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4:50 PM ET, November 14, 2016

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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Praise for Reince Priebus is another sign of how we're lowering the bar for Trump  —  The extent to which Reince Priebus's appointment as White House chief of staff has been greeted in mainstream quarters as a reassuring sign that Donald Trump is going to govern the country in a responsible way is, itself, a disturbing sign.
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
3 Thoughts On Steve Bannon As White House ‘Chief Strategist’  —  So, in a not-unexpected move, Donald Trump has elevated former Breitbart News CEO Steve Bannon to chief strategist of the White House.  —  When I left Breitbart back in March, I accused Bannon of turning Breitbart News into Trump Pravda …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Donald Trump's presidency will be like Donald Trump's campaign  —  There is no pivot.  —  On Friday, Donald Trump sat for an interview with the Wall Street Journal.  Among the questions: Did he think the rhetoric he used on the campaign trail had gone too far?  —  “No,” Trump said.  “I won.”
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The cracks are already starting to show between Donald Trump and Republicans  —  President-elect Donald Trump and establishment Republicans did not really get along during the campaign.  The last time we counted, earlier this fall, we calculated that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) …
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways on Trump's first 5 days
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
Kim Bellware / The Huffington Post:
A White Nationalist Is The New White House Chief Strategist
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Major newspapers normalize Trump's selection of white nationalist as chief strategist
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump draws sharp rebuke, concerns over newly appointed chief White House strategist Steven Bannon
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump, Putin agree in phone call to improve ‘unsatisfactory’ relations between their countries, Kremlin says
Discussion: Mother Jones and CBS San Francisco
The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon's Dream: a Worldwide Ultra-Right
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gwen Ifill dead at age 61  —  Gwen Ifill, the longtime PBS news anchor who had served as a co-host of PBS's NewsHour and as moderator of “Washington Week,” has died after a battle with cancer, PBS has confirmed.  She was 61.  —  “It is with extremely heavy hearts that we must share …
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Eyder Peralta / NPR:
Gwen Ifill, Host Of ‘Washington Week’ And ‘PBS NewsHour,’ Dies  —  Gwen Ifill, one of the most prominent African-American journalists in the country, has died, according to PBS.  —  She was 61.  —  Ifill, the host of PBS' Washington Week, was a veteran Washington journalist …
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Soros bands with donors to resist Trump, ‘take back power’  —  George Soros and other rich liberals who spent tens of millions of dollars trying to elect Hillary Clinton are gathering in Washington for a three-day, closed door meeting to retool the big-money left to fight back against Donald Trump.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Rep. Ellison formally announces run for DNC chair  —  Rep. Keith Ellison formally announced his candidacy to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee.  —  “I am proud to announce my candidacy for Chair of the Democratic National Committee, and if given the opportunity to serve …
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Where now for the Democrats?  —  What happens to Democrats in the Trump era?
Discussion: Politico and Real Clear Politics
Fatima Hussein / Indianapolis Star:
What's Mike Pence hiding in his emails?  —  Mike Pence wants his communications limited from public access.  Experts say this sets a “dangerous precedent.”  —  Now that the presidential campaign and most of the furor over Hillary Clinton's email scandal are behind us …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Pence pushes for email privacy
Discussion: RedState
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Dem Strategist Mocks Trump Supporter Beat Up By Mob: ‘Oh My Goodness, Poor White People!’  —  Former press secretary to Bernie Sanders and Democratic strategist Symone Sanders mocked and dismissed a Donald Trump supporter who was beat up by a Chicago mob on CNN Monday because he was white.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Two presidential electors encourage colleagues to sideline Trump
Discussion: TheBlaze
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CBS News under fire for holding clip of Trump telling supporters not to attack minorities … CBS News is under fire for holding a videotaped clip from a Friday interview with President-elect Donald Trump  —  urging supporters not to attack minorities until a “60 Minutes” broadcast on Sunday night.
Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:
Facebook's Fight Against Fake News Was Undercut by Fear of Conservative Backlash  —  It's no secret that Facebook has a fake news problem.  Critics have accused the social network of allowing false and hoax news stories to run rampant, with some suggesting that Facebook contributed …
Jed Babbin / The American Spectator:
Action starts now on repealing Obamacare and replacing Justice Scalia in the face of Democrat filibustering.  —  If you're puzzled by the conflict between the Democrats' proclamations that they're willing to give President-elect Trump a chance and the many riots against Trump taking place every night since the election, don't be.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats look to exploit Trump divisions with GOP Congress
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
NC GOPer Denies Republicans May Try To Pack State's Highest Court  —  Democrats won a majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court on Election Day, but at least one conservative group has floated the possibility of flipping it back to GOP control by quickly expanding the court by two seats …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
The real voices that aren't heard: Jill Lawrence
Discussion: Coal Tattoo, Daily Kos and Taylor Marsh
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
CNN's ‘Unprecedented’: Trump told Christie he didn't think he'd last past October 2015  — “They always had an understanding that the first one out would probably endorse the other,” the adviser said.  —  Washington (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's February endorsement of Donald …
Julieta Chiquillo / Dallas Morning News:
A man got a free Veterans Day meal at Chili's in Cedar Hill, then a manager took it away  —  For his free meal on Veterans Day, Ernest Walker picked the Chili's Grill and Bar in Cedar Hill.  The 47-year-old sat at a table and ordered a burger while his service dog Barack waited by his side.
Discussion: RedState
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump Slump Coming?  —  Let's be clear: Installing Donald Trump in the White House is an epic mistake.  In the long run, its consequences may well be apocalyptic, if only because we have probably lost our last, best chance to rein in runaway climate change.  —  But will the extent of the disaster become apparent right away?
Bloomberg:
Mnuchin Said to Be Top Treasury Pick Among Trump's Advisers  —  Key transition members said to suggest ex-Goldman partner  —  President-elect seen making an announcement later this week  —  Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner Steven Mnuchin has been recommended by Donald Trump's transition team …
Discussion: Salon, Politico and Business Insider
 
 
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Melkorka Licea / New York Post:
NYU professor claims co-workers discriminate against Muslims
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House Democrats look to delay leadership elections
Gary Shteyngart / New Yorker:
Aftermath: Sixteen Writers on Trump's America
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N. Turkuler Isiksel / Dissent:
Prepare For Regime Change, Not Policy Change
Discussion: Raw Story
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Defying Trump, Chicago will continue as immigrant sanctuary
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President Trump and the Trump Organization are the biggest conflict of interest in US history
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Megyn Kelly: Trump offered me gifts, hotel stays
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