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Sources: Trump will ask Congress, not Mexico, to pay for border wall — The Trump transition team says he his preference is to fund the border wall through the appropriations process — The move would break a key campaign promise when Trump promised to force Mexico to pay for the wall
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Intel report says US identifies go-betweens who gave emails to WikiLeaks — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has denied that Russia was the source of leaked Democratic emails — Washington (CNN)US intelligence has identified the go-betweens the Russians used to provide stolen emails to WikiLeaks …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House GOP, Trump team hatch border wall plan — House Republicans and Donald Trump's team are coalescing around a multi-billion dollar plan to make good on the president-elect's campaign vows to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, according to top Republican lawmakers and aides.
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Edward Morrissey / The Fiscal Times:
Seven Tests That Can Keep Republicans from Screwing Up
Seven Tests That Can Keep Republicans from Screwing Up
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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
U.S. intercepts capture senior Russian officials celebrating Trump win — Senior officials in the Russian government celebrated Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton as a geopolitical win for Moscow, according to U.S. officials who said that American intelligence agencies intercepted communications …
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Top Russians Celebrated When Trump Won, Intel Report Says: Source — Inside the Russian Hacking Report That President Obama Received Thursday 1:29 — A senior U.S. intelligence official with direct knowledge confirmed to NBC News that the report on Russian hacking delivered …
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Daniel Bush / PBS NewsHour:
‘Grow up, Donald... Time to be an adult,’ Biden says in PBS NewsHour interview — Vice President Joe Biden urged Donald Trump to “grow up” on Thursday, criticizing the incoming president's attacks on the U.S. intelligence community and his grasp of health care policy, which is now up for debate …
TIME:
U.S. Intelligence Report Identifies Russians Who Gave DNC Emails to Wikileaks — Top U.S. intelligence official, James Clapper, said he was “even more resolute” that Russia staged cyber attacks during the election campaign — (WASHINGTON) — The CIA has identified Russian officials …
CBS News:
Trump tweets about intelligence and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
Trump tweets about intelligence and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
In 2010, Trump said WikiLeaks members would be shot within 24 hours in China for their ‘spying,’ ‘espionage’
In 2010, Trump said WikiLeaks members would be shot within 24 hours in China for their ‘spying,’ ‘espionage’
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Former CIA director James Woolsey quits Trump transition team — Former CIA director R. James Woolsey Jr., a veteran of four presidential administrations and one of the nation's leading intelligence experts, resigned Thursday from President-elect Donald Trump's transition team …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Former CIA director James Woolsey has split with Trump, ‘effective immediately’ — Former CIA director James Woolsey will no longer serve as a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, Woolsey's spokesman said in a statement provided to reporters on Thursday.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Former CIA director Woolsey splits from Trump's transition team
Former CIA director Woolsey splits from Trump's transition team
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
In Break With Precedent, Obama Envoys Are Denied Extensions Past Inauguration Day — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition staff has issued a blanket edict requiring politically appointed ambassadors to leave their overseas posts by Inauguration Day …
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
President Obama Talks Race Relations, Calls Alleged Hate Crime in Facebook Video ‘Terrible’ — President Obama said “we appear to have seen” a hate crime in the alleged attack on a Chicago man captured on Facebook. — “It's terrible,” the president said about the incident, during an interview with ABC affiliate WLS in Chicago.
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Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
Trump makes calls against Kasich's pick for Ohio GOP chair — COLUMBUS - On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump and Gov. John Kasich will face off in their latest battle for the hearts and minds of Ohio Republicans — and Trump himself on Thursday entered the fray.
CNN:
FBI: DNC rebuffed request to examine computer servers — Clapper: Russia hacks a multi-faceted campaign — Washington (CNN)The Democratic National Committee “rebuffed” a request from the FBI to examine its computer services after it was allegedly hacked by Russia during the 2016 election …
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Ali Watkins / BuzzFeed:
The FBI Now Says Democrats Were Behind Hack Investigation Delay
The FBI Now Says Democrats Were Behind Hack Investigation Delay
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The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump Tangled Over Hair, ‘P*ssy’ — Just days after the departure of host Megyn Kelly from Fox News, the network replaced one of its few Trump skeptics with Tucker Carlson, an unabashed booster of the president-elect. — But Carlson—who recently compared …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Greta Van Susteren to join MSNBC
Greta Van Susteren to join MSNBC
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New York Times:
Dan Coats Expected to Be Named Intelligence Director — Retired Senator Dan Coats of Indiana is expected to be named director of national intelligence. — Trump Toyota tweet has Republicans and allies divided over import tariffs. — Anti-Trump lawyers have one more Hail Mary to stop a President Donald J. Trump.
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Trump is expected to nominate ex-senator Dan Coats for director of national intelligence
Trump is expected to nominate ex-senator Dan Coats for director of national intelligence
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Cory Bennett / Politico:
Trump to tap ex-Sen. Dan Coats as intelligence chief
Trump to tap ex-Sen. Dan Coats as intelligence chief
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Debts Are Widely Held on Wall Street, Creating New Potential Conflicts — More than 150 financial institutions hold debts connected to president-elect, analysis shows — The debts of President-elect Donald Trump and his businesses are scattered across Wall Street banks …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Trump said he had $315 million in debt. He left out $1.5 billion.
Trump said he had $315 million in debt. He left out $1.5 billion.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's Twitter feed traumatizes Washington — Donald Trump's unique, chaos theory of presidential communications is upending Washington, leaving lawmakers, government officials and lobbyists aghast that they are beholden to a single leader's whims, not to mention the uncertainty about his true thoughts and intentions.
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Washington Post:
House Republicans revive obscure rule that could allow them to slash the pay of individual federal workers to $1 — House Republicans this week reinstated an arcane procedural rule that enables lawmakers to reach deep into the budget and slash the pay of an individual federal worker …
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Head of nurses union ‘counting on’ Trump for single-payer system — OAKLAND — As Washington grapples with health care policy again, the head of the 185,000-member National Nurses United is turning her attention to a seemingly unlikely advocate for a single-payer system.
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Roberts Belatedly Sees Conflict, Withdraws in Top Court Case — Letter says office missed link between case, Thermo Fisher — Late recusal adds to pattern among stockholding justices — Chief Justice John Roberts withdrew from a U.S. Supreme Court patent case argued last month …
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Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
Joe Biden blisters Trump over childish tweets: 'Grow up. Time to be an adult, you're president' — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Vice President Joe Biden has a very simple message for president-elect Donald Trump: “Grow up.” — Biden made the comment during an interview …
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Former Trump Foe to Head Washington Lobbying Group for U.S. CEOs — Joshua Bolten will replace former Michigan governor Engler — Bolten tried to organize Republican opposition to Trump — Business Roundtable, the powerful lobbying group for U.S. corporate executives, has hired Joshua Bolten …
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