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NBC News:
U.S. Officials: Putin Personally Involved in U.S. Election Hack — Vladimir Putin personally involved in US election hack, intelligence officials say 2:36 — U.S. intelligence officials now believe with “a high level of confidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Earnest: Trump may have known Russia behind hacking before Election Day — The White House on Wednesday suggested Donald Trump knew Russia was behind a series of hacks that interfered with the U.S. presidential election when he invited Russia to find Hillary Clinton's missing emails.
Ed Klein / Townhall.com:
Comey to Trump: The Russians Didn't Influence the Election
Comey to Trump: The Russians Didn't Influence the Election
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TheBlaze
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Here's the Public Evidence Russia Hacked the DNC - It's Not Enough
Here's the Public Evidence Russia Hacked the DNC - It's Not Enough
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Craig Murray, Common Dreams and AOL
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Trump Feud Over Russia Intel Raises Deeper Concerns, Experts Say
Trump Feud Over Russia Intel Raises Deeper Concerns, Experts Say
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War on the Rocks and Hot Air
Rocco Parascandola / New York Daily News:
Muslim college student who claimed Trump supporters attacked her on the subway under arrest for making story up — She made it all up — and now she's under arrest. — The Muslim college student who claimed she was harassed on the subway by three men who shouted “Donald Trump,” …
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Hit & Run, BizPac Review, Heat Street and RedState
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Murray Weiss / DNAinfo New York:
Woman Made Up Tale of Anti-Muslim Attack by Men Shouting ‘Trump’: Sources — MANHATTAN — An 18-year-old Muslim college student who claimed three men screaming “Donald Trump!” attacked her on a Manhattan subway platform is being charged with filing a false report after admitting she made up the incident, sources told DNAinfo New York.
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William Hicks / Heat Street:
SHE MADE IT UP: NYPD Arrests Muslim Girl Who Claimed Attack by Trump Supporters
SHE MADE IT UP: NYPD Arrests Muslim Girl Who Claimed Attack by Trump Supporters
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The Gateway Pundit
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Shenanigans Alert: NC GOP-Led Legislature Calls 2d Special Session, Considers Bill to Change Power over Election Rules — While many people were worried about whether there would be a court-packing plan for the NC Supreme Court (about to have a majority of Democratic members) …
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Raleigh News & Observer and Balloon Juice
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
North Carolina G.O.P. Moves to Curb Power of New Democratic Governor
North Carolina G.O.P. Moves to Curb Power of New Democratic Governor
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Political Wire and The Week
Nancy Scola / Politico:
Source: Twitter cut out of Trump tech meeting over failed emoji deal — Twitter was told it was “bounced” from Wednesday's meeting between tech executives and President-elect Donald Trump in retribution for refusing during the campaign to allow an emoji version of the hashtag #CrookedHillary …
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Resistance Builds to John Bolton as State Dept. Deputy — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump's extended deliberations over assembling a team to run the State Department are reviving some of the same debates that consumed the years of war and strife in the administration of George W. Bush.
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump to get office in WH space reserved for first lady: report — A spokesperson for President-elect Donald Trump — is pushing back on a report that Ivanka Trump will get an office in the space typically reserved for the first lady. — “This is false.
CNN:
Did Donald Trump need an apology from Mitt Romney? — Source: Trump told Romney he won't be nominee — (CNN)As President-elect Donald Trump considered Mitt Romney for secretary of state, Trump wanted one thing Romney wouldn't give him: an apology. — Trump was willing to move past Romney's bitter campaign-trail criticism of him.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump announces McDaniel as his pick for RNC
Trump announces McDaniel as his pick for RNC
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Weasel Zippers and The Week
Mark Preston / CNN:
Ronna Romney McDaniel tapped to lead RNC
Ronna Romney McDaniel tapped to lead RNC
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The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle is contender for Trump press secretary — Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle has emerged as a contender to be Donald Trump's White House press secretary, and is expected to have a third meeting with his transition team this week, according to two sources familiar with the meetings.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Democrats open to replacing Obamacare — Senate Democrats will never vote to repeal Obamacare. But once the deed is done, a surprising number of them say they're open to helping Republicans replace it. — “If it makes sense, I think there'll be a lot of Democrats who would be for it,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.).
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The Week
Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg:
Stolen Yahoo Data Includes Government Employee Information — FBI, CIA, NSA, White House workers among hacking victims — Former intelligence officers say leak could aid foreign spies — More than 150,000 U.S. government and military employees are among the victims of Yahoo! …
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New York Times and Daily Mail
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Trump team disavows climate change questionnaire to Energy Department — (CNN)Donald Trump's transition team is disavowing a questionnaire sent to the Energy Department requesting the names of employees working on climate change issues, — “The questionnaire was not authorized or part of our standard protocol.
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Washington Post, New York Magazine, Motherboard and Talking Points Memo
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Emma O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Dollar on Top on Hawkish Fed as Bonds, Stocks Outside Japan Fall — Fed tips more 2017 rate hikes than was forecast in September — Shares in Tokyo rally with yen at 10-month low; crude slips — The dollar was the chief beneficiary of the Federal Reserve's first and only interest-rate hike of 2016 …
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The Guardian
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
His appointments are wrecking balls and swamp creatures, and his supporters won't care. This is what white populism looks like. — You don't have to look carefully to see the pattern in President-elect Donald Trump's picks for his Cabinet. To run the government, he has picked men and women …
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FiveThirtyEight and American Prospect
Vivian Yee / New York Times:
To Combat Trump, Democrats Ready a G.O.P. Tactic: Lawsuits — One attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, is already investigating Donald J. Trump over possible violations of New York State law at his charity foundation. — Another, Maura Healey of Massachusetts, has joined Mr. Schneiderman …
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Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Colorado elections chief: Rogue electors could face perjury charge — Colorado's election chief is warning that presidential electors who vote for someone other than Hillary Clinton — the state's popular vote winner — could face a perjury charge. — The warning from Secretary of State Wayne Williams …
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Raw Story and ballot-access.org
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Griping about the popular vote? Get over it. — What an outrage: On Sunday, the National Football League awarded the Tennessee Titans a win over the Denver Broncos because they scored more points, even though the Broncos got more total yards than the Titans.
Uber Global:
San Francisco, your Self-Driving Uber is arriving now — In September, we introduced the world's first Self-Driving Ubers to the Steel City. Three months later, we're bringing Volvo XC90s to San Francisco. We're incredibly excited to work with Volvo to pair our state-of-the-art self-driving technology …
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