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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.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Wisconsin rejects hand recount mandate; Stein to sue — Madison — The Wisconsin Elections Commission set a timetable Monday for a recount of the presidential election but rejected a request to require a count by hand made by Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who quickly responded that she would sue.

Discussion: Law News

Philly.com:
Stein campaign files Pennsylvania recount suit

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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Stein moves for Pennsylvania recount

Discussion: Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Business Insider

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Walker slams recount effort in Wisconsin

Discussion: ABC News, RedState, EW.com, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, NBC News and BizPac Review

Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Stein files for recount in Pennsylvania

Discussion: NPR, Jezebel and Politicus USA

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Michigan certifies Trump as winner

Discussion: Mother Jones, ABC News and Detroit News

NBC News:

1 Suspect Dead, 9 in Hospital After Ohio State Car-and-Knife Attack — Officials: Attack appears to be planned 2:46 — An Ohio State University student plowed into a campus crowd with a car, then jumped out and started stabbing people with a butcher knife before being shot dead by police Monday morning, officials said.

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WCMH-TV:

Officer who stopped Ohio State stabbing attack identified, 11 people hospitalized — COLUMBUS (WCMH) — A man plowed his car into a group of pedestrians at Ohio State University and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by a police officer.

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.

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

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CBS Pittsburgh:
Attacker Plows Into Crowd, Stabs People At Ohio State Campus

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Vox Popoli and Sputnik International

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: CNN, NBC News, The Guardian, New York Magazine, Politicus USA and ABC News, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:

Trump Lobs a Cuba Threat; White House Says Thaw Will Proceed — President-elect Donald J. Trump returned to New York to continue filling out his administration as the battle rages on over Mitt Romney, who is being considered for secretary of state. Congress is set for a post-Thanksgiving return …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Little Green Footballs, USA Today, The Hill, RedState, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Hot Air, The Guardian, The Daily Caller, Sputnik International, New York's PIX11, ABC News, Daily Kos, TheBlaze, Fox News Insider and The Week

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

Discussion: ABC News, Townhall.com, Hot Air and Business Insider

Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump to meet again with Romney amid State talks

Discussion: Politico, Daily Wire and Political Wire

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

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

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Conway calls MSNBC report ‘sexist’

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

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:

‘I voted for Trump — so there’: White shopper melts down after black workers ask her to pay for bag — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A shopper erupted in fury and claimed anti-white discrimination after she was asked to purchase a $1 reusable bag at a Chicago-area arts and crafts store.

Discussion: Death and Taxes and Hullabaloo

Lorraine Swanson / Chicago, IL Patch:
Angry Woman at Michaels Store Cries Discrimination for Being White, Voting Trump: Video

Discussion: Independent Journal Review and Mediaite

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: Slate, AOL, Raw Story and The Week

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, Hot Air, Death and Taxes, alan.com and Points and Figures

Delta News Hub:

CEO: Delta requires ‘civility on our planes’ — CEO Ed Bastian shared the memo below with all Delta employees today. — Internal Memo — To: Delta Colleagues Worldwide — From: Ed Bastian — Thank you for the amazing job you did running …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, New York Times, The Week, Morning Call and Associated Press

Sam Reisman / Mediaite:
Trump Voter Who Called Airplane Passengers ‘Hillary Bitches’ Banned from Delta

Discussion: KTLA, CW39 NewsFix, alan.com, Drudge Retort and Gothamist

Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:

Steve Bannon's disturbing views on ‘genetic superiority’ are shared by Trump — They also validate a core belief of white nationalists. — Former Breitbart head Steve Bannon has been a national lightning rod ever since he was appointed CEO of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Discussion: Washington Post

Scott Shane / New York Times:
Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story, Media Matters for America, Rewire, Daily Kos, Death and Taxes, Business Insider, Take Back Our Republic, The Week, Althouse, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo, JustOneMinute, Politico and alan.com, more at Mediagazer »

Ari Fleischer / Wall Street Journal:

Trump vs. the White House Press Corps — The briefing room contains 49 seats. Most go to the MSM with barely any to the dot-com world. — Outsider Donald Trump was elected president in significant part because of his promise to shake up Washington. He'll soon find that one of the most …

Discussion: Daily Wire, CNN and Independent Journal Review

Brent Griffiths / Politico:

Trump spokesman fails to back up Trump claim of voter fraud — President-elect Donald Trump transition spokesman Jason Miller offered no new evidence on Monday to back up his boss's false claim there was widespread voter fraud in the presidential election. Instead, Miller clung …

Discussion: CNBC, Los Angeles Times and NPR

Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Spox Slams Recount, Urges Media To Cover (False) Voter Fraud Claims

Discussion: Daily Kos

Motoko Rich / New York Times:

‘Aquarium on Ice,’ a Lure for Skaters in Japan, Appalls Them Instead — TOKYO — An amusement park on the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu has closed a skating rink after being inundated with complaints about thousands of dead fish and other sea creatures frozen under the ice.

Discussion: Althouse

CNN:
Japan's ‘Space World’ apologizes for freezing 5,000 fish in skating rink

Discussion: Mediaite

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

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