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1:50 AM ET, November 16, 2016

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The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's Transition Team, Or Lack Thereof, Is Causing Real Panic  —  The self-proclaimed government outsider is having trouble finding people to run the government.  —  Senior Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Donald Trump's transition team is nearing a state of stasis …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Here's How Bad It Is  —  Here are two paragraphs from a piece just out from The Washington Post you really need to read right now. … Here's the rest of the article.  —  Let's review.  Michael Flynn was fired by the Obama administration.  He cowrote a book with Michael Ledeen.
Reuters:
Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry  —  An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval.
Jamie McIntyre / Washington Examiner:
Lost in transition: Team Trump a no-show at DoD  —  They are not feeling the love over at the Pentagon these days.  —  Under orders from the big boss to welcome the transition team from President-elect Trump with model efficiency and military precision, the armed services and civilian officials …
Eliot A. Cohen / Washington Post:
I told conservatives to work for Trump.  One talk with his team changed my mind.  —  Eliot A. Cohen is the author of the forthcoming “The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.”  He served as counselor of the State Department from 2007 to 2009.
Discussion: Politico and Balkinization
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump faces growing tension with key Republicans over national security issues  —  President-elect Donald Trump, who clashed with leading Republicans throughout his campaign, faced growing tumult in his national security transition team on Monday as key members of his own party appeared to question his views and personnel choices.
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Ted Cruz Considered by Trump for Attorney General  —  Texas Senator ran unsuccessfully against Trump in primary  —  Trump gave Cruz the name ‘Lyin Ted’ during Republican contest  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to serve as U.S. attorney general …
Wichita Eagle:
Kris Kobach - Trump's attorney general?
New York Times:
Firings and Discord Put Trump Transition Team in a State of Disarray
NBC News:
Trump Transition Shake-Up Part of ‘Stalinesque Purge’ of Christie Loyalists
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump advisers steamroll Christie's transition
Discussion: AOL and Hot Air
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg.com:
Ex-Intelligence Chairman Rogers Leaves Trump Transition Team
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Transition Stalls as Kushner Said to Oust Christie Allies
Discussion: Politico and Vox
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Breitbart News planning lawsuit against ‘major media company’  —  Breitbart News is preparing a lawsuit against a “major media company” over claims that it is a white nationalist website, it said in an exclusive statement to The Hill.  —  The website has been under intense scrutiny since President-elect Donald Trump
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
There's No Such Thing as a Good Trump Voter  —  People voted for a racist who promised racist outcomes.  They don't deserve your empathy.  —  Donald Trump ran a campaign of racist demagoguery against Muslim Americans, Hispanic immigrants, and black protesters.
ESPN:
Phil Jackson: 'I'm going to follow the plan, and if it doesn't work out, it will be evident'  —  NEW YORK — Phil Jackson says he hasn't voted for a president since 1980.  After campaigning vigorously on behalf of losing democrats George McGovern and Jimmy Carter, Jackson determined …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump ditches press pool to go out to dinner  —  left Trump Tower without his press pool on Tuesday to have dinner with his family, according to reporters.  —  The president-elect reportedly received a standing ovation and cheers upon arriving at 21 Club, a New York City restaurant …
Sen. Rand Paul / Rare:
Rand Paul: Will Donald Trump betray voters by hiring John Bolton?  —  Article will continue after advertisement  —  Rumors are that Donald Trump might pick John Bolton for Secretary of State.  Heaven forbid.  —  One of the things I occasionally liked about the President-elect was his opposition to the Iraq war and regime change.
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Ed Klein / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Blow up!  Days before losing the election Hillary and Bill had a screaming match over who to blame for her flagging campaign - the ex-president so angry he threw his phone off the roof of his Arkansas penthouse  — Bill and Hillary had a vicious fight over the phone over who to blame …
Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
Colin Kaepernick has never registered to vote in any election  —  Colin Kaepernick raised eyebrows last week when he revealed that he did not vote in the presidential election amid a football season in which his protest of racial inequality gained national attention.  In fact, it would have been problematic if he had.
Chris Summers / Daily Mail:
‘My life goal is to assassinate Trump’: Ohio man is first to be charged for sending threatening election night tweet  —  A 24-year-old man from Ohio has been charged in a federal court after tweeting a threat to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump on election night.
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Clinton's lead in the popular vote passes 1 million  —  Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote over President-elect Donald Trump has surpassed 1 million, according to Dave Wasserman of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.  —  As the final vote counts continue to trickle in a week after Election Day …
Ruy Teixeira / Vox:
Trump's coalition won the demographic battle.  It'll still lose the war.  —  Here's one way to think about the 2016 election.  We are witnessing a great race in this country between demographic and economic change that's driving a new America, and reaction to those changes.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC charter requires chairman be full time  —  The Democratic National Committee's charter states that the chairman must be a full-time employee, a revelation that is raising questions about the candidacy of Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota.  —  There appears to be wiggle room in the charter …
Discussion: Hot Air
Raffi Williams / Circa:
Ridiculed during primaries, endorsed Trump anyway  —  Carson was seen as a favorite for the position — he was an early backer of Trump, he's a world-renowned physician and he has staunchly, consistently opposed Obamacare.  Whoever runs HHS will be tasked with dismantling the Affordable Care Act.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Carson not interested in serving in Trump administration
Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
When Trump says he wants to deport criminals, he means something starkly different than Obama  —  In this photo taken Nov. 10, President Barack Obama meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.  (Associated Press)
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Student group at Cal State Northridge boasts of ‘shutting down’ speech by award-winning scholar  —  1. From the Armenian Youth Federation, with video (see Nov. 10 post): … The Cal State Northridge Sundial reports: … CSUN professor Owen Doonan had “invited Gawrych to speak for the Middle Eastern Islamic Studies program.”
Discussion: The College Fix
Matt Walker / Pat McCrory for Governor:
Hundreds of Fraudulent Cooper Ballots Discovered, Challenged In Bladen County  —  Raleigh, N.C. - A formal protest has been filed with the Bladen County Board of Elections to challenge several hundred apparently fraudulent absentee ballots cast for Roy Cooper and other Democrats in Bladen County.
Discussion: RedState and Joe.My.God.
John Binder / Breitbart:
African-Americans and whites continue to be the largest targets of hate crimes which are most common in traditional blue states, newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation data reveal.  —  The states with the most hate crime offenses in 2015 were California-with over 1,000 hate crimes-while New York …
Discussion: Hot Air
NewsBusters:
MRC/YouGov Poll: Most Voters Saw, Rejected News Media Bias  —  RESTON, VA - The Media Research Center (MRC) announces the findings of a new post-election poll on what actual voters thought about the media's influence on the 2016 presidential race.  The MRC/YouGov poll was conducted on November 9 and 10.
 
 
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Clinton camp blames white female ‘internalized misogyny’ for loss
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Neal E. Boudette / New York Times:
Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Obama's job approval hits four-year high
Joshua Stewart / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Issa holds larger lead than state had reported
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
KOIN-TV:
Hillsboro woman recalls racist attack: 'I don't deserve this'
Discussion: Raw Story
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Elizabeth Warren Criticizes Donald Trump Over Lobbyists in Transition Team
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Cafe Hayek
Joe DiSipio / The Hill:
Rob Reiner: Trump represents last ‘battle of the Civil War’
Discussion: Raw Story
Abi Wilkinson / Guardian:
We need to talk about the online radicalisation of young, white men
Discussion: Instapundit and Raw Story
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kent Walker / The Keyword:
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