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3:20 PM ET, December 15, 2016

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Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Trump Grill Could Be the Worst Restaurant in America  —  And it reveals everything you need to know about our next president.  —  Halfway through a recent late lunch at the Trump Grill—the clubby steakhouse in the lobby of Trump Tower that has recently become famous through …
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New York Times:
Trump Questions Russia's Election Meddling on Twitter — Inaccurately  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump was back on Twitter on Thursday morning, questioning Russia's involvement in the election; targeting an old nemesis, the magazine editor Graydon Carter; and defending his business interests.
Daily Kos:
STATE AND COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS  —  Under current state law, the governor's party controls the state board of elections with a three-to-two majority, and it also controls all 100 county elections boards with a two-to-one majority.  After Republicans took power in 2013 with McCrory's victory …
Discussion: WRAL-TV and The Atlantic
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
North Carolina G.O.P. Moves to Curb Power of New Democratic Governor  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Republicans in the North Carolina legislature on Wednesday took the highly unusual step of moving to strip power from the incoming Democratic governor after a bitter election that extended years of fierce ideological battles in the state.
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
North Carolina Republicans' Legislative Coup Is an Attack on Democracy
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-British ambassador who is now a WikiLeaks operative claims Russia did NOT provide Clinton emails - they were handed over to him at a D.C. park by an intermediary for ‘disgusted’ Democratic whistleblowers  — Craig Murray, former British ambassador to Uzbekistan and associate of Julian Assange …
NBC News:
U.S. Officials: Putin Personally Involved in U.S. Election Hack
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump's pick of a loyal Romney to chair RNC is a win for Priebus
Adam Mosseri / Facebook:
News Feed FYI: Addressing Hoaxes and Fake News  —  A few weeks ago we previewed some of the things we're working on to address the issue of fake news and hoaxes.  We're committed to doing our part and today we'd like to share some updates we're testing and starting to roll out.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Fake news is a convenient scapegoat, but the big 2016 problem was the real news  —  You can't blame Macedonian teens for disastrously email-centric coverage.  —  Speaking in early December at a ceremony to honor Harry Reid's retirement from the US Senate, Hillary Clinton took aim at a target …
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Stephen Miller / Heat Street:
What Yasmin Seweid's Pretty Little Lies Reveal About ‘Fake News’ Media Hypocrisy  —  Since Donald Trump's election night victory and at the direction of Hillary Clinton campaign operatives, social media users have been scolded and warned over the scourge of “fake news” from supposedly respected …
Rocco Parascandola / New York Daily News:
Muslim college student who claimed Trump supporters attacked her on the subway under arrest for making story up
Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
Roy Cooper to legislature: Go home  —  Responding to the General Assembly's effort to limit his power before he takes office Jan. 1, Gov.-elect Roy Cooper said it's time for lawmakers to go home.  —  “Major changes in the way state government operates should be done deliberately …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
In Last-Minute Power Grab, NC GOPers Push To Curb Dem Guv's Authority
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Celebrities beg electors to be ‘heroes’ and vote against Trump  —  More On:  —  Celebrities are teaming up to beg Republicans in the Electoral College to vote against President-elect Donald Trump, pledging their “respect” for potential “heroes.”  —  A slew of other has-been and B …
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Mark Moore / New York Post:
Electors are being harassed, threatened in bid to stop Trump
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Law News
Blake Seitz / Washington Free Beacon:
The 7 Most Insane Andrew Sullivan Quotes About Obama From That New Republic Interview  —  In the days after the U.S. presidential election, the New Republic convened “five leading historians and political observers” to discuss President Obama's threatened legacy.
Discussion: The Federalist
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Critics bash Trump children's presence at tech meeting  —  's adult children attended a Wednesday meeting the president-elect convened with top Silicon Valley executives, prompting backlash from critics with questions about conflicts of interests.  —  The meeting was meant as an olive branch …
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Indianapolis Star:
A 20-year toll: 368 gymnasts allege sexual exploitation  —  INDYSTAR INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT CHILDREN WERE BEING ABUSED IN GYMNASTICS GYMS, BUT NO ONE KNEW HOW WIDESPREAD THE PROBLEM WAS.  UNTIL NOW.  —  11,600  —  A 12-year-old gymnast molested by an Olympic coach during “therapy” sessions.
TMZ.com:
Scott Baio — Chili Pepper's Wife Physically Attacked Me Over Trump  —  Scott Baio has filed a police report claiming the wife of the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer went nuts on him at a function with their elementary school kids ... physically attacking him over his support of Donald Trump.
The White House:
The 2017 Economic Report of the President  —  Summary: The 2017 Economic Report of the President reviews the economic record of the Obama Administration, focusing on how policies have promoted inclusive growth.  —  When he took office in early 2009, President Obama was faced with the daunting task …
Discussion: Equitable Growth
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate Dems rolling out bill to force Trump to shed conflicts of interest  —  A group of Senate Democrats will introduce legislation requiring President-elect Donald Trump  —  to divest any financial assets that pose a conflict of interest and place the money into a blind trust.
Jack McElroy / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Story of Santa Claus with dying child can't be verified  —  Last Sunday, the News Sentinel published the story of a Campbell County Santa Claus actor, Eric Schmitt-Matzen, who said a terminally ill child had died in his arms.  —  Immediately, the story went viral.
CBS News:
Do Americans think Donald Trump will be a good president?  —  With the inauguration a little over a month away, just over a third of Americans (34 percent) think President-elect Trump will be a good or very good president, and another 23 percent think he will be average.
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Judge orders Trump sit for 7-hour deposition in early January  — Celebrity chef Jose Andres suggested to Trump in a tweet that the two end their legal battle over restaurant  —  (CNN)Before President-elect Donald Trump heads to the White House on January 20, he will find himself …
Dan Kopf / Quartz:
Trump's 17 cabinet-level picks have more money than a third of American households combined  —  The 17 people who US president-elect Donald Trump has selected for his cabinet or for posts with cabinet rank have well over $9.5 billion in combined wealth, with several positions still unfilled.
Pew Research Center:
Americans Name the 10 Most Significant Historic Events of Their Lifetimes  —  9/11, Obama election and the tech revolution among those with greatest impact on the country  —  Shared experiences define what it means to be an American.  The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks were such a unifying event for modern Americans.
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Women's March on Washington officially has a permit for Jan. 21
Katy Waldman / Slate:
Donald's Beautiful Dark Fascist Fantasy
Discussion: Althouse, Mashable and Mediaite
The Guardian:
Justin Trudeau: 'Globalisation isn't working for ordinary people'
Discussion: Business Insider
Tatiana Schlossberg / New York Times:
Feeling a Chill? Blame the Polar Vortex. And Global Warming.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Shepardson / Reuters:
FCC chairman to step down, handing GOP a majority
Joshua Miller / BostonGlobe.com:
It's official: Marijuana is legal in Massachusetts
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
RNC E-Mail Was, In Fact, Hacked By Russians
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
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Griping about the popular vote? Get over it.
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Democrats open to replacing Obamacare
Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos and The Week
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
His appointments are wrecking balls and swamp creatures, and his supporters won't care.
Jordan Robertson / Bloomberg:
Stolen Yahoo Data Includes Government Employee Information
Discussion: New York Times, Daily Mail and The Week
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump to get office in WH space reserved for first lady: report
 

 
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Vikram Dodd / The Guardian:
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