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2:35 PM ET, December 18, 2016

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John Sides / Washington Post:
A new poll shows an astonishing 52% of Republicans incorrectly think Trump won the popular vote  —  Amid the speculation on whether the electoral college will refuse to make Donald Trump president, many Trump opponents are pinning their hopes on one glaring fact: Hillary Clinton's sizable win in the popular vote.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Five things to watch when the Electoral College votes Monday  —  The 538 members of the Electoral College will meet in their state capitols Monday, almost assuredly sealing President-elect Donald Trump  —  's victory.  —  Trump won 306 electoral votes on Election Day …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump lost the popular vote by 2.8 million. Most Republicans are convinced he won.
Discussion: alan.com and New York Times
Robert Samuels / Washington Post:
In last-shot bid, thousands urge electoral college to block Trump at Monday vote
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Leak reveals Rex Tillerson is director of Bahamas-based US-Russian oil company  —  Rex Tillerson, the businessman nominated by Donald Trump to be the next US secretary of state, is the long-time director of a US-Russian oil firm based in the tax haven of the Bahamas, leaked documents show.
Discussion: Political Wire and Observer
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Americans Believe Trump Will Bring Change but Are Divided Over What Kind
Discussion: AOL
Elana Schor / Politico:   ExxonMobil helped defeat Russia sanctions bill
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 12-18-16: Donna Brazile  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on December 18, 2016 and it will be updated.  —  MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC HOST: Let's take that straight to Donna Brazile, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, which took the brunt of Russia's cyber hack.
Discussion: Politico, AOL and Politicus USA
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Dem boss demands bipartisan congressional investigation into Russian hacks  —  Donna Brazile is calling on Congress to conduct a bipartisan investigation into Russia's meddling in the U.S. election.  —  “As Chair of the Democratic National Committee — one of the main victims of the Russian attacks …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Margaret Chadbourn / ABC News:
Senior GOP Lawmaker Calls for Investigation of CIA Director Over Media Leaks on Russian Hacking  —  A senior Republican congressman called for an investigation into whether the head of the CIA leaked to the media while withholding from Congress the agency's findings that Russians used hacking …
Discussion: Politico
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Lynch says reaction to Bill Clinton meeting was ‘painful’  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she regrets not recognizing that her meeting with Bill Clinton over the summer would turn out to be problematic, saying it was “painful” that it called into question the integrity of the Justice Department.
Discussion: TheBlaze, BizPac Review and The Week
Ryan Felton / The Guardian:
Michigan unemployment agency made 20,000 false fraud accusations - report  —  Automated system erroneously accused claimants in 93% of cases, state review finds: 'It's balancing the books on the backs of the poorest,' lawyer says  —  A Michigan government agency wrongly accused individuals …
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
DNC Chair Contradicts Obama: Russian Hackers Came After Us ‘Until End of Election’  —  Democratic National Chair Donna Brazile said Russian hackers persisted in trying to break into the organization's computers “daily, hourly” until after the election — contradicting President Obama's assertion …
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Keila Szpaller / Missoulian:
White supremacist website calls for action in Montana  —  A white supremacist website called The Daily Stormer has posted a call to “TAKE ACTION” against Jewish people in Whitefish, providing personal contact information and urging a “troll storm” against them.
The Huffington Post:
Is Donald Trump Mentally Ill?  3 Professors of Psychiatry Ask President Obama to conduct “a full medical and neuropsychiatric evaluation”  —  Communication Strategist, Author of “Words That Shook The World”  —  We are writing to express our grave concern regarding the mental stability of our President-Elect.
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Preaching the Gospel of Diversity, but Not Following It  —  ONLY two of the 20-plus reporters who covered the presidential campaign for The New York Times were black.  None were Latino or Asian.  That's less diversity than you'll find in Donald Trump's cabinet thus far.
 
 
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
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In the Chappaqua woods, a search for Hillary Clinton
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Intelligence expert: 10 years ago Trump would have faced a treason trial after being ‘co-opted’ by Putin
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On victory lap, few signs Trump focusing on unified nation
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Man running for state legislature says he won't patronize businesses that employ Muslims
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Hope against hope  —  I'm quite sure that the science does …
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