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12:15 PM ET, November 23, 2016

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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Experts Urge Clinton Campaign to Challenge Election Results in 3 Swing States  —  Hillary Clinton is being urged by a group of prominent computer scientists and election lawyers to call for a recount in three swing states won by Donald Trump, New York has learned.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Lead Expands, and Ivanka Trump Separates From Her Brand  —  Hillary Clinton has widened her lead in the popular vote to 1.5 percentage points, a spread not seen for a losing candidate since 1876.  Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump has taken steps to separate herself from her fashion brand …
Discussion: Towleroad, 89.3 KPCC and NPR
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Clinton's lead in the popular vote surpasses 2 million
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Hillary Clinton urged to call for election vote recount in battleground states
New York Times:
Donald Trump's New York Times Interview: Full Transcript  —  Following is a transcript of President-elect Donald J. Trump's interview on Tuesday with reporters, editors and opinion columnists from The New York Times.  The transcription was prepared by Liam Stack, Jonah Engel Bromwich, Karen Workman and Tim Herrera of The Times.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Demand for Love  —  I had just shaken the president-elect's normal-size hand and he was moving on to the next person when he wheeled around, took a half step back, touched my arm and looked me in the eye anew.  —  “I'm going to get you to write some good stuff about me,” Donald Trump said.
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump again disavows alt-right, white supremacists
New York Times:
Trump, in Interview, Moderates Views but Defies Conventions
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Gov. Nikki Haley picked to become UN ambassador, sources say … COLUMBIA — President-elect Donald Trump is picking South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to become his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, The Post and Courier has learned.  —  The move, expected Wednesday …
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NBC News:
Gov. Nikki Haley Accepts Trump Offer to Be Ambassador to United Nations: Source  —  FROM NOV. 18: Trump Didn't Win on GOP Platform, He ‘Ran Against Both Parties,’ Haley Says 1:35  —  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has accepted Donald Trump's offer to be his ambassador to the United Nations …
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Gov. Nikki Haley tapped to be Trump's U.N. ambassador
Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’  —  Nasa's Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding as the president-elect seeks to shift focus away from home in favor of deep space exploration  —  Donald Trump is poised to eliminate …
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Key adviser claims Elton John will play at Trump's inauguration  —  Elton John will perform at Donald Trump's inauguration, claimed a key adviser, who championed the billionaire as the first president ever to enter the White House with a “pro-gay rights” stance.
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:   No, Elton John Will Not Perform at the Trump Inauguration
Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Gingrich: Kushner may need nepotism waiver  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich voiced support for the idea that President-elect Donald Trump could tap his son-in-law to revamp peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.  But he cautioned that a decades-old nepotism law could require Trump get a waiver for Jared Kushner.
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Fox News:
Gingrich: ‘I can think of 20 other people’ better suited for secretary of state than Romney
Discussion: Daily Wire, Hot Air and TheBlaze
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Judge Suspends Rule Expanding Overtime for Millions of Workers  —  A federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction on Tuesday against an Obama administration regulation expanding by millions the number of workers who would be eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay.
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Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Trump adviser received salary from charity while steering Breitbart News  —  Donald Trump's chief White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon accepted $376,000 in pay over four years for working 30 hours a week at a tiny tax-exempt charity in Tallahassee while also serving as the hands-on executive chairman of Breitbart News Network.
Conrad Black / New York Sun:
Its Defeat by Trump  —  As there is an incessant crescendo, still gaining in volume each week, about President Obama's “legacy,” I thought it appropriate to try to identify this legacy, which his supporters believe history will honor.  I have written here and elsewhere that …
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
App Store Users Torch CNN with One Star Reviews over Liberal Bias  —  Apple App Store and Google Play users are taking their displeasure out on CNN and other news sites by giving the companies' mobile apps one star reviews, citing the outlets' liberal bias.  —  According to Digiday …
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Obama's approval rating highest in seven years  —  President Barack Obama's approval rating is at a seven-year high, according to a CNN/ORC national poll released Wednesday.  —  Obama enjoys a post-election approval rating of 57 percent, his highest mark since September 2009, when his approval rating sat at 58 percent.
Discussion: alan.com, Political Wire and The Week
Hope Hodge Seck / Military.com:
Corps Wants to Put Silencers on a Whole Infantry Battalion  —  In a series of experiments this year, units from 2nd Marine Division will be silencing every element of an infantry battalion — from M4 rifles to .50 caliber machine guns.  —  The commanding general of 2nd Marine Division …
Discussion: Bearing Arms and Instapundit
Jethro Mullen / CNNMoney:
Twitter accidentally suspends its own CEO's account  —  Twitter has been left red-faced after it briefly suspended its own CEO's account.  —  For a while late Tuesday, attempts to reach Jack Dorsey's profile produced an error message saying it had been suspended.
Christiane Amanpour / CNN:
Journalism faces an ‘existential crisis’ in Trump era  —  CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour has been awarded the Committee to Project Journalists' Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for “extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom.”
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tim LaPira / Washington Post:
Trump's lobbying ban might actually make corruption worse  —  In an effort to “drain the swamp,” President-elect Donald Trump has promised what his transition team describes as a ban on revolving-door lobbying.  —  Under the plan, executive branch officials would be prohibited from lobbying …
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
Democrats' Leadership Fight Pits West Wing Against Left Wing  —  WASHINGTON — Struggling to respond to Donald J. Trump's victory, a group of shellshocked Democrats moved swiftly to endorse Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota for chairman of the Democratic National Committee …
 
 
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Masha Froliak / Heat Street:
Russian TV Anchor Blasts Obama for Manspreading in Front of Trump
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Obama Awards His Last Presidential Medals of Freedom
Discussion: Vox
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Politico editor resigns after publishing addresses of extremist leader
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Inside Trump's freewheeling vetting operation
Discussion: The Week
Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Trump gets to pick his own auditor
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
The Department of Justice is not going to conduct a vote audit based on your phoned-in outrage
Discussion: The Daily Caller and twitchy.com
Veronique De Rugy / National Review:
Freedom of Association for Me, but Not for Thee
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Dems Can't Afford to Say Yes to Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Kyle Arnold / Orlando Sentinel:
Sanford mall Santa reassigned after putting Hillary on naughty list
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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