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Bloomberg:
Jeff Sessions Said to Be Trump's Pick for Attorney General — Alabama lawmaker was an early and ardent Trump supporter — Sessions was also under consideration for Defense secretary — President-elect Donald Trump has settled on Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions for attorney general, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Selects Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Senator Jeff Sessions, a conservative from Alabama who became a close adviser after endorsing him early in his campaign, to be the attorney general of the United States …
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Cruz tells friends he's interested in AG job — has told confidants he's interested in serving as attorney general in the Trump administration, according to two sources familiar with the conversations. — Speculation that the Texas senator could become attorney general began Tuesday after Cruz met President-elect Donald Trump
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CBS News:
Donald Trump offers Jeff Sessions attorney general post — President-elect Trump has offered Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions the post of attorney general, sources directly involved in the selection process tell CBS News. — The choice of Sessions to be the nation's top prosecutor is sure to be controversial.
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New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Offer National Security Post to Michael Flynn, Retired General — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has offered the post of national security adviser to Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, potentially putting a retired intelligence officer who believes Islamist militancy poses …
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Michael Flynn said to be offered job of Trump national security adviser — Sources also say David Petraeus, the former CIA director who pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information, has entered the race for secretary of state — President-elect Donald Trump has offered the job …
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Obama's Days of Reckoning … The morning after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, Barack Obama summoned staff members to the Oval Office. Some were fairly junior and had never been in the room before. They were sombre, hollowed out, some fighting tears …
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CNN:
Michael Flynn's son and chief of staff pushed conspiracy theories, obscene memes online — Who is Michael Flynn? Story highlights — Michael G. Flynn regularly shares conspiracy theories, expletive-filled posts, and racially insensitive sentiments on social media.
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Antonio José Vielma / CNBC:
Romney and Trump to discuss secretary of state position, NBC source says — In March, Mitt Romney called Donald Trump “a phony” and “a fraud” when discussing the then-candidate. — FACTBOX-Contenders for key jobs in Trump administration — 19 Mins Ago
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Ivanka Trump, Expected To Run Father's Business, Also Met With Japanese Prime Minister
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Jim Tankersley / Washington Post:
Trump just took credit for stopping Ford from moving a plant to Mexico. But it wasn't planning to. — President-elect Donald Trump claimed credit on Thursday for keeping a Ford plant in Kentucky from moving to Mexico. But the company never planned to move the entire plant, only one of its production lines.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP could nuke filibuster for Supreme Court nominees — Top Senate Republicans are drawing a hard line on the Supreme Court, guaranteeing that no matter what tactics Democrats deploy, they will be forced to swallow Donald Trump's imminent nominee to the high court.
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Political Wire
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Why Democrats need to fight Donald Trump from the moment he takes office
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Trump camp calls for short-term spending bill despite Senate concerns
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Politico, The Daily Caller and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Democrats' Real Turnout Problem — Barack Obama's two victories created the impression of a strong wind at the back of the Democratic Party. Its constituencies — the young, the nonwhite, the college educated — were not only growing but were also voting in increasing numbers.
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Reid: Clinton lost because of ‘Republican operative’ James Comey — on Thursday blasted FBI Director James Comey, accusing him of being a “Republican operative” who caused Hillary Clinton — “It's easy to second-guess what Hillary did. I love Hillary Clinton, I am sorry she lost.
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Lobbyists scoff at Trump's five-year ban — K Street quickly cast doubt on the effectiveness of Donald Trump's five-year lobbying ban on transition and administration officials, saying the rule would both deter top talent from joining Trump's team and expand the use of loopholes.
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New York Times:
How Rudolph Giuliani, Possible Cabinet Pick, Made Millions as Ex-Mayor — WASHINGTON — It was a golden year for Rudolph W. Giuliani, a mad dash that would take him to 11 countries on four continents, and by the time 2006 was done, earn him $16 million — a princely sum compared with the $7,000 …
Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
House Dems ask Obama to pardon ‘Dreamers’ — A group of House Democrats petitioned President Barack Obama — Thursday to pardon undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children for their immigration violations. — Democratic Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Lucille Roybal-Allard of California, and Luis Gutierrez
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Associated Press:
APNEWSBREAK: US RELEASES HAITIANS COMING FROM MEXICO — SAN DIEGO (AP) — A surge in border crossings and a lack of immigration jail space have prompted the federal government to start releasing Haitian immigrants who have been entering the country in large numbers in recent months, backtracking on a pledge to jail the migrants.
Tobias Salinger / New York Daily News:
‘Me, Myself and My Killfie’ study shows India has suffered nearly 60% of the world's 127 selfie deaths — India has lost 25 more people than every other country in the world combined to deaths caused by selfies, according to a new study. — At least 127 people worldwide have died since March 2014 …
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Associated Press:
Justice Thomas Calls Conservatives to Continue Scalia's Work — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says conservatives should make the work of the late Justice Antonin Scalia a “prologue” in the effort to limit the power of the courts and other branches of government.
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Politico
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump team planning ‘victory tour’ of states he won — President-elect Donald Trump will be embarking on a “victory tour” to the states he carried, a campaign aide told reporters Thursday. — “We're working on a victory tour now; it will happen in the next couple of weeks,” said George Gigicos …
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Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed:
Cal State University System Vows To Not Help Deport Undocumented Students — California State Universities, the largest four-year public university system in the US, reaffirmed its commitment to undocumented students on Wednesday, and its refusal to work with federal immigration officials on deportations.
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New York Times
Arizona Republic:
Flagstaff police officer placed on leave after violent video surfaces — Danny Paredes/Special for The Republic Wochit — A Flagstaff police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a video showing him punching a woman in the face surfaced Wednesday on Facebook, according to a police spokesman.
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Janice Min / Hollywood Reporter:
Songwriter Roundtable: Justin Timberlake, Sting, Alicia Keys and More Hitmakers on Gender Bias, Trump's “Hitler-Level” Rhetoric and Fears of a “Divided States of America” — The artists behind songs in this season's movies — also including Tori Amos, John Legend and Pharrell Williams …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Get the f**k out’: Bigots mistake lupus patient's head covering for hijab and smash her car window — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A California woman said that she received a threatening note and her car window was smashed all because her head covering was mistaken for a Muslim hijab.
Azi Paybarah / Politico:
Rangel, looking at ‘nightmare’ after Trump's win, reflects on Democrats' missteps — Back in 2014, when he asked voters to re-elect him to a 23rd and final term in Congress, U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel said he wanted to “wrap” his career up with Barack Obama. — Now, soon to leave Washington for good …
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