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8:55 PM ET, December 12, 2016

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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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The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid: The Trump Campaign ‘Was In On’ Russia's Election Hacking  —  The outgoing Senate minority leader says the Electoral College has a “tremendous responsibility” on its hands.  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post  —  Donald Trump's campaign colluded with WikiLeaks …
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.
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe  —  GOP leaders caution against casting doubt on election outcome  —  The two top Republicans in Congress offered strong support for the intelligence community Monday, in sharp contrast to President-elect Donald Trump's attack …
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The 5 Stages Of Losing An Election To Donald Trump  —  Though many things have changed in American political life over the past couple of years, one aspect remains a comforting constant: Democrats never lose an election.  Not really.  Not fairly.  —  Sure, elections can be stolen.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
With 7 days left, Trump resistance pins last hope on Electoral College
Discussion: Power Line
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Electors want briefing on Russian interference before Electoral College vote
Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Josh Earnest: GOP Must Reconcile Their ‘Patriotism’ With Trump Support
Jay Caruso / RedState:   Gutless Liar, Harry Reid, Smears James Comey as A ‘Partisan’
Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:   The Faithless-Elector Fantasy Is Fun, but It's Just a Fantasy
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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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump postpones announcement on future of businesses
Discussion: RedState
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.
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Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Bolton suggests Russian election hacks were ‘false flag’ by Obama administration
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.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Wisconsin recount confirms Trump's win  —  The results of the Wisconsin recount were finalized Monday, reaffirming Donald Trump  —  's victory in the traditionally blue state.  —  The Associated Press reported Monday afternoon that Trump actually picked up 162 additional votes …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Wisconsin completes recount, reaffirming Trump's victory
Bloomberg:
McConnell, Warning of ‘Dangerous’ Debt, Wants Tax Cut Offsets  —  Senate leader also opposes $1 trillion infrastructure stimulus  —  Deficit hawks have warned Trump's proposals would add to debt  —  President-elect Donald Trump's race to enact the biggest tax cuts since the 1980s went under …
Rush Limbaugh:
Did Trump Make a Tactical Error?  —  RUSH: One of the things that Trump did was he took some shots at the intelligence community in his initial reaction to this.  —  And that may be — and I'm not totally decided yet on this, but that may be his first big mistake.
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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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.
Discussion: RedState, Politico and Political Wire
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.
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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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:   Study: 52 Million Have Conditions Insurers Used To Deny Coverage Pre-ACA
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
W.Va. official who lost job over racist Michelle Obama remark quietly reinstated  —  A West Virginia government employee who was removed from her position for a Facebook post referring to first lady Michelle Obama  —  as an “ape in heels” will get her job back, according to recent reports.
Bloomberg:
Russia Applauds Trump Dream Team as Exxon CEO Eyed for State  —  Tillerson emerges as possible secretary of state under Trump  —  Oilman would join security, defense picks welcomed in Moscow  —  With two decades of deal-making in Russia's vital oil industry under his belt, Rex Tillerson is Vladimir Putin's kind of man.
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, NPR and Hot Air
Mary Troyan / USA Today:
House Benghazi committee files final report and shuts down  —  WASHINGTON — The special congressional investigation into the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi is officially over now that the panel filed its final report the day before the House adjourned for the year.
Patrick Temple-West / Politico:
Traders scheme to cash in on Trump tweets  —  NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump issued a single tweet blasting defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. at 8:30 a.m. on Monday.  By lunchtime, he had wiped $4 billion off the company's market value.  —  Wall Street traders began dumping …
Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Kellyanne Conway On All Things Transition, Including #ElectionDeniers … President-elect Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway joined me today to discuss all things #Transition:  —  12-12hhs-conway  —  Transcript:  —  HH: So pleased to welcome back on my first day back Kellyanne Conway …
 
 
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Alan K. Ota / Roll Call:
Estate Tax Repeal to Get Big Push in New Congress
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Deirdre Edgar / Los Angeles Times:
Letters about Japanese internment weren't ‘civil, fact-based discourse’
Donna St. George / Washington Post:
Surge of hate graffiti on bathroom walls, other areas, has Maryland county rattled
Steven Goldstein / Washington Post:
Trump risks war by turning the One China question into a bargaining chip
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Obama to open post-presidency office in World Wildlife Fund headquarters
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
‘Bullsh*t hatred cover to cover’: Vandals deface Korans and books about Islam in libraries across US
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Fiorina casts doubt on intelligence about Russia hacking
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Edmund Kozak / LifeZette:
CNN's Stelter: Trump Win a ‘National Emergency’
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