memeorandum: Trump to Meet Petraeus as State Dept. Fight Continues (Kevin Cirilli/Bloomberg)

1:00 PM ET, November 28, 2016

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CNBC:

Trump ‘furious’ over Kellyanne Conway comments on Sunday shows about Romney: Sources — Two sources at the top of the Donald Trump transition team confirmed to MSNBC that they spoke to the president-elect today and that Donald Trump was “furious” at Kellyanne Conway's comments Sunday suggesting Trump …

Discussion: NBC News, CNN, New York Magazine, Politicus USA and Associated Press

Jonathan Swan / The Hill:

Trump to meet again with Romney amid State talks — is meeting with Mitt Romney again on Tuesday, amid an ongoing brawl within his inner circle about the 2012 GOP nominee's suitability to be secretary of State. — Along with Romney, whose meeting was revealed in a transition team conference call …

Discussion: Political Wire

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Conway calls MSNBC report ‘sexist’ … Donald Trump — 's top aide, Kellyanne Conway, on Monday slammed an MSNBC report that said the president-elect was “furious” over comments she made Sunday about Mitt Romney. — Conway called the reporting “sexist” and said she could have any job she wants, according to MSNBC.

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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:

Tug of War Delays Some of Donald Trump's Key Hires — Secretary of state choice slows the president elect's filling of other posts — PALM BEACH, Fla.—President-elect Donald Trump, coming off a steady two-week flow of personnel announcements for his nascent administration …

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Fox News:

Priebus: Trump will void Cuba deal unless Castro regime moves to concessions — President-elect Donald Trump will keep his campaign promise to void a 2014 deal that improves diplomacy and commerce between the U.S. and Cuba, incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said Sunday …

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Louis Nelson / Politico:
GOP Rep. Collins: Romney is ‘a self-serving egomaniac’

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Associated Press:
THE LATEST: PRIEBUS SAYS CLINTON, TRUMP TEAMS ‘CUT A DEAL’

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WCMH-TV:

Suspect dead, 9 injured following active shooter situation on Ohio State campus — COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Police confirm the suspect involved in an active shooter situation on the campus of The Ohio State University is now dead. — Columbus fire officials tell NBC4 eight people were transported to local hospitals.

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CNN:

Active shooter reported at Ohio State University; 8 hospitalized, 1 critical — (CNN)At least eight people were taken to hospitals after an active shooter was reported on the Ohio State University campus Monday, authorities said. — One of those eight patients is in critical condition, Columbus Fire spokeswoman Rebecca Diehm said.

WBNS-TV:
9 people injured after reports of active shooter on Ohio State campus

Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Suspect dead and nine injured in active shooter situation at Ohio State University

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The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio State shooting: Nine transported to hospitals, one suspect killed

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The Blessed Path:

Conflicted Elector in a Corrupt College — When running for the Presidential Elector Nominee some six months ago, I had no idea the conflict that would ensue both from without and within. To say that it has been an “educating experience” would be an understatement.

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Texas elector who criticized Trump says he's resigning

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Seth Barrett Tillman / THE NEW REFORM CLUB:

How The Recounts Pose A Risk To Mike Pence — At American Thinker, Richard Baehr explains: … Richard Baehr, The Democrats' real strategy in launching recounts, American Thinker (Nov. 27, 2016), http://tinyurl.com/gllh85f. Baehr is right, but the Stein-Democrat recount strategy only works …

Richard Baehr / American Thinker:
The Democrats' real strategy in launching recounts

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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:

Trump to Meet Petraeus as State Dept. Fight Continues — Meeting comes after outcry among Trump aides over Mitt Romney — Petraeus shared classified information in extramarital affair — President-elect Donald Trump is considering retired General David Petraeus to be secretary of state …

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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:

Donald Trump's bogus claim that millions of people voted illegally for Hillary Clinton — “In addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of people who voted illegally.” — Angered by demands for a recount in the three states …

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Media Helps Boost Donald Trump's False Claim That ‘Millions’ Voted Illegally

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Why Corruption Matters — Remember all the news reports suggesting, without evidence, that the Clinton Foundation's fund-raising created conflicts of interest? Well, now the man who benefited from all that innuendo is on his way to the White House. And he's already giving us an object lesson …

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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:

Jared Kushner Told Christie Ally Behind Bridgegate That Scheme Was ‘Badass’ — Donald Trump's son-in-law once praised a former ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) for plotting the 2013 Bridgegate scandal. — In a Dec. 7, 2013 email obtained by the Washington Post …

Discussion: Raw Story

Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
For Trump son-in-law and confidant Jared Kushner, a long history of fierce loyalty

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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:

What the alt-right actually wants from President Trump — The so-called “alt-right” is a loose online movement made up mostly, though not entirely, of white nationalists. They've gotten famous recently for being some of Donald Trump's earliest and most vocal backers, seeing …

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Texas governor says he will ban sanctuary cities — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is pledging to ban sanctuary cities in his state even as other governors and mayors promise to continue sheltering illegal immigrants. — “I'm going to sign a law that bans sanctuary cities,” Abbott tweeted on Sunday.

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Bloomberg:

Trump Walks Business-Politics Tightrope on Cuba After Castro — Backlash possible from companies if he keeps campaign pledges — Priebus reiterates message that the U.S. needs a ‘better deal’ — The death of Cuba's Fidel Castro offers an early glimpse at how U.S. President-elect Donald …

Discussion: Politico and The Week