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6:40 PM ET, November 10, 2016

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Dark days for Obama's White House  —  President Obama on Thursday will welcome Donald Trump  —  to the White House, beginning a transition of power that is pure anguish for many in the Democratic Party.  —  The meeting, which seemed improbable just 72 hours ago, will likely stand …
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Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
President Obama, Donald Trump Meet at White House to Begin Transition  —  Trump says he respects Obama, will seek his counsel while in office  —  WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama hosted President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for a meeting intended to signal to Americans …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is dead, Schumer tells labor leaders  —  The Senate's soon-to-be-top Democrat told labor leaders Thursday that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal at the center of President Obama's “pivot” to strengthen ties with key Asian allies, will not be ratified by Congress.
CNN:
Trump calls Obama ‘a very good man’ after historic White House meeting  —  Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House Thursday, as both men put past antagonisms aside in a time honored ritual epitomizing the peaceful transfer of political power.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump team: We ‘fully expect’ to have White House press pool
Discussion: Washington Post
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
President Obama's Long History of Insulting Donald Trump
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
4 threats to the media under President Trump
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump campaign staff redirects, then restores, mention of Muslim ban from website  —  President-elect Donald Trump's campaign staff temporarily redirected the webpage detailing his controversial proposal to temporarily ban Muslim immigration into the United States, one of the most divisive …
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Washington Post:
Moscow had contacts with Trump team during campaign, Russian diplomat says  —  MOSCOW — Russian government officials had contacts with members of Donald Trump's campaign team, a senior Russian diplomat said Thursday, in a disclosure that could reopen scrutiny over the Kremlin's role …
Bloomberg:
Russia Says It Was in Contact With Trump's Team During Campaign  —  Russia said it was in contact with President-elect Donald Trump's team during the U.S. election campaign, despite repeated denials by the Republican candidate's advisers that any links existed.
Laura Italiano / New York Post:
The one scenario that could still get Hillary into the White House  —  More On:  —  For diehard Democrats holding out hope that they won't have to live through a Donald Trump presidency, there is a last, incredibly long shot for them latch onto — a surprise twist in the Electoral College.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
How Gary Johnson and Jill Stein helped elect Donald Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Neither Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson nor the Green Party's Jill Stein managed to make a dent in the Electoral College, but they did post a significant enough showing in several states arguably to help elect Donald Trump.
Jennifer Bendery / The Huffington Post:
DNC Staffer Screams At Donna Brazile For Helping Elect Donald Trump  —  Democrats' nerves are raw in Washington after Tuesday's stunning loss.  —  WASHINGTON On Thursday, Democratic Party officials held their first staff meeting since Hillary Clinton's stunning loss to Donald Trump in the presidential race.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders backs Ellison for DNC chairman
Discussion: alan.com and Daily Kos
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump fills the swamp with more lobbyists  —  He's surrounding himself with Wall Street and D.C. insiders.  —  In the final weeks of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, he pledged to “drain the swamp” in Washington, D.C. by, among other things, introducing tough new restrictions on lobbying.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
With Trump's Election, a Bonanza for Washington Lobbyists
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Financial Advisory Team Stocked With Wall Streeters
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Vox
Aaron Sorkin / Vanity Fair:
Read the Letter Aaron Sorkin Wrote His Daughter After Donald Trump Was Elected President  —  The Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Social Network and mastermind behind The West Wing reacts to Donald Trump being elected the 45th president of the United States in a moving letter written …
Bloomberg:
Trump's Data Team Saw a Different America—and They Were Right  —  The president-elect's analysts picked up disturbances others weren't seeing—the beginning of the storm that would deliver Trump to the White House.  —  Subscribe Reprints  —  Nobody saw it coming.  Not the media.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Can Keep Plenty of Immigration Promises Without Congress
Discussion: The Atlantic and Washington Post
NOM Blog:
The Plan  —  Donald Trump has won a historic election, an unprecedented victory that has turned the establishment upside down.  We heartily congratulate him and his team on their incredible win.  President-elect Trump will now turn his attention to governing, and NOM is committed to working with him.
Katherine Skiba / Chicago Tribune:
Aaron Schock, ex-Illinois congressman, indicted on 24 criminal counts  —  U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's resignation after weeks of intense scrutiny over spending, travel and real estate deals marked a stunning fall for a politician once seen as a rising young voice in Congress.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump maps out a new administration to bring a seismic shift to Washington  —  Washington began its transition of power Wednesday as the ascendancy of President-elect Donald Trump promised a seismic shift in nearly every facet of the capital city, from military and executive agencies …
Discussion: Politico and Infowars
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NBC News:
First Read: What We Got Wrong
Discussion: TODAY.com, Towleroad and Politico
Heather Timmons / Quartz:
A rash of racist attacks have broken out in the US after Donald Trump's victory  —  In his acceptance speech on Nov. 9, US president-elect Donald J. Trump made a pledge of unity, promising to be a leader for “all Americans.”  —  But some of his supporters have not heard that message.
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
National recall after Newsweek misfires with Clinton cover … A national recall went out Wednesday for the special “Madame President” issue of Newsweek that was prematurely shipped to stores and newsstands across the country.  —  At the same time, the publisher of the magazine will rush the …
Will Doran / Raleigh News & Observer:
KKK announces North Carolina ‘victory’ parade  —  RALEIGH  —  While one report of Ku Klux Klan activity in North Carolina following Donald Trump's election as president was debunked, the real KKK has announced a rally in the state.  —  Trump, a Republican, was officially endorsed …
Jennifer Williams / Vox:
Trump just completely reversed his policy on South Korea — only 2 days after being elected  —  Donald Trump's upset win stunned the leaders of US allies around the globe, but it hit South Korea particularly hard.  On Wednesday, stock markets there plunged, and President Park Geun-hye convened …
Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton lost.  Bernie Sanders could have won.  —  We chose the wrong candidate.  —  Donald Trump's stunning victory is less surprising when we remember a simple fact: Hillary Clinton is a deeply unpopular politician.  She won a hotly contested primary victory against a uniquely popular candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
CBS News:
Commentary: The unbearable smugness of the press  —  The mood in the Washington press corps is bleak, and deservedly so.  —  It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that, with a few exceptions, we were all tacitly or explicitly #WithHer, which has led to a certain anguish in the face of Donald Trump's victory.
John Stanton / BuzzFeed:
Secretary Of Education Ben Carson?  Here's A List Of Potential Trump Cabinet Picks  —  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has put together a who's who shortlist of Trump surrogates and advisers to take top positions in his administration next year, ranging from former …
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Trump Talks Unity With Ryan, McConnell After Rocky Campaign  —  House speaker criticized Trump several times during campaign  —  In a show of Republican unity, Donald Trump met with House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday, as the president-elect works …
Oren Cass / City Journal:
Examining the Scorecard  —  Exit polls show Trump won more than just white males.  —  Politics and law  —  Score one for the 2012 Republican autopsy.  Notwithstanding last night's “white working-class” wave, often linked to those voters' purported latent racism and xenophobia …
 
 
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Lars Christensen / The Market Monetarist:
“Make America Keynesian Again” part 2
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Fox News Announces Name, Reveals Details of Tucker Carlson's New Show
James David Dickson / Detroit News:
Royal Oak Middle School students chant ‘Build the wall’
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The misogyny apocalypse: Turns out being white and male counts for more than intelligence, grace or decency
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
A Divided and Pessimistic Electorate
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Giuliani on being attorney general: Nobody knows the DOJ better than me
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John Binder / Breitbart:
‘Die Whites Die’: Anti-Trump Rioters Vandalize NOLA Monuments
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Nasty Gal is expected to file for bankruptcy
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Leslie Knope / Vox:
A letter to America from Leslie Knope, regarding Donald Trump
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