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8:00 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.
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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.
Discussion: RedState and Business Insider
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 and NBC News
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
New York should seize Trump Tower
New York Times:
‘A Complete Meltdown of Humanity’: Aleppo Civilians Reported Killed as They Flee  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fighting in the besieged eastern districts of Aleppo stopped on Tuesday, a Russian official said, just hours after the United Nations said it had received credible reports that forces loyal …
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The Daily Beast:
Last Rebels in Aleppo Say Assad Forces Are Burning People Alive
Discussion: The Guardian and Gothamist
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ABC News:
Trump Invites Senate Clash With Tillerson State Nomination
Discussion: Politico
David Filipov / Washington Post:
What is the Russian Order of Friendship, and why does Rex Tillerson have one?
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Inside Rex Tillerson's long romance with Russia
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Electoral College members expand call for intelligence briefing  —  Nineteen more Democratic members of the Electoral College — including speaker of the New York City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner — have added their names to an unprecedented call …
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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 …
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 …
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
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.
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
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
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: Law News and TheBlaze
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump team working to remove top NATO official
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BBC:
Briton jailed over Trump death plot
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The Keyword:
Sharing National Security Letters with the Public
Discussion: Engadget, Hit & Run and The Verge
Associated Press:
Democrats to GOP: Run Fair Investigations of Russian Hacking
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Abby Huntsman named new co-host of ‘Fox and Friends Weekend’
Discussion: RedState
Linda Trischitta / Sun-Sentinel:
Driver dodges boat oar as it pierces windshield on Alligator Alley
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Paul Waldman / The Week:
Donald Trump, the all-knowing know-nothing
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Todd VanDerWerff / Vox:
Rogue One review: this is the first Star Wars movie to acknowledge the whole franchise is about war
Dennis Prager / Townhall.com:
On Men Viewing Women as Sex Objects
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
David Brock blasts Brooklyn, ‘animals’ in press
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Duane Townsend / The Hill:
America is held hostage by flyover states
Discussion: Instapundit and RedState
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing
 
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