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11:05 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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Julia Ioffe / Politico:
What It Really Means to Be a ‘Friend of Putin’  —  In June 2008, ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson attended the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Russia's answer to Davos, its way of showing itself to the world as the kind of economic powerhouse that can attract executives like Rex Tillerson to its banquets.
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.
Discussion: TheBlaze
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.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
McCain: Tillerson ties to Putin a ‘matter of concern’  —  (R-Ariz.) said Saturday he has concerns about the possibility of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson being nominated for secretary of State, given his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.  —  “I don't know what Mr. Tillerson's relationship …
Discussion: alan.com and ThinkProgress
New York Times:
Rex Tillerson, Exxon Chief, Is Expected to Be Pick for Secretary of State
Discussion: The Guardian
Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
Rex Tillerson of Exxon Mobil Expected to Be Named Trump's Secretary of State: Sources
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump likely to name Exxon CEO secretary of state: source
Discussion: Infowars
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
Trump expected to pick ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
CBS News:
Rex Tillerson is Donald Trump's leading candidate for secretary of state
Discussion: CBS New York
Lauren Duca / Teen Vogue:
Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America  —  In this scorched-earth op-ed, Lauren Duca takes on Trump's systematic attempts to destabilize the truth and weaken the foundation of American freedom.  —  The CIA officially determined that Russia intervened in our election, and President-elect Donald …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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.
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
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump, McConnell, Putin, and the Triumph of the Will to Power
William Cummings / USA Today:
Trump bashes CIA, dismisses Russian hacking report
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The CIA concluded that Russia worked to elect Trump. Republicans now face an impossible choice.
Associated Press:
Republican John Kennedy Wins Louisiana Senate Race in Runoff  —  Louisiana voters chose Saturday to send Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy to the U.S. Senate, filling the nation's last Senate seat and giving the GOP a 52-48 edge in the chamber when the new term begins in January.
Discussion: Politico
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Richard Rainey / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
John Kennedy defeats Foster Campbell for Louisiana's open U.S. Senate seat  —  Donald Trump thanks supporters and rallys for John Kennedy in Baton Rouge rally  —  Donald Trump and US Senate candidate John Kennedy wave to supporters during a Get Out the Vote rally Friday, December 9 …
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
Louisiana Republican wins final unsettled U.S. Senate race
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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.
Discussion: alan.com, RedState and Politico
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Jenny Hopkinson / Politico:
Heitkamp tops Trump's list for agriculture secretary
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Senate Dem blocks own bill over California drought language  —  was expecting to score one final legislative victory with a major water resources package just before the holidays.  —  But the California Democrat instead got what she would consider a lump of coal: a last-minute policy rider …
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
 
 
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
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