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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.
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
McCain: Tillerson relationship with Putin a ‘matter of concern’ — Sen. John McCain said Saturday that the relationship between Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump's leading candidate for secretary of state, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “matter of concern” to him.
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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Who is Rex Tillerson, the ExxonMobil chairman who may become secretary of state?
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Ken Thomas / Military Times:
Trump greets troops, draws cheers at Army-Navy game
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump likely to name Exxon CEO 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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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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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.
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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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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Daniel Politi / Slate:
How Mitch McConnell Prevented Stronger Action Against Russian Election Meddling
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The CIA concluded that Russia worked to elect Trump. Republicans now face an impossible choice.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Heitkamp is Trump's top choice for Agriculture secretary: report — (D-N.D.) has emerged as President-elect Donald Trump — 's top choice for Agriculture secretary, Politico reported Saturday. — Heitkamp joining Trump's administration would require a special election to fill her Senate seat, which could flip to a Republican.
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Jenny Hopkinson / Politico:
Heitkamp tops Trump's list for agriculture secretary — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp has emerged as President-elect Donald Trump's leading choice for Agriculture secretary, sources close to the transition tell POLITICO. — The first-term Democrat from North Dakota and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee …
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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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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.
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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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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