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8:55 PM ET, November 29, 2016

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New York Times:
Steven Mnuchin Is Donald Trump's Expected Choice for Treasury Secretary  —  WASHINGTON — Steven Terner Mnuchin, a financier with deep roots on Wall Street and in Hollywood but no government experience, is expected to be named Donald J. Trump's Treasury secretary as soon as Wednesday, sources close to the transition say.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump's ‘Thank You Tour’ Said to Start in Ohio on Thursday  —  Aide says the lap through swing states isn't victory tour  —  Republican credited rallies for win over Hillary Clinton  —  President-elect Donald Trump will begin a “Thank You Tour” on Thursday in Cincinnati …
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Donald Trump expected to pick Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary
Discussion: The Week and TheBlaze
Bloomberg:   Goldman's Cohn Set to Meet With Trump Amid Transition Talks
Ben White / Politico:
Trump to pick Mnuchin for Treasury secretary
Discussion: ABC News
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Treasury Contender Allison: Meeting Trump ‘Like a Job Interview’
Discussion: New York Times
U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana:
Donnelly Announces He Will Oppose Nomination of Tom Price for HHS Secretary, Cites Medicare Privatization  —  Senator has been staunch supporter of Medicare and vocal opponent of efforts to end Medicare as we know it  —  Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
How Many People Just Voted Themselves Out of Health Care?  (Updated) (Updated again) (And again)  —  My original update was right!  Screwed up dates.  So it's back to around 5 1/2 million Trump chumps.  —  As Greg Sargent points out, the choice of Tom Price for HHS probably means the death of Obamacare.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Here's how Trump's HHS pick wants to replace Obamacare
Discussion: Townhall.com and Instapundit
David Dayen / The Nation:
Donald Trump Is Coming for Your Medicare
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Trump names Rep. Tom Price as next HHS secretary
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obamacare is probably toast. And a lot of poor, white Trump voters will get hurt by it.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Dem senator: I'll ‘beat the hell out of you’ for burning flag  —  (D-W.Va.) lashed out at flag burning on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump  —  raised the issue.  —  “It's a First Amendment right, but you do it in front of me, I'm going to beat the hell out of you,” Manchin said, according to a Roll Call reporter.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump calls for jailing, revoking citizenship of flag-burners
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell pushes back at Trump on flag-burning comments
Discussion: Political Wire
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
McMullin: All Americans must stand up to Trump
Southern Poverty Law Center:
Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election  —  Just a week before the November 8th election, attackers set a church in Greenville, Mississippi, on fire.  The historically black church was targeted in what authorities believe was an act of voter intimidation …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Elaine Chao tapped to be Trump's Transportation secretary  —  Former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao was nominated on Tuesday by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Department of Transportation.  —  Chao ran the Labor Department under the George W. Bush administration.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:   Rep. Lou Barletta under consideration for labor secretary
Associated Press:
The Latest: Stein Delivers $3.5 Million for Wis. Recount
Discussion: Politico
Jamie Satterfield / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Next Slide  —  More than 14,000 people had been evacuated from Gatlinburg alone, with hundreds of them seeking refuge in emergency shelters.  —  Beason and Hensley, who arrived in East Tennessee a month ago from Mississippi and were staying at the Bedrock Motel, said they left …
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CNN:
Gatlinburg fires: The worst is over, officials say
Discussion: Rare and The Federalist
Susan Page / USA Today:
Gingrich calls Trump tweet about vote fraud a big mistake  —  WASHINGTON — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich calls Donald Trump a potentially transformative president.  But he shouldn't have sent out that tweet alleging election fraud.  —  In an interview Tuesday with Capital Download …
Amanda Taub / New York Times:
How Stable Are Democracies?  ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’  —  WASHINGTON — Yascha Mounk is used to being the most pessimistic person in the room.  Mr. Mounk, a lecturer in government at Harvard, has spent the past few years challenging one of the bedrock assumptions of Western politics …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Hannity: Trump doesn't need a White House press office  —  Fox News personality Sean Hannity on Monday said President-elect Donald Trump  —  does not need press in the White House.  —  Hannity, a longtime Trump supporter, blasted the mainstream media during his interview with radio host Matt Boyle …
Discussion: RedState
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John Hayward / Breitbart:
Sean Hannity: People Don't Need ‘Fake News’ Corporate Media Anymore; Landscape Shifting to Breitbart, Drudge, Talk Radio
Discussion: Mediaite and Politicus USA
AJ Vicens / Mother Jones:
The Republican Governor of North Carolina Has Finally Run Out of Options  —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Monday night dismissed the bulk of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory's ballot challenges in the disputed governor's race.  Their ruling, along with a vote difference …
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Veterans to Serve as ‘Human Shields’ for Dakota Pipeline Protesters  —  As many as 2,000 veterans planned to gather next week at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota to serve as “human shields” for protesters who have for months clashed with the police over the construction of an oil pipeline, organizers said.
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Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity:
Donald Trump offering huge perks for inauguration donors  —  President-elect offering access, luxury in exchange for big money  —  Donald Trump's inaugural committee is offering huge perks — prime tickets, luxurious lodging, access to the president-elect himself — in exchange for six …
JJ Gallagher / ABC News:
‘GMA’ Exclusive: Husband of Sherri Papini Speaks Out About His Family's Ordeal  —  The husband of a Sherri Papini, a California mom who went missing for three weeks after allegedly being kidnapped while out for a jog, is speaking out about his family's ordeal in an exclusive statement to “Good Morning America.”
CNBC:
New York Times subscription growth soars tenfold, adding 132,000, after Trump's win  —  Despite endorsing Hillary Clinton and enduring Donald Trump's repeated criticisms, The New York Times said paid subscriptions online and in print have soared since Election Day.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Future of the American Center  —  Over the past few decades, party loyalty has been the defining feature of national politics.  Especially in the House but even in the Senate, members deferred to their party leaders.  Congress as a whole deferred to the presidency.
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Trump picks Seema Verma to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday morning picked the founder and CEO of a health policy consulting firm, Seema Verma, to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
 
 
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John W. Miller / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump to Name Wilbur Ross as Commerce Secretary, Transition Official Says
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
Lawmakers Drop Plan Requiring Women to Register for Draft
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Belgium and the Netherlands Swap Land, and Remain Friends
Discussion: PRI and FiveThirtyEight
Elana Schor / Politico:
Graham challenges Trump to prove claims of voter fraud
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Alice Miranda Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Republicans block program to register 2 million Illinois voters
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
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Addy Baird / Politico:
4 elected officials arrested at Fight for $15 rally
Discussion: ThinkProgress and New York Times
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
BET founder says Trump is not a racist, and stocks are right to rally post-election
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House GOP leader: Repeal ObamaCare now, replace it later
Discussion: RedState
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump and Bloomberg seek to bury the hatchet in lengthy phone call
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Dems brace for Wednesday's secret ballot