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6:00 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.
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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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Ayn Rand-acolyte Donald Trump stacks his cabinet with fellow objectivists
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
New York should seize Trump Tower
ABC News:
Trump Invites Senate Clash With Tillerson State Nomination  —  Donald Trump is inviting a clash in a narrowly divided Senate by selecting Rex Tillerson for secretary of State despite well-publicized concerns from several GOP senators over his ties to Russia.
Discussion: Politico
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Joe Davidson / Washington Post:
Energy Dept. rejects Trump's request to name climate-change workers, who remain worried  —  Global warming — “it's a hoax.”  —  Donald Trump has said that more than once.  —  So it's understandable that the request by the president-elect's transition team for the names …
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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 …
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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The Daily Beast:
Last Rebels in Aleppo Say Assad Forces Are Burning People Alive
Discussion: Gothamist and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Russian envoy: Evacuation deal reached for last rebel zones in Syria's ravaged Aleppo
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
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
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
After talking with Trump, Bill Gates says president-elect could be like JFK  —  Bill Gates: Trump has a chance to lead through innovation  —  President-elect Donald Trump has an opportunity to establish “American leadership through innovation,” Bill Gates told CNBC on Tuesday.
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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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.
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.
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 …
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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Associated Press:
Democrats to GOP: Run Fair Investigations of Russian Hacking
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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.
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.
Discussion: Instapundit and RedState
Fox News:
Gun control flick ‘Miss Sloane’ flops at the box office but snags Golden Globe nod  —  Movie goers weren't too interested in “Miss Sloane,” a film that explores the gun control debate from the perspective of a lawyer who is lobbying for universal background checks for gun ownership.
Fox17:
Belding firefighter let go for racist remarks … BELDING, Mich. — A firefighter from the Belding fire department was let go for allegedly posting racist remarks on Facebook over the weekend.  —  A three-sentence statement is all it took to get Ryan Hudson fired.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
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 …
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.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Law News
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
David Brock blasts Brooklyn, ‘animals’ in press  —  There aren't many people on the planet who hate Donald Trump - and love Hillary Clinton - with the Savonarola intensity of a David Brock.  —  But the Democratic dark-arts impresario has come to believe, in the harsh light of last month's bitter loss …
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Abby Huntsman named new co-host of ‘Fox and Friends Weekend’
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Linda Trischitta / Sun-Sentinel:
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Paul Waldman / The Week:
Donald Trump, the all-knowing know-nothing
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