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4:45 PM ET, January 15, 2017

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Peter J. Boyer / Esquire:
Exclusive: The Trump Administration May Evict the Press from the White House  —  “They are the opposition party,” a senior official says.  —  The upset to the existing order caused by the presidential election has been acutely felt by no one, perhaps, so much it has by the national press.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump team considers evicting press from White House: report
Richard Johnson / Page Six:   Drug testing floated for White House press corps
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Pence: Lewis ‘legitimacy’ comments ‘deeply disappointing’  —  Vice President-elect Mike Pence on Sunday called Rep. John Lewis' comments questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump's presidency “deeply disappointing.”  —  Pence expressed respect for Lewis, a Georgia Democrat and icon …
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Pence defends Trump calling John Lewis a failure to black people  —  Pence seems to believe Trump will be better for black people than one of the most famous civil right leaders.  —  Vice President-elect Mike Pence told Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace Sunday morning that he's “deeply disappointed” …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump no longer expected to visit African American museum on MLK Day: report  —  is reportedly no longer expected to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  —  The president-elect will no longer make the visit on Monday because of scheduling issues …
Discussion: Daily Kos
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Changes Plans on MLK Day Visit To African American History Museum
Eugene Scott / CNN:
These Democrats aren't attending Trump's inauguration
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Reince Priebus resorts to intimidation: ‘The head of the government ethics ought to be careful’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Reince Priebus, chief of staff to President-elect Donald Trump, issued a stern warning to the director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics on Sunday.
Discussion: alan.com
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump aide Reince Priebus warns ethics chief to ‘be careful’  —  Donald Trump's incoming White House chief of staff warned the director of the Office of Government Ethics on Sunday to “be careful” about criticizing Trump's handling of his business conflicts.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Outgoing CIA Chief Rips Into Trump Over Tweets, Russia  —  Outgoing CIA Director John Brennan ripped into Donald Trump on Sunday for “talking and tweeting” about possibly easing sanctions against Russia, saying the president-elect lacks a full understanding of the threat Moscow poses to the United States.
Discussion: Political Wire and alan.com
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump aides deny summit with Putin planned
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 1-15-17: Reince Priebus, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Jason Chaffetz  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on January 15, 2017 and it will be updated.  —  GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: And with that, let me bring in Senator Bernie Sanders, our first guest this morning.
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Daily Mail:
Opera star Andrea Bocelli backs out of singing at Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats  —  Opera star Andrea Bocelli backed out of singing at Donald Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats, The Mail on Sunday has learnt.  —  The revelation came as another singer …
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's approach might seem new, but Arnold Schwarzenegger tried it first.  It was a disaster.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's move into the Oval Office reminds many in Sacramento of the tumult Arnold Schwarzenegger faced as he went from celebrity outsider to California governor.
Washington Post:
Trump transition team says it asked D.C. National Guard general to stay  —  The transition team for President-elect Donald Trump asked the head of the D.C. National Guard to remain in command throughout Inauguration Day after media reports that he would leave in the middle of the ceremony created controversy, the Guard said.
Discussion: Associated Press and Balloon Juice
 
 
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Donna Brazile to Democrats: ‘We failed you’
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Alex Emmons / The Intercept:
Obama Opens NSA's Vast Trove of Warrantless Data to Entire Intelligence Community, Just in Time for Trump
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Judd Apatow Freaking Out Over Donald Trump
Dana Schuster / New York Post:
SEE ALL 323 STORIES  —  Donald Trump may be the future president …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Political Wire
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
It's time to face facts: Obama's presidency was a failure
Zack Stanton / Politico:
How Betsy DeVos Used God and Amway to Take Over Michigan Politics
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Victor Davis Hanson / City Journal:
Trump and the American Divide
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Fox Business:
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Clinton Global Initiative to be discontinued
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
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Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
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