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Mitt Romney / Facebook:
It was an honor to have been considered for Secretary of State of our great country. My discussions with President-elect Trump have been both enjoyable and enlightening. I have very high hopes that the new administration will lead the nation to greater strength, prosperity and peace.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Top U.S. spy agency has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking - sources — The overseers of the U.S. intelligence community have not embraced a CIA assessment that Russian cyber attacks were aimed at helping Republican President-elect Donald Trump win the 2016 election, three American officials said on Monday.
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New York Times:
Rex Tillerson, Exxon C.E.O., Chosen as Secretary of State — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday officially selected Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to be his secretary of state. In saying he will nominate Mr. Tillerson, the president-elect …
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Interviewed Mitt Romney to ‘Torture’ Him, Roger Stone Says — Donald Trump's long-time but informal adviser Roger Stone says the Secretary of State job was dangled in front of Mitt Romney in order to “torture” him for previously opposing the president-elect.
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Washington Times:
Trying to overturn a free and fair election — ANALYSIS/OPINION: — The world has turned itself upside down. Only yesterday the liberals and the left (the “progressives,” as they want to be called) regarded the CIA as the locus of evil, the gang that couldn't shoot straight …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Roger Stone: Trump interviewed Romney to ‘torture’ him — Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to Donald Trump — , says the president-elect interviewed Mitt Romney for the secretary of State position just to “torture him” for his former criticism. — In an appearance on InfoWars Sunday, Stone said Trump had been toying with Romney.
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Romney confirms he won't be secretary of State — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will not be Donald Trump — 's secretary of State. — The 2012 GOP presidential nominee posted about the position Monday night on Facebook, saying, “It was an honor to have been considered for Secretary of State of our great country.”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Motion rejected in Electoral College suit in Colorado
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
RNC keeps close tabs on Electoral College vote
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Tony Perkins / FRC:
Conservatives Drill down on Exxon's Tillerson
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
President Obama on Campaign Hacks: ‘Very Clear Relationships’ Between Team Trump and Russia
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
McConnell Supports Inquiry of Russian Hacking During Election
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The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid: The Trump Campaign ‘Was In On’ Russia's Election Hacking
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New York Times:
Flawed Choices for the State Department
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Reuters:
Trump to name Exxon Mobil CEO Tillerson as U.S. secretary of state: Fox News
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Associated Press:
Donald Trump Picks Rex Tillerson to Lead State Department
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Washington Post:
Rex Tillerson is an able executive. But what about his ties to Russia?
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CBS News:
Major Garrett: Donald Trump chooses Rick Perry to be energy secretary — Donald Trump has selected Rick Perry to be energy secretary, according to two sources directly involved in the transition and selection process. — He had been summoned to Trump Tower for a meeting Monday to discuss …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 election stats liberals love that don't mean as much as they seem — It's been more than a month since the 2016 election. We're nearly as close to Donald Trump's inauguration as we are to Election Day, in fact. Yet some still can't let it go. — And it's not just Russia's apparent meddling …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Wisconsin recount confirms Trump's win
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Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Postpone Announcement on Future of His Businesses — President-elect was set to outline his plans on Dec. 15 — Transition officials say Trump focused on cabinet selections — President-elect Donald Trump is postponing until next month a previously announced news conference …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Voters doubt Trump will keep business interests separate — President-elect Donald Trump isn't ready to disclose how he plans to unwind his intricate web of potential financial conflicts, but voters are already skeptical Trump will keep his business interests separate from his duties …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Voters skeptical of bankers on incoming Trump team — American voters are happy that Donald Trump is filling his Cabinet with generals. But a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll offers a warning sign to the president-elect as he turns to Wall Street for talent: They still hate bankers.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
New York should seize Trump Tower — Froufrou Fifth Avenue resembles a police state. — Officers wielding gigantic guns guard Trump Tower, where President-elect Donald Trump conducts all transition business, and soon lots of presidential business, too. Shoppers patronizing the stores …
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Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Trump set for deposition just weeks before inauguration
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Says His Company Will Do ‘No New Deals’ During His Term — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said late Monday night that “no new deals will be done” by his real estate business while he is in the Oval Office, a promise that appeared meant to address ethical concerns …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump says he will hand over control of businesses to sons before inauguration
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez Is Said to Plan Run to Lead D.N.C. — WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez has told three senior Democrats that he intends to run for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, challenging the front-running candidate, Representative Keith Ellison …
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
My President Was Black — “They're a rotten crowd,” I shouted across the lawn. “You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby — I. — “Love Will Make You Do Wrong” — In the waning days of President Barack Obama's administration …
Kurt Eichenwald / Newsweek:
How Donald Trump's business ties are already jeopardizing U.S. interests — U.S. DONALD TRUMP U.S. FOREIGN POLICY — Given the vast scope of the clashes between the Trumps' extensive business dealings and the interests of America, the president-elect vowed during the campaign …
Clara Jeffery / Mother Jones:
Time to Fight Like Hell — Decades from now, when the election of 2016 is distilled to its essence, what will that be? Many hoped the central lesson would be a shattered glass ceiling and a cementing of the Obama legacy. An expansion of rights and tolerance.
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