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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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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 …
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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 …
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
President Obama on Campaign Hacks: ‘Very Clear Relationships’ Between Team Trump and Russia — Trevor Noah got lucky. — On Monday, The Daily Show host aired a hard-hitting sit-down interview recorded over the weekend with President Obama. And the timing couldn't have been better.
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Interviewed Mitt Romney to ‘Torture’ Him, Roger Stone Says
Donald Trump Interviewed Mitt Romney to ‘Torture’ Him, Roger Stone Says
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Tony Perkins / FRC:
Conservatives Drill down on Exxon's Tillerson
Conservatives Drill down on Exxon's Tillerson
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New York Times:
Flawed Choices for the State Department
Flawed Choices for the State Department
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe
McConnell, Ryan Back CIA After Trump Attacks Hacking Probe
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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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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
What Game Is Russia Playing?
What Game Is Russia Playing?
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
McConnell Supports Inquiry of Russian Hacking During Election
McConnell Supports Inquiry of Russian Hacking During Election
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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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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 …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Why Obamacare enrollees voted for Trump — In Whitley County, Kentucky, the uninsured rate declined 60 percent under Obamacare. So why did 82 percent of voters there support Donald Trump? — CORBIN, Ky. — Kathy Oller is so committed to her job signing up fellow Kentuckians for Obamacare …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
RNC keeps close tabs on Electoral College vote — The Republican National Committee is overseeing an expansive whip operation designed to lock down Donald Trump's Electoral College majority and ensure that the 306 Republican electors cast their votes for the president-elect.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Motion rejected in Electoral College suit in Colorado
Motion rejected in Electoral College suit in Colorado
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
With 7 days left, Trump resistance pins last hope on Electoral College
With 7 days left, Trump resistance pins last hope on Electoral College
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Duane Townsend / The Hill:
America is held hostage by flyover states — The predominant narrative coming out of the 2016 Presidential post-election analysis is: The flyover states have spoken. — A flyover state is the huge region between the coasts. As opposed to the eastern seaboard, northern post-industrial states and Pacific Ocean states.
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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
Trump set for deposition just weeks before inauguration
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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 …
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 …
BBC:
Aleppo battle: UN says 82 civilians shot on the spot — Syrian pro-government forces have been entering homes in eastern Aleppo and killing those inside, including women and children, the UN says. — The UN's human rights office said it had reliable evidence that in four areas 82 civilians were shot on sight.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Condemns the Wrong Man — Senator Elizabeth Warren, furious about President-elect Donald J. Trump's appointments of finance industry insiders, took to Facebook a little over a week ago to fire off a message to her nearly 2.5 million followers.
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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
Voters skeptical of bankers on incoming Trump team
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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
73-year-old man with dementia fatally shot by Bakersfield police — Francisco Serna, 73, died Monday in Bakersfield. (Courtesy of Rogelio Serna) — An unarmed 73-year-old man whose family said was in the initial stages of dementia was shot and killed early Monday by a Bakersfield police officer, authorities said.
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
Romney confirms he won't be secretary of State
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