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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote — In its first show of public support for efforts questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump's victory, Hillary Clinton's campaign said it is supporting a request by members of the Electoral College for an intelligence briefing …
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New York Times:
McCain Calls Russian Hacking a ‘Form of Warfare’ — John McCain says there is no doubt about Russian hacking, which he called “warfare.” — President-elect Donald J. Trump formally names John F. Kelly, a retired Marine general, as secretary of homeland security.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell rejects special panel for Russian election interference allegations — (R-Ky.) on Monday said recent findings by the CIA that the Russian government tied to influence the U.S. presidential election should be investigated by the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Christine Pelosi:
Bipartisan Electors Ask James Clapper: Release Facts on Outside Interference in U.S. Election — Open Letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: — We are Electors who were selected by the voters of our states to represent them in the Electoral College on December 19, 2016.
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Politico, CNBC, Washington Times, The Guardian, Politicus USA, New Century Times, Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Reid: FBI director's letter cost Democrats the election, Senate — (CNN)Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Monday FBI Director James Comey was “heavily involved as a partisan” in the weeks leading up to the election and that Comey's actions handed the presidency to Donald Trump.
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Five Questions About Russia's Election Hacking — The evidence to support the CIA's conclusion that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump remains mostly secret. But the outline of the case is no mystery. Both Democratic and Republican Party servers were reportedly hacked …
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Washington Monthly
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Donald Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway Says President-Elect 'Doesn't Want Interference in Our Politics' — Adviser Kellyanne Conway today sought to clarify Donald Trump's rejection of claims that Russia had sought to tip the balance in the U.S. presidential election by saying that …
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Jay Caruso / RedState:
Gutless Liar, Harry Reid, Smears James Comey as A ‘Partisan’ — I have followed politics closely since the 1992 Presidential election. That's nearly 25 years and it all that time, I have never been witness to a more loathsome politician — check that — human being in Washington DC than Harry Reid.
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Bolton questions if Russian hacks were ‘false flag’
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Bolton: Russian hacks could actually have been by Obama administration
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Tainted Election — The C.I.A., according to The Washington Post …
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Electors want briefing on Russian interference before Electoral College vote
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Brent Griffiths / Politico:
Conway: Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem ‘big priority’ for Trump
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Andrew Malcolm / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama mocked Romney over Russia, but now he blames Russia for Trump
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats fear another Trump trouncing — As Donald Trump's inauguration draws near, Democrats fear they remain woefully unprepared to fight the new president's agenda. — The party loses its standard-bearer once President Barack Obama leaves office, and the Democratic National Committee …
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Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Sam Venable: Santa grants a final wish — Eric Schmitt-Matzen looks every bit the part of Santa Claus. — His 6-foot frame carries 310 pounds, leaving “just enough of a lap for the kids to sit on,” he says with a gentle Kringley chuckle right out of Central Casting. — No fake facial fuzz for this guy.
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John Fund / National Review:
What's Behind Trump's Move to the Right? — He owes nothing to the old guard, he sees a window for bold reforms, and he knows who his enemies are. — The biggest surprise Donald Trump has provided as president-elect is just how conservative a cabinet he is putting together.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Shot in the Dark
The Independent:
China flies nuclear bomber over South China Sea to ‘send a message’ to Donald Trump — China flew a nuclear-capable bomber outside its borders in a show of force less than a week before US President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with the president of Taiwan, it has been reported.
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TMZ.com:
‘Flip or Flop’ Stars Split After Explosive Fight — “Flip or Flop” stars Tarek and Christina El Moussa portray the chipper, nearly perfect all-American couple on TV but we've learned they're now separated ...after a scary incident involving guns and a feared suicide attempt.
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Fox News, Independent Journal Review, KFOR-TV and Refinery29
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump to inherit state-run TV network with expanded reach — President-elect Donald Trump is about to inherit a newly empowered Voice of America that some officials fear could serve as an unfettered propaganda arm for the former reality TV star who has flirted for years with launching his own network.
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kff.org:
Pre-existing Conditions and Medical Underwriting in the Individual Insurance Market Prior to the ACA — Before private insurance market rules in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect in 2014, health insurance sold in the individual market in most states was medically underwritten.1 …
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Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo and Washington Post
Jeremy Roebuck / Philly.com:
Former Philadelphia Congressman Chaka Fattah to be sentenced today — Former Rep. Chaka Fattah is due in court today to be sentenced on federal corruption charges. — Prosectors have asked that the Philadelphia Democrat receive a term of 17 to 22 years, but the defense has requested a much shorter term …
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Washington Free Beacon
Washington Post:
Israel wants mosques to turn the volume way down — JERUSALEM — When the call to prayer begins in the Palestinian neighborhoods here, the Muslim faithful hear a song beautiful and sublime. Hour by hour, five times a day, it is the soundtrack of their lives. And it stirs deep emotions.
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Israel's prime minister welcomes Trump presidency
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The Cipher Brief:
Fmr. CIA Acting Dir. Michael Morell: “This Is the Political Equivalent of 9/11” — The Washington Post report on a secret CIA assessment concluding that Russia intervened in the U.S. Presidential election with the intention of helping President-elect Donald Trump win is only part …
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