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New York Times:
‘Learning Curve’ as Rick Perry Pursues a Job He Initially Misunderstood  —  WASHINGTON — When President-elect Donald J. Trump offered Rick Perry the job of energy secretary five weeks ago, Mr. Perry gladly accepted, believing he was taking on a role as a global ambassador for the American oil …
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Associated Press:
In Texas, Perry Was ‘All of the Above’ on Energy Production  —  Rick Perry was for “all of the above” on energy production before President Barack Obama embraced the strategy.  —  Years before the Democratic president endorsed all types of energy production — from oil and gas to renewable sources …
Discussion: Politico
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to announce Sonny Perdue for Agriculture  —  President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be the next Agriculture secretary, transition officials have informed POLITICO, making a pick that's likely to please farm groups while angering those who have called for more diversity in his Cabinet.
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Drew Angerer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Breaking: Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief  —  President-elect Donald Trump picked former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday to be his agriculture secretary, tapping a veterinarian-turned-politician who was the state's first Republican governor in more than a century to lead the sprawling department.
Donald Trump / Dallas Morning News:
Trump Cabinet will be the first in decades without a Hispanic member  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's Cabinet is poised to become the first since 1988 without any Hispanic officials — a huge disappointment for members of the nation's second-largest ethnic group — as reports indicate he'll tap former Georgia …
Discussion: The Week and Politicus USA
Reuters:
Trump to name ex-Georgia Governor Perdue as agriculture secretary
Discussion: Washington Times
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:   For the first time since Ronald Reagan, the president's Cabinet won't include a Latino
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
FBI, 5 other agencies probe possible covert Kremlin aid to Trump  —  WASHINGTON  —  The FBI and five other law enforcement and intelligence agencies have collaborated for months in an investigation into Russian attempts to influence the November election, including whether money …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
FBI, other agencies probing possible Russian aid for Trump: report
Discussion: alan.com
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Trump inauguration time, how to watch, and what to expect  —  After more than a year of campaigning, 26 primary and general election debates, and countless press conferences, attack ads, victory speeches, public apologies, and early morning Twitter rants, Donald Trump's inauguration is here.
Discussion: WFXT, Politico and USA Today
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Kiss the ring! GOP Senate candidates told to make nice with Trump
Discussion: RedState
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Obama tells nation: 'I think we're going to be OK'
Discussion: Washington Post
Joe Uchill / The Hill:
Assange lawyer: Manning commutation doesn't meet extradition offer's conditions  —  The attorney for Julian Assange said President Obama's commutation of Chelsea Manning's sentence does not meet the conditions of the WikiLeaks head's offer to be extradited to the United States if Manning were pardoned.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
At Dinner Honoring Mike Pence, Donald Trump Touches Many Bases  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump, in a free-flowing speech Wednesday evening at a dinner honoring his running mate, Mike Pence, jabbed at his new Republican allies and his critics alike, questioned the ethics of …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece  —  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — It was early fall, and Donald J. Trump, behind in the polls, seemed to be preparing a rationale in case a winner like him somehow managed to lose.  “I'm afraid the election is going to be rigged, I have to be honest …
Madison Malone Kircher / New York Magazine:
Is Donald Trump Writing His Inaugural Address from a Mar-a-Lago Receptionist's Desk?  An Investigation … As tends to be the case with the president-elect's social-media statements, there is much to discuss.  First, there's the fact that Trump seems to be drafting his first speech as POTUS with a ... Sharpie.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Comey ‘enthusiastic’ about Bill Clinton probe in 2001, FBI memo says  —  FBI Director James Comey—blamed by many Democrats for costing Hillary Clinton the presidential election last year—was excited about pursuing a criminal investigation into President Bill Clinton's most controversial pardons …
Discussion: Politicus USA
data.giss.nasa.gov:
GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP)  —  The GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) is an estimate of global surface temperature change.  Graphs and tables are updated around the middle of every month using current data files from NOAA GHCN v3 (meteorological stations), ERSST v4 …
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Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:
Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year
Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
U.S. scientists officially declare 2016 the hottest year on record. That makes three in a row.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump pays out $25 million to settle Trump University litigation  —  Days before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take the oath to uphold the Constitution, he has followed through on a more painful obligation: coughing up $25 million to settle litigation over his defunct Trump University real estate seminar program.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Makes $25M Payment To Settle Trump University Fraud Lawsuits
Discussion: CNNMoney
Pew Research Center:
Trump, Clinton Voters Divided in Their Main Source for Election News  —  Fox News was the main source for 40% of Trump voters  —  In the coming days, Americans will follow a single event across a variety of media channels: the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.
Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
An Empty Trump Administration  —  Jonathan Bernstein: “We're two days away from having a new president.  But we're apparently a lot longer than that from having a Trump administration with even a minimally functional ability to govern.”  —  “Overall, out of 690 positions requiring Senate …
Discussion: Washington Post and Bloomberg
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
McConnell breaks with Trump on NATO  —  Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  (R-Ky.) broke with President-elect Donald Trump  —  's position on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Wednesday, calling Russia “a big problem” in an interview with McClatchy.
Discussion: RedState
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump aide: Dems are trying to humiliate Cabinet nominees  —  's close aide Kellyanne Conway on Wednesday blasted Democrats for “trying to embarrass” the incoming administration's Cabinet nominees.  —  “This idea of humiliating and trying to embarrass qualified men and women who just wish …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Madeline Conway / Politico:
Conway: Dems trying to humiliate Cabinet picks
Discussion: Washington Post and Joe.My.God.
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Corker: Full Senate to decide on Tillerson even if panel votes ‘no’  —  (CNN)In an unusual move, Republicans plan on bringing Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state before the full Senate for a vote even if he does not earn the support of the foreign relations panel.
Discussion: Daily Kos, RedState and Slate
Eliot A. Cohen / The American Interest:
Truth in the Age of Trump  —  No one who backed Trump has any excuse for being surprised by what he does.  We all know who and what he is.  —  dmittedly, we fled town for the Inauguration.  —  Quite apart from the security headaches, the road closures, and the not-inconsiderable prospect …
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
For Inauguration Day, Plans for Heavy Security and Big Protests  —  WASHINGTON — Law enforcement officials are in the final stages of sealing off a heavily fortified security zone encompassing the Capitol and the historic National Mall here as they prepare for the inauguration on Friday …
Discussion: The Guardian
 
 
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A top NATO general echoes Trump, calling aspects of alliance ‘obsolete’
Discussion: Power Line and RT
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Distrust and empty desks could stunt Trump's government
Tom Kuntz / RealClearInvestigations:
Trump vs. Media Is Much More Than Meets the Eye
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
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