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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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Guardian:
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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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.
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's First, Alarming Week as President-Elect
Donald Trump's First, Alarming Week as President-Elect
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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.
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
First on CNN: Donald Trump, Mitt Romney to meet this weekend
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
How Trump's Transition Compares With Recent Presidents'
How Trump's Transition Compares With Recent Presidents'
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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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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 …
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Tom Price Reveals Republicans Eyeing Medicare Overhaul In 2017
Rep. Tom Price Reveals Republicans Eyeing Medicare Overhaul In 2017
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
GOP Toys With The Lives Of Millions By Keeping Obamacare Plan A Mystery
GOP Toys With The Lives Of Millions By Keeping Obamacare Plan A Mystery
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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.
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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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama rails against fake news
Obama rails against fake news
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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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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 …
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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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Manu Raju / CNN:
Pelosi faces new threats to her job
Pelosi faces new threats to her job
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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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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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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
We have 100 days to stop Donald Trump from systemically corrupting our institutions — The transition period is our last best chance to save the republic — The country has entered a dangerous period. The president-elect is the least qualified man to ever hold high office.
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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 …
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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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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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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.
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Clay Waters / NewsBusters:
ESPN's Public Editor Agrees With Viewers That Network ‘Has Moved Leftward’ — ESPN Public Editor Jim Brady on Election Eve surveyed complaints that the sports network had gone overboard with liberal pieties, frustrating long-time watchers by injecting politics onto the playing field.
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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.
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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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 …
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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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Bill Keveney / USA Today:
One-time hit ‘Duck Dynasty’ is canceled at A&E — The Robertson family says the final season will be their best season yet on A&E. A&E — Duck Dynasty is approaching its last (duck) call. — The Robertson family, the stars of the A&E docu-series, said the show will end in April during …
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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 …
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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.
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