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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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Louis Nelson / Politico:
NYT: U.S. should end ‘antiquated mechanism’ of Electoral College
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CNN:
Electors remain faithful to Trump and select him as official winner
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New York Times:
Germany Looks for Terrorism Links in Deadly Berlin Market Attack — BERLIN — A terrorist attack using a tractor-trailer to plow through a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin left Germans stunned and shocked on Tuesday, and the authorities scrambling to determine who was behind the nation's bloodiest assault in decades.
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CNN:
Berlin Christmas market attack suspect a refugee, security sources say
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NBC News:
What Obama Said to Putin on the Red Phone About the Election Hack — Intel Sources: Obama Admin. Warned the Kremlin Ahead of U.S. Election 2:51 — Determined to stop Russia's interference in the presidential campaign, at least one of President Obama's senior advisers urged …
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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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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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Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Facebook, Twitter, Google sued by Orlando shooting victims' families
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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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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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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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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Michelle Obama: ‘We are gonna be there for the next president’ — First lady Michelle Obama pledged Monday that she and President Barack Obama will do what's best for the country and “be there” however needed to help Donald Trump succeed as America's next president.
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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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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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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Judge Orders Release of Some Documents Related to Clinton Email Inquiry
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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 …
The Huffington Post:
That Drone Skirmish With China? It Was Over Before Donald Trump's First Mean Tweet. — The president-elect would have known this if he'd taken his presidential briefing that morning before tweeting. — S.V. Date — WASHINGTON Donald Trump launched his Twitter campaign against China's seizure …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Details of $25 million Trump U. settlement filed — Lawyers filed details Monday evening of the $25 million settlement President-elect Donald Trump agreed to last month in an effort to resolve three pending lawsuits over his Trump University real estate seminar program.
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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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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