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12:40 PM ET, November 19, 2016

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New York Times:
‘Hamilton’ Had Some Unscripted Lines for Pence.  Trump Wasn't Happy.  —  “Hamilton,” the hit Broadway musical about colonial rebels shaping the future of an unformed country, took an even more political turn at the end of its performance on Friday night.  —  With Vice President-elect Mike …
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Deadspin:
Boo Mike Pence Whenever Possible  —  Tonight, Vice President-elect Mike Pence decided to take in a performance of Hamilton.  But apparently, as soon as he walked in the theater, the only good Hamilton fans in the world started booing like crazy.  This is the sound Mike Pence should hear every single time he leaves his house.
Anneta Konstantinides / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump claims Hamilton cast HARASSED VP-elect Mike Pence and demands they apologize after audience booed him during show  — ‘We are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children,’ he said
Discussion: The Last Tradition and Vox Popoli
Pat Saperstein / Variety:
Mike Pence Booed at ‘Hamilton’ Performance
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon on Politics as War  —  The Trump adviser talks about the winning campaign and says the political attacks against him and Breitbart News are ‘just nonsense.’  —  It's hard to think of Steve Bannon as a low-profile guy.  He has garnered about as many headlines over the past week as Donald Trump—no small feat.
Discussion: Politico
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NPR.org:
'We're Not Going Away': Alt-Right Leader On Voice In Trump Administration  —  Stephen Bannon, Donald Trump's incoming White House chief strategist, used to run the website Breitbart, which he called “the platform for the alt-right.”  The alt-right has been associated with racism, anti-Semitism and misogyny.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Bannon: 'I'm not a white nationalist, I'm a nationalist'
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A lot of you have asked what we're doing about misinformation, so I wanted to give an update.  —  The bottom line is: we take misinformation seriously.  Our goal is to connect people with the stories they find most meaningful, and we know people want accurate information.
New York Times:
Jeff Sessions as Attorney General: An Insult to Justice  —  In 1986, President Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions, then a United States attorney from Alabama, to be a federal judge.  The Republican-controlled Senate rejected Mr. Sessions out of concern, based on devastating testimony by former colleagues, that he was a racist.
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
In Alabama, Jeff Sessions Desegregated Schools and Got the Death Penalty for KKK Murderer
Washington Post:
For foreign diplomats, Trump hotel is place to be  —  About 100 foreign diplomats, from Brazil to Turkey, gathered at the Trump International Hotel this week to sip Trump-branded champagne, dine on sliders and hear a sales pitch about the U.S. president-elect's newest hotel.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Inside Chris Christie's fall from grace  —  Chris Christie, once one of the Republican Party's brightest stars, was virtually assured a position in a Donald Trump administration.  As one of the first big-name politicians to endorse the Manhattan billionaire, the New Jersey governor had earned Trump's gratitude.
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Kristin Tate / The Hill:
The media needs to get off their ‘fake news’ false narrative  —  Democrats lost the presidential election because they nominated an unlikable, entrenched bureaucrat who was knee-deep in damning scandals.  —  But rather than take responsibility for this massive and embarrassing failure …
Discussion: Recode, Infowars and Politicus USA
Southern Poverty Law Center:
Incidents of Hateful Harassment Since Election Day Now Number 701  —  This is the second update from the Southern Poverty Law Center's effort to collect reports of hateful incidents of harassment around the country.  This report covers the full week (Wednesday Nov. 9 to Wednesday Nov. 16) since the presidential election.
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama loyalists plot Trump resistance  —  President Barack Obama told his most loyal operatives that they have 10 days to get over their grief.  —  They're already ahead of schedule.  —  In the past week, Obama alumni have planned gatherings at Glascott's Saloon in Chicago (an old campaign haunt) and The Winslow in New York.
Discussion: Politicus USA
The Hill:
Blue-collar voters launch hand grenade into Washington  —  The so-called blue Midwest firewall crumbled.  The heartland launched a hand grenade into Washington, D.C.  —  Donald Trump  —  won the presidential election by winning traditionally blue-collar workers in Democratic Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Bob Woodson says he is being considered by Trump for housing post  —  Robert L. Woodson Sr., who heads the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise in Washington and advises House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) on poverty issues, said late Friday that he is under consideration to be secretary …
Discussion: Politico
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Rep. Price clear favorite for Trump's HHS chief
Discussion: Political Wire and RedState
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Paul Ryan's Favorable Rating Edges Up to New High
Discussion: Hot Air
Steve Eder / New York Times:
Donald Trump Agrees to Pay $25 Million in Trump University Settlement  —  Donald J. Trump has reversed course and agreed to pay $25 million to settle a series of lawsuits stemming from his defunct for-profit education venture, Trump University, finally putting to rest fraud allegations by former students …
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ag.ny.gov:
Statement By A.G. Schneiderman On $25 Million Settlement Agreement Reached In Trump University Case
Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News:
President-elect Donald Trump nearing settlement in Trump University fraud case
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Trump's security picks deepen Muslim worries about an anti-Islamic White House  —  News of President-elect Donald Trump's national security picks set off fresh tremors across the Islamic world on Friday as Middle Eastern allies and Muslim American groups prepared to face advisers …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart may need to reveal business structure to secure Capitol Hill press credentials
Chicago Tribune:
Grandson of Congressman Danny Davis slain, 3 others hurt in city shootings
Discussion: Fox 59 and Q13 FOX News
Catherine Ho / Washington Post:
Lobbyists are still involved in Trump team, despite the president-elect's pledge to remove their influence
Discussion: Raw Story
Stephen B. Presser / Chicago Tribune:
Commentary: What American law professors forgot and what Trump knew
Darren Rovell / ABC News:
Autographed Trump Hats and Books Sold on His Website Were Signed by Machine
Bloomberg:
California's Democrats Are Ready for Political War
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
AP: Obama Mentoring Trump On World Leadering
Discussion: Associated Press
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Citing Trump win, feds move to put immigration suit on ice
Discussion: Washington Times, RedState and Hot Air
Emily Kirkpatrick / People.com:
'Designers Won't Dress the Trumps,' Source Says, as Sophie Theallet Writes Open Letter Refusing to Dress Melania
Alex Leininger / CNN:
Trump supporters launch #TrumpCup as a protest against Starbucks
Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
How Van Jones Became a Star of the 2016 Campaign
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