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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 …
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Romney and Giuliani make the final 4 cut for Trump's secretary of state finalists
Romney and Giuliani make the final 4 cut for Trump's secretary of state finalists
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John Ydstie / NPR:
Trump's Potential Treasury Secretary Headed A ‘Foreclosure Machine’
Trump's Potential Treasury Secretary Headed A ‘Foreclosure Machine’
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Dems Pile On Trump's Treasury Pick: ‘The Forrest Gump Of The Financial Crisis’
Dems Pile On Trump's Treasury Pick: ‘The Forrest Gump Of The Financial Crisis’
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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:
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump's takeover of the GOP is now complete — The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights — For Republicans fearful of a Donald Trump presidency, Mitt Romney was their voice and conscience. The GOP's 2012 presidential nominee became the unyielding face of the resistance to the party's 2016 nominee.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Continue Auditions for Secretary of State
Trump Said to Continue Auditions for Secretary of State
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi holds onto leadership — House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday fended off a challenge to her long leadership reign, defeating Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) in a closed-door vote prompted largely by Donald Trump — 's unlikely ascension to the White House.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi chosen again as House Democratic leader — but tally suggests deep division
Nancy Pelosi chosen again as House Democratic leader — but tally suggests deep division
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Lisa Boothe / Washington Examiner:
The Democratic Party enters the wilderness
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.
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Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
Trump will get power to text all Americans — Donald Trump, president-elect of the US and Twitter aficionado, will be able to send unblockable mobile alerts to all Americans starting January 20. — Mobile — President-elect Donald Trump will have access to a system that can send unblockable texts …
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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
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Obama says marijuana should be treated like ‘cigarettes or alcohol’
Obama says marijuana should be treated like ‘cigarettes or alcohol’
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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.
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New York Times:
Mr. Trump, Meet the Constitution
Mr. Trump, Meet the Constitution
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Protesters burn flag outside Trump's New York hotel
Protesters burn flag outside Trump's New York hotel
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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.
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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 …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump considering Palin to lead Veterans Affairs
Trump considering Palin to lead Veterans Affairs
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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.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Bob Dylan skips White House event
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.
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Kylee Wierks / Fox 59:
‘Talk about goosebumps’ Dollywood employee finds burned Bible page while cleaning after wildfires
‘Talk about goosebumps’ Dollywood employee finds burned Bible page while cleaning after wildfires
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Lloyd Sowers / FOX13news:
Veteran's home vandalized, torched — PLANT CITY (FOX 13) - There are lots of questions surrounding a fire that gutted a home on Johnson Street in Plant City overnight. — Along with heavy damage, anti-Trump graffiti was sprayed on the house, inside and out.
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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.
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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.
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Breitbart:
DumpKelloggs: Breakfast Brand Blacklists Breitbart, Declares Hate for 45,000,000 Readers — Kellogg Co. announced on Tuesday its decision to pull ads from conservative media giant Breitbart.com because its 45,000,000 monthly conservative readers are not “aligned with our values as a company.”
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Breitbart News Declares “War” on Advertisers Who Cave in to Activist Pressure
Breitbart News Declares “War” on Advertisers Who Cave in to Activist Pressure
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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 …
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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.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Cooper's Lead In NC Guv Race Has Surpassed Threshold For Recount — Democratic North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's lead over the state's governor, Pat McCrory, has now surpassed 10,000 votes, the threshold for requesting a recount, though the vote tally is not yet finalized.
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