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Polina Devitt / Reuters:
Putin says Trump clever, will understand new responsibilities — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with NTV TV. — Putin has spoken previously of his hope …
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Why Trump was right to talk with Taiwan's president — China and the Washington foreign policy establishment thought they could tell President-elect Donald Trump whom he can and cannot speak with on the phone. They thought wrong. — On Friday, Trump received a congratulatory call …
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New York Times, Occupy Democrats and The Guardian
Nicola Smith / The Guardian:
Trump's Taiwan phone call preceded by hotel development inquiry
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Mediaite, Occupy Democrats and BuzzFeed
Stan Collender / Forbes:
You Heard It Here First: Trump May Not Propose A Budget Next Year — The Trump administration is seriously thinking about not submitting a budget to Congress next year . — Although the Congressional Budget Act requires the president to submit the fiscal 2018 budget to Congress between January 2 …
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Hullabaloo, Balloon Juice and The Talking Dog
Steve Eder / New York Times:
Jill Stein's Pennsylvania Recount Effort Is Dealt a Major Setback — Pennsylvania appears increasingly unlikely to have a statewide recount of its votes, diminishing the last long-shot hope by opponents of Donald J. Trump that a review of the ballots could overturn his election as president.
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Green Party Drops Statewide Pennsylvania Recount
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Green Party switches strategy in Pennsylvania recount
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Law News
Caitlin McCabe / Philly.com:
Jill Stein campaign drops recount effort in Pa.
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Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, NPR, Lawyers, Guns & Money and TheBlaze
Bloomberg:
Trump Takes ‘Thank-You Tour’ to Wealthy Donor's Costume Ball — President-elect pays respects to billionaire Robert Mercer — Trump comes as himself at ‘Villains and Heroes’ gathering — President-elect Donald Trump took a break from the blue-collar Midwestern rallies of his …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump attends lavish costume party — arrived for an upscale costume party Saturday night on Long Island, according to pool reports. — Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway shared a photo of herself alongside Trump while wearing a Superwoman costume for the “Heroes and Villains” themed party, tweeting, “Honoring the ultimate hero.”
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Lieberman: Dems won't win with slide to left — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) argues the Democratic Party will not win elections if the liberal wing of the party takes over. — “Here is my fear about the future of the Democratic Party. In a way, relatively speaking, Hillary Clinton
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Scared Monkeys and alan.com
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
In Mr. Pence's new D.C. neighborhood, not exactly the welcome wagon — In the affluent Washington neighborhood of Chevy Chase, the tinsel, poinsettias and Christmas trees are competing for attention this holiday season with an unusual house decoration: gay pride rainbow flags.
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alan.com
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Trump to intervene to keep U.S. jobs at home on ‘day-by-day’ basis, Pence says — President-elect Donald Trump, fresh off a deal to keep nearly 1,000 U.S. jobs in the country, will decide whether to intervene with other companies to keep them from moving jobs overseas “on a day-by-day basis …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: Companies that leave the US will face ‘retribution’ — on Sunday warned that businesses planning to leave the U.S. will face consequences. — The president-elect tweeted that his administration will “substantially reduce taxes and regulations on businesses.”
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Petraeus on His Mishandling of Classified Information: ‘I Made a Mistake’ — David Petraeus, a former general and CIA director, responded to reported concerns of some Republican senators about his possible nomination for secretary of state by acknowledging he “made a serious mistake” …
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Politico
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Baldwin offers to stop ‘SNL’ impersonation if Trump releases taxes — Alec Baldwin is offering to end his impersonation of Donald Trump — on “Saturday Night Live” if the president-elect releases his tax returns. — The actor's tweet came early Sunday in response to one from Trump …
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Mattie Kahn / ELLE:
Bertolucci Admits He Conspired to Shoot a Non-Consensual Rape Scene in ‘Last Tango in Paris’ — The director said he didn't tell star Maria Schneider because he “wanted her reaction as a girl not as an actress.” — CONTENT NOTICE: This article contains disturbing stories of rape and assault.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Deadline
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
AP: Huntsman among secretary of State possibilities — is reportedly open to expanding his short list of candidates for secretary of State to include former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. — Huntsman was one of the possibilities reported by The Associated Press on Saturday night, citing a source close to the Trump transition.
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RedState, Associated Press and Outside the Beltway
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