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8:10 AM ET, December 17, 2016

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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election  —  FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. have backed a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the presidency, according to U.S. officials.
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John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
CNN's Jake Tapper Denies Media Was Obsessed With Clinton's Emails  —  CNN's Jake Tapper addressed how he felt the media was being unfairly tarred by both the Clinton and Trump campaigns.  —  He said he didn't want to draw false equivalencies, but in reality that's why he actually did.
Tim Starks / Politico:
Top spy office: Intel agencies will not brief Electoral College members on alleged Russian interference
Discussion: ABC News
CNN:
Obama: I told Putin ‘cut it out’ on hacking  —  Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama asserted Friday that a September confrontation with his Russian counterpart prompted Moscow to cease its hacking of the US election.  —  During a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in China …
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Chris Massie / CNN:
GOP congressman on Russian hacking: ‘Terrific’ that voters got more truthful information
Discussion: Daily Kos
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Ties Loss to Russian Hacking and Comey Letter
Washington Post:
Transcript: Obama's end-of-year news conference on Syria, Russian hacking and more
Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET and Power Line
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Obama didn't retaliate against Russia because he thought Clinton would win: report
Rebecca Hersher / NPR:
North Carolina Governor Signs Law Limiting Power Of His Successor  —  Pat McCrory, North Carolina's outgoing Republican governor, has signed a law stripping executive powers from his successor, Democrat Roy Cooper.  —  The law removes the State Board of Elections from the governor's control …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
NC governor signs bill curtailing successor's powers
Discussion: Hot Air
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Picks Mick Mulvaney, South Carolina Congressman, as Budget Director  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, a conservative Republican member of the House and a fierce advocate of deep spending cuts, to be his budget director.
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump to Nominate Rep. Mick Mulvaney as Budget Director  —  Mulvaney, a fiscal conservative, has been critical of higher deficits  —  President-elect Donald Trump is set to nominate Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R., S.C.) as his budget director, which would place a fiscal conservative …
Discussion: 24Ahead
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Now you can fact-check Trump's tweets — in the tweets themselves  —  On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump took a new tack in his war on the Russia hacking issue. … As our Dave Weigel noted, this isn't really accurate.  There was nothing illegal at play, and Donna Brazile …
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Kushner: We struck deal with Sinclair for straighter coverage  —  Donald Trump's campaign struck a deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group during the campaign to try and secure better media coverage, his son-in-law Jared Kushner told business executives Friday in Manhattan.
Media Matters for America:
Former Russia Today Anchor: “There Really Isn't A Better Mouthpiece For The Kremlin” Than Trump  —  CHRIS JANSING: I want to bring in Liz Wahl, former anchor for state owned TV network Russia Today, who famously quit on air because she said she didn't want to be “part of the Russian propaganda machine.”
Discussion: Raw Story and alan.com
Avery Jackson / Fusion:
‘National Geographic’ just made history with its new cover  —  As part of its January 2017 issue exploring our evolving understandings and definitions of gender, National Geographic is featuring nine-year-old transgender rights activist Avery Jackson on its cover—the first time a trans person has made the cover of the magazine.
Andrew Tavani / New York Times:
Michelle Obama says America is entering a time of hopelessness  —  With fewer than 40 days remaining as first lady, Michelle Obama is continuing to reflect on the legacy she and President Obama will leave after having occupied the White House for the last eight years.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Scariest Thing About Trump's Presidency So Far Is Michael Flynn and His Team of Nutters  —  The most frightening aspect of the looming Donald Trump presidency is not so much the likely outcomes, many of which are horrifying, as the unlikely ones.  Running the federal government of the world's …
Norman Eisen / Africa in the news:
The Emoluments Clause: Its text, meaning, and application to Donald J. Trump  —  Norman Eisen, Richard Painter, and Laurence H. Tribe Friday, December 16, 2016  —  For media inquries, contact:  —  Governance Studies Main Line 202.797.6090  —  DOWNLOAD  —  Foreign interference …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Donald Trump, Butterfly?  —  Many Republicans (like me) were unimpressed by Donald Trump during the primary season, got behind him once he won the nomination, and now are blown away by his appointments as president-elect.  Paul wrote a great post about Trump's nominations of successful people …
Discussion: Michael P. Ramirez
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
You voted for Trump?  No heat for you this winter  —  President Obama denounces “hyper-partisanship,” so maybe our commentator-in-chief will have something to say about this story: … You almost have to admire the courage of Turner's conviction.  According to Edmund Kozak of PoliZette …
Discussion: LifeZette
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
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Discussion: Associated Press and Engadget
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Wells Fargo Is on a Losing Streak, But Still Has Some Trump Cards
Discussion: Raw Story
Dana Liebelson / The Huffington Post:
White Nationalist Who Yelled ‘Hail Trump!’ Thinking About Congressional Run
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump finds an unlikely partner: Chuck Schumer
Discussion: Hot Air and Daily Kos
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Here's how Republicans plan to repeal Obamacare within weeks of Trump taking office
Discussion: Hot Air
Barbara Starr / CNN:
US Defense official: Chinese warship stole US underwater drone