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New York Times:
Trump Picks Scott Pruitt, Climate Change Denialist, to Lead E.P.A. — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general and a close ally of the fossil fuel industry, to run the Environmental Protection Agency, signaling Mr. Trump's determination …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump to pick oil ally Pruitt to head EPA — President-elect Donald Trump is planning to pick Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to run the EPA, putting one of the agency's most hostile critics and a skeptic of climate change science at its helm, sources close to the transition said Wednesday.
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Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
Trump to name Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma attorney general suing EPA on climate change, to head the EPA — In a move signaling an assault on President Obama's climate change and environmental legacy, President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Scott Pruitt, the attorney general of the oil …
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
The Comet Ping Pong Gunman Answers Our Reporter's Questions — WASHINGTON — Edgar M. Welch, 28, of Salisbury, N.C., was arrested Sunday after firing a gun inside a pizza restaurant in Washington as he investigated false claims in online articles that the pizzeria was at the center of a child sex slave ring, the police said.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Federal judge kills recount effort in Michigan — A federal judge has stopped the hand recount of nearly 5 million ballots in Michigan, a decision that seems to secure Donald Trump — 's narrow victory in the traditionally blue state. — U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Recount Roundup: Jill Stein's Embarrassing Stunt Puts Trump Further Ahead — Green party presidential candidate Jill Stein has been battling for recounts in swing states Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania (funny how she doesn't want one in Florida, North Carolina or even California) for about a week now.
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New York Times:
John Kelly, Retired Marine General, Is Trump's Choice to Lead Homeland Security — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has settled on Gen. John F. Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general whose son was killed in combat in Afghanistan, as his choice for secretary of homeland security …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump hires a third general, raising concerns about heavy military influence — President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Marine general John F. Kelly as secretary of homeland security, officials familiar with the decision said Wednesday, recruiting a third former member …
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Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly picked to head Department of Homeland Security
Retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly picked to head Department of Homeland Security
Charles Dunlap / Vox:
Trump's Cabinet of ex-generals will help keep him out of wars, not push him into one
Trump's Cabinet of ex-generals will help keep him out of wars, not push him into one
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TIME.com:
The Last, Greatest Deal — For nearly 17 months on the campaign trail, Trump did what no American politician had attempted in a generation, with defiant flair. Instead of painting a bright vision for a unified future, he magnified the divisions of the present, inspiring new levels of anger and fear within his country.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Jarrett: Trump's victory felt like ‘a punch to the stomach’ — Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump's surprise victory on Election Day was “like a punch to the stomach” and “soul-crushing,” but that the mood inside the White House has improved since then.
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People.com:
Michelle Obama Breaks Her Silence About the Night Donald Trump Was Elected: ‘I Went to Bed’
Michelle Obama Breaks Her Silence About the Night Donald Trump Was Elected: ‘I Went to Bed’
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump: 'We're going to work something out' with Dreamers
Trump: 'We're going to work something out' with Dreamers
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump picks wrestling magnate Linda McMahon to lead Small Business Administration — Donald Trump has picked Linda McMahon, co-founder of pro wrestling company WWE, to lead his Small Business Administration, his transition team said Wednesday. — The 68-year-old McMahon was a major Trump backer during his campaign.
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
How Branstad to Beijing could reshape Iowa's political landscape
How Branstad to Beijing could reshape Iowa's political landscape
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David Bernstein / Washington Post:
The Supreme Court oral argument that cost Democrats the presidency — The presidential election was so close that many factors were “but-for” causes of Donald Trump's victory. One that's been mostly overlooked is Trump's surprising success with religious voters.
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Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
Empowered by Trump, Ohio legislature passes ‘heartbeat’ bill that would ban most abortions
Empowered by Trump, Ohio legislature passes ‘heartbeat’ bill that would ban most abortions
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Study: Clinton-Trump coverage was a feast of false equivalency — U.S. media organizations are locked into such a negative mind-set that they portrayed Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as equally pernicious and scurrilous pretenders to the presidency. That, at least, is the conclusion …
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Thomas E. Patterson / Shorenstein Center:
News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters
News Coverage of the 2016 General Election: How the Press Failed the Voters
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Rodney Ho / Radio and TV Talk:
Black employees file class-action lawsuit against CNN, Turner — This was posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 by Rodney Ho on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog — Former and current black employees on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit against Atlanta-based CNN, Turner Broadcasting …
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Will Oremus / Slate:
Stop Calling Everything “Fake News” — Journalists are blurring several problems into one—and making it impossible to solve. — Two months ago, almost no one was talking about fake news. A Google Trends search for the term shows that it barely registered before October.
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The Texas Tribune:
At A&M, protests, big crowds and tension over white nationalist's speech — Richard Spencer's speech at Texas A&M drew more than a thousand protesters. As he preached white nationalism, tension was high and police in riot gear tried to maintain calm. — COLLEGE STATION …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Said to Intend to Keep a Stake in His Business — President-elect Donald J. Trump is considering formally turning over the operational responsibility for his real estate company to his two adult sons, but he intends to keep a stake in the business and resist calls to divest …
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Denzel Washington blasts media for selling ‘BS’ — He was at the center of a fake news story, but Denzel Washington says it's the mainstream media that's selling “BS.” — “If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you do read it, you're misinformed,” Washington …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Schumer: If Republicans destroy our health system, we won't throw them a lifeline — THE MORNING PLUM: — The emerging GOP plan to repeal Obamacare on a delayed schedule — and then maybe kinda sorta replace it later — has raised a big question: Will Democrats help Republicans pass …
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USA Today:
Sandy Hook denier arrested after death threats made to parent of victim … A Florida woman who believes the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting was a hoax was arrested Monday on charges she threatened the parent of a child killed in the 2012 school shooting.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Sofía Vergara sued by her own embryos — MORE FROM: — The battle over Sofia Vergara's embryos took an extraordinary turn Tuesday — when a right-to-live lawsuit was filed on behalf of the fertilized eggs against their mom. — The female embryos are listed as plaintiffs “Emma” …
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John Le / WLOS-TV:
Bad Santa? Boy claims he was body shamed by St. Nick — FOREST CITY, N.C. (WLOS) - It's practically straight out of a “Bad Santa” movie. — A North Carolina mother wants the local Santa Claus fired after saying things that put her 9-year-old son in tears.
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Michelle Fox / CNBC:
US Steel wants to accelerate investments, bring back jobs, CEO says — US Steel CEO: All we've been looking for is fairness — United States Steel would like to accelerate its investments and hire back laid-off employees now that Donald Trump will be occupying the Oval Office, CEO Mario Longhi told CNBC on Wednesday.
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
No, Senate Democrats Can't Use The ‘Nuclear Option’ To Confirm Merrick Garland — Having watched continued control of the White House slip away, progressive activists are now furiously searching for ways to rescue Merrick Garland's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
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NPR:
Megyn Kelly On Trump And The Media: 'We're In A Dangerous Phase Right Now' — As Donald Trump continues to court controversy via Twitter, Fox News host Megyn Kelly tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that the president-elect “really does need to be aware of the power that he has when he releases these tweets.”
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