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NBC News:
U.S. Officials: Putin Personally Involved in U.S. Election Hack — U.S. intelligence officials now believe with “a high level of confidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.
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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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Washington's Blog, Common Dreams and AOL
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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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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Heat Street and RedState
William Hicks / Heat Street:
SHE MADE IT UP: NYPD Arrests Muslim Girl Who Claimed Attack by Trump Supporters — New York City college student Yasmin Seweid who claimed to be the victim of a hate crime by Trump supporters is under arrest and charged with filing a false report, a police source told The New York Daily News.
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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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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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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Trump wasn't happy with his State Department finalists. Then he heard a new name.
Trump wasn't happy with his State Department finalists. Then he heard a new name.
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Mark Preston / CNN:
Ronna Romney McDaniel tapped to lead RNC
Ronna Romney McDaniel tapped to lead RNC
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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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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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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.
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
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Full-page ads turn up the heat on Trump electors
Full-page ads turn up the heat on Trump electors
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Common Dreams, Hit & Run, Little Green Footballs and Associated Press
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
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.
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
Reuters:
Trump team disavows survey seeking names of climate workers — President-elect Donald Trump's transition team on Wednesday disavowed a survey sent to the U.S. Department of Energy that requested the names of people working on climate change in the agency. — “The questionnaire was not authorized …
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
Trump team disavows climate change questionnaire to Energy Department
Trump team disavows climate change questionnaire to Energy Department
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Damian Paletta / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Nominees Are Likely to Face Heavy Senate Vetting — Cabinet picks have been named without extensive reviews of their background and financial records, people familiar with the process say — WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump has rapidly assembled a dozen picks for his cabinet …
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Mother Jones
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Notes on the Macroeconomic Situation — So the Fed has raised rates. It was, I'd argue, a mistake, although not as severe a mistake as it would have been a year ago. Anyway, it seems like a good time to review where I think the economy stands, and what it means for monetary and fiscal policy.
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Insiders: Trump Team Dangled Ambassadorships to Lure A-List Inauguration Singers (Exclusive) — “My first thought was, ‘Are you joking?’ But no, it was serious” — President-elect Donald Trump's team is struggling so hard to book A-list performers for his inaugural festivities …
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For release at 2:00 p.m. EST — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace since mid-year. Job gains have been solid in recent months and the unemployment rate has declined.