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12:55 PM ET, November 15, 2016

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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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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.
NBC News:
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 …
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.
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Ben Carson Turns Down Cabinet Post in Trump Administration
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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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
KKK, American Nazi Party praise Trump's hiring of Bannon
CBS News:
Trump team seeks top-secret security clearances for Trump's children  —  President-elect Donald Trump is potentially seeking top secret security clearances for his children, sources tell CBS News.  —  The Trump team has asked the White House to explore the possibility of getting his children the top secret security clearances.
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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.
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Bans Fake News Sites From Using Its Advertising Network  —  Google made a similar move earlier Monday  —  Facebook Inc. on Monday banned fake news sites from using the company's advertising network to generate revenue, a Facebook spokesman said, following a similar move by its rival Alphabet Inc.'s Google
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Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Renegade Facebook Employees Form Task Force To Battle Fake News
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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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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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan is set to remain as House speaker, and so are GOP tensions
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Rudy Giuliani, John Bolton Are Leading Candidates for Next Secretary of State  —  Aides to President-elect Trump are focusing on former New York City mayor and former U.S. ambassador to U.N.  —  WASHINGTON—Aides to President-elect Donald Trump are focusing on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani …
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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.
Discussion: alan.com, Bloomberg.com and Mediaite
Lindsey Bever / Washington Post:
‘Ape in heels’: W.Va. officials under fire after comments about Michelle Obama  —  A nonprofit group director and a mayor in a small town in West Virginia have been swept up in a firestorm surrounding comments made about Michelle Obama which have been perceived as blatantly racist.
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Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
THE MYTHS DEMOCRATS SWALLOWED THAT COST THEM THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION  —  THE SCOOP 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DEMOCRATIC PARTY  —  On Friday, I almost assaulted a fan of my work.  I was in the Philadelphia International Airport, and a man who recognized me from one of my appearances on a television news show approached.
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
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: alan.com
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Sessions, Now Up For AG, Once Rejected From Judgeship For Racist Remarks  —  A Republican-controlled Senate once rejected Sen. Jeff Sessions' (R-AL) nomination to a federal judgeship after several U.S. attorneys testified that he made racist comments.  —  Due to his legal background …
Discussion: alan.com
Lu Wang / Bloomberg:
Trump Tech Meltdown Hits Fourth Day With Amazon Cut by $35 Billion  —  FANG group falls 8% for worst four-day drop since February  —  Trade policy, immigration limits, campaign retaliation posited  —  The stock market's post-election bifurcation sharpened Monday as technology shares extended …
Discussion: Don Surber
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Trump transition memo: Trade reform begins Day 1  — The draft memo reveals what the transition team has developed as a blueprint for Trump's administration  —  Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump will begin the process of reshaping America's trade policy on Day 1 of his administration …
Matthew DeFour / madison.com:
At least 590 provisional ballots cast last week because voters lacked valid ID  —  At least 590 people in Wisconsin cast provisional ballots in last week's election because they didn't present a valid photo ID, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said Monday.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and WISC-TV
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 …
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Obama: Trump and Brexit part of a global wave of anxiety  —  The British decision to withdraw from the European Union and the election of Donald Trump are part of the same global wave of anxiety, President Barack Obama suggested on Tuesday.  —  Asked at a news conference in Greece to compare …
Discussion: ABC News
 
 
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
I looked at 2 years of front pages.  Trump's Muslim ban got far less attention than Clinton's emails.
New York Times:
Secret Backdoor in Some U.S. Phones Sent Data to China, Analysts Say
Discussion: Boing Boing and The Verge
Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr / New York Times:
A Poll Tax by Another Name
Discussion: twitchy.com
Fred Fleitz / National Review:
Yes, Trump's Going to Dump the Iran Deal
Discussion: Power Line
New York Times:
Secretary of State Giuliani? He's the Leading Choice, Trump Aides Say
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Dan Hannan / Washington Examiner:
Warming to Trump  —  An odd thing has happened since last week.
 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton to make first post-election public appearance Wednesday
Discussion: alan.com and Bloomberg.com
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
‘TIME TO FIGHT’ — Ultra-Rich Liberals Meet To Quietly Plot The Trump ‘Resistance’
Discussion: BizPac Review and RedState
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Washington Post Newsroom Rankled By ‘Offensive’ Election Night Party Stunt
Discussion: Jezebel and Mediaite
New York Times:
Donald Trump's Far-Flung Holdings Raise Potential for Conflicts of Interest
Discussion: New York Magazine
John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
America's Emerging Nationalism Crisis
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD will not help deport immigrants under Trump, chief says
Kate Bellows / The Cavalier Daily:
Professors ask Sullivan to stop quoting Jefferson
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
A look at the challenges facing Crunchyroll, as current and ex-staffers say its management is out of touch, amid Disney and Netflix's expansion into anime

Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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