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‘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.
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New York Times:
High in Tower, Trump Reads, Tweets and Plans — Donald J. Trump sits high in Trump Tower in New York, spending hours on the phone with friends, television personalities and donors to ask if they know people to recommend for his cabinet. — He joins a daily morning transition meeting …
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
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Hamilton's cast reminded Pence that inclusivity is an American value. Trump wants an apology.
Pat Saperstein / Variety:
Mike Pence Booed at ‘Hamilton’ Performance
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Erin Corbett / Raw Story:
WATCH: Mike Pence booed at ‘Hamilton’ — and the internet loves it
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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.
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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.
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Economist:
Democrats on the brink — The American left is in danger of learning precisely the wrong lesson from defeat — AGHAST at the defection of millions who voted for Barack Obama in 2012 but for Donald Trump in 2016—notably working-class whites in the Midwest—the left wants the Democratic Party …
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Chicago Tribune:
Teen grandson of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis shot dead in Englewood over gym shoes — Jovan Wilson, 15-year-old grandson of Rep. Danny Davis and son of Stacey Wilson, was shot and killed Nov. 18, 2016, in his home in Englewood. (Alyssa Pointer / Chicago Tribune)
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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.
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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 …
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Infowars, Recode and Politicus USA
New York Times:
With National Security Choices, Trump Builds Team to Bulldoze Status Quo — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump's remarkable appointments on Friday served notice that he not only intends to reverse eight years of liberal domestic policies but also overturn decades of bipartisan consensus …
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Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Trump's security picks deepen Muslim worries about an anti-Islamic White House
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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 …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Rep. Price clear favorite for Trump's HHS chief
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