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8:30 PM ET, January 16, 2017

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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump, Price and Hill GOP at odds on Obamacare
Washington Times:
Monica Crowley to forgo post in Trump White House  —  GOP foreign policy adviser Monica Crowley said Monday she will relinquish the senior job she'd been poised to take in the Trump White House.  —  Ms. Crowley, who had been tapped to be senior director of strategic communications …
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CNNMoney:
Monica Crowley bows out of Trump administration post following plagiarism revelations  —  Monica Crowley bows out of Trump post after plagiarism revelations  —  Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump national security spokeswoman Monica Crowley to forgo post amid plagiarism charges
Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Monica Crowley not taking role in Trump administration
Discussion: ABC News, New York Post and IJR
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests Wife of Killer in Orlando Mass Shooting  —  WASHINGTON — The wife of the man who carried out a deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, Fla., has been arrested in connection with the mass shooting, a law enforcement official said Monday.  —  Noor Salman was taken into custody …
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CNN:
Orlando shooting: Omar Mateen's wife arrested
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Mike Arroyo / Fox News:
FBI arrests wife of Orlando nightclub killer Omar Mateen
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and E.U., raising fears of transatlantic split  —  BRUSSELS — European leaders grappled with the jolting reality of President-elect Donald Trump's skepticism of the European Union on Monday, saying they might have to stand without the United States at their side during the Trump presidency.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Dem dilemma: Stand with Lewis?
Justin Huggler / Telegraph:
Germany hits out at Donald Trump after he labels Nato ‘obsolete’ and threatens car makers with 35pc tariffs
Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air and Reuters
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CNN to Sean Spicer: Jim Acosta ‘has our complete support’  —  The Trump transition team's calls for an apology from CNN correspondent Jim Acosta are being met by something else: a strong statement from CNN supporting Acosta.  —  “Being persistent and asking tough questions is his job …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Case for Not Being Crybabies  —  Last week I watched a conversation on MSNBC in which the anchor asked a guest whether it wasn't a problem that Buzzfeed had published the Trump ‘dossier’ because this would now give Trump some credibility in dismissing any reporting he didn't like as “fake news”.
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
More than 4 in 10 say Trump should sell his businesses — but even more say he shouldn't, poll finds  —  A narrow majority of Americans say Donald Trump should not have to sell his businesses to separate them from his duties as president — but a large majority say the president-elect …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Public Splits on Trump's Ethics Compliance; Three-Quarters Want Tax Returns Released (POLL)  —  Americans divide evenly on whether the incoming Trump administration is complying with ethics laws.  And while a bare majority in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll accepts President-elect Donald …
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Common Dreams
Austin Yack / National Review:
John Lewis Boycotted George W. Bush's Inauguration, Too  —  Georgia representative and civil-rights leader John Lewis announced last week that he will boycott President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20.  “I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president,” Lewis told MSNBC's Chuck Todd.
Discussion: MSNBC, The Daily Caller and AOL
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Tampa Bay Times:
Marco Rubio still mulling vote on Tillerson confirmation
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Springsteen band cancels inaugural gig out of ‘respect’ for Bruce  —  The B Street Band, a Bruce Springsteen cover group, has canceled its slated performance at the New Jersey State Society's Thursday night ball marking President-elect Donald Trump  —  's inauguration.
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John King / CNN:
Sources: Trump labor pick Andrew Puzder has voiced second thoughts about nomination  —  Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be labor secretary has voiced second thoughts in recent days, because of a relentless barrage of criticism from Democrats, labor unions and other liberal groups …
TMZ.com:
Obamas Jet to Palm Springs After Inauguration  —  President Obama and Michelle Obama will be leaving frigid Washington D.C. for sunny Palm Springs ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told when the First Family leaves the Capitol after the inauguration, they'll take a chopper …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘Never Trump’ national-security Republicans fear they have been blacklisted  —  They are some of the biggest names in the Republican national security firmament, veterans of past GOP administrations who say, if called upon by President-elect Donald Trump, they stand ready to serve their country again.
Steve Neavling / Motor City Muckraker:
Audio: Mayor Fouts compares black people to ‘chimps,’ ridicules women  —  Join us on Facebook for exclusive stories in metro Detroit.  —  Warren Mayor Jim Fouts used the n-word, compared black people to “chimps” and called old women “dried-up c**ts” in new audio recordings obtained exclusively by Motor City Muckraker.
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
That Time Trump Sued Bill Maher After Joke About His Mom Having Sex with Orangutan  —  Just days before Donald Trump is sworn in as our 45th President, we've been spending this MLK holiday weekend searching for legal-related stories to fill your news feed.  For some reason, on Facebook …
Discussion: Mediaite
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Surprisingly, Trump inauguration shapes up to be a relatively low-key affair
Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
Scalpers taking losses on tickets to Trump inauguration, as secondary market interest on the mogul's swear-in wanes
Discussion: The Slot and Raw Story
Steve Usdin / Politico:
When a Foreign Government Interfered in a U.S. Election — to Reelect FDR
Discussion: Daily Wire
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Before presidential run, Trump called Russia the ‘biggest problem’ and geopolitical foe of U.S.
Discussion: Mediaite and alan.com
New York Times:
For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Obama Loves Martin Luther King's Great Quote—But He Uses It Incorrectly
Discussion: TheBlaze
Robert Charles / Fox News:
To preview the Trump presidency, look at the confirmation hearings for his cabinet picks
Matthew Sheffield / Salon:
The alt-right eats its own: Neo-Nazi podcaster “Mike Enoch” quits after doxxers reveal his wife is Jewish
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump
 

 
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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

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumped 50%+ after hours
 
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