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7:50 AM ET, November 17, 2016

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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Son-in-Law Could Get Key White House Role  —  Real-estate developer Jared Kushner, husband of Ivanka Trump, mulls prospect of being senior adviser or special counsel  —  President-elect Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is poised to play a powerful position in Trump's presidency …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
In Trump's Washington, rival powers and whispers in the president's ear  —  The transformation of power in Washington begins at President-elect Donald Trump's ear.  —  There are the intimates: Steven K. Bannon, the controversial provocateur and keeper of Trump's populist, nationalist flame …
Discussion: Towleroad
Rush Limbaugh:
Trump Transition: Getting Set to Kick Ass  —  RUSH: I told the Snerdley, he had not heard — have you heard that Ted Cruz met with Trump for a full hour?  Ted Cruz was at Trump Tower for five hours meeting with various people, a full hour with Donald Trump, and the word is he's …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Team Makes Overtures to Democrats as Transition Push Ramps Up
Discussion: Political Wire and Mother Jones
Justin Fishel / ABC News:   Trump Team Requests Security Clearance for Jared Kushner
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Biden reassures on Trump: ‘Everything will be in good hands’
Discussion: ABC News and The Atlantic
Alistair Bell / Reuters:
Confusion over Trump's first talks with foreign leader
Discussion: Politicus USA and Balloon Juice
Dan Merica / CNN:
Clinton to urge Americans ‘not to give up’ in first post-election speech  —  Clinton to staff: Being your candidate was an honor  —  Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton, in her first public speech since last week's crushing presidential loss, will urge her supports to “remain engaged …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Just Jared
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NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Makes First Public Appearance Since Conceding the Election
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton, in first formal talk since conceding: ‘There is common ground to build upon’
Discussion: The Week
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton to urge supporters to remain active in progressive politics
Discussion: Politico
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
The Clinton Campaign Was Undone By Its Own Neglect And A Touch Of Arrogance, Staffers Say  —  In key battleground states, calls for help weren't taken seriously enough.  —  WASHINGTON In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton's staff in key Midwest states sent out alarms to their headquarters in Brooklyn.
Discussion: Power Line and Business Insider
The Hill:
Dems recruiting New York rep to challenge Pelosi  —  A small group of frustrated House Democrats is agitating for big changes, trying to draft Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) to challenge Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for the top leadership spot in the next Congress, a handful of lawmakers familiar with the campaign told The Hill.
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Viral Fake Election News Outperformed Real News On Facebook In Final Months Of The US Election  —  A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.  —  BuzzFeed Founding Editor, Canada
Ben White / Politico:
Bankers celebrate dawn of Trump era  —  NEW YORK — Christmas has arrived early for Wall Street in the early days of the Donald Trump era.  —  A populist candidate who railed against shady financial interests on the campaign trail is now putting together an administration that looks like an investment banker's dream.
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Associated Press:   End Dodd-Frank? Unlikely, but Consumer Agency in Crosshairs
Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
Literally Shaking  —  Until the nationwide protests of the last few days, I had no idea how bad the problem was, but our nation is drowning in drama queenery.  —  The immediate reaction of most celebrities to Trump's victory was: “THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR MY TAKE ON THE ELECTION!”
Scott Alexander / Slate Star Codex:
You Are Still Crying Wolf  —  [Content warning: hate crimes, Trump, racism.  I have turned off comments to keep out bad people who might be attracted by this sort of thing.  Avoid sharing in places where this will attract the wrong kind of attention, as per your best judgment.
The White House:
President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  WASHINGTON, DC - Today, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.  The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation's highest civilian honor, presented to individuals …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Senate Democrats' Surprising Strategy: Trying to Align With Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats, divided and struggling for a path from the electoral wilderness, are constructing an agenda to align with many proposals of President-elect Donald J. Trump that put him at odds with his own party.
Discussion: Political Wire
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump's Muslim registry wouldn't be illegal, constitutional law experts say  —  The day after Donald Trump won the White House last week, the American Civil Liberties Union wrote on Twitter that if the president-elect attempts “to implement his unconstitutional campaign promises, we'll see him in court.”
Katie Glueck / Politico:
GOP learning wrong lessons from Trump win, Republicans fear  —  Republican operatives spent four years warning that the party needed to diversify — or risk a blowout at the ballot box.  Donald Trump spent the campaign trafficking in divisive racial rhetoric — and he won anyway.
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
Is Trump's Man Steve Bannon Too Shady to Handle Secrets?  —  Donald Trump recently named Steve Bannon to be a White House chief strategist and senior counselor to the president.  It's a position that could give Bannon, the former chief of the alt-right Breitbart media outlet, access to the nation's most sensitive secrets.
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New York Times:
As the Democrats Lick Their Wounds  —  Re “Where the Democrats Go From Here,” by Bernie Sanders (Op-Ed, Nov. 12): Senator Sanders may have “campaigned hard” for Hillary Clinton, as he put it, but he campaigned much harder against her in the primaries.  He was entitled to do that …
Discussion: Guardian, AOL, Truthdig and Vox
John Carreyrou / Dow Jones Newswires:
The only reason I have taken so much time away from work to address this personally is because you are Mr. Shultz's grandson.  —  Tyler Shultz, now 26 years old, was among several Theranos employees who tried to voice concerns inside the company about what they saw as troubling practices …
abc7chicago.com:
Man wearing Donald Trump hat choked, pinned on subway train  —  Corey Cataldo, 24, of the Bronx, said he was riding the uptown 5 train from Union Square to Morris Park Friday, when another rider on the subway spotted his “Make America Great Again” hat and apparently didn't like it.
The Intercept:
The NSA's Spy Hub in New York, Hidden in Plain Sight … They called it Project X. It was an unusually audacious, highly sensitive assignment: to build a massive skyscraper, capable of withstanding an atomic blast, in the middle of New York City.  It would have no windows …
Discussion: emptywheel
David Jesse / Detroit Free Press:
Jesse Jackson: Obama should pardon Hillary Clinton  —  Speaking at President Gerald Ford's alma mater, The Rev. Jesse Jackson called for President Obama to issue a blanket pardon to Hillary Clinton before he leaves office, just like Ford did for Richard Nixon.
Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Key Republican Puts Dagger In Push To End Filibusters  —  Orrin Hatch, the most senior GOP senator, says it's vital to protect minority party rights.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans hankering to end the filibuster so they can enact President-elect Donald Trump's agenda without interference …
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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Katie Mansfield / Daily Express:
Christians sentenced to 80 lashes by Sharia court for drinking communion wine
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Jim Norman / Gallup:
Americans' Satisfaction With U.S. Makes a U-Turn
Discussion: AOL
Henry Grabar / Slate:
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Next Slide  —  Former Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird …
Discussion: NBC News
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Scott to visit Trump Tower on Thursday
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
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