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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Expected to Pick Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to Run Interior — If confirmed by the Senate, she would lead administration's efforts to open up federal lands and waters to fossil-fuel development — WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump is expected to tap Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers …
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RedState, Politico, Morning Consult and Washington Free Beacon
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump's Interior Secretary Doesn't Want to Combat Climate Change — On Friday the Wall Street Journal reported that Donald Trump has chosen Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, chair of the House Republican Conference, to be his Secretary of Interior.
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Reuters:
Oil drilling advocate expected to be Trump pick for Interior Dept.: sources
Oil drilling advocate expected to be Trump pick for Interior Dept.: sources
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Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
New York Times:
Trump Eyes Goldman Sachs President for Economic Post; Millions Spent on Campaign, and Millions Made Back
Trump Eyes Goldman Sachs President for Economic Post; Millions Spent on Campaign, and Millions Made Back
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Talking Points Memo
Devin Henry / The Hill:
Trump to pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers for Interior secretary
Trump to pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers for Interior secretary
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Trump Picks Rodgers for Interior Secretary
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Obama orders ‘deep dive’ of election-related hacking — President Barack Obama has ordered a “deep dive” into the cyberattacks that plagued this year's election, the White House said Friday. — Obama has asked the intelligence community to deliver its final report before he leaves office.
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Obama orders review of Russian hacking during presidential campaign
Obama orders review of Russian hacking during presidential campaign
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Political Wire and Towleroad
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Learn from His Mistakes
Learn from His Mistakes
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Betsy's Page and Sabato's Crystal Ball
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Obama Orders Investigation Into Election-Related Hacking
Obama Orders Investigation Into Election-Related Hacking
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Politico, Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon
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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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Trump transition team for Energy Department seeks names of employees involved in climate meetings
Trump transition team for Energy Department seeks names of employees involved in climate meetings
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The Week and ThinkProgress
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
McConnell exploring options for potential open North Dakota Senate seat — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell met with North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer this week to discuss a potential open Senate seat, POLITICO has confirmed. — The Tuesday meeting at the National Republican Senatorial …
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Political Wire and Hot Air
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
McConnell huddles with GOP rep to discuss possible ND Senate opening — (R-Ky.) and his incoming campaign chairman, Sen. Cory Gardner — (R-Colo.), huddled with Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) this week to discuss the congressman's possible future in the upper chamber, sources told The Hill.
Ben Weyl / Politico:
Senate Dems facing likely defeat in shutdown fight
Senate Dems facing likely defeat in shutdown fight
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Washington Post, Hot Air and The Resurgent
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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Talking Points Memo and ABC News
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Carrier says it will spend millions automating Indiana plant, plans to lay off workers Trump ‘saved’ — The deal keeps getting worse. — As part of the deal President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence struck with Carrier, the company has promised to make a $16 million investment …
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Daily Kos, Jezebel, Common Dreams, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Washington Post, NBC News, Mediaite and Raw Story
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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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Washington Post, The Resurgent, Washington Monthly, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, The Week, New York Magazine and KTLA
David Wright / CNN:
Conway on Trump ‘Apprentice’ role: He'll do it in his spare time — (CNN)Kellyanne Conway on Friday defended President-elect Donald Trump's decision to remain an executive producer on NBC's “Celebrity Apprentice” even as he takes office, arguing that “presidents have a right to do things in their spare time.”
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conway On Trump Decision Not To Leave ‘The Apprentice’: Obama Played Golf!
Conway On Trump Decision Not To Leave ‘The Apprentice’: Obama Played Golf!
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The Week and Variety, more at Mediagazer »
Steve M. / No More Mister Nice Blog:
COULD BREITBART BREAK WITH TRUMP? — The front page of Breitbart right now seems surprisingly critical of the Trump transition: — From that lead story: … Wow — the Trump News Network is linking a Trump appointee to the hated rootless cosmopolitan gun-grabber Mike Bloomberg. Them's fightin' words.
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Salon, Washington Monthly, Hot Air and Politico
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Plans Major Social Security Cuts — We'll have a story coming shortly on what I just mentioned a short time ago: that Republicans are now planning to pass major cuts to Social Security this year. Specifically, this bill is being introduced by Rep. Sam Johnson, Chairman of the House Ways …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Going for the Big Enchilada
Going for the Big Enchilada
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Johnson, Sam, Washington Examiner, alicublog and Mother Jones
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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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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The Hill, RedState, USA Today, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mediaite, FTVLive and TVNewser, more at Mediagazer »
Alan Levin / Bloomberg:
Balloon Pilot Who Killed 16 Was on Drugs and Had Five DWI Raps — NTSB documents on July crash reveal loopholes in oversight — Accident was worst fatal U.S. aviation accident since 2009 — The pilot of a hot-air balloon that crashed last summer in Texas, killing himself and 15 sight-seeing passengers …
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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Occupy Democrats, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump just offered yet another Goldman veteran a spot in his administration — Goldman's Cohn offered NEC director job - NBC — Donald Trump has offered Goldman Sachs executive Gary Cohn a key economic post, which would add to the administration another veteran of the powerful firm …
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RedState, Vox, Raw Story, Common Dreams, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Mediaite, New York Magazine, Morning Consult and The Week
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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Mother Jones, Common Dreams, Mediaite, Hullabaloo, CBS News, Talking Points Memo, Jezebel, Political Wire and Hot Air
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Dems give high marks to CNN, Republicans rank Fox No. 1 in media credibility poll — A new poll shows a party-line split on how the public views certain media outlets. — On one ideological side of the Morning Consult poll, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and The New York Times all enjoy high credibility …
TMZ.com:
T.J. Miller — Arrested for Uber Fight Over Trump ... 'Tis the Season?? — “Silicon Valley” star T.J. Miller got arrested in Hollywood for allegedly making his Uber driver see stars, and not the good rating kind either. — Law enforcement sources tell us T.J.'s driver picked him up from the GQ Men …
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LAist, Washington Times, East Bay Times and SFist