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11:05 AM ET, December 9, 2016

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Donald Trump to Remain Executive Producer on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ (EXCLUSIVE) … Donald Trump will remain an exec producer on NBC's “Celebrity Apprentice,” which is returning Jan. 2 after a two-year hiatus with new host Arnold Schwarzenegger.  —  MGM confirmed to Variety that Trump has retained his EP credit on the series.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Conway On Trump Decision Not To Leave ‘The Apprentice’: Obama Played Golf!  —  Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's former campaign manager, on Friday morning defended the President-elect's decision to stay on as an executive producer of NBC's “The Apprentice,” comparing the move to President Obama's time playing golf.
Discussion: alan.com
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Mark Burnett: I 'have never been a supporter of Donald Trump's candidacy'
Discussion: ABC News
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
After Repeal  —  It's the opportunity Republicans have been awaiting for six years, which invites the obvious question: Are they going to screw it up?  In January, a united Republican Congress and Republican White House will finally have the ability to dispose of Obamacare, the unpopular and destructive health-insurance law.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Paul Ryan: I had a ‘very exciting meeting’ with Trump today  —  Speaker Paul Ryan said he had a “very exciting meeting” with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Friday.  —  “I really enjoyed coming up here and meeting with the president-elect.  We had a great meeting.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and ABC News
New York Times:
Trump Eyes Interior Secretary Spot; He Spent Millions on Campaign and Made Millions Back
Discussion: Public Policy Polling
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Trump Expected to Tap Labor Secretary Who Prefers Foreign Labor to American Workers  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name as his Labor Secretary fast food executive Andy Puzder, who stands diametrically opposed to Trump's signature issues on trade and immigration — which won him the election.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Carrier to ultimately lose some jobs Trump saved: report  —  Carrier will eventually lose some of the 800 jobs President-elect Donald Trump  —  fought to save at the air conditioning and heater manufacturer's Indianapolis plant, according to a new report.  —  United Technologies …
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Chuck Jones / Washington Post:
I'm the union leader Donald Trump attacked. I'm tired of being lied to about our jobs.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Report: Trump down to two candidates for RNC head  —  's field of preferred candidates for chair of the Republican National Committee has narrowed to just two candidates, Politico reported Thursday.  —  Trump is reportedly deciding between Ronna Romney McDaniel, Mitt Romney's niece who's …
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Reuters:
Trump may signal support for Michigan Republican as next party chair
Discussion: Political Wire
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump likely to pick McDaniel to lead RNC
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Trump gets one presidential intelligence briefing a week: sources  —  President-elect Donald Trump is receiving an average of one presidential intelligence briefing a week, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter, far fewer than most of his recent predecessors.
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CBS News:
Trump has declined many intelligence briefings offered to him according to Senate aide
Discussion: Mediaite
Patrick J. Michaels / The Hill:
Trump's EPA pick will make Obama regret his environmental overreach  —  Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt's nomination for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is as clear a signal as the incoming administration can send with regard to its environmental policies.
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Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Scott Pruitt, Trump's Climate-Denying EPA Pick, Is Worse Than You Think
Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Could a Last-Minute Suitor Woo Megyn Kelly Away from Fox News?  —  Despite an offer of more than $20 million from Fox, Kelly appears to be listening to some surprising suitors.  —  On Wednesday morning, Megyn Kelly was once again promoting her new memoir, Settle for More …
Discussion: Mediaite, USA Today, FTVLive and TVNewser
Bloomberg:
Trump Team's Memo Hints at Broad Shake-Up of U.S. Energy Policy  —  Advisers seeking to identify staff involved in climate policy  —  Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are developing plans to reshape Energy Department programs, help keep aging nuclear plants online and identify staff …
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Paid Nearly $2.9 Million to Family-Owned Businesses as Campaign Wound Down  —  Trump also gave $10 million to his campaign in the final weeks of the election  —  President-elect Donald Trump in the final weeks of the election paid nearly $2.9 million to family-owned companies …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Alabama Inmate Executed After Supreme Court Refuses a Stay  —  WASHINGTON — An Alabama inmate was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday after a deadlocked Supreme Court refused to stay his execution, The Associated Press reported.  The inmate, Ronald B. Smith, had been sentenced …
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Graham Rayman / New York Daily News:
Barneys slammed with discrimination suit by black New Jersey couple who say they were hassled when returning scarf, jeans  —  A black couple filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Barneys Thursday — claiming the store hassled them when they tried to return a scarf and a pair of fancy jeans, the Daily News has learned.
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
Good riddance Harry Reid  —  In a Thursday op-ed in the New York Times, Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada wrote ruefully on the occasion of his retirement, addressing what many liberals have described as the “post-truth” world.  After all, how else could they have lost the 2016 election?
Harry Pettit / Daily Mail:
The vibrating smart umbrella that warns you when it's about to rain  —  The humble umbrella has received a modern makeover.  —  A team of former Samsung engineers has developed a smart umbrella which connects directly to users' smartphones.  —  The umbrella tells users when it's going to rain …
Discussion: alan.com
Joe Hallett / The Columbus Dispatch:
John Glenn, American hero, aviation icon and former U.S. senator, dies at 95  —  His legend is other-worldly and now, in his 95th year, that's where John Glenn has gone.  —  An authentic hero and genuine American icon, Glenn died this afternoon surrounded by family at the Ohio State University …
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Sarah Kaplan / Washington Post:
John Glenn and the courage of the Mercury Seven
Discussion: Hot Air
Rae Ellen Bichell / NPR:
Baby Dinosaur's 99 Million-Year-Old Tail, Encased In Amber, Surfaces In Myanmar  —  In 2015, Lida Xing was visiting a market in northern Myanmar when a salesman brought out a piece of amber about the size of a pink rubber eraser.  Inside, he could see a couple of ancient ants and a fuzzy brown tuft that the salesman said was a plant.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump On Cabinet: ‘I Want People That Made A Fortune’ (VIDEO)  —  Donald Trump on Thursday night defended his decision to select several billionaires to serve in his administration, arguing that he wants successful people to be “negotiating” for the country.
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Boeing pledges $1 million for Donald Trump's inaugural events
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
This is what happens when Donald Trump attacks a private citizen on Twitter
Discussion: New York Magazine
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Donald Trump Inaugural Reprises Campaign Slogan in Attempt to Unify Country
Discussion: Politico
Joe Uchill / The Hill:
State of Georgia accuses Homeland Security of attempted hack
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Sources: Former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine being considered for United States Ambassador to Japan
Discussion: USA Today and CBS New York
 Earlier Items: 
Stephanie Susskind / WPTV:
Satanic display causes controversy in Boca Raton
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Republicans ready to launch wide-ranging probe of Russia, despite Trump's stance
Discussion: New York Magazine, AOL, CNN and TheBlaze
Ben Stein / The American Spectator:
They've Gone Insane  —  And hating Trump hasn't made them any nicer either.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
 

 
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