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TMZ.com:
Ivanka Trump Accosted by Passenger on JetBlue Flight (PHOTO + UPDATE) — Ivanka Trump — Accosted by Passenger on JetBlue Flight — EXCLUSIVE — Ivanka Trump just had a bumpy start to her Xmas holiday ... an out-of-control passenger on her flight began verbally berating her and “jeering” at her 3 kids.
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Chris Spargo / Daily Mail:
Screaming lawyer chases down Ivanka Trump and yells at her as she sits with her kids on flight to Florida - and his Hillary supporter husband BOASTS about the verbal attack before they're kicked off — A passenger on a JetBlue flight to Palm Beach, Florida accosted Ivanka Trump on Thursday morning
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James Tarmy / Bloomberg:
What's in Ivanka Trump's Art Collection, and What Is It Worth?
What's in Ivanka Trump's Art Collection, and What Is It Worth?
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Newt Gingrich / Facebook:
I goofed earlier, so to clarify, draining the swamp is in, Donald J. Trump is going to do it, and the alligators should be worried. #DTS
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gingrich admits ‘boo-boo,’ says ‘draining the swamp is in’
Gingrich admits ‘boo-boo,’ says ‘draining the swamp is in’
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David Wright / CNN:
Kellyanne Conway lands top WH job in Trump administration — Conway on terror: ‘Everything is on the table’ — (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump tapped former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway as “counselor to the president,” the presidential transition announced Thursday morning.
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Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Kellyanne's Brutal Response to Whether She'll Have Time to Be Special Counselor
Kellyanne's Brutal Response to Whether She'll Have Time to Be Special Counselor
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump team asked State Department for info on women's issues programs, sparking fears of another witch hunt — The Trump transition team instructed the State Department to turn over all information Wednesday about “gender-related staffing, programming, and funding,” setting off alarm bells among …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Transition Team's Request on Gender Equality Rattles State Dept.
Transition Team's Request on Gender Equality Rattles State Dept.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
USA TODAY poll: There's a clear Democratic front-runner for 2020 — WASHINGTON — On the theory that it's never too early to launch the next campaign, the new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll has identified an overwhelming front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
The attorney general could have ordered FBI Director James Comey not to send his bombshell letter on Clinton emails. Here's why she didn't. — Twelve days before the presidential election, FBI Director James B. Comey dispatched a senior aide to deliver a startling message to the Justice Department.
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Washington Post:
The photos you haven't seen of Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail — Hillary Clinton — former first lady, senator, secretary of state and now Democratic presidential candidate — speaks to a packed room of supporters at the Sheraton Hotel in midtown Manhattan after she won New York's Democratic primary election on April 19, 2016.
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Jewish Family Flees Home After Breitbart Runs Story On Canceled Christmas Play — A Jewish family has temporarily left its Lancaster County, Pennsylvania home, citing fear of retribution after coming under fire from conservative news outlets that blamed it for the cancellation of an elementary school production of “A Christmas Carol.”
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Trump Inauguration Panic: Mark Burnett Throws ‘Hail Mary’ Staff Shake-Up (Exclusive) — “Trump is very unhappy,” a person with knowledge of the situation tells TheWrap — Donald Trump is so displeased with his team's inability to lock in A-list talent for his inauguration events next month …
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New York Times:
Obama to Dismantle Visitor Registry Before Trump Can Revive It — The Obama administration is dismantling a dormant national registry program for visitors from countries with active terrorist groups — a program that President-elect Donald J. Trump has suggested he is considering resurrecting.
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Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Exclusive: Sen. Corker's Height, Business Dealings Hurt His Secretary Of State Chances — Republican Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker was reportedly a contender to become President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state, but internal documents provided by a Trump confidant reveal …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats aim to launch comeback with Cabinet showdown — Senate Democrats are approaching the January confirmation battle over Donald Trump's Cabinet as a chance to launch their political comeback and expose the president-elect as a fraud. — Lawmakers know they're unlikely, at best …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Financial Vetting Goes Slowly for Trump's Wealthy Cabinet Picks
Financial Vetting Goes Slowly for Trump's Wealthy Cabinet Picks
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The Hill:
Trump names RNC strategist Spicer to press secretary — has named Republican National Committee strategist Sean Spicer to be his press secretary, the transition team announced in a statement Thursday. — In addition, Hope Hicks was named assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Communications …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump chooses Sean Spicer for press secretary, rounds out communications staff
Trump chooses Sean Spicer for press secretary, rounds out communications staff
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Vineyard Seeks More Foreign Workers — The Virginia wine producer is the latest Trump family business to seek foreign guest workers for US jobs. — Eric Trump and his father, Donald Trump — Mark Wilson / Getty Images — As Donald Trump prepares to assume the presidency …
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Joe Schoenmann / Nevada Public Radio:
Sen. Harry Reid: Biggest Regret Was Iraq War Vote — Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks during during a ceremony to unveil his portrait, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in Washington. — U.S. Sen. Harry Reid service in Congress ends after 34 years on January 2.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Reid: DNC was ‘worthless’ under Wasserman Schultz
Reid: DNC was ‘worthless’ under Wasserman Schultz
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
What it takes to get a meeting with Trump — Carl Paladino, the upstate New York developer and local political gadfly, was interested in catching up with Donald Trump in early December, so he rang up the president-elect's private security guard. The next day, on Dec. 5 …
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Bloomberg:
Trump May Have a $300 Million Conflict of Interest With Deutsche Bank — Concern about conflict of interest given bank's federal probes — Deutsche Bank faces huge potential fines from U.S. government — For years, Donald Trump has used a powerful tool when dealing with bankers: his personal guarantee.
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Basma Atassi / CNN:
Saddam Hussein's daughter: Trump has ‘political sensibility’ — Basma Atassi, CNN — (CNN)On the morning of Eid al-Adha in December 2006, Raghad Saddam Hussein, her sister and their children squeezed together in front of the television in Raghad's home in Amman and wept as they watched footage …
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Maria Antonova / Yahoo:
Putin urges Russian nuclear weapons boost — Moscow (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for the country to reinforce its military nuclear potential and praised the army's performance in its Syria campaign. — In a speech that recapped military activities in 2016 …
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