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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Donald Trump to Remain Executive Producer on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Donald Trump will remain an exec producer on NBC's “Celebrity Apprentice,” which is returning Jan. 2 after a two-year hiatus with new host Arnold Schwarzenegger. — MGM confirmed to Variety that Trump has retained his EP credit on the series.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conway On Trump Decision Not To Leave ‘The Apprentice’: Obama Played Golf! — Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's former campaign manager, on Friday morning defended the President-elect's decision to stay on as an executive producer of NBC's “The Apprentice,” comparing the move to President Obama's time playing golf.
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Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
Donald Trump to Remain Producer on ‘The Apprentice’ While President
Donald Trump to Remain Producer on ‘The Apprentice’ While President
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Mark Burnett: I 'have never been a supporter of Donald Trump's candidacy'
Mark Burnett: I 'have never been a supporter of Donald Trump's candidacy'
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
The reality show president: Trump to retain producing credit on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
The reality show president: Trump to retain producing credit on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Paul Ryan: I had a ‘very exciting meeting’ with Trump today — Speaker Paul Ryan said he had a “very exciting meeting” with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Friday. — “I really enjoyed coming up here and meeting with the president-elect. We had a great meeting.
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
After Repeal — It's the opportunity Republicans have been awaiting for six years, which invites the obvious question: Are they going to screw it up? In January, a united Republican Congress and Republican White House will finally have the ability to dispose of Obamacare, the unpopular and destructive health-insurance law.
New York Times:
Trump Eyes Interior Secretary Spot; He Spent Millions on Campaign and Made Millions Back — President-elect Donald J. Trump could name Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers as his choice for interior secretary among his announcements on Friday. — Mr. Trump raised more money than Hillary Clinton in the last stretch of the campaign.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Team's Memo Hints at Broad Shake-Up of U.S. Energy Policy — Advisers seeking to identify staff involved in climate policy — Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are developing plans to reshape Energy Department programs, help keep aging nuclear plants online and identify staff …
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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Could a Last-Minute Suitor Woo Megyn Kelly Away from Fox News? — Despite an offer of more than $20 million from Fox, Kelly appears to be listening to some surprising suitors. — On Wednesday morning, Megyn Kelly was once again promoting her new memoir, Settle for More …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Report: Megyn Kelly in talks with ABC — Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is engaged in talks with ABC, according to a Thursday report. — A person familiar with the discussions told Vanity Fair that “ABC has renewed, and perhaps sweetened, its effort to woo Kelly” within the last month.
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Trump Expected to Tap Labor Secretary Who Prefers Foreign Labor to American Workers — President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name as his Labor Secretary fast food executive Andy Puzder, who stands diametrically opposed to Trump's signature issues on trade and immigration — which won him the election.
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Top Ten Reasons Andy Puzder Is a Great Pick for Labor Secretary
Top Ten Reasons Andy Puzder Is a Great Pick for Labor Secretary
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Mark Krikorian / National Review:
Trump's Labor Department Pick: Put Americans Last
Trump's Labor Department Pick: Put Americans Last
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Sarah Fenske / News Blog, Riverfront Times:
Andrew Puzder, Trump's Pick for Labor Department, Was Accused of Abusing Wife
Andrew Puzder, Trump's Pick for Labor Department, Was Accused of Abusing Wife
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Trump gets one presidential intelligence briefing a week: sources — President-elect Donald Trump is receiving an average of one presidential intelligence briefing a week, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, far fewer than most of his recent predecessors.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Report: Trump down to two candidates for RNC head — 's field of preferred candidates for chair of the Republican National Committee has narrowed to just two candidates, Politico reported Thursday. — Trump is reportedly deciding between Ronna Romney McDaniel, Mitt Romney's niece who's …
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Trump may signal support for Michigan Republican as next party chair
Trump may signal support for Michigan Republican as next party chair
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump likely to pick McDaniel to lead RNC
Trump likely to pick McDaniel to lead RNC
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Patrick J. Michaels / The Hill:
Trump's EPA pick will make Obama regret his environmental overreach — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's nomination for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is as clear a signal as the incoming administration can send with regard to its environmental policies.
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Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Scott Pruitt, Trump's Climate-Denying EPA Pick, Is Worse Than You Think
Scott Pruitt, Trump's Climate-Denying EPA Pick, Is Worse Than You Think
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carrier to ultimately lose some jobs Trump saved: report — Carrier will eventually lose some of the 800 jobs President-elect Donald Trump — fought to save at the air conditioning and heater manufacturer's Indianapolis plant, according to a new report. — United Technologies …
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Carrier to ultimately cut some of jobs Trump saved
Carrier to ultimately cut some of jobs Trump saved
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Paid Nearly $2.9 Million to Family-Owned Businesses as Campaign Wound Down — Trump also gave $10 million to his campaign in the final weeks of the election — President-elect Donald Trump in the final weeks of the election paid nearly $2.9 million to family-owned companies …
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Graham Rayman / New York Daily News:
Barneys slammed with discrimination suit by black New Jersey couple who say they were hassled when returning scarf, jeans — A black couple filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Barneys Thursday — claiming the store hassled them when they tried to return a scarf and a pair of fancy jeans, the Daily News has learned.
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Obama orders ‘full review’ of election-related hacking — President Barack Obama has ordered a “full review” of hacking-relating activity aimed at disrupting last month's presidential election and he expects that report before he leaves office on Jan. 20, a top White House official said Friday.
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Sources: Former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine being considered for United States Ambassador to Japan — Five years ago, Bobby Valentine was just about a week into his career as Red Sox manager. Now he may be on the verge of becoming a United States ambassador.
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W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Good riddance Harry Reid — In a Thursday op-ed in the New York Times, Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada wrote ruefully on the occasion of his retirement, addressing what many liberals have described as the “post-truth” world. After all, how else could they have lost the 2016 election?
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Geert Wilders / BBC:
Netherlands trial: Geert Wilders guilty of incitement — Dutch anti-Islam political leader Geert Wilders has been convicted of insulting a group and inciting discrimination. — But no penalty was imposed by the court near Amsterdam on Wilders, whose party is leading in polls ahead of parliamentary elections in March.
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Uber tries to solve sexual misconduct issues by banning riders from flirting — Ride-share company releases guidelines that include no vomiting and other ‘not OK’ behaviors that could see people permanently banned from service — Uber released a new set of rules for passengers on Thursday …
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
This is what happens when Donald Trump attacks a private citizen on Twitter — About a year ago, 18-year-old college student Lauren Batchelder stood up at a political forum in New Hampshire and told Donald Trump that she didn't think he was “a friend to women.”
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Democracy21:
Trump's Continued Ownership of Business Enterprises Will Cause Serious Problems for His Presidency and the Country, Says Bipartisan Group of Leading Governance Experts — A bipartisan group of organizations and individuals, many of whom specialize in ethical and conflicts of interest issues …
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