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9:20 AM ET, December 15, 2016

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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
Ed Klein / Townhall.com:
Comey to Trump: The Russians Didn't Influence the Election
Discussion: TheBlaze
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Here's the Public Evidence Russia Hacked the DNC - It's Not Enough
Discussion: Craig Murray and Common Dreams
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Trump Feud Over Russia Intel Raises Deeper Concerns, Experts Say
Discussion: 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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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.
William Hicks / Heat Street:
SHE MADE IT UP: NYPD Arrests Muslim Girl Who Claimed Attack by Trump Supporters
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Trump Talks Tech  —  NOTABLES  —TOP TECH CEOs SIT DOWN WITH TRUMP: Donald Trump met yesterday with some of the biggest names in the tech industry, touting them as an “amazing group of people” and appearing to institute an open-door policy, saying there is “no formal chain of command around here.”
Discussion: Politico
Reuters:
Trump team disavows survey seeking names of climate workers
Discussion: The Verge and Gizmodo
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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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
North Carolina G.O.P. Moves to Curb Power of New Democratic Governor
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
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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Breitbart:
Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State:
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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.
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.
Discussion: Mediaite, Hot Air and ABC News
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! …
Discussion: New York Times, The Week and Daily Mail
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.).
Discussion: The Week
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.
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Taiwan Is Both Exhilarated and Unnerved by Trump's China Remarks  —  TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lin Fei-fan led the charge nearly three years ago when hundreds of students occupied Taiwan's legislature to protest a trade deal with China.  With the island's economy increasingly tied to the mainland's …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and ballot-access.org
 
 
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Samantha Michaels / Mother Jones:
“Prevent Tragedy Before It's Too Late”: Read the Statement 1,200 Scholars Just Released About Trump
Discussion: Libraries Home and Raw Story
Simon Romero / New York Times:
Trump Firm Quits Brazil Hotel Project That Was Named in Criminal Inquiry
Discussion: Democracy21
Tim Weiner / Esquire:
What Was James Comey Thinking?
Discussion: Above the Law and emptywheel
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Notes on the Macroeconomic Situation
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
Eric Foner / The Nation:
AMERICAN RADICALS AND THE CHANGE WE COULD BELIEVE IN
Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Nominees Are Likely to Face Heavy Senate Vetting
Discussion: Mother Jones
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Dems Call On DeVos To Pay $5 Million Fine From 2008 PAC Violation
Discussion: Politics K-12
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Obama Leaves Office on High Note, But Public Has Mixed Views of Accomplishments
GreatAgain:
President-Elect Donald J. Trump Announces Travis Kalanick of Uber, Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla …