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5:55 PM ET, December 10, 2016

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Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Rex Tillerson of ExxonMobil Expected to Be Named Trump's Secretary of State: Sources  —  NBC News: Trump chooses Secy of State 2:55  —  Donald Trump is expected to nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, two sources close to the transition process told NBC News on Saturday.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump picks Exxon CEO Tillerson for secretary of State: report  —  has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his nominee for secretary of State, NBC News reported Saturday.  —  Tillerson had reportedly jumped to the front of the pack of candidates in recent days, despite not being mentioned on shortlists as recently as last week.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump, McConnell, Putin, and the Triumph of the Will to Power  —  Of the many things that resulted in Donald Trump's election, from Hillary Clinton's own errors to James Comey's extraordinary insinuations against her in the contest's final stages, Russian hacking played a meaningful enough role to tilt a razor-tight contest.
William Cummings / USA Today:
Trump bashes CIA, dismisses Russian hacking report  —  21k Shares  —  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team questioned the credibility of the CIA late Friday in response to a report the agency found Russia intervened in the election to boost his prospects.
MSNBC:
NBC News: Trump chooses Tillerson for Secy of State  —  NBC News can confirm that Donald Trump has chosen Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.  NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. ...  more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}
New York Times:
Exxon Mobil Chief Rises as Trump's Choice for Secretary of State  —  Rex W. Tillerson, the president and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has emerged as President-elect Donald J. Trump's top choice to become secretary of state, according to a person with direct knowledge of the search process.
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
McCain: Tillerson relationship with Putin a ‘matter of concern’
Discussion: The Hill
Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil Expected to Be Named Trump's Secretary of State: Sources
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump on track to name Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state: source
Discussion: Infowars
Ken Thomas / Military Times:
Trump greets troops, draws cheers at Army-Navy game
Discussion: Associated Press
CBS News:
Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's leading candidate for secretary of state
Discussion: CBS New York
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.  —  WASHINGTON — An extraordinary breach has emerged between President-elect Donald J. Trump and the national security establishment, with Mr. Trump mocking American intelligence assessments that Russia interfered …
Discussion: Politicus USA
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The CIA concluded that Russia worked to elect Trump.  Republicans now face an impossible choice.  —  This post has been updated with a defiant statement from the Trump transition team.  —  The Washington Post is now reporting that the CIA has concluded something widely suspected …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Intel world struggles to crack the code of an untrusting Trump
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Schumer demands congressional inquiry on Russian meddling
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Schumer calls for full investigation by Congress of Russian interference in U.S. elections
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Obama to probe alleged Russian election meddling; Senate might too
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Michael Kinsley / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is actually a fascist  —  Michael Kinsley is a columnist for Vanity Fair magazine and a contributing columnist for The Post.  —  Donald Trump is a fascist.  —  When you call somebody a fascist, you can mean any number of things.  Often, it means no more than “somebody I don't like.”
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
Microsoft Holiday Ad Celebrates Left-Wing Causes  —  To celebrate the “spirit of the holidays,” Microsoft released an ad this week best described as a collage of Left-wing pet causes.  The commercial features sympathetic images and anecdotes for Black Lives Matter, Syrian refugees, transgender activism and more general LGBT issues.
Discussion: Power Line
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump on ‘lock her up’ calls: 'Now we don't care'  —  on Friday said that now that he's won the election, he does not care to prosecute Hillary Clinton  —  Trump was speaking in Grand Rapids, Mich., as part of his “thank you” tour when he heard some chants of “lock her up” — a common refrain during his campaign events.
Discussion: RedState
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Trump on ‘lock her up’ chant: 'Now we don't care'
Discussion: Political Wire
CBS News:
Study: Half of people “remember” events that never happened  —  Ever find yourself caught up in a vivid memory of an event that, you later realize with confusion, didn't really happen the way you thought?  According to new research by psychologists at the University of Warwick in the U.K., you are far from alone.
TMZ.com:
Ivanka Trump — Secret Service Nabs Accused Stalker Near Trump Tower  —  Ivanka Trump's alleged stalker was only a block away from her family's home base, Trump Tower, when Secret Service swooped in and apprehended him ... TMZ has learned.  —  Justin Massler — who did 6 months …
The White House:
Weekly Address: It's Time to Get Covered on the Health Insurance Marketplace  —  WASHINGTON, DC — In this week's address, President Obama discussed Open Enrollment on the Health Insurance Marketplace, which began November 1.  The deadline to sign up for coverage beginning on January 1 is this Thursday …
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:   Obama urges Congress not to repeal ObamaCare
 
 
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Jenny Hopkinson / Politico:
Heitkamp tops Trump's list for agriculture secretary
Discussion: Political Wire
BBC:
Venezuela seizes Christmas toys to distribute to poor
Discussion: RedState and Forbes
Bloomberg:
Non-OPEC Said to Join OPEC in First Global Cut in 15 Years
Discussion: Forbes
Ronn Blitzer / Law News:
Videographers Sue State Because They Don't Want to Film Gay Weddings
 Earlier Items: 
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says blacks who stayed home were ‘almost as good’ as those who voted for him
Discussion: MLive.com and ThinkProgress
Martin Kaste / NPR.org:
Military-Trained Police May Be Less Hasty To Shoot, But That Got This Vet Fired
Discussion: Guns.com
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama is rushing to Trump-proof the White House
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
An ‘Apprentice’ Role for Trump Opens Door Wide for Questions
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
Hey, White Working Class, Donald Trump Is Already Screwing You Over
Discussion: emptywheel
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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