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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump names white nationalist figure ‘Chief Strategist to the President’ — From the fringes to the Oval Office. — President-elect Donald Trump made a pair of key staff decisions—the first two of the transition—on Sunday night. — Reince Preibus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Picks Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump on Sunday chose Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and a loyal campaign adviser, to be his White House chief of staff, turning to a Washington insider whose friendship …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump names Priebus and Bannon as top aides — President-elect Donald Trump made an overture to establishment Republicans on Sunday, tapping Reince Priebus as his chief of staff, but the reassuring gesture was tempered by his decision to name Steve Bannon, an insurgent firebrand, as his chief strategist.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump says he's ‘fine’ with legalization of same-sex marriage — Donald Trump said he is “fine with” same-sex marriage but offered few specifics about his plans for the first 100 days of his administration during his first television interview since becoming the president-elect.
CBS News:
Trump talks to “60 Minutes” about same-sex marriage, abortion and the Supreme Court — President-elect Donald Trump said in a wide-ranging interview with “60 Minutes” that his role of appointing a Supreme Court justice is “very important” — and that he plans to appoint pro-life justices.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump ‘fine’ with Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling
Trump ‘fine’ with Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling
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Yahoo:
President-elect Trump names Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus to his senior White House leadership team
President-elect Trump names Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus to his senior White House leadership team
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway: It's up to Clinton, Obama to calm anti-Trump protesters
Kellyanne Conway: It's up to Clinton, Obama to calm anti-Trump protesters
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Fox News:
Kellyanne Conway on transitioning Trump to the presidency; Rep. Kevin McCarthy details new Congress' agenda
Kellyanne Conway on transitioning Trump to the presidency; Rep. Kevin McCarthy details new Congress' agenda
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Names Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff, Steve Bannon as Senior Adviser
Trump Names Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff, Steve Bannon as Senior Adviser
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CBS News:
President-elect Trump says how many immigrants he'll deport — Donald Trump will appear in his first extensive post-election interview Sunday on “60 Minutes” at 7 p.m. ET/PT — President-elect Donald Trump's hard-line immigration stance was a central part of his campaign message in 2016 …
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Roque Planas / The Huffington Post:
Trump Says He'll Immediately Deport Or Imprison Up To 3 Million Undocumented Immigrants — The Republican leader is embracing mass deportation. — President-elect Donald Trump plans to deport or imprison somewhere between 2 million and 3 million undocumented immigrants as soon as he takes office.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Ryan: ‘We are not planning on erecting a deportation force’
Ryan: ‘We are not planning on erecting a deportation force’
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leonrussellrecords.com:
LEON RUSSELL'S WIFE RELEASES STATEMENT ON PASSING OF ROCK AND ROLL LEGEND — Leon Russell, born Claude Russell Bridges, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock ‘n’ roll's top records, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13 at the age of 74. — Leon's wife, Jan Bridges, released the following statement:
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Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Leon Russell, Hit Maker and Musicians' Musician, Dies at 74
Leon Russell, Hit Maker and Musicians' Musician, Dies at 74
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
The Democrats Screwed Up — We geniuses in the news media spent only the last month telling you how Donald Trump was losing this election. We spent the last year telling you how the Republican Party was unraveling. — And here we are, with the Democrats in tatters.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Ryan Plans to Phase Out Medicare in 2017 — With all the other things we've discussed so far today, I wanted to return to one critical one. It's not about mights or maybes or fears of what's to come. It's about what's coming just after President-Elect Trump's inauguration.
Melanie Eversley / USA Today:
Post-election spate of hate crimes worse than post-9/11, experts say — What may seem like a dramatic rise in the number of hate harassment and hate incidents happening across the country in the wake of Tuesday's general election is not in anyone's imagination, experts say.
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Metro.co.uk, New Century Times and Media Matters for America
New York Post:
Insiders say Donald Trump is ‘disgusted’ by Chris Christie — More On: — President-elect Donald Trump is so disgusted with Chris Christie's handling of the Bridgegate scandal that he's kicking the New Jersey Gov. out of his inner circle, The Post has learned.
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Laura Ingraham under consideration for White House press secretary — Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham is under serious consideration to be Donald Trump — 's White House press secretary, according to two sources with direct knowledge. — Trump appreciated Ingraham's loyalty through the campaign.
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Los Angeles Times:
'We're called redneck, ignorant, racist. That's not true': Trump supporters explain why they voted for him — Trump voters Ashley Wright, left, and Audrey Kaatz work at a beauty salon in Scottsdale, Ariz. (Caitlin O'Hara / For The Times) — When Audrey Kaatz and Ashley Wright finally decided whom …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
The man hoping to counter President Trump — Donald Trump will be in the Oval Office in January, and Republicans will have full control of Congress. But Rep. Keith Ellison — an African-American Muslim from Minnesota — thinks he can lead Democrats back to power.
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