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7:30 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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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.
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.
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.
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Transition Team Reshaped  —  Vice President-elect Mike Pence drops lobbyists; former Intelligence panel head Mike Rogers ousted  —  WASHINGTON—Another round of staff changes buffeted President-elect Donald Trump's transition team Tuesday amid resistance from within …
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.
Wichita Eagle:
Kris Kobach - Trump's attorney general?
Associated Press:
Amid Strains, Trump Says Only He Knows Finalists for Cabinet
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
ABC News:
Low-Level Staffer Requested Security Clearances for Trump's Kids: Sources
Discussion: Associated Press and RedState
Sen. Rand Paul / Rare:
Rand Paul: Will Donald Trump betray voters by hiring John Bolton?
Rachael Bade / Politico:
How Donald Trump might have saved Paul Ryan's job  —  Days before the presidential election, Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan called a small group of his closest House colleagues to deliver the news: The ringleader of the conservative agitators would soon mount a challenge to House Speaker Paul Ryan.
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems delay vote on picking leaders
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.
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Twitter suspends alt-right accounts  —  Twitter released a new set of tools on Tuesday that could finally stop the unregulated craziness that happens on Twitter.  The ‘Mute Words’ feature gives the user the ability to mute certain words, phrases, hashtags, emojis, or usernames.
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 …
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 …
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
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.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Politico tells staff regarding anti-Semitic threats: ‘Your personal safety is of the utmost importance to us’  —  Jane Eisner, the editor in chief of the Forward, told this blog several days before the Nov. 8 election: “I don't think this is going away no matter what happens [on Election Day].
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.
 
 
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Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Student group at Cal State Northridge boasts of ‘shutting down’ speech by award-winning scholar
Discussion: The College Fix
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Clinton camp blames white female ‘internalized misogyny’ for loss
Discussion: TheBlaze and Mediaite
Neal E. Boudette / New York Times:
Biggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame Apps
Discussion: WTVR-TV
John Binder / Breitbart:
African-Americans and whites continue to be the largest targets of hate crimes which are most common …
Discussion: Hot Air
Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
When Trump says he wants to deport criminals, he means something starkly different than Obama
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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
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
 

 
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