added to a GroupMe group titled “Nigger Lynching.” — Student Calvary Rogers posted on Facebook about the group earlier today:
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William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Administration Gives Up on Pacific Trade Deal — Congressional GOP leaders indicated they wouldn't consider Trans-Pacific Partnership in lame-duck session — The Obama administration on Friday gave up all hope of enacting its sweeping Pacific trade agreement, a pact designed …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Clinton's Substantial Popular-Vote Win — Hillary Clinton didn't just win the popular vote. She won it by a substantial margin. — By the time all the ballots are counted, she seems likely to be ahead by more than 2 million votes and more than 1.5 percentage points, according to my Times colleague Nate Cohn.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Administration denies green light coming for Dakota Access — The Obama administration said Friday that no decision has been made on the disputed easement for the Dakota Access pipeline, tamping down expectations that the project could see a green light as soon as Monday.
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Elias Groll / Foreign Policy:
When Trump Takes Control of the Justice Department, Be Afraid — America's litigious president-elect is about to run the world's most fearsome legal agency. — As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump threatened to sue those who crossed him: the scores of women who accused him of sexual assault …
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Bloomberg Adviser Kevin Sheekey Considers a New York City Mayoral Bid — A top political adviser to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has told allies he is considering running against Mayor Bill de Blasio next year, according to people familiar with the matter.