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9:35 AM ET, November 16, 2016

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The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's Transition Team, Or Lack Thereof, Is Causing Real Panic  —  The self-proclaimed government outsider is having trouble finding people to run the government.  —  Senior Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Donald Trump's transition team is nearing a state of stasis …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Transition Team Reshaped  —  Vice President-elect Mike Pence drops lobbyists; former Intelligence panel head Mike Rogers ousted  —  WASHINGTON—Another round of staff changes buffeted President-elect Donald Trump's transition team Tuesday amid resistance from within …
Reuters:
Immigration hardliner says Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry  —  An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval.
Mark Abadi / Business Insider:
All lobbyists have been cut from Trump's transition team  —  Vice President-elect Mike Pence reportedly ordered the removal of all lobbyists from president-elect Donald Trump's transition team, The Wall Street Journal wrote on Tuesday night.  —  The decision was one of Pence's first since formally taking over the team's lead role.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Transition Turmoil  —  NOTABLES  —LOW-LEVEL STAFFER REQUESTED SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR TRUMP'S KIDS: The Trump transition team is saying that a low-level staffer requested security clearances for three of Donald Trump's children, according to a top aide.
Discussion: CNNMoney and New York Magazine
ABC News:
Low-Level Staffer Requested Security Clearances for Trump's Kids: Sources  —  The Trump transition team is saying that a low-level staffer requested security clearances for three of Donald Trump's children, according to a top aide.  —  According to the aide, the request was made …
Discussion: RedState
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Key figures purged from Trump transition team
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Power Line
Eliot A. Cohen / Washington Post:
I told conservatives to work for Trump.  One talk with his team changed my mind.  —  Eliot A. Cohen is the author of the forthcoming “The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.”  He served as counselor of the State Department from 2007 to 2009.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Here's How Bad It Is  —  Here are two paragraphs from a piece just out from The Washington Post you really need to read right now. … Here's the rest of the article.  —  Let's review.  Michael Flynn was fired by the Obama administration.  He cowrote a book with Michael Ledeen.
Jerry Markon / Washington Post:
Trump faces growing tension with key Republicans over national security issues
Associated Press:
Amid Strains, Trump Says Only He Knows Finalists for Cabinet
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Twitter suspends alt-right accounts  —  Twitter released a new set of tools on Tuesday that could finally stop the unregulated craziness that happens on Twitter.  The ‘Mute Words’ feature gives the user the ability to mute certain words, phrases, hashtags, emojis, or usernames.
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
There's No Such Thing as a Good Trump Voter  —  People voted for a racist who promised racist outcomes.  They don't deserve your empathy.  —  Donald Trump ran a campaign of racist demagoguery against Muslim Americans, Hispanic immigrants, and black protesters.
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Poll finds tempered optimism after Trump victory, but doubts about mandate
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
As Trump Leaves Press Behind for Steak Dinner, Incoming Admin Already Showing Lack of Transparency  —  Donald Trump Ditches Press, Steps Out for Dinner 0:47  —  In a highly unusual move, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday night left his Manhattan residence without notifying …
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Jeffrey Katzenberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Jeffrey Katzenberg Pens Open Letter to Hollywood After Trump Victory  —  One of the industry's Democratic leaders, the Hillary Clinton supporter writes for THR about her “heart-wrenching” loss and his cautious optimism: “Whatever path President-elect Trump chooses, the way of Candidate Trump will not be our way.”
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Ted Cruz Considered by Trump for Attorney General  —  Texas Senator ran unsuccessfully against Trump in primary  —  Trump gave Cruz the name ‘Lyin Ted’ during Republican contest  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to serve as U.S. attorney general …
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
California Sen. Barbara Boxer files long shot bill to scrap the Electoral College system  —  Retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) filed legislation Tuesday to abolish the Electoral College in light of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote but still losing the election.
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Maajid Nawaz / The Daily Beast:
Keith Ellison Is a Muslim—and the Man to Lead the Democrats Into the Future  —  LONDON—Love did not Trump hate.  Whichever way you voted, that statement stands, because even some of those who may have raised this pro-Hillary slogan have been out on the streets doing a disservice to peaceful anti-Trump protestors, by rioting.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
DNC charter requires chairman be full time
Discussion: Hot Air
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Obama: Trump and I ‘could not be more different’  —  In a speech extolling the virtues of democracy in the country credited with inventing it, President Barack Obama said the election of Donald Trump as his successor should serve as a reminder of the importance of the governing values cherished by both the United States and Greece.
Discussion: The Week
WBTV-TV:
Former deputy director will receive county benefits despite racist Facebook posts  —  A deputy director of Shelby County Corrections Center resigned after posting offensive messages to his personal Facebook page.  —  A WMC Action News 5 viewer sent photos of the two controversial posts David Barber …
Discussion: Slate, The Root and Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Politico:
How Donald Trump might have saved Paul Ryan's job  —  Days before the presidential election, Freedom Caucus Chairman Jim Jordan called a small group of his closest House colleagues to deliver the news: The ringleader of the conservative agitators would soon mount a challenge to House Speaker Paul Ryan.
Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Trump Won the Election, but 3 Manhattan Buildings Will Lose His Name  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump will not be sworn in for two more months, but as of next week, the big gold letters spelling out his name will be removed from three large apartment buildings on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, tenants were told on Tuesday.
Discussion: Guardian and Liberty Unyielding
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Carpe Diem, Mr. Trump  —  Forgive, but do not forget, and be the strong horse. … The Latin poet Horace's advice of carpe diem— to seize the day and not worry about tomorrow — should be Trump's transitional guide.  —  The attacks on Trump won't even wait until he takes office …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Donald Trump, Help Heal the Planet's Climate Change Problem  —  Well, you won.  You were not my choice, but you're soon going to be my president.  I have no intention of forgetting or forgiving the abhorrent things you said and did during the campaign.  They hurt real people …
 
 
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
How Bannon flattered and coaxed Trump on policies key to the alt-right
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems delay vote on picking leaders
Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
Student group at Cal State Northridge boasts of ‘shutting down’ speech by award-winning scholar
Discussion: The College Fix
Ed Klein / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Blow up!  Days before losing the election Hillary and Bill had a screaming match …
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Clinton camp blames white female ‘internalized misogyny’ for loss
Discussion: TheBlaze and Mediaite
John Binder / Breitbart:
African-Americans and whites continue to be the largest targets of hate crimes which are most common …
Discussion: Hot Air
 Earlier Items: 
Matt Walker / Pat McCrory for Governor:
Hundreds of Fraudulent Cooper Ballots Discovered, Challenged In Bladen County
Discussion: RedState and Joe.My.God.
Ruy Teixeira / Vox:
Trump's coalition won the demographic battle. It'll still lose the war.
Wichita Eagle:
Kris Kobach - Trump's attorney general?
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Breitbart News planning lawsuit against ‘major media company’