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4:05 PM ET, November 22, 2016

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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump Foundation admits to violating ban on ‘self-dealing,’ new filing to IRS shows  —  President-elect Donald Trump's charitable foundation has admitted to the IRS that it violated a legal prohibition against “self-dealing,” which bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity's money to help themselves …
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Donald Trump at The New York Times: Live on Twitter  —  Trump gets asked about his commitment to first amendment, says, “I think you'll be happy.”  — Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) November 22, 2016  —  Open up the libel laws?  Trump says someone told him, “You know, YOU might be sued a lot more.' I said …
New York Times:
Decision to Pull Back on Case Against Clinton Provokes Backlash  —  The apparent decision by President-elect Donald J. Trump not to pursue charges against Hillary Clinton may be provoking a backlash in the ardently conservative corners of the electorate that propelled his victory.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Trump, After Canceling, Attends New York Times Meeting  —  The strained relationship between Donald J. Trump and The New York Times took an odd path on Tuesday when a planned meeting between the president-elect and the newspaper was abruptly canceled by Mr. Trump and then quickly rescheduled.
ABC News:
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Discussion: Politico
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Drops Threat of New Hillary Clinton Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump repeatedly said Hillary Clinton's “lies and deception” rivaled Watergate.  He called her “Crooked Hillary.”  His most rabid fans chanted it over and over again at huge campaign rallies: “Lock her up!”
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump won't pursue case against Clinton, Conway says
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's threat to prosecute Hillary Clinton was always hollow
Discussion: CBS New York, Jezebel and NPR
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democratic presidential electors revolt against Trump  —  At least a half-dozen Democratic electors have signed onto an attempt to block Donald Trump from winning an Electoral College majority, an effort designed not only to deny Trump the presidency but also to undermine the legitimacy of the institution.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Report: Presidential electors planning to undermine Electoral College  —  A number of Democratic Electoral College electors are planning to use their votes to undermine the election process in opposition to President-elect Donald Trump  —  , Politico is reporting.
Tamerra Griffin / BuzzFeed:
Draft Washington Post Column Claimed Trump Said He Was “Sexually Attracted” To His Teenage Daughter  —  The line appeared in a draft of Richard Cohen's syndicated column, but vanished prior to publication.  —  Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen wrote that President-elect Donald Trump once asked …
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Steven Bertoni / Forbes:
Exclusive Interview: How Jared Kushner Won Trump The White House  —  It's been one week since Donald Trump pulled off the biggest upset in modern political history, and his headquarters at Trump Tower in New York City is a 58-story, onyx-glassed lightning rod.  Barricades, TV trucks and protesters frame a fortified Fifth Avenue.
Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Jared Kushner Defends Steve Bannon in Interview, Calls Him an ‘Incredible Zionist’
Discussion: Politico
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Personally Blasts the Press  —  The fantasy of the normalization of Donald Trump—the idea that a demagogic candidate would somehow be transformed into a statesman of poise and deliberation after his Election Day victory—should now be a distant memory, an illusion shattered.
RADAR:
Hamilton Hypocrites!  PROOF Cast Members Who Slammed Mike Pence Don't Vote  —  Election records reveal the truth about their patriotism.  —  Cast members for the hit Broadway show Hamilton had no problem mouthing off to Vice President-Elect Mike Pence, but RadarOnline.com has learned …
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Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Number of Hamilton stars haven't voted in YEARS despite clash with vice president …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Rust Belt Dems broke for Trump because they thought Clinton cared more about bathrooms than jobs  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—Back in May, the longtime chairman of the Mahoning County Democratic Party sent a private memo to leaders in Hillary Clinton's campaign warning …
Jessica Wick / Facebook:
11/20/16.  —  So.  Today I met Hillary Clinton.  This was a surprise and I can't imagine meeting anyone else who looms as large.  I wasn't as eloquent as I'd have liked to be.  I didn't want to take her & her family out of their day together.  I also didn't want to cry …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Democrats won the most votes in the election.  They should act like it.  —  Democrats need to be an opposition party, not a minority party.  —  More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than for Donald Trump.  More Americans voted for Democratic Senate candidates than for Republican Senate candidates.
Discussion: TIME
New York Times:
Donald Trump Rages, at the Wrong Target  —  Millions of Americans are justifiably frightened by the tide of racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia that has swept the country since the election of Donald Trump, whose campaign stoked these views and who named Stephen Bannon of Breitbart News his chief strategist in the White House.
CBS Detroit:
Report: Driver Asked Kids ‘Are You Ready To Die’ Before Crashing Bus In Chattanooga  —  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WWJ/AP) - Parents of some of the children who survived a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga are starting to shed some light on the moments leading up to the crash, which killed five kids and injured more than 20 others.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump tweets: ‘Seriously considering’ Carson for HUD  —  is opening up on social media about his Cabinet deliberations, tweeting that he is considering Ben Carson to be his secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  —  “I am seriously considering Dr. Ben Carson as the head of HUD.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats will hold firm against Paul Ryan's Medicare plan, Pelosi vows  —  Democrats are wandering around in the wilderness once again, shut out of power in Washington after losing a close, hard-fought presidential battle.  The last time this happened, after the 2004 elections …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
White House confirms Obama has held more talks with Trump  —  President Barack Obama has spoken with President-elect Donald Trump “at least once” since the two men met earlier this month inside the Oval Office, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Discussion: Political Wire
CBS Sacramento:
Controversial Equality Lesson Upsets Sutter Middle School Student  —  FOLSOM (CBS13) — Parents of a Sutter Middle School teen filed a formal complaint with the district claiming a teacher used racially charged and inappropriate language in a lesson plan.  —  “One of the kids raised their hand …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
CNN:
San Antonio police shooting suspect offers apology  —  Suspect arrested in cop shooting speaks  —  (CNN)A man suspected of killing a San Antonio police detective has offered an apology to the dead officer's family.  —  Otis Tyrone McKane, 31, was arrested Monday in the fatal shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi.
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
This Pizzeria Is Not a Child-Trafficking Site  —  WASHINGTON — Days before the presidential election, James Alefantis, owner of a local pizza restaurant called Comet Ping Pong, noticed an unusual spike in the number of his Instagram followers.  —  Within hours, menacing messages like …
 
 
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Eric Kohn / IndieWire:
Stephen K. Bannon's Indie Film Career Contradicts His Alt-Right Vision
Discussion: alan.com and The Week
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Adam McKay To Direct Dick Cheney Movie At Paramount
Discussion: IndieWire, The Guardian and WDEF-TV
Paul R. La Monica / CNNMoney:
Stunning! Dow hits new high of 19,000 as Trump rally continues
Discussion: New York Magazine
Pete Peterson / RealClearPolicy:
Where Bernie-nomics Goes to Die
Victoria Stroup / Campus Reform:
Message mocking Trump trauma investigated as ‘hate crime’
Discussion: Infowars and MILO
Paul Cruickshank / CNN:
US issues Europe travel alert after France foils ISIS-linked plot
Discussion: AOL, Washington Free Beacon and Jezebel
Liam Dillon / Los Angeles Times:
Secessionists formally launch quest for California's independence
Discussion: CNBC, SFist and Business Insider
 Earlier Items: 
Rolando Zenteno / CNN:
Ex-NBA Star Dennis Rodman charged with hit and run
Virginia Hale / Breitbart:
Migrants Burn Down Hall: 'There's Not Enough Nutella and Gummibears!'
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Geller Report
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Clinton Camp Mastered The Science Of Politics But Forgot The Art, Staffers Say
Katie J.M. Baker / BuzzFeed:
College Trump Supporters: “We're The New Counterculture”
Discussion: Raw Story
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Abolish the Office of the First Lady
Discussion: National Report
Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
Mattis as defense secretary: What it means for us, for the military, and for Trump
Discussion: Business Insider
 

 
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Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

BBC:
The BBC says Gavin & Stacey: The Finale topped UK Christmas Day overnight ratings with 12.3M viewers, and its shows were the top 10 most-watched of the day
 
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