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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
3 Thoughts On Steve Bannon As White House ‘Chief Strategist’ — So, in a not-unexpected move, Donald Trump has elevated former Breitbart News CEO Steve Bannon to chief strategist of the White House. — When I left Breitbart back in March, I accused Bannon of turning Breitbart News into Trump Pravda …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Praise for Reince Priebus is another sign of how we're lowering the bar for Trump — The extent to which Reince Priebus's appointment as White House chief of staff has been greeted in mainstream quarters as a reassuring sign that Donald Trump is going to govern the country in a responsible way is, itself, a disturbing sign.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Glenn Beck: Bannon has ‘clear tie’ to white nationalism
Glenn Beck: Bannon has ‘clear tie’ to white nationalism
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's presidency will be like Donald Trump's campaign
Donald Trump's presidency will be like Donald Trump's campaign
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Reid plans to keep up anti-Trump barrage
Reid plans to keep up anti-Trump barrage
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The cracks are already starting to show between Donald Trump and Republicans
The cracks are already starting to show between Donald Trump and Republicans
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Fatima Hussein / Indianapolis Star:
What's Mike Pence hiding in his emails? — Mike Pence wants his communications limited from public access. Experts say this sets a “dangerous precedent.” — Now that the presidential campaign and most of the furor over Hillary Clinton's email scandal are behind us …
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Ronn Blitzer / Law News:
Now Mike Pence is Fighting to Keep His Emails Away From Public View
Now Mike Pence is Fighting to Keep His Emails Away From Public View
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
THE MYTHS DEMOCRATS SWALLOWED THAT COST THEM THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION — THE SCOOP 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DEMOCRATIC PARTY — On Friday, I almost assaulted a fan of my work. I was in the Philadelphia International Airport, and a man who recognized me from one of my appearances on a television news show approached.
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Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Renegade Facebook Employees Form Task Force To Battle Fake News — The group is hoping to challenge the position by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that the platform has no responsibility to address the issue following the election of Donald Trump. — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook employees have formed …
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Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Facebook's Fight Against Fake News Was Undercut by Fear of Conservative Backlash — It's no secret that Facebook has a fake news problem. Critics have accused the social network of allowing false and hoax news stories to run rampant, with some suggesting that Facebook contributed …
Rehema Figueiredo / Daily Express:
Trump to bring back Churchill statue SHAMEFULLY removed from White House by Barack Obama — NIGEL FARAGE has revealed that Donald Trump will re-install a bust of Winston Churchill removed from the Oval Office by Barack Obama - in a clear sign of the friendship the new President wishes to foster with Britain.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gwen Ifill dead at age 61 — Gwen Ifill, the longtime PBS news anchor who had served as a co-host of PBS's NewsHour and as moderator of “Washington Week,” has died after a battle with cancer, PBS has confirmed. She was 61. — “It is with extremely heavy hearts that we must share …
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Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD will not help deport immigrants under Trump, chief says — Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday that he did not intend to change the LAPD's approach to immigration enforcement, despite pledges by President-elect Donald Trump to toughen federal immigration laws and increase deportations.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Soros bands with donors to resist Trump, ‘take back power’ — George Soros and other rich liberals who spent tens of millions of dollars trying to elect Hillary Clinton are gathering in Washington for a three-day, closed door meeting to retool the big-money left to fight back against Donald Trump.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Rep. Ellison formally announces run for DNC chair
Rep. Ellison formally announces run for DNC chair
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CBS News:
Trump team seeks top-secret security clearances for Trump's children — President-elect Donald Trump is potentially seeking top secret security clearances for his children, sources tell CBS News. — The Trump team has asked the White House to explore the possibility of getting his children the top secret security clearances.
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Kate Bellows / The Cavalier Daily:
Professors ask Sullivan to stop quoting Jefferson — Many student groups believe Jefferson shouldn't be included in emails — Several groups on Grounds collaborated to write a letter to University President Teresa Sullivan against the inclusion of a Thomas Jefferson quote in her post-election email Nov. 9.
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Jatara McGee / WSAZ-TV:
Non-profit director and mayor under fire after First Lady Facebook post — CLAY COUNTY, W.Va (WSAZ) — Two Clay County women are under intense criticism after a Facebook post launched outrage on social media. Screenshots of the post have been shared thousands of times.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Short list emerges for RNC chair — Donald Trump's campaign manager and deputy campaign manager, Mitt Romney's niece, and a host of other GOP officials are all in the running to become the next chair of a Republican Party that is at the peak of its power. — Reince Priebus …
Lauren Gill / Brooklyn Paper: Full:
[BOERUM HILL] Man punches woman in the face after argument about Trump at Boerum Hill bistro — See this story at BrooklynPaper.com. — Brooklyn Paper — An apparent Donald Trump fan punched a lady in the face after the pair got into an argument about the outcome of the election …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
Latest Hate Crime Statistics Released — Annual Report Sheds Light on Serious Issue … Importance of Reporting Hate Crime Data — In 1990, Congress passed the Hate Crime Statistics Act, which required the attorney general to collect data “about crimes which manifest evidence of prejudice based on race …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
FBI: Hate crimes against Muslims in U.S. jump 67 percent in 2015
FBI: Hate crimes against Muslims in U.S. jump 67 percent in 2015
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Yahoo! News:
EXCLUSIVE: White House expects Trump to uphold US treaties — The United States can be relied upon to uphold mutual defense treaties with its allies but a trans-Pacific trade deal now looks unlikely, National Security Advisor Susan Rice said Monday. — In her first public comments since …
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Trump will honor NATO commitment, Obama says
Trump will honor NATO commitment, Obama says
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Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Putin and Trump Talk on Phone and Agree to Improve Ties, Kremlin Says — MOSCOW — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President-elect Donald J. Trump spoke by telephone for the first time on Monday, agreeing to review what both consider the poor state of relations between the two countries …
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
House Speaker Paul Ryan's immigration policy is not “in the best interest of America,” says Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks. — Lawmakers are set to hold leadership elections this coming Tuesday. Yet, in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, Brooks indicated that he is not sure whether …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Loyal Opposition Will Work in Trump's America
How the Loyal Opposition Will Work in Trump's America
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Daniel D'Addario / TIME:
Review: Saturday Night Live Is in Mourning, But Won't Say Why — The show needs an actual point of view — Saturday Night Live began the Donald Trump era without a Donald Trump. — In the run-up to the election, the show had outsourced a Trump impression, enlisting the actor Alec Baldwin …
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Mike Lux / The Huffington Post:
The Years of Living Dangerously — I have held off posting anything publicly on the election because with an event which combines this level of surprise with this traumatic a nightmare, I wanted to take some time to reflect, analyze, and hear what others were thinking before I rushed in and vomited my emotions all over my desktop.
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