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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.
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}}
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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.
The Daily Beast:
How Russian Hackers Can Blackmail Donald Trump—and the GOP — Former and current U.S. national security officials and experts say that if it is true that the Russian government possesses documents belonging to the Republican National Committee, Donald Trump's incoming administration may be the most compromised in U.S. history.
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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 …
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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 …
New York Times:
Rex Tillerson, Exxon Chief, Is Expected to Be Pick for Secretary of State — WASHINGTON — Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, whose extensive deal-making for the energy giant has plunged him into global politics from Yemen to Russia, is expected to be offered the secretary …
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.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
McCain: Tillerson relationship with Putin a ‘matter of concern’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Who is Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil chairman who may become secretary of state?
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump on track to name Exxon CEO Tillerson secretary of state: source
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Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil Expected to Be Named Trump's Secretary of State: Sources
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CBS News:
Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's leading candidate for secretary of state
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
How Mitch McConnell Prevented Stronger Action Against Russian Election Meddling
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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Ken Thomas / Military Times:
Trump greets troops, draws cheers at Army-Navy game — Donald Trump is partaking in one of the nation's most storied football rivalries, saluting U.S. troops at the annual Army-Navy game on Saturday as he prepares to enter the White House. — The future commander in chief attended …
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Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Fiorina praises Trump's ‘brilliant’ moves ahead of visit to Trump Tower — RICHMOND — Carly Fiorina praised Donald Trump's “brilliant” moves as president-elect on Saturday as she formally endorsed Republican Ed Gillespie for Virginia governor and looked ahead to her Monday visit to Trump Tower in New York.
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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