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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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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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Mediaite and RedState
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.
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The Atlantic, War in Context, Mother Jones, Politico and New York Times
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.
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Scripting News and The Daily Beast
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.
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The New Civil Rights Movement
New York Times:
Firings and Discord Put Trump Transition Team in a State of Disarray — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition was in disarray on Tuesday, marked by firings, infighting and revelations that American allies were blindly dialing in to Trump Tower to try to reach the soon-to-be-leader of the free world.
Eliot A. Cohen / Washington Post:
I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind.
I told conservatives to work for Trump. One talk with his team changed my mind.
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Politico and Balkinization
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Transition Team Reshaped
Donald Trump's Transition Team Reshaped
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg.com:
Ex-Intelligence Chairman Rogers Leaves Trump Transition Team
Ex-Intelligence Chairman Rogers Leaves Trump Transition Team
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Politico, Weekly Standard and Talking Points Memo
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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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Was Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's Attack Dog, Paid Illegally?
Was Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's Attack Dog, Paid Illegally?
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New York Times:
‘Turn On the Hate’: Steve Bannon at the White House
‘Turn On the Hate’: Steve Bannon at the White House
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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.
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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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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Giuliani was paid advocate for shady Iranian dissident group
Giuliani was paid advocate for shady Iranian dissident group
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sen. Rand Paul says neither Giuliani nor Bolton would get his vote for secretary of state
Sen. Rand Paul says neither Giuliani nor Bolton would get his vote for secretary of state
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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 …
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Deadspin, Guardian, New York Times, AOL and ABC News
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Carson not interested in serving in Trump administration — Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has told President-elect Donald Trump — that he isn't interested in serving as secretary of Health and Human Services, a Carson ally confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday.
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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.
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Daily Wire, Independent Journal Review, NC Policy Watch, The Daily Caller, KRON4.com and CNN
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.
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New York Magazine and Washington Monthly
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.
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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 …
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Hot Air
Wichita Eagle:
Kris Kobach - Trump's attorney general? — WASHINGTON — Kris Kobach, the Kansas secretary of state whose hardline immigration stance has caught the attention of President-elect Donald Trump, could be a candidate for attorney general. — Kobach, already a member of Trump's transition team …
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 …
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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)
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.
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RedState and Joe.My.God.
Caleb Melby / Bloomberg:
Manhattan's Trump Place to Change Name, Use Street Addresses — Almost 600 residents signed petition to ‘Dump the Trump Name’ — Presidential race was marked by offensive comments by Trump — The Trump Place apartment complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side is about to drop the president-elect's name after an outcry by residents.
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Mediaite, Guardian, New York's PIX11, CBS New York, Joe.My.God., New York Magazine and The New Civil Rights Movement
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 …
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Hot Air
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
George W. Bush laments role of ‘anger’ in politics — Washington (CNN)Former President George W. Bush lamented the role of “anger” in politics after the grievance-fueled victory of Donald Trump, expressing a worry that the emotional response could unfortunately “drive policy.”
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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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