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New York Times:
A Historic Number of Electors Defected, and Most Were Supposed to Vote for Clinton — The Electoral College on Monday voted for Donald J. Trump to win the presidency. Seven electors, the most ever, voted for someone other than their party's nominee. — Of 306 electors pledged to vote for Donald J. Trump
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New York Times:
Time to End the Electoral College — By overwhelming majorities, Americans would prefer to elect the president by direct popular vote, not filtered through the antiquated mechanism of the Electoral College. They understand, on a gut level, the basic fairness of awarding the nation's highest office …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
How Liberals Got the Electoral College Wrong
How Liberals Got the Electoral College Wrong
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
NYT: U.S. should end ‘antiquated mechanism’ of Electoral College
NYT: U.S. should end ‘antiquated mechanism’ of Electoral College
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Wall Street Journal, TheBlaze, Daily Kos and New York Times
CNN:
Electors remain faithful to Trump and select him as official winner
Electors remain faithful to Trump and select him as official winner
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Alison Smale / New York Times:
Austria's Far Right Signs a Cooperation Pact With Putin's Party — BERLIN — The leader of the Austrian far-right Freedom Party has signed what he called a cooperation agreement with Russia's ruling party and recently met with Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, the designated national security adviser …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Schumer fires video unit staff — Incoming Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer cleaned house last week in the Senate Democrats' internal video department, firing nearly all its employees amid plans to revamp the unit with a new digital operation aimed at creating viral social media content.
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Brendan Bordelon / Morning Consult:
Almost Half of U.S. Voters Not Sure Russia's Behind Election-Related Hacks
Almost Half of U.S. Voters Not Sure Russia's Behind Election-Related Hacks
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The Daily Caller, Washington's Blog, Politico and Independent Journal Review
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
How Apple Alienated Mac Loyalists — To die-hard fans, Apple Inc.'s Macintosh sometimes seems like an afterthought these days. — Mac upgrades, once a frequent ritual, are few and far between. The Mac Pro, Apple's marquee computer, hasn't been refreshed since 2013.
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Exclusive: Families of Orlando nightclub shooting victims sue Facebook, Twitter and Google — Mourners embrace outside the wake for Pulse shooting victim Javier Jorge Reyes in Orlando, Florida, U.S. June 15, 2016 (Reuters) — Families of the victims of the Orlando gay nightclub shooting …
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Jack Date / ABC News:
Search Warrant Related to Clinton Emails Unsealed — The search warrant that authorized the FBI to examine a laptop computer in connection with Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state was released today. — A federal judge in New York ordered the warrant …
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New York Times:
Germany Releases Man in Deadly Berlin Market Attack — BERLIN — A horrific terrorist attack using a tractor-trailer to mow down a crowd at a Christmas market in central Berlin set off painful mourning across Germany on Tuesday as the authorities scrambled to determine who was behind the nation's bloodiest assault in decades.
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Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Desperate, Year-Long Hunt to Find Donald Trump's Rumored Apprentice Outtakes — Throughout the election, both the media and the Clinton camp were obsessed by outtakes from the reality show, amid allegations of hair-raising things said by the now president-elect.
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John Sharp / al.com:
Mobile official apologizes for Christmas tree at Trump rally removed from public park — President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. In the background is a large cedar tree that was cut down at Public Safety Memorial Park …
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Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity:
Donald Trump's sons behind nonprofit selling access to president-elect — New Texas-based group not legally required to disclose its donors — A new Texas nonprofit led by Donald Trump's grown sons is offering access to the freshly-minted president during inauguration weekend …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Democrats Had a Knife, and the G.O.P. Had a Gun — President Obama and Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina don't agree on many policy questions. But they have found themselves facing a similar political situation this year. And their very different reactions capture the deep — and alarming …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Team Bernie: Hillary ‘F*cking Ignored’ Us in Swing States — Ever since election night—when Hillary Clinton tanked and Donald Trump became the next leader of the free world—the most prominent allies and alumni of Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign have maintained a succinct message for Team Hillary: We.
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Althouse
Foreign Policy:
Russia Missing from Trump's Top Defense Priorities, According to DoD Memo — Meanwhile, Pentagon brass say Moscow is the No. 1 threat to the United States. — A Pentagon memo outlining the incoming Trump administration's top “defense priorities” identifies defeating the Islamic State …
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Daily Kos and Politicus USA
Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Can Republican senators get to 60 seats in 2018? — (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post) — The GOP's strong 2016 election showing raises a crucial question: Do Republicans have any chance of netting eight Senate seats - and a filibuster-proof majority - in 2018?
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Hot Air
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Poll: Dems more likely to unfriend people due to political posts — Democratic voters are almost three times as likely to have “blocked, unfriended, or stopped following someone on social media” after Donald Trump — 's victory, according to a study released Monday.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's OMB pick seems poised to ignite a worldwide financial crisis — It's not the sexiest White House job. But it might soon be among the most dangerous. — Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump tapped Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to be his director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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Ed White / Associated Press:
Emergency Managers Charged Over Flint's Lead-Tainted Water — FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Michigan's attorney general filed more criminal charges Tuesday in the investigation of lead-tainted water in Flint, targeting two former state-appointed emergency managers who were running the troubled city …
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