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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Cancel Boeing's Air Force One contract — Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the cancellation of a Defense Department contract with Boeing to build the next generation of presidential aircraft, decrying the deal as too expensive. — “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Boeing responds to Trump: Air Force One deal is for $170M — Boeing on Tuesday responded to President-elect Donald Trump — 's criticism over the cost of a new Air Force One plane, saying the contract is actually for $170 million. — Trump earlier Tuesday tweeted that the deal was for …
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Robert Reed / Chicago Tribune:
Boeing CEO waits for Trump's trade play — Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, right, speaks Dec. 2, 2016, at an Illinois Manufacturers' Association luncheon at the J.W. Marriott Chicago hotel downtown. Muilenburg argues that international trade is essential to the U.S. economy. (Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune)
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Air Force secretary responds to Trump: Boeing deal ‘complicated’ — The secretary of the Air Force has a message for Donald Trump, who says he wants to cancel Boeing's “out of control” contract to build a new presidential aircraft: “It is a bit more complicated.”
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Eamon Javers / CNBC:
Can algos trade Trump's tweets? Absolutely. Maybe.
Can algos trade Trump's tweets? Absolutely. Maybe.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Did Donald Trump tank Boeing's stock because he was mad about a news article?
Did Donald Trump tank Boeing's stock because he was mad about a news article?
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Sold All His Stockholdings in June, Transition Spokesman Says
Donald Trump Sold All His Stockholdings in June, Transition Spokesman Says
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Washington Post, Standard-Examiner and The Week
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Did Boeing Get Out Of Line? — This morning Donald Trump lashed …
Did Boeing Get Out Of Line? — This morning Donald Trump lashed …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Trump's Carrier deal is wildly popular — Donald Trump's first major action as president-elect — the deal he and Vice President-elect Mike Pence struck last week with Carrier Corp. — is earning high marks from American voters, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll shows.
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Jennie Runevitch / WALV-TV:
USW: 730 union jobs saved in Carrier deal - not 1,100
USW: 730 union jobs saved in Carrier deal - not 1,100
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Ned Resnikoff / ThinkProgress:
The details of the Carrier deal have finally been released. Trump exaggerated big league.
The details of the Carrier deal have finally been released. Trump exaggerated big league.
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Morning Consult and Politico
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Secret Service advertised as hot ‘new amenity’ at Trump Tower — The U.S. Secret Service is the hot, new “amenity” at Trump Tower, where desperate brokers are trying to lure well-heeled clients into the building on Fifth Avenue that has served as President-elect Donald Trump's home as well as his campaign and transition headquarters.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Trump slammed as ‘diplomatic rookie’ by Chinese state media — Chinese state media warned the U.S. that “messing up China-U.S. relations won't help ‘make America great again,’” a direct response to President-elect Donald Trump — 's call with Taiwan's president over the weekend.
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Brooke E. Seipel / The Hill:
Bob Dole's law firm was paid $20,000 per month by Taiwan
Bob Dole's law firm was paid $20,000 per month by Taiwan
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Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed:
Bob Dole's Law Firm Was Paid $20,000 A Month To Lobby For Taiwan
Bob Dole's Law Firm Was Paid $20,000 A Month To Lobby For Taiwan
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Wall Street Journal, The Hill and The Week
CNN:
Senate Dems, powerless to stop Trump nominees, regret ‘nuclear option’ power play — (CNN)Senate Democrats are eager to make Donald Trump pay a political price for nominating staunch conservatives to fill out his Cabinet, hoping to exact revenge for the GOP's stubborn opposition to President Barack Obama's nominees.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Dems seek to quash quick Mattis confirmation
Dems seek to quash quick Mattis confirmation
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Detroit News:
Half of Detroit votes may be ineligible for recount — One-third of precincts in Wayne County could be disqualified from an unprecedented statewide recount of presidential election results because of problems with ballots. — Michigan's largest county voted overwhelmingly …
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John Wisely / Detroit Free Press:
Mismatched numbers in metro Detroit means precincts can't be recounted
Mismatched numbers in metro Detroit means precincts can't be recounted
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Daily Kos and The Daily Caller
Andrew Hanna / Politico:
Flynn under fire for fake news — As Donald Trump's national security adviser, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will have to advise the president of the veracity of foreign and domestic threats, separating those that require immediate policy action from propaganda or misinformation.
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Report: Trump's NatSec Pick Pushed Fake News 16 Times Since August
Report: Trump's NatSec Pick Pushed Fake News 16 Times Since August
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CNN:
Source: Trump transition team requested security clearance for Flynn Jr. — Washington (CNN)Officials from President-elect Donald Trump's transition team attempted to distance themselves Tuesday from Michael G. Flynn — the son and former top aide to his father, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Top Dem super PAC launches anti-Trump war room — A top Democratic super PAC is launching a war room aimed at making President-elect Donald Trump — 's life miserable as he prepares to enter the White House. — Liberal political operative David Brock, a close ally of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
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Sarah Lazare / Alternet:
Paper Owned by Trump's Son-In-Law Runs Alarming Op-Ed Calling for FBI Crackdown on Anti-Trump Protests — From the outset, Jared Kushner's New York Observer has been an instrument of the Trump campaign. — The New York Observer, a right-wing newspaper owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …
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Louder With Crowder:
Tucker Carlson Drop Kicks Smug College Student Over Trump, Environment... Ok college students, take a knee. I know on campus, in your safe space, you hear a lot about Faux News or Fox Noise or whatever the kids are calling it these days. You may even think you're smarter than Tucker Carlson …
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Fox News:
Missouri governor-elect's wife robbed at gunpoint; three suspects arrested — Three teenagers were in custody Monday night after the wife of Missouri Governor-elect Eric Greitens was robbed outside a St. Louis restaurant. — Greitens said in a statement that his wife Sheena was “safe …
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Eric Greitens / Facebook:
Tonight, my wife Sheena—the mother of my two boys …
Tonight, my wife Sheena—the mother of my two boys …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Democrats' Days of Rage and Denial — Their self-delusion in defeat is as predictable as a sunrise. — It's not often that “go die in a fire” is given as an option in an ultimatum, but Professor David Faris, writing in The Week, has urged congressional Democrats to grab a torch:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Electors take anti-Trump battle to court — Two presidential electors in Colorado are heading to court Tuesday to try and boost their extreme long-shot gambit to stop Donald Trump from officially being elected president when the Electoral College votes on Dec. 19.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
House GOP wins Obamacare lawsuit — A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Obama administration has been improperly funding an Obamacare subsidy program, a huge win for the House of Representatives in a lawsuit against the White House. — Congress authorized the program but never actually provided …
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Quote from Clinton concession the most retweeted political tweet of the year — 's concession speech was the most retweeted political tweet of the year, Twitter announced on Tuesday. — The tweet from Clinton's account was retweeted more than 635,000 times as of Tuesday morning.
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