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‘Hitting the Media is Always a Crutch For You Guys’: Chuck Todd Pushes Back Against Mike Pence — Towards the end of his interview with Vice-President-elect Mike Pence, Meet the Press host Chuck Todd wouldn't let Pence's swipe at the media pass without getting in a shot of his own.
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The Week
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Vice President-Elect Defends Trump's Unsubstantiated Claim of ‘Millions’ of Illegal Votes — Vice President-elect Mike Pence defended President-elect Donald Trump's recent tweet claiming without evidence that “millions” of fraudulent votes were cast in the 2016 election.
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Washington Post and Mediaite


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 …


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


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
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New York Times, Occupy Democrats and The Guardian

Trump's Taiwan phone call preceded by hotel development inquiry
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Mediaite and Occupy Democrats


Green Party switches strategy in Pennsylvania recount — Hours after a Green Party-backed campaign dropped its case in state courts they announce a change to their strategy to force a statewide recount of Pennsylvania's Nov. 8 presidential election, won by Republican Donald Trump …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Law News
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Jill Stein's Pennsylvania Recount Effort Is Dealt a Major Setback
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The Verge

Green Party Drops Statewide Pennsylvania Recount
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The Gateway Pundit, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, BizPac Review, Hot Air, Power Line, Law News, The Daily Caller, BuzzFeed and Daily Kos

Jill Stein campaign drops recount effort in Pa.
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Detroit Free Press, Associated Press, NPR, Lawyers, Guns & Money and TheBlaze

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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TMZ.com
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Trump attends lavish costume party
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RedState, Washington Post, Fox News Insider, Gothamist, alan.com, Politico, ABC News, BizPac Review, NBC News, Raw Story and Mediaite


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


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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Associated Press, Hot Air, RedState and Outside the Beltway


Cheney To CNN's Barbara Starr: Trump Took Us To Point Where We Don't Need You Guys Anymore — Former Vice President Dick Cheney and Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta talk the new era of foreign policy under President-elect Donald Trump with CNN's Barbara Starr at the Reagan Library.
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The Gateway Pundit


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


Petraeus on His Mishandling of Classified Information: ‘I Made a Serious 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


‘This Week’ Transcript: Vice President-Elect Mike Pence and Gen. David Petraeus — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on December 4, 2016 and it will be updated. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC HOST: Let's get right to it. — We are joined by the man leading the Trump transition, Vice President-elect Mike Pence.
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The Guardian and CNN


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.”