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9:25 PM ET, December 13, 2016

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New York Times:
The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee in September 2015 to pass along some troubling news about its computer network, he was transferred, naturally, to the help desk.
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Joe Uchill / The Hill:
Typo led to Podesta email hack: report  —  The hack and eventual release of a decade's worth of Hillary Clinton  —  campaign chairman John Podesta's emails may have been caused by a typo, The New York Times reported Tuesday in an in-depth piece on Russian cyberattacks.
The Huffington Post:
The Humbling Of Mitt Romney, By Donald J. Trump  —  “Mitt Romney is somebody I had respect for,” Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says.  “I have none anymore.”  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post  —  When Barack Obama first decided that Hillary Clinton would make an able secretary …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Harry Reid Says Electors Should Have Intelligence Briefing
Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Trump selects Zinke as interior secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump has offered the interior secretary position to Montana's freshman Rep. Ryan Zinke, an ex-Navy Seal commander, according to two transition officials and someone familiar with the offer.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump taps Montana congressman Ryan Zinke as interior secretary
Discussion: NPR, NBC News and Grist
E! Online:
Why Kanye West and President-Elect Donald Trump Met  —  Kanye West and President-elect Donald Trump met at Trump Tower Tuesday morning to discuss a potential role for the rapper, E! News has learned exclusively.  —  The “Jesus Walks” rapper met with Trump to discuss becoming an …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
New York should seize Trump Tower
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump  —  Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of government data onto independent servers …
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Energy Department Denies Trump Team Request to Name Employees on Climate Policy
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Washington Post:
Russian envoy: Evacuation deal reached for last rebel zones in Syria's ravaged Aleppo  —  BEIRUT — A tentative deal to evacuate the last rebel-held zones in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo was reached Tuesday after reports of widespread civilian deaths spurred diplomatic efforts, a Russian envoy and rebel commander said.
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Detroit News:
Records: Too many votes in 37% of Detroit's precincts  —  Voting machines in more than one-third of all Detroit precincts registered more votes than they should have during last month's presidential election, according to Wayne County records prepared at the request of The Detroit News.
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones Scrubs Pizzagate Content; Complaint Reveals New Tie Connecting Shooter To Jones  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is scrubbing online content pushing the false and dangerous conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton's campaign trafficked children through a D.C. pizzeria.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Feds: alleged ‘Pizzagate’ gunman circulated InfoWars conspiracy video
Discussion: RedState, Politico and New York Times
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Rick Perry, Ex-Governor of Texas, Is Trump's Pick as Energy Secretary  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to name the former Texas governor Rick Perry as his secretary of energy.  —  The selection of Mr. Perry to lead the energy agency would offer a rich paradox …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump taps former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head Energy Department he once vowed to abolish
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Joins Other GOP Senators Voicing Concern Over Rex Tillerson  —  Some question secretary of state nominee's dealings with Russia  —  WASHINGTON— Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson,Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, faces a bruising confirmation hearing next year in the Senate …
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David Filipov / Washington Post:
What is the Russian Order of Friendship, and why does Rex Tillerson have one?
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump team working to remove top NATO official  —  The incoming Trump administration is looking to get rid of the No. 2 official at NATO, an American nominated by President Obama whom most Republicans don't trust.  But NATO's Brussels leadership may not play along, setting up an early confrontation with President Trump.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Al Franken Faces Donald Trump and the Next Four Years  —  The two-term Democratic senator, who once made a living satirizing politicians, envisions an unfunny future.  —  'D  —  onald Trump never laughs," Al Franken said.  —  This was the senator's first observation to me on a recent afternoon.
Randy Ludlow / The Columbus Dispatch:
Gov. John Kasich vetoes Heartbeat Bill, signs 20-week abortion ban  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich today vetoed the Heartbeat Bill forbidding abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected while signing into law a second bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Military plane circles low over Manhattan, prompts brief widespread confusion  —  A military plane that flew over Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon briefly caused widespread confusion as New Yorkers wondered why the aircraft was circling so low over the city.  —  A spokesman for the FAA told …
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Is Sessions, Trump's Attorney General Pick, Trying to Paper Over His Record?  —  His Republican colleagues on Capitol Hill are hoping to advance Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions' nomination to serve as U.S. Attorney General at warp speed.  Leaders at the Senate Judiciary Committee …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
Emily Steel / New York Times:
Fox Faces New Lawsuit Claiming Harassment by Roger Ailes  —  Nearly five months after Roger Ailes was ousted from his position as chairman of Fox News Channel, the sexual harassment accusations against him continue.  —  On Tuesday, Lidia Curanaj, now a Fox 5 reporter whose legal name is Lidija Ujkic …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi doubts GOP can pull off ObamaCare repeal  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday expressed strong doubts that Donald Trump  —  and the Republicans can pull off ObamaCare repeal.  —  The president-elect and GOP leaders have vowed to prioritize repeal in the first 100 days of Trump's administration.
Discussion: Hot Air
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Ayn Rand-acolyte Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with fellow objectivists  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  Tillerson and Trump had no previous relationship, but the Texas oilman and the New York developer hit it off when they met face to face.  One of the things that they have in common …
Mike Males / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Why do California's whites vote so differently than whites elsewhere?  —  My tribe, Caucasoid Californicus, is dwindling.  Over the last quarter century, California's non-Latino white population has plunged by 2 million as Latinos and Asians burgeoned.  In 1990, nearly six in 10 Californians were white …
 
 
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
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