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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

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.

Discussion: Jezebel, Politico, Business Insider, Hot Air, Raw Story, New York Magazine and The Week

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

Louis Nelson / Politico:

GOP Rep. Collins: Romney is ‘a self-serving egomaniac’ — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a former GOP opponent of President-elect Donald Trump whose name has nonetheless been floated as a potential secretary of state, is “self-serving” and an “ego-maniac” according to New York Rep. Chris Collins.

Discussion: ABC News and Hot Air

Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Tug of War Delays Some of Donald Trump's Key Hires

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Post, Hot Air, Politico, Political Wire and Patterico's Pontifications

Fox News:
Priebus: Trump will void Cuba deal unless Castro regime moves to concessions

Discussion: New York Post, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, CNN, ABC News and Politico

WCMH-TV:

Suspect dead, 9 injured following stabbing attack on Ohio State campus — COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Police confirm the suspect who drove a car into a crowd of people and began attacking them with a butcher knife on the campus of The Ohio State University is dead. — Columbus fire officials tell …

Discussion: Bearing Arms, WMAR, Infowars, Law News, NBC News, Hot Air, Mediaite, RedState, WPRI-TV, WWLP-TV, WAVY-TV, WHTM-TV and electionlawblog.org

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.

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

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Week and Balloon Juice

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

Discussion: Associated Press, The Geller Report, Daily Wire, New York Magazine and Law News

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

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 …

New York Post:

Trump debuts presidential hat — More On: — Donald Tramp swapped his “Make America Great Again” hat on Sunday for some new presidential headgear — proudly sporting another red lid, this time with the number 45 stitched into the side in a not-so-subtle swipe at ongoing recount efforts.

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Heat Street, BizPac Review, The Verge, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, Mashable, Billy Penn, Jezebel, NPR, American Thinker, The Week and BuzzFeed, more at Mediagazer »

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

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Chicago Boyz, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Detroit Free Press

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.

Discussion: Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, alan.com and Points and Figures

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Texas elector who criticized Trump says he's resigning — A Republican member of the Electoral College who had expressed reservations about supporting President-elect Donald Trump has opted instead to resign his position and turn it over to an alternate elector.

Discussion: Raw Story and The Week

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

Discussion: AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog …, Washington Post and The Verge, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: Daily Kos

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and The Week

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

Discussion: alan.com, Politico, Mediaite, The Week, Political Wire and Talking Points Memo

James Kirchick / The Daily Beast:

Fidel Castro's Horrific Record on Gay Rights — Fidel Castro was many things: a revolutionary, a communist, a garrulous orator. Amid the fawning encomia released upon his long-overdue death at the age of 90, it should never be forgotten that he was also an oppressor, torturer, and murderer of gay people.

Discussion: New York Times and Hit & Run

Bloomberg:
Trump Walks Business-Politics Tightrope on Cuba After Castro

Discussion: ABC News, Politico and The Week

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.

Discussion: RedState, Hot Air and alan.com