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11:30 PM ET, December 24, 2016

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jason Miller backs out of Trump White House job  —  Jason Miller, who was tapped only two days ago to be White House communications director, announced Saturday that he will not join Donald Trump's administration.  —  In a statement to POLITICO, Miller said the decision to back out of the job stemmed …
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Rich Schapiro / New York Daily News:
Jason Miller quits as newly named White House communications director after Trump staffer hints at sex scandal  —  Donald Trump's inner circle was thrown into turmoil Saturday when his newly-named White House communications director resigned after a transition team staffer posted cryptic tweets suggesting he's a philanderer.
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Denying Conflict, Trump Family Tries to Resolve Potential Problems  —  WASHINGTON — Realizing that his presidency could face potentially crippling questions over conflicts of interest, Donald J. Trump and his family are rushing to resolve potential controversies — like shuttering foundations …
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Trump planning to close charity foundation: report  —  has plans to shutter his charitable foundation and distribute its assets, The New York Times reported Saturday.  —  Trump is under pressure to contain his various potential conflicts of interest related to his business and charitable dealings ahead of his inauguration Jan. 20.
Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
President-elect plans to dissolve his charitable Donald J. Trump Foundation  —  President-elect Donald Trump plans to shutter his contentious charitable foundation and distribute its assets, according to a report Saturday.  —  The billionaire is taking steps to dissolve the Donald J. Trump Foundation …
Discussion: The Week
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Cruz: No money for UN until Israel decision reversed  —  (R-Texas) vowed Saturday to not allow the U.S. to give money to the United Nations until it reversed its Friday decision forcing an end to Israeli settlements.  —  Cruz tweeted that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding, “No US $ for UN until reversed.”
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Washington Post:
The Obama administration fires a dangerous parting shot
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama, Trump and the Turf War That Has Come to Define the Transition
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:   Obama's Betrayal of Israel Is a Black Day for American Diplomacy
Elliott Abrams / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Disgraceful and Harmful Legacy on Israel
Russell Goldman / New York Times:
Reading Fake News, Pakistani Minister Directs Nuclear Threat at Israel  —  A fake news article led to gunfire at a Washington pizzeria three weeks ago.  Now it seems that another fake news story has prompted the defense minister of Pakistan to threaten to go nuclear.
W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Obama's last Christmas a season of disappointment  —  Sunday marks President Obama's last Christmas while in office.  Though he'll spend it in Hawaii rather than at the White House, it must be a bittersweet Yuletide.  —  Obama's handiwork is being returned to the store like unwanted Christmas presents.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's unpopularity threatens to hobble his presidency  —  President-elect Donald Trump will descend on Washington next month, buoyed by his upset victory and Republican control of Congress to implement his agenda.  —  But he's facing a major obstacle: Trump will enter the White House …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Stein pushes Justice Dept. for investigation of electoral system  —  Jill Stein is continuing her push to investigate the integrity of the U.S. electoral system, with lawyers for the former Green Party presidential candidate asking Attorney General Loretta Lynch to probe the issue.
Discussion: Raw Story
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Is Trump Becoming a Conservative? [with comment by Paul]  —  Conservatives have been pretty universally delighted by President-elect Donald Trump's appointments so far.  With Jeff Sessions, Rick Perry, Gen. James Mattis, Mick Mulvaney, Betsy DeVos, Ryan Zinke, Tom Price and others slated …
New York Times:
In American Towns, Private Profits From Public Works  —  Desperate towns have turned to private equity firms to manage their waterworks.  The deals bring much-needed upgrades, but can carry hefty price tags.  —  BAYONNE, N.J. — Nicole Adamczyk's drinking water used to slosh through a snarl …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
The chaos theory of Donald Trump: Sowing confusion through tweets  —  Donald Trump's sudden embrace this week of a nuclear arms race — and his staff's scramble to minimize the fallout — underscored an emerging modus operandi for the president-elect: governance by chaos.
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Julia Moskin / New York Times:
Mark Ladner to Leave Del Posto for a Pasta Start-Up
Di Stefania Maurizi / Repubblica.it:
Julian Assange: “Donald? It's a change anyway”
Discussion: The Guardian and Liberal Values
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Five Republicans who could buck Trump in 2017
Discussion: alan.com
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The very bad reason Jeff Sessions is ‘very unhappy’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Putin: Nobody believed Trump would win ‘except us’
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
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