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9:10 AM ET, December 20, 2016

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New York Times:
A Historic Number of Electors Defected, and Most Were Supposed to Vote for Clinton  —  The Electoral College on Monday voted for Donald J. Trump to win the presidency.  Seven electors, the most ever, voted for someone other than their party's nominee.  —  Of 306 electors pledged to vote for Donald J. Trump
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CNN:
Electors remain faithful to Trump and select him as official winner  —  (CNN)Donald Trump has surpassed the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College, the next step in the official process to become President.  —  Trump received 304 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton's 224.
New York Times:
Time to End the Electoral College  —  By overwhelming majorities, Americans would prefer to elect the president by direct popular vote, not filtered through the antiquated mechanism of the Electoral College.  They understand, on a gut level, the basic fairness of awarding the nation's highest office …
New York Times:   Electoral College Settles Donald Trump's Victory, but Little Else
The Local:
LIVE: Berlin police ‘unsure’ if they have right man for truck attack  —  Live updates from Berlin after a truck ploughed into a Christmas market on Monday night, killing 12 people and injuring 48.  — A large truck drove into a crowded Christmas market in west Berlin at around 8.30pm on Monday evening.
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CNN:
Berlin Christmas market attack suspect a refugee, security sources say
Darran Simon / CNN:
Berlin police: 9 dead, at least 50 injured in truck crash
Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
Inside the Desperate, Year-Long Hunt to Find Donald Trump's Rumored Apprentice Outtakes  —  Throughout the election, both the media and the Clinton camp were obsessed by outtakes from the reality show, amid allegations of hair-raising things said by the now president-elect.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Gingrich: Congress should change ethics laws for Trump  —  Newt Gingrich has a take on how Donald Trump can keep from running afoul of U.S. ethics laws: Change the ethics laws.  —  Trump is currently grappling with how to sufficiently disentangle himself from his multibillion-dollar business …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Gingrich suggests Trump pardon advisers who break the law
Discussion: RedState
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Gingrich Suggests Trump Simply Pardon Family That Breaks Anti-Nepotism Law
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
Austrian Far-Right Politicians Travel to Moscow to Grease Ties Between Trump, Putin  —  If Putin can't mend ties with European governments, he'll at least always have its far-right parties.  On Monday, the leaders of Austria's far-right Freedom party, fresh off an election loss …
Discussion: The Week and Bloomberg
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Alison Smale / New York Times:
Austria's Far Right Signs a Cooperation Pact With Putin's Party  —  BERLIN — The leader of the Austrian far-right Freedom Party has signed what he called a cooperation agreement with Russia's ruling party and recently met with Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, the designated national security adviser …
Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity:
Donald Trump's sons behind nonprofit selling access to president-elect  —  New Texas-based group not legally required to disclose its donors  —  A new Texas nonprofit led by Donald Trump's grown sons is offering access to the freshly-minted president during inauguration weekend …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's OMB pick seems poised to ignite a worldwide financial crisis  —  It's not the sexiest White House job.  But it might soon be among the most dangerous.  —  Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump tapped Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to be his director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Discussion: Rewire and New York Magazine
New York Times:
Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara  —  ISTANBUL — Russia's ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting “God is great!” and “don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria!” in what Russia called a terrorist attack.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Democrats Had a Knife, and the G.O.P. Had a Gun  —  President Obama and Gov. Pat McCrory of North Carolina don't agree on many policy questions.  But they have found themselves facing a similar political situation this year.  And their very different reactions capture the deep — and alarming …
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
How Republicans' frightening power play in North Carolina will go national
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and Vox
John Sharp / al.com:
Mobile official apologizes for Christmas tree at Trump rally removed from public park  —  President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Mobile, Ala. In the background is a large cedar tree that was cut down at Public Safety Memorial Park …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump's vow to overturn DACA could cost US billions: report  —  's plans to overturn President Obama's executive order protecting illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children could cost the country tens of billions of dollars, according to a new study.
Discussion: CNNMoney and alan.com
Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Can Republican senators get to 60 seats in 2018?  —  (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)  —  The GOP's strong 2016 election showing raises a crucial question: Do Republicans have any chance of netting eight Senate seats - and a filibuster-proof majority - in 2018?
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep's Vision Of Post-ACA World: You Wait To Treat Your Kid's Broken Arm  —  A Republican congressman outlined the way he would like to see the health care system operate if Obamacare is repealed, as GOP lawmakers are promising.  It is a brave new world in which parents would wait …
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Shandra Martinez / MLive.com:
Son's broken arm: Bill Huizenga says people must be responsible for own health care costs
Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Under political pressure, Kuwait cancels major event at Four Seasons, switches to Trump's D.C. hotel  —  After Election Day, everything changed.  —  By Judd Legum and Kira Lerner  —  The Embassy of Kuwait allegedly cancelled a contract with a Washington, D.C. hotel days after the presidential election …
Neil Eggleston / Blog Daily Listings RSS:
President Obama Grants 153 Commutations and 78 Pardons to Individuals Deserving of a Second Chance  —  Today, President Obama granted clemency to 231 deserving individuals — the most individual acts of clemency granted in a single day by any president in this nation's history.
 
 
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New York Times:
Trump's Treasury Pick Moves in Secretive Hedge Fund Circles
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Dallas Cops Have No Record Of Eichenwald Police Report
Discussion: Instapundit and twitchy.com
Todd Cort / Washington Post:
The electoral college is thwarting our ability to battle global warming
Discussion: BizPac Review
Ivan Nechepurenko / New York Times:
In Russia, Dozens Die After Drinking Alcohol Substitute
Discussion: Gizmodo
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
The persistence of “locker room talk”
Discussion: Althouse
Los Angeles Times:
Responding to Trump, L.A. proposes $10-million legal defense fund for immigrants facing deportation
Discussion: NPR and KTLA
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Judge Orders Release of Some Documents Related to Clinton Email Inquiry
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Uber admits to self-driving car ‘problem’ in bike lanes as safety concerns mount
Discussion: The Verge
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Judicial panel clears California judge who gave lenient sentence in Stanford sexual assault
Discussion: Mercury News, Law News and The Root
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Pressure grows on McConnell for special Russia hacking probe
Discussion: Politicus USA and KET
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Majority of Americans Pessimistic or Uncertain About Trump Presidency
Discussion: CNBC and Opinion Today
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump dines with Carlos Slim as relations warm with Mexican leaders
Discussion: New York Times and Mediaite
Erin McCann / New York Times:
Red Wine Hot Chocolate Is a Thing, and It's (Surprisingly) Delicious
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones Warns Trump That The CIA Is Trying To “Assassinate” The President-Elect
Discussion: Politicus USA