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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump draws sharp rebuke, concerns over newly appointed chief White House strategist Steven Bannon — President-elect Donald Trump's decision to appoint Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist in the White House has drawn a sharp rebuke from political strategists who see in Bannon …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways on Trump's first 5 days — This is what winging it looks like, America. — Donald Trump is compulsively improvisational and ran the most successful back-of-the-napkin operation in American political history, but the challenge confronting him is, by his own admission, nothing like anything anybody has ever faced.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump faces backlash over appointing Bannon as a top aide, a choice critics say will empower white nationalists
Trump faces backlash over appointing Bannon as a top aide, a choice critics say will empower white nationalists
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New York Times:
Breitbart, Reveling in Trump's Election, Gains a Voice in His White House
Breitbart, Reveling in Trump's Election, Gains a Voice in His White House
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Picks Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff and Stephen Bannon as Strategist
Donald Trump Picks Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff and Stephen Bannon as Strategist
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
RNC Chair Priebus Is Leading Contender to be Trump's Chief of Staff
RNC Chair Priebus Is Leading Contender to be Trump's Chief of Staff
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
President-elect Trump speaks to a divided country on 60 Minutes — What can we expect from a Trump presidency? 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl finds some of his campaign issues were not meant to be taken literally, but as opening bids for negotiation — The following script is from “The 45th President,” which aired on Nov. 13, 2016.
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Trump backs off promise of special prosecutor for Clinton
Trump backs off promise of special prosecutor for Clinton
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Is ‘Surprised’ To Hear Of Attacks On Minorities, Says ‘Stop It’ (VIDEO)
Trump Is ‘Surprised’ To Hear Of Attacks On Minorities, Says ‘Stop It’ (VIDEO)
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Clemence Michallon / Daily Mail:
'I'm going to be a daughter': Ivanka Trump denies she will be part of her father's administration …
'I'm going to be a daughter': Ivanka Trump denies she will be part of her father's administration …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump says he's ‘fine’ with legalization of same-sex marriage
Trump says he's ‘fine’ with legalization of same-sex marriage
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Donald Trump Appears to Soften Stance on Immigration, but Not on Abortion
Donald Trump Appears to Soften Stance on Immigration, but Not on Abortion
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Where now for the Democrats? — What happens to Democrats in the Trump era? — In the 1992 presidential election, after three straight terms of Republicans in the White House, Bill Clinton — successfully remade the Democrats into a party of political centrists to regain the support of so-called ‘Reagan Democrats.’
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘Devastating’ election for House Democrats triggers request to Pelosi
‘Devastating’ election for House Democrats triggers request to Pelosi
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Sanders backs Trump protests, questions Electoral College — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the surprisingly strong challenger for the Democratic presidential nomination, sat down Sunday with USA TODAY's Capital Download to talk about last week's election stunner, the future of the Democratic Party …
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Clara Jeffery / Mother Jones:
Van Jones: “Hope for the Best, Expect and Prepare for the Worst”
Van Jones: “Hope for the Best, Expect and Prepare for the Worst”
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Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid Endorses Keith Ellison For DNC Chair
Harry Reid Endorses Keith Ellison For DNC Chair
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
The real voices that aren't heard: Jill Lawrence — Our numbers are legion, but where we live has cost us two presidents and a Supreme Court majority. — Poor, poor pitiful flyover country. Never getting the attention or respect or economic consideration it deserves. Never having a president to call its own.
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Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Same-Sex Marriage Is Settled Law, Abortion Isn't
Trump Says Same-Sex Marriage Is Settled Law, Abortion Isn't
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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 …
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
CNN's ‘Unprecedented’: Trump told Christie he didn't think he'd last past October 2015 — “They always had an understanding that the first one out would probably endorse the other,” the adviser said. — Washington (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's February endorsement of Donald …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Megyn Kelly: Trump offered me gifts, hotel stays — Fox News host Megyn Kelly says Trump unsuccessfully tried to give her gifts during the presidential campaign in what she called his attempt to influence journalists by “work the refs.” — In her book, “Settle for More,” set for release on Tuesday …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Google's top news link for ‘final election results’ goes to a fake news site with false numbers — If you head to Google to learn the final results of the presidential election, the search engine helpfully walks through the final electoral vote tallies and number of seats won by each party in the House and Senate.
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Julieta Chiquillo / Dallas Morning News:
A man got a free Veterans Day meal at Chili's in Cedar Hill, then a manager took it away — For his free meal on Veterans Day, Ernest Walker picked the Chili's Grill and Bar in Cedar Hill. The 47-year-old sat at a table and ordered a burger while his service dog Barack waited by his side.
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Tolerant educators exile Trump voters from campus: Glenn Reynolds — With puppies, Play-doh and coloring books, safe spaces and therapy sessions turn universities into a joke. — One of the more amusing bits of fallout from last week's election has been the safe-space response of many colleges …
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Traverse City Record-Eagle:
Confederate flag-flying officer suspended — Police chief to community: ‘I hear you’ — Michael Peters, a Traverse City police officer, drinks a beer after arriving with companions in a truck flying a Confederate flag at Friday's “Love Trumps Hate” rally at the Open Space in Traverse City, Michigan.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conway: Trump May Hold Special Session To Repeal O'care On Inauguration Day — Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said on Sunday that Trump has considered calling a special session of Congress on the day of his inauguration to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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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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