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7:10 PM ET, November 30, 2016

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Newt Gingrich Mocks Mitt Romney For “Sucking Up” To Donald Trump — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich joined radio host Laura Ingraham to discuss the Trump transition and his hopes for the Trump administration. — NEWT GINGRICH: There's a scene in ‘Pretty Women’ where Richard Gere goes …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

Why is Mitt Romney doing this? — Mitt Romney has huddled twice with President-elect Donald Trump in the past two weeks. And both times, it looked super awkward. — Here's meeting 1, when Romney traveled to the Trump National golf club in New Jersey to talk about the prospect of serving as Trump's secretary of state:

Discussion: Rare

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump's takeover of the GOP is now complete

Discussion: The Colorado Independent, Hot Air, Raw Story and Balloon Juice

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Huckabee: Romney ate ‘big slice of crow’ at Trump dinner

Discussion: RedState

Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Continue Auditions for Secretary of State

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Business Insider and AOL

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:

White House downplays Trump Carrier announcement — The White House on Wednesday scoffed at President-elect Donald Trump — 's agreement to keep 1,000 manufacturing jobs in Indiana, saying it does not come close to President Obama's “high standard” for creating similar jobs.

Discussion: Politicus USA

Alan Murray / Fortune:
How Donald Trump Sealed the Deal to Keep Carrier Jobs in the U.S.

Discussion: Politico, Carrier, Washington Post, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, Investor's Business Daily, CNBC and New York Times

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Bob Dylan skips White House event

Discussion: Jezebel

IBJ.com:
Mutz: State to offer Carrier incentives, but other factors played bigger role

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNNMoney, Indianapolis Star, Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor

Jann S. Wenner / Rolling Stone:

The Day After: Obama on His Legacy, Trump's Win and the Path Forward — In an interview conducted the day after the election, the commander in chief reflected on the stunning results and how he'll spend his time post-White House. Pete Souza/The White House

Jake Swearingen / New York Magazine:

Starting January 20, Donald Trump Can Send Unblockable Mass Text Messages to the Entire Nation — You've probably, at some point, gotten a text alert on your phone about some nasty weather, an Amber Alert about a missing child, or even a (very poorly worded) alert about police looking for a criminal.

Discussion: alan.com, Mashable and AOL

Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Trump will get power to text all Americans

Discussion: Raw Story

Elizabeth Gurdus / CNBC:

EXCLUSIVE: Trump's Treasury pick says he wants to slash taxes across the board — Treasury Secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin: We can sustain 3-4% economic growth — In line with President-elect Donald Trump's proposals, Steve Mnuchin told CNBC on Wednesday his focus as Treasury secretary …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fox Business, The Guardian, IndieWire, Daily Kos, Washington Free Beacon and Bloomberg.com

Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Romney and Giuliani make the final 4 cut for Trump's secretary of state finalists

Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire

Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Pile On Trump's Treasury Pick: ‘The Forrest Gump Of The Financial Crisis’

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, Senator Sanders's Feed, Daily Kos and New York Times

Gordon Corera / BBC:

CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal ‘height of folly’ — The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be “disastrous” and “the height of folly”. — In a BBC interview, John Brennan also advised the new president to be wary …

Discussion: PRI, Hot Air, Mediaite, New York Times, Politico and NBC News

Reuters:
Just one Trump transition aide for U.S. spy agencies: officials

Discussion: Political Wire

Knoxville News-Sentinel:

Next Slide — “We were like this is unreal, this is unbelievable,” McCord said. “When we had both fully read it, we looked at each other — and I will never forget this moment — we both burst into tears. I was ghost white, and we just prayed. There was nothing else to do.

Discussion: New Urban Legends, Independent Journal Review, Fox News Insider, TheBlaze, BizPac Review, Rare and myfox8.com

Kylee Wierks / Fox 59: ‘Talk about goosebumps’ Dollywood employee finds burned Bible page while cleaning after wildfires

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Jill Stein files for recount in Michigan — Green Party nominee Jill Stein has officially filed a request for a presidential recount in Michigan. — “The people of Michigan and all Americans deserve a voting system we can trust,” Stein said in a statement on Wednesday.

Discussion: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, Law News and The Week

Kathleen Gray / Detroit Free Press:
Presidential recount request expected later today

Discussion: Fox News Insider and Rewire

Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Stein files for Michigan recount costing state $4M

Discussion: RedState and Politicus USA

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Trump had a different take on flag burning when he visited David Letterman last year — President-elect Donald Trump, who on Tuesday suggested jailing or stripping the citizenship of those who burn the American flag, offered a different view less than six months before joining the presidential race.

Discussion: CNN, Death and Taxes, FITSNews, CBS Boston, Rare, Independent Journal Review and Fox News

New York Times:
Mr. Trump, Meet the Constitution

Shushannah Walshe / ABC News:

Sarah Palin Under Consideration for VA Secretary — Sarah Palin is under consideration for secretary of veterans affairs, a close Palin aide and a top Donald Trump transition official tell ABC News. — The Palin aide tells ABC News that in “recent days,” Palin told Trump transition officials …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit and Hot Air

Brad Reed / Raw Story:
The internet gasps in horror after report claims Trump may appoint Sarah Palin to run the VA

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState, Independent Journal Review, New York Post, Politicus USA, TheBlaze and Mediaite

Paul Kane / Washington Post:

Nancy Pelosi chosen again as House Democratic leader — but tally suggests deep division — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) on Wednesday won the race to lead the Democratic caucus for an eighth term, prevailing in a contest that became a vote of confidence in her continued stewardship …

Discussion: Politico, Jezebel, Liberal Values, New York Magazine, FiveThirtyEight, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, Patterico's Pontifications, Washington Times and The Hill

Emmarie Huetteman / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Beats Back House Democratic Leadership Challenge

Discussion: The Atlantic, Washington Examiner and Outside the Beltway

pid.gov.pk:

PR No. 298 PM TELEPHONES PRESIDENT-ELECT USA Islamabad: November 30, 2016 — Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif called President-elect USA Donald Trump and felicitated him on his victory. President Trump said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif you have a very good reputation. You are a terrific guy.

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Washington Post, Business Insider and TheBlaze

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Chaffetz on Clinton probe: 'We can't just simply let this go' — House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz — 's actions as secretary of State have raised too many red flags for Congress to stop investigating her just because she lost the presidential election.

Discussion: alan.com and TheBlaze

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Anti-Trump forces launch attack on Electoral College — Anti-Trump forces are preparing an unprecedented assault on the Electoral College, marked by a wave of lawsuits and an intensive lobbying effort aimed at persuading 37 Republican electors to vote for a candidate other than Donald Trump.

Discussion: Hot Air, Rush Limbaugh, New York Magazine, Washington Free Beacon, Law News, NBC News and Political Wire

The Charlotte Observer:

Charlotte police officer will not face charges in shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott — No charges will be brought against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer Brentley Vinson in the September shooting death of a man in University City, District Attorney Andrew Murray announced Wednesday.

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, Rare, Death and Taxes, Infowars, Vox, New Urban Legends, Sputnik International, TheBlaze and The Root

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Conway asked how she can ‘rationalize’ working for Trump — Kellyanne Conway, a top aide to President-elect Donald Trump — , pushed back Wednesday at a question from a 17-year-old student about how she can “rationalize” working for someone who faces claims of sexual assault.

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, New York Magazine and Washington Free Beacon

Kevin Stankiewicz / Washington Post:

I interviewed the Ohio State attacker on the first day of school. It felt important. Now it's chilling. — Abdul Razak Ali Artan was sitting alone at a red table outside Mendenhall Lab when I met him. It was a little before 6 p.m. on Aug. 23, the first day of classes for the semester at Ohio State …

Discussion: TheBlaze and Mediaite

Jake Sherman / Politico:

Trump considering Goldman Sachs president for top post — President-elect Donald Trump is considering Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn for a senior administration job, possibly as director of the Office of Management and Budget, several sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.

Discussion: The Hill, ABC News, Washington Post, CNBC, Hot Air, Daily Wire, The Week, Rare, New York Magazine, Mediaite, AOL, Business Insider, The Guardian, RedState and Political Wire

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

Graham preparing ‘Dreamers’ bill — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is readying legislation that would extend legal protections for previously undocumented immigrants who came here as children — benefits granted under a 2012 directive from President Barack Obama that are at risk with the incoming Trump administration.

Discussion: Mediaite, alan.com and The Daily Caller