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11:30 AM ET, December 6, 2016

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Christopher Suprun / New York Times:
Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Donald Trump  —  Dallas — I am a Republican presidential elector, one of the 538 people asked to choose officially the president of the United States.  Since the election people have asked me to change my vote based on policy disagreements with Donald J. Trump.
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Message Sparks Anger in China  —  President-elect's Taiwan call, tweets signal his approach will be more adversarial  —  The verbal confrontation between President-elect Donald Trump and the Chinese government escalated on Monday, as China responded harshly to attacks by Mr. Trump on its economic and security positions.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Cancel Boeing's Air Force One contract  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the cancellation of a Defense Department contract with Boeing to build the next generation of presidential aircraft, decrying the deal as too expensive.  —  “Boeing is building a brand …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says Boeing's Air Force One Order Should Be Canceled  —  President-elect says costs ‘are totally out of control’  —  Pentagon is looking to replace existing presidential fleet  —  President-elect Donald Trump said the latest Air Force One order should be canceled …
Discussion: Mediaite and Towleroad
Andrew Hanna / Politico:
Flynn under fire for fake news  —  As Donald Trump's national security adviser, retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn will have to advise the president of the veracity of foreign and domestic threats, separating those that require immediate policy action from propaganda or misinformation.
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Allan Smith / Business Insider:
Michael Flynn's son spars with Jake Tapper over fake ‘pizzagate’ story that led armed man to go to restaurant
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Pentagon buries evidence of $125 billion in bureaucratic waste  —  The Pentagon has buried an internal study that exposed $125 billion in administrative waste in its business operations amid fears Congress would use the findings as an excuse to slash the defense budget, according to interviews …
Detroit News:
Half of Detroit votes may be ineligible for recount  —  One-third of precincts in Wayne County could be disqualified from an unprecedented statewide recount of presidential election results because of problems with ballots.  —  Michigan's largest county voted overwhelmingly …
Eric Greitens / Facebook:
Tonight, my wife Sheena—the mother of my two boys, and the future First Lady of Missouri—was robbed at gunpoint not far from our home.  —  She is safe—but shaken.  We are grateful for the men and women of law enforcement.  Their response was swift and skilled, and we thank God for their presence tonight.
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Fox News:
Missouri governor-elect's wife robbed at gunpoint; three suspects arrested
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Trump's Carrier deal is wildly popular  —  Donald Trump's first major action as president-elect — the deal he and Vice President-elect Mike Pence struck last week with Carrier Corp. — is earning high marks from American voters, a new Politico/Morning Consult poll shows.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Pence to keynote Heritage Foundation event at Trump's D.C. hotel
Discussion: RedState and Talking Points Memo
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Biden raises possibility of 2020 presidential bid  —  Vice President Biden on Monday raised the possibility of a presidential bid in 2020.  —  “I am going to run in 2020,” Biden told a group of reporters in the Capitol when asked about his political future.  “What the hell man, anyway.”
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
Joe Biden predicts he will run for president in 2020, adds that he is not yet ‘committed’
Discussion: AOL and The Root
CNN:
Joe Biden leaves the door open for a 2020 run
Office of Media Relations:
GW Battleground Poll  —  President-elect Donald Trump and His Proposed Policies  —  Donald Trump's public image has notably improved since winning the presidency in November, according to the latest George Washington University Battleground Poll.  Read the full press release.  —  Previous Editions
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
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Office of Media Relations:
New GW Battleground Poll: Public Opinion of Trump Improves; Voters Don't Think He'll Build a Wall at Mexican Border
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie's approval hits record low; most say he should have been charged for Bridgegate  —  Gov. Chris Christie is just one point away from tying the record for worst approval rating of any New Jersey governor in memory.  —  And an overwhelming majority of New Jersey voters …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Eschaton
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
GOP Leadership to Delay Donald Trump's Election-Winning Priorities  —  A top ally of House Speaker Paul Ryan has outlined the GOP leadership's strategy to isolate and block President Donald Trump's populist campaign promises, likely including his popular immigration reforms.
New York Post:
Kerry 'fesses up about Obama's ‘red line’  —  Secretary of State John Kerry told a painful truth on Sunday, admitting that President Obama's “red line” fiasco in Syria “cost us significantly” by leading other nations to see America as weak.  —  Obama drew the line in August 2012 …
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Black Activists Launch Monthly Fee System For Whites To Pay Blacks  —  Liberal black activists have launched a monthly “subscription box” designed for white people to “to not only financially support Black femme freedom fighters, but also complete measurable tasks in the fight against white supremacy.”
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
Carlie Kollath Wells / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Joe McKnight's shooter, Ronald Gasser, arrested on manslaughter charge: jail records  —  Ronald Gasser, the man authorities say shot former NFL player Joe McKnight during a road rage incident, was arrested Monday (Dec. 5) on a manslaughter charge, according to the jail records from Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.
 
 
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Carson's nonexistent governing experience? Not a problem.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
New pro-Trump group takes form, with Kellyanne Conway possibly at the helm
Discussion: Political Wire and BizPac Review
Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
SEIU Texas Declares Bankruptcy After Losing Millions to Company
Discussion: Hot Air and Liberty Unyielding
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's GOP takeover begins
Discussion: Cincinnati.com and Raw Story
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Obama to warn against waterboarding as Trump prepares for office
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Joseph P. Fried / New York Times:
Leonard B. Sand, Judge in Landmark Yonkers Segregation Case, Dies at 88
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Exclusive: Tony Blair sees dangerous times ahead for Western democracies
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Freedom Caucus opposes GOP's Obamacare replacement plan
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Rush: If done right, a gigantic infrastructure stimulus could be popular and an economic boon
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German Lopez / Vox:
Pizzagate, the fake news conspiracy theory that led a gunman to DC's Comet Ping Pong, explained
 

 
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