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8:20 PM ET, November 17, 2016

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Guardian:
David Petraeus in the running to be Trump's secretary of state  —  Sources say former CIA director who pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information refuses to rule out role as battle for top cabinet posts intensifies  —  David Petraeus - the former US army general and CIA director …
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Kelly O'Donnell / NBC News:
Power, Tension and the Purge: Inside the Trump Transition Turmoil  —  The first signs of the splintering of Donald Trump's fledgling transition team began at a morning meeting in Trump Tower last Thursday, when the president-elect wasn't even in the building.
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
Discussion: New York Times and Joe.My.God.
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Japanese American internment is ‘precedent’ for national Muslim registry, prominent Trump backer says
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Facebook fake-news writer: ‘I think Donald Trump is in the White House because of me’  —  What do the Amish lobby, gay wedding vans and the ban of the national anthem have in common?  For starters, they're all make-believe — and invented by the same man.  —  Paul Horner, the 38-year-old impresario …
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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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CNN:
First on CNN: Donald Trump, Mitt Romney to meet this weekend  —  New York (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump will meet this weekend with one of his fiercest critics: 2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney, a senior Republican source told CNN on Thursday.  —  The two men are set to meet this weekend …
Bob Salera / National Republican Congressional …:
NRCC Endorses Nancy Pelosi for Minority Leader  —  WASHINGTON - With Nancy Pelosi facing a challenge within her own party after House Democrats' disastrous election results, the NRCC would like to offer its full support to the embattled former Speaker of the House.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Rep. Tim Ryan launches long-shot challenge to Pelosi as Democrats struggle with postelection strategy
Discussion: CNN, Political Wire and Daily Wire
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Tim Ryan to challenge Pelosi for minority leader
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Ohio Democrat Announces Challenge to Nancy Pelosi for House Minority Leader
Discussion: Politico
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi squirms as she awaits potential challenge
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
House GOP eying major Medicare overhaul in 2017  —  The head of the House Budget Committee said Thursday that lawmakers are eying an overhaul of Medicare next year.  —  Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.) said he expects lawmakers to push forward with an overhaul …
Discussion: New York Magazine and Daily Kos
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Tom Price Reveals Republicans Eyeing Medicare Overhaul In 2017
CBS News:
Jon Stewart on why Donald Trump is a “repudiation of Republicans”  —  After Jon Stewart left “The Daily Show” last summer, much of the presidential campaign went on without his unique and satirical point of view.  —  He spoke with “CBS This Morning” co-host Charlie Rose Wednesday to discuss …
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Trump camp calls for short-term spending bill despite Senate concerns … President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday made his first stamp on Congress, as House Republicans bowed to his wishes and announced plans to extend government funding through March, despite warnings from top GOP senators …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Why Democrats need to fight Donald Trump from the moment he takes office
Michael McAuliff / The Huffington Post:
Key Republican Puts Dagger In Push To End Filibusters
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama won't call off anti-Trump protesters  —  President Obama won't try to call off protests against Donald Trump  —  , he said Thursday, ignoring pleas from the president-elect's advisers to denounce the nationwide demonstrations.  —  “I would not advise people who feel strongly …
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.
CNN:
Sanders: If Trump has the ‘guts’ to take on corporate America, he's got an ally  —  (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump will find himself with an unlikely ally If he makes good on his promise to be an economic populist challenging corporate America, Bernie Sanders said Thursday.
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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.
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Newt Gingrich says he will not be in Trump Cabinet  —  WASHINGTON  —  Newt Gingrich said Thursday he will not serve in the Donald Trump administration in any official role.  —  The former House Speaker and presidential candidate had been mentioned frequently as a potential top member …
Emily Gruenhagen / Facebook:
On Wednesday, November 16th, a northern Minnesota mother filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal district court.  She is asking the court to restore her 14th amendment constitutional due process rights which she claims were violated when her parental rights were suddenly and arbitrarily removed.
Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Tom Hanks Hopes Donald Trump “Does Such a Great Job That I Vote for His Re-Election”  —  The actor was honored by the Museum of Modern Art at a gala also attended by Steve Martin, David Letterman, Stephen Colbert, Emma Watson and Meg Ryan, among others.  —  A week after the election …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Hannity tops media ‘rich list’ with $29 million salary  —  Fox News anchor Sean Hannity is atop the New York Observer's annual “rich list” of the highest-paid figures in TV news.  —  Hannity, a conservative commentator and Donald Trump  —  backer, makes a $29 million annual salary …
Toni Morrison / New Yorker:
Making America White Again  —  The choices made by white men, who are prepared to abandon their humanity out of fear of black men and women, suggest the true horror of lost status.  —  This is a serious project.  All immigrants to the United States know (and knew) that if they want to become real …
James Rothwell / Telegraph:
FBI's decision to reopen Clinton email probe enabled Donald Trump to win election, says former aide Corey Lewandowski  —  The FBI's controversial decision to re-examine Hillary Clinton's emails enabled Donald Trump to win the election, his former campaign manager has claimed.
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
Debby Wu / Nikkei:
Apple could make iPhones in US in future: sources  —  TAIPEI — iPhones might one day soon carry “Made in America” labels.  —  Key Apple assembler Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn Technology Group, has been studying the possibility of moving iPhone production to the U.S., sources told the Nikkei Asian Review.
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.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
A 12-Step Program for Responding to President-Elect Trump  —  Traumatized by the election results, many Americans are asking: What now?  Here are steps that any of us can take that can make a difference at the margins.  Onward!  —  1. I WILL accept that my side lost …
 
 
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump team planning ‘victory tour’ of states he won
Discussion: Jezebel and New York Magazine
Azi Paybarah / Politico:
Rangel, looking at ‘nightmare’ after Trump's win, reflects on Democrats' missteps
Discussion: Hot Air
Bill Keveney / USA Today:
One-time hit ‘Duck Dynasty’ is canceled at A&E
Clay Waters / NewsBusters:
ESPN's Public Editor Agrees With Viewers That Network ‘Has Moved Leftward’
Discussion: Daily Wire and Vox Popoli
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Americans want Trump to focus on healthcare first: poll
Business Wire:
The New York Times Adds 41,000 New Subscriptions Since Election Day
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
John Legend: Trump is saying ‘Hitler-like things’
Discussion: Hollywood Reporter and Raw Story
Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Memo to millennials, that awful feeling you've got is called losing. …
 Earlier Items: 
David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
America's Enemies Cheer Donald Trump's Bigoted Transition Team
more at Mediagazer »
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
CNN's ‘Unprecedented’: Mike Lee flew to Florida to try and forge Rubio-Cruz alliance
Discussion: Daily Wire and RedState
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
House passes bill targeting ‘midnight’ Obama regs
Discussion: RedState
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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