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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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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Rep. Tim Ryan launches long-shot challenge to Pelosi as Democrats struggle with post-election strategy
Rep. Tim Ryan launches long-shot challenge to Pelosi as Democrats struggle with post-election strategy
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MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Ohio Democrat Announces Challenge to Nancy Pelosi for House Minority Leader
Ohio Democrat Announces Challenge to Nancy Pelosi for House Minority Leader
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Tim Ryan to challenge Pelosi for minority leader
Tim Ryan to challenge Pelosi for minority leader
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Pelosi squirms as she awaits potential challenge
Pelosi squirms as she awaits potential challenge
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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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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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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 …
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
CNN's ‘Unprecedented’: Mike Lee flew to Florida to try and forge Rubio-Cruz alliance
CNN's ‘Unprecedented’: Mike Lee flew to Florida to try and forge Rubio-Cruz alliance
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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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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 (R-GA), the chairman of the budget committee, told reporters on Thursday that Republicans are eyeing major changes to Medicare in 2017. — Price, who is being floated as a possible Health …
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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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Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Obama: We must guard against fake news
Obama: We must guard against fake news
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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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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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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sanders won't join Democratic Party
Sanders won't join Democratic Party
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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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NBC News:
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Resigns — Director of National Intelligence James Clapper submitted his resignation Wednesday evening. — Clapper has said in interviews with NBC News over the last year that he was counting down the days to stepping down at the end of President Obama's final term in office.
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Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
Top US intelligence official: I submitted my resignation
Top US intelligence official: I submitted my resignation
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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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Piers Morgan / Daily Mail:
Memo to millennials, that awful feeling you've got is called losing. It happens. If you want to know how to win, stop whinging for a bit and learn some lessons from Trump — Cheer up, American millennials! — I mean, seriously, CHEER THE **** UP! — Oh, I know you've had a rough week ever since Donald Trump won the election.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
GOP learning wrong lessons from Trump win, Republicans fear
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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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 …
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Trump camp calls for short-term spending bill despite Senate concerns
Trump camp calls for short-term spending bill despite Senate concerns
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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 …
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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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 …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Americans want Trump to focus on healthcare first: poll — NEW YORK - Healthcare is the top issue Americans want Donald Trump to address during his first 100 days in the White House, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Thursday, an apparent rebuke of outgoing President Barack Obama's signature reform, Obamacare.
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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 …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Mark Halperin And John Heilemann's Bloomberg Politics Show To End — The prominent political journalists will give up day-to-day roles following Donald Trump's inauguration. — NEW YORK Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's afternoon politics show on Bloomberg TV, “With All Due Respect,” …
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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.
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