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7:05 PM ET, November 23, 2016

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Philissa Cramer / Chalkbeat:
What a Betsy DeVos appointment can tell us about Trump's education plans  —  Update: President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Michigan philanthropist Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary.  —  DeVos, an advocate for school vouchers, has chaired the Michigan Republican party and played …
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Chad Livengood / Detroit News:
Trump picks Betsy DeVos for education secretary post  —  Lansing — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he intends to appoint West Michigan GOP mega donor and philanthropist Betsy DeVos to be his education secretary, putting an ardent supporter of school choice in charge of the nation's education policy.
New York Times:
Trump Diversifies Cabinet; Picks Nikki Haley and Betsy DeVos  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump named two prominent Republican women to cabinet posts on Wednesday, recruiting Betsy DeVos, a prominent Republican philanthropist and educational activist, as education secretary …
Mother Jones:   They beat Big Labor in its own backyard. Next up: your state?
Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:
Trump Selects Charter School Advocate Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
Discussion: Towleroad and NBC News
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Trump picks billionaire Betsy DeVos, school voucher advocate, as education secretary
Discussion: Vox and Diane Ravitch's blog
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump To Name Betsy DeVos, School Vouchers Champion, Education Secretary
Discussion: Balloon Juice
J. Alex Halderman:
Want to Know if the Election was Hacked?  Look at the Ballots  —  You may have read at NYMag that I've been in discussions with the Clinton campaign about whether it might wish to seek recounts in critical states.  That article, which includes somebody else's description of my views …
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Eric Geller / Politico:
Citing ‘reported hacks,’ Jill Stein says she'll file for recounts in three states  —  Jill Stein's presidential campaign announced Wednesday that it plans to file for recounts in three key states if it can raise enough money.  —  “After a divisive and painful presidential race,” …
Discussion: Business Insider, ABC News and Mashable
FiveThirtyEight:
Demographics, Not Hacking, Explain The Election Results  —  According to a report Tuesday in New York Magazine, a group of computer scientists and election lawyers have approached the Hillary Clinton campaign with evidence they believe suggests the election might have been hacked to make it appear …
Leonard Greene / New York Daily News:
Election results may have been hacked in three swing states Trump won, activists want Clinton to seek recount
New York Times:
Donald Trump's New York Times Interview: Full Transcript  —  Following is a transcript of President-elect Donald J. Trump's interview on Tuesday with reporters, editors and opinion columnists from The New York Times.  The transcription was prepared by Liam Stack, Jonah Engel Bromwich, Karen Workman and Tim Herrera of The Times.
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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’  —  Nasa's Earth science division is set to be stripped of funding as the president-elect seeks to shift focus away from home in favor of deep space exploration  —  Donald Trump is poised to eliminate …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump offers housing secretary job to man who wants to gut law banning housing discrimination  —  It would be a bonanza for banks if he succeeds.  —  Remember Dr. Ben Carson, the genius brain surgeon who spent most of his presidential campaign acting as a living demonstration of why great success …
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Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson Being Considered for HUD Secretary Post  —  Former Republican presidential candidate said he had ‘serious discussions’ with Trump transition team  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering former GOP presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson for the head …
Reuters:
Trump has not offered Carson U.S. housing post: spokesman
Discussion: RedState
Katie Hall / Austin American-Statesman:
Burnet County judge apologizes for ‘time for a tree and a rope’ comment  —  The top elected official in Burnet County commented on Facebook that it is “time for a tree and a rope” in a post regarding the arrest of the man suspected of killing San Antonio police Det.
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Jay Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Jr. Held Talks on Syria With Russia Supporters  —  Disclosure of the Paris meetings in October could heighten focus on the president-elect's desire to cooperate with the Kremlin  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump's eldest son, emerging as a potential envoy for the president-elect …
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Former Sanders Spokeswoman: “We Don't Need White People Leading The Democratic Party”  —  Symone Sanders, former spokeswoman for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, appeared on CNN Wednesday afternoon to weigh in on the future of the DNC and the Democratic party.
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Former Sanders Spox: 'We Don't Need White People Leading the Democratic Party'
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Robert De Niro changes tune on Trump  —  Robert De Niro is striking a more diplomatic tone regarding President-elect Donald Trump  —  , whom he previously said he'd like to “punch ... in the face.”  —  “I would only say that we're all hoping, waiting and hoping, that he will lead the country …
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Gov. Nikki Haley picked to become UN ambassador, sources say … COLUMBIA — President-elect Donald Trump is picking South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to become his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, The Post and Courier has learned.  —  The move, expected Wednesday …
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Ian Kullgren / Politico:
Obama appears to take shot at Trump during turkey pardon  —  President Barack Obama seemed to take a veiled shot at President-elect Donald Trump and his alt-right supporters Wednesday at the annual White House turkey pardoning, telling attendees in the Rose Garden to remember that diversity is one of the America's greatest strengths.
Discussion: Vox
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
Key adviser claims Elton John will play at Trump's inauguration  —  Elton John will perform at Donald Trump's inauguration, claimed a key adviser, who championed the billionaire as the first president ever to enter the White House with a “pro-gay rights” stance.
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
Trump adviser received salary from charity while steering Breitbart News  —  Donald Trump's chief White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon accepted $376,000 in pay over four years for working 30 hours a week at a tiny tax-exempt charity in Tallahassee while also serving as the hands-on executive chairman of Breitbart News Network.
Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Police: East End shooter said ‘another piece of trash off the street’ … The 62-year-old man accused of shooting and killing an unarmed teenager on Charleston's East End Monday night was not allowed to have a gun, because of a previous domestic violence conviction.
Discussion: AOL and The Root
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Soros pledges $10M to fight hate crimes  —  Billionaire Democratic donor George Soros says he will commit $10 million from his personal foundation to fight a rise of hate crimes he links to President-elect Donald Trump  —  's “incendiary rhetoric.”  —  Soros, a business magnate and Holocaust survivor …
Discussion: alan.com and New York Times
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
NY Lawmaker Names Bill To Ban Conversion Therapy After Mike Pence  —  A New York legislator has introduced a bill that would ban the practice of conversion therapy for LGBT people in Erie County, local news station WBFO reported Tuesday.  —  The proposal made headlines Wednesday for its acronym …
Discussion: WBFO, alan.com and Towleroad
William Cummings / USA Today:
Amazon strikes back against Trump trolls' attacks on Megyn Kelly book  —  752 Shares  —  Amazon appeared to remove several politically motivated negative reviews of Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly's memoir Settle for More after a flood of one-star ratings drew media attention.
Christiane Amanpour / CNN:
Journalism faces an ‘existential crisis’ in Trump era  —  CNN's chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour has been awarded the Committee to Project Journalists' Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for “extraordinary and sustained achievement in the cause of press freedom.”
 
 
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