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7:00 PM ET, December 21, 2016

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Ike Swetlitz / STAT:
One-on-one with Trump's doctor: Hecklers, house calls, and why Obamacare must be shut down  —  NEW YORK — On a frigid December afternoon, Dr. Harold Bornstein was talking about his most famous patient, President-elect Donald Trump.  —  He hadn't spoken with Trump since the election …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Conway: Trump rattled Hillary Clinton with Bill Clinton's accusers  —  's campaign manager says Trump unnerved Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton  —  by promoting women who have accused her husband of sexual misconduct.  —  Trump brought three women who have accused Bill Clinton
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Bill Clinton, Who May Have Cost Hillary the Election, Passes the Buck to James Comey
Discussion: Liberal Values
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's doctor: ‘If something happens to him, then it happens to him’
Discussion: AOL and ACASignups.net
Bill Pruitt / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: A Former Apprentice Producer Responds to Donald Trump Being Elected President  —  “Did we think this clown, this buffoon with the funny hair, would ever become a world leader?  Not once.  Ever.” … There's a larger issue at hand: non-fiction or “reality” television …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Ex-'Apprentice' producer: Trump's a ‘buffoon’  —  A former executive producer on Donald Trump  —  's reality television series says he never imagined the billionaire would become the president-elect.  —  “Did we think this clown, this buffoon would the funny hair, would ever become a world leader?”
Discussion: RedState and alan.com
Washington Post:
Tunisian suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack faced past German terror probe, official says  —  BERLIN — The prime suspect sought in the deadly attack on a Berlin Christmas market — a Tunisian migrant — was the subject of a terror probe in Germany earlier this year and was not deported following …
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Katie Mansfield / Daily Express:
‘Merkel has BLOOD ON HER HANDS’ Protests erupt outside German Chancellor's office
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Why the author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ is moving home to Ohio
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
After meeting with Trump, Boeing CEO relents on cost of Air Force One  —  “Cancel the order!”  Donald Trump, the incoming president of the United States, tweeted ominously about a contract with Boeing to build Air Force One, the state-of-the-art airplanes he and future presidents rely on.
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Melissa Fares / Reuters:   Trump meets with U.S. defense contractors he criticized for costs
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Conservatives target red-state Democrats to speed Trump's nominations  —  The prospect of brutal confirmation hearings has Republicans targeting red-state Democrats in hopes of softening opposition to some of Donald Trump's most conservative Cabinet nominees — from Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.
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Mike Levine / ABC News:   Clinton FBI Director Backs Trump's Attorney General Pick Jeff Sessions, Defends His Records on Civil Rights
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
REPORT: Passengers on Delta Flight Disputing Adam Saleh's Story About Phone Call  —  Someone else on the same Delta flight as YouTube prankster/hoaxer Adam Saleh told a reporter Wednesday that those on the plane say he did not make a phone call to his mother, supposedly the reason Saleh was booted from the flight.
David Benoit / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Name Carl Icahn as Adviser on Regulatory Overhaul  —  Billionaire investor already has helped with search for new head of Securities and Exchange Commission  —  Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is expected to be named special adviser to the president on overhauling federal regulations …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Trump posse browbeats Hill Republicans  —  In early December, Rep. Bill Flores made what seemed like an obvious observation to a roomful of conservatives at a conference in Washington.  Some of Donald Trump's proposals, the Texas Republican cautioned, “are not going to line …
Eric Beech / Reuters:
Trump picks ‘Death by China’ author for trade advisory role  —  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump named Peter Navarro, an economist who has urged a hard line on trade with China, to head a newly formed White House National Trade Council, the transition team said on Wednesday.
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Megan Cassella / Politico:
Trump taps China trade critic Navarro for new White House post
Discussion: ABC News
Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Sources: Jared Kushner Quietly Tries to Sell New York Observer  —  According to insiders, Kushner has been quietly shopping the Observer to potential buyers.  —  Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at the Met Gala, May 2016.  —  Jared Kushner appears to be ready to pick up sticks and move to Washington …
Suffolk University:
Poll Documents:  —  Press Release: Voters Expect Trump to Upend Obama Accomplishments; President-Elect's Business Conflicts and Russian Hacking Seen as Issues  —  Statement of Methodology: This survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted between December 14 and December 18, 2016 …
NPR:
Gingrich Says Trump Must Address Business Conflicts Soon, Urges Monitoring  —  Donald Trump should deal with how to handle his business holdings before he takes office, says former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, an adviser to the president-elect.  But Gingrich says it would be “an absurdity” to put Trump's holdings in a blind trust.
Chris Kirkham / Wall Street Journal:
Percentage of Young Americans Living With Parents Rises to 75-Year High  —  Household formations by millennials lag behind other economic recoveries; high rents, mortgage standards cited  —  Almost 40% of young Americans were living with their parents, siblings or other relatives in 2015 …
Associated Press:
Arrest in ‘Vote Trump’ Burning of Mississippi Black Church  —  Mississippi authorities arrested a man Wednesday in the burning of an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the words, “Vote Trump.”  —  Andrew McClinton of Leland, Mississippi, was charged with first degree arson …
Tim Alberta / National Review:
Conservatism in the Era of Trump  —  Where does the Right go from here?  —  Mick Mulvaney's friends in the House Freedom Caucus couldn't believe what they were hearing.  —  It was the Monday night following Election Day, and lawmakers were trickling back into Washington to resume their congressional duties.
Jim Newell / Slate:
How fitting for the 2016 election to end with the dashed hopes and incompetence of liberals.  —  Few people in the galaxy aren't in need of a nice, long holiday after the deaths, the elections, and the deaths by election that have characterized 2016.  These past 12 months have been taxing.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Bill O'Reilly rose to the defense of white privilege in America's presidential voting process
Discussion: Fox News
Ed West / Coffee House:
Germany is facing a ticking time bomb of rage  —  I've learned that it's best not to say anything about a terrorist atrocity on social media, especially not if it confirms one's political prejudices.  It just looks crass, or it has when I've done it.  Try not to say anything profound either …
Nico Savidge / madison.com:
Legislators criticize UW-Madison professor's course on race, tweets about shooting of officers  —  A Republican lawmaker called for UW-Madison to cancel a planned course on racism and fire its professor for posting tweets the legislator said condoned violence against police officers …
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Indicted in Argentina for Beating, Stealing  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Justin Bieber was just indicted for allegedly ordering a beatdown on a photog in Argentina and then stealing his money and gear.  —  A judge in Buenos Aires just dropped the hammer against the pop star for the 2013 incident.
Washington Post:
Donald Trump is holding a government casting call.  He's seeking ‘the look.’  —  Donald Trump believes that those who aspire to the most visible spots in his administration should not just be able to do the job, but also look the part.  —  Given Trump's own background as a master brander …
Murray Weiss / DNAinfo New York:
Mysterious Manhattan Military Flyover Was Trump Rescue Exercise: Sources  —  MANHATTAN — A military airplane and two huge helicopters doing loops over Midtown last week were conducting an “emergency relocation” planning mission in case they needed to extract President-elect Donald Trump during …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump team discussing ‘half-blind’ trust for conflicts of interest  —  Donald Trump's aides are considering a business arrangement that critics say would allow him or his appointees to sidestep conflict-of-interest laws governing the incoming administration and large investments in private-sector business.
 
 
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S.M. / Economist:
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Detroit Free Press:
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Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump Calls Berlin Tragedy ‘an Attack on Humanity,’ Appears to Double Down on Muslim Ban
Discussion: Politico
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Sean Illing / Vox:
Why the white working class feels like they've lost it all, according to a political scientist
Discussion: Mother Jones