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6:50 PM ET, January 16, 2017

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Manu Raju / CNN:
First on CNN: Trump's cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it  —  Tom Price in 60 seconds Story highlights  —  Washington (CNN)Rep. Tom Price last year purchased shares in a medical device manufacturer days before introducing legislation that would have directly benefited …
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I. Arrests Wife of Killer in Orlando Mass Shooting  —  WASHINGTON — The wife of the man who carried out a deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, Fla., has been arrested in connection with the mass shooting, a law enforcement official said Monday.  —  Noor Salman was taken into custody …
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CBS News:
Noor Salman, widow of Orlando massacre shooter Omar Mateen, arrested in San Francisco  —  The widow of Omar Mateen, the shooter in the Orlando nightclub massacre, has been arrested in San Francisco, sources tell CBS News.  —  Noor Salman is facing charges of aiding and abetting …
Mike Arroyo / Fox News:
FBI arrests wife of Orlando nightclub killer Omar Mateen
CNN:
Orlando shooting: Omar Mateen's wife arrested
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Washington Times:
Monica Crowley to forgo post in Trump White House  —  GOP foreign policy adviser Monica Crowley said Monday she will relinquish the senior job she'd been poised to take in the Trump White House.  —  Ms. Crowley, who had been tapped to be senior director of strategic communications …
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CNNMoney:
Monica Crowley bows out of Trump administration post following plagiarism revelations  —  Monica Crowley bows out of Trump post after plagiarism revelations  —  Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role …
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump national security spokeswoman Monica Crowley to forgo post amid plagiarism charges
Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Monica Crowley not taking role in Trump administration
Discussion: ABC News, New York Post and IJR
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
European leaders shocked as Trump slams NATO and E.U., raising fears of transatlantic split  —  BRUSSELS — European leaders grappled with the jolting reality of President-elect Donald Trump's skepticism of the European Union on Monday, saying they might have to stand without the United States at their side during the Trump presidency.
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Justin Huggler / Telegraph:
Germany hits out at Donald Trump after he labels Nato ‘obsolete’ and threatens car makers with 35pc tariffs
Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air and Reuters
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Case for Not Being Crybabies  —  Last week I watched a conversation on MSNBC in which the anchor asked a guest whether it wasn't a problem that Buzzfeed had published the Trump ‘dossier’ because this would now give Trump some credibility in dismissing any reporting he didn't like as “fake news”.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
CNN to Sean Spicer: Jim Acosta ‘has our complete support’  —  The Trump transition team's calls for an apology from CNN correspondent Jim Acosta are being met by something else: a strong statement from CNN supporting Acosta.  —  “Being persistent and asking tough questions is his job …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
With All Due Disrespect  —  As a young man, Congressman John Lewis, who represents most of Atlanta, literally put his life on the line in pursuit of justice.  As a key civil rights leader, he endured multiple beatings.  Most famously, he led the demonstration that came to be known as Bloody Sunday …
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Tampa Bay Times:
Marco Rubio still mulling vote on Tillerson confirmation
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Springsteen band cancels inaugural gig out of ‘respect’ for Bruce  —  The B Street Band, a Bruce Springsteen cover group, has canceled its slated performance at the New Jersey State Society's Thursday night ball marking President-elect Donald Trump  —  's inauguration.
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
More than 4 in 10 say Trump should sell his businesses — but even more say he shouldn't, poll finds  —  A narrow majority of Americans say Donald Trump should not have to sell his businesses to separate them from his duties as president — but a large majority say the president-elect …
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Public Splits on Trump's Ethics Compliance; Three-Quarters Want Tax Returns Released (POLL)
Discussion: Common Dreams and Mediaite
Steve Neavling / Motor City Muckraker:
Audio: Mayor Fouts compares black people to ‘chimps,’ ridicules women  —  Join us on Facebook for exclusive stories in metro Detroit.  —  Warren Mayor Jim Fouts used the n-word, compared black people to “chimps” and called old women “dried-up c**ts” in new audio recordings obtained exclusively by Motor City Muckraker.
Discussion: Raw Story
TMZ.com:
Obamas Jet to Palm Springs After Inauguration  —  President Obama and Michelle Obama will be leaving frigid Washington D.C. for sunny Palm Springs ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told when the First Family leaves the Capitol after the inauguration, they'll take a chopper …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump vows ‘insurance for everybody’ in Obamacare replacement plan  —  President-elect Donald Trump said in a weekend interview that he is nearing completion of a plan to replace President Obama's signature health-care law with the goal of “insurance for everybody,” while also vowing …
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Matthew Sheffield / Salon:
The alt-right eats its own: Neo-Nazi podcaster “Mike Enoch” quits after doxxers reveal his wife is Jewish  —  Bad day for the Fourth Reich: Founder of popular alt-right blog The Right Stuff resigns after foes expose him  —  Donald Trump hasn't even taken office yet, but the racist alt-right movement …
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Before presidential run, Trump called Russia the ‘biggest problem’ and geopolitical foe of U.S.
Discussion: Mediaite and alan.com
New York Times:
For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Obama Loves Martin Luther King's Great Quote—But He Uses It Incorrectly
Discussion: TheBlaze
Robert Charles / Fox News:
To preview the Trump presidency, look at the confirmation hearings for his cabinet picks
Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
That Time Trump Sued Bill Maher After Joke About His Mom Having Sex with Orangutan
Discussion: Mediaite
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Cioffi / Raleigh News & Observer:
Gov. Roy Cooper's Medicaid expansion plan temporarily blocked
Discussion: Daily Kos
The White House:
Statement by the President on the One-Year Anniversary of Implementation Day Under the Joint …
Discussion: The Guardian and Business Insider
Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
Obama's Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books
Discussion: Political Wire
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump
 

 
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