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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.
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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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Donald Trump's presidency will be like Donald Trump's campaign
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White nationalists see advocate in Steve Bannon who will hold Trump to his campaign promises
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Reid plans to keep up anti-Trump barrage
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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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Gwen Ifill, Host Of ‘Washington Week’ And ‘PBS NewsHour,’ Dies
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PBS NewsHour Co-anchor Gwen Ifill Dies at 61
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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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Rep. Ellison formally announces run for DNC chair
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Ten potential Democratic candidates for 2020
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Tim Ryan weighs challenge to Pelosi as Democrats reel
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House Democrats look to delay leadership elections
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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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CBS News under fire for holding clip of Trump telling supporters not to attack minorities … CBS News is under fire for holding a videotaped clip from a Friday interview with President-elect Donald Trump — urging supporters not to attack minorities until a “60 Minutes” broadcast on Sunday night.
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The cracks are already starting to show between Donald Trump and Republicans — President-elect Donald Trump and establishment Republicans did not really get along during the campaign. The last time we counted, earlier this fall, we calculated that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) …
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Democrats look to exploit Trump divisions with GOP Congress
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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 …


[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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President Obama On Trump: 'I Don't Think He's Ideological' — President Barack Obama told reporters Monday that he believes President-elect Donald Trump is coming to the White House with a more flexible outlook on policy than his predecessors. — “He is coming to this office with fewer set hard …
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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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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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Dem Strategist Mocks Trump Supporter Beat Up By Mob: ‘Oh My Goodness, Poor White People!’ — Former press secretary to Bernie Sanders and Democratic strategist Symone Sanders mocked and dismissed a Donald Trump supporter who was beat up by a Chicago mob on CNN Monday because he was white.
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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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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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Trump Slump Coming? — Let's be clear: Installing Donald Trump in the White House is an epic mistake. In the long run, its consequences may well be apocalyptic, if only because we have probably lost our last, best chance to rein in runaway climate change. — But will the extent of the disaster become apparent right away?
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Two presidential electors encourage colleagues to sideline Trump — Two Democratic members of the Electoral College have launched a radical last-ditch attempt to stop Donald Trump from winning the presidency. — Bret Chiafolo, a Washington State elector who has already declared his opposition …
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Obama Says Despite Reservations, He Hopes Trump ‘Makes Things Better’ — President Barack Obama today called for unity as President-elect Donald Trump takes over in the coming weeks, despite the president's own reservations about Trump's ability to lead the U.S.
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VA drops plans to cover surgery for transgender vets — The Department of Veterans Affairs has dropped plans to start covering gender transition surgery for veterans amid concerns about costs. — The proposed rule change that would have allowed the VA to pay for such surgeries was withdrawn …
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