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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Staff Shake-Up Slows Transition to Near Halt — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition operation plunged into disarray on Tuesday with the abrupt resignation of Mike Rogers, who had handled national security matters, the second shake-up in a week on a team …
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Trump Transition Shake-Up Part of ‘Stalinesque Purge’ of Christie Loyalists — Trump Transition: Security Clearances Sought For Mostly D.C. Insiders 2:05 — The Donald Trump transition, already off to slow start, bogged down further Tuesday with the abrupt resignation of former Congressman Mike Rogers …
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg.com:
Ex-Intelligence Chairman Rogers Leaves Trump Transition Team — Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers left President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, days after Trump's surprise victory and a shakeup at the top of the team's organizational chart.
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Great Bait and Switch — In her gracious concession speech last Wednesday, Hillary Clinton said of her victorious opponent, Donald Trump, “We owe him an open mind and a chance to lead.” That's an admirable sentiment, but it doesn't mean we can ignore how the President-elect puts together a government.
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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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New York Times:
‘Turn On the Hate’: Steve Bannon at the White House — Anyone holding out hope that Donald Trump would govern as a uniter — that the racism, sexism, anti-Semitism and nativism of his campaign were just poses to pick up votes — should think again. — In an ominous sign of what the Trump presidency …
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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 — 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.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson is unlikely to serve in Trump's Cabinet
Ben Carson is unlikely to serve in Trump's Cabinet
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ben Carson Turns Down Cabinet Post in Trump Administration
Ben Carson Turns Down Cabinet Post in Trump Administration
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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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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Sen. Rand Paul says neither Giuliani nor Bolton would get his vote for secretary of state — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a newly reelected member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said this morning that he was inclined to oppose either former U.N. ambassador John Bolton or former …
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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The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Leaning Toward Extreme Militant John Bolton As Secretary Of State
Donald Trump Leaning Toward Extreme Militant John Bolton As Secretary Of State
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Wall Street Journal:
Rudy Giuliani, John Bolton Are Leading Candidates for Next Secretary of State
Rudy Giuliani, John Bolton Are Leading Candidates for Next Secretary of State
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: What Trump Told Obama — NOTABLES —OBAMA SAYS TRUMP TOLD HIM HE WOULD SUPPORT NATO: President Obama said yesterday that President-elect Donald Trump told him personally that he would maintain a strong “commitment” to NATO — after the real estate mogul threatened to abandon the alliance during the campaign.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama, grappling with Trump's win, takes the long view
Obama, grappling with Trump's win, takes the long view
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CBS News:
Trump team seeks top-secret security clearances for Trump's children
Trump team seeks top-secret security clearances for Trump's children
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Charles Ventura / USA Today:
Trump didn't request top secret clearance for his kids: official
Trump didn't request top secret clearance for his kids: official
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Ben Weyl / Politico:
GOP and Trump put deficit on back burner — A serious case of fiscal amnesia may soon be sweeping the GOP. — For eight years, Republicans hammered President Barack Obama for exploding the national debt. But now a GOP-led spending spree is coming, with Donald Trump riding to the White House …
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Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
‘Ape in heels’: W.Va. officials under fire after racist comments about Michelle Obama — The mayor of a tiny town in West Virginia has apologized and the director of a local, government-funded nonprofit has been removed from her position following a firestorm over racist comments about Michelle Obama.
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BBC:
Michelle Obama ‘ape in heels’ post causes outrage
Michelle Obama ‘ape in heels’ post causes outrage
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Tegna / KGW-TV:
More than half of arrested anti-Trump protesters didn't vote in Oregon … Portland, Ore.—More than half of the anti-Trump protesters arrested in Portland didn't vote in Oregon, according to state election records. — At least sixty-nine demonstrators either didn't turn in a ballot or weren't registered to vote in the state.
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Katie Ferrell / WCMH-TV:
OSU Protester tackled while demonstrating against Pres. elect Trump — COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The suspect accused of tackling a speaker at an anti-trump protest at Ohio State Monday night was in court this morning. — The suspect OSU student Shane Michael Stanton, 24, was given a $2,500 bond while being arraigned Tuesday.
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Sam Harris / The Lantern:
Video: Anti-Trump protester tackled while giving speech in Union
Video: Anti-Trump protester tackled while giving speech in Union
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Considering Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist For Top Nat Sec Role — Donald Trump is considering naming anti-Muslim conspiracy theorist Clare Lopez as his deputy national security adviser, according to a list of possible appointees the Daily Caller published Tuesday.
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Michelle Fields / The Huffington Post:
Trump Reportedly Considering Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist For Deputy National Security Adviser
Trump Reportedly Considering Anti-Muslim Conspiracy Theorist For Deputy National Security Adviser
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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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Rick Hampson / USA Today:
Exclusive: Fox anchor Megyn Kelly describes scary, bullying ‘Year of Trump’ — NEW YORK — Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly said she thinks Donald Trump was agitated before the first GOP primary debate not because he'd learned she was going to confront him about his insulting descriptions of women …
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Abi Wilkinson / Guardian:
We need to talk about the online radicalisation of young, white men — With the appointment of Breitbart News's chair to Trump's staff we need to be clear about the links between misogyny, racism and neofascism on alt-right websites — Become a Guardian supporter or make a contribution
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Democrats delay leadership elections in blow to Pelosi — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi agreed Tuesday morning to delay Democratic leadership elections until after Thanksgiving following an outcry from several dozen members who said they needed more time to assess last week's devastating election.
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