2016 Election

Donald Trump Seeks Top Secret Security Clearance For His Children (Who Are Also Running His Corporations)

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump wants top secret clearance for his children while he is president, CBS reports. The president-elect has reportedly begun asking how he could secure top-level clearance for his adult children and son-in-law, most of whom are currently helming his transition team. Only official government employees and contractors can receive security clearance. Trump’s daughter Ivanka, and …

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Vice President-Elect Mike Pence Sues To Hide His Emails

Politico reports: Vice President-elect Mike Pence is seeking to keep secret the contents of an email relating to Indiana’s participation, at his behest, in a lawsuit to block President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration. Pence’s administration brought in an outside law firm to join the litigation, which was spearheaded by Texas Gov. Greg Abbot. The move prompted one Indianapolis …

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Nancy Pelosi On Steve Bannon: A White Supremacist In The White House Will Fan The Flames Of Bigotry

Via press release from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: “After winning the presidency but losing the popular vote, President-elect Trump must try to bring Americans together – not continue to fan the flames of division and bigotry. Bringing Steve Bannon into the White House is an alarming signal that President-elect Trump remains committed to the hateful and divisive vision that …

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CHINA: Government Threatens To Stifle Sales Of iPhones And US Goods If Trump Launches Trade War

The Guardian reports: US president-elect Donald Trump would be a “naive” fool to launch an all-out trade war against China, a Communist party-controlled newspaper has claimed. During the acrimonious race for the White House Trump repeatedly lashed out at China, vowing to punish Beijing with “defensive” 45% tariffs on Chinese imports and to officially declare it a currency manipulator. “When …

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NORTH CAROLINA: State GOP Calls For Recount, Gov. Pat McCrory Accuses Election Officials Of “Malfeasance”

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Gov. Pat McCrory, trailing in a close race for re-election behind Attorney General Roy Cooper, claims there was “malfeasance” in tabulating votes in Durham County and “irregularities” reported around the state. Cooper’s campaign said nothing improper happened in Durham, and accused McCrory of trying to undermine the election. A formal protest filed Saturday with …

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Obama To Tutor Trump On POTUS Duties

The Week reports: Donald Trump will be getting more help from the White House during the next several months than incoming presidents typically receive, The Wall Street Journal reports. People with knowledge of Trump’s meeting on Thursday with President Obama told the Journal Obama realized that Trump, who has no experience in government or the military, will need more guidance, …

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Megyn Kelly: Donald Trump Tried To Bribe Me

The Hill reports: Fox News host Megyn Kelly says Trump unsuccessfully tried to give her gifts during the presidential campaign in what she called his attempt to influence journalists by “work the refs.” In her book, “Settle for More,” set for release on Tuesday, “The Kelly File” host says Trump even offered a free stay at one of his hotels. …

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Michael Dukakis: Abolish The Electoral College

Politico reports: Former Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, who lost to George H.W. Bush in 1988, re-upped his call to abolish the Electoral College after Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump on Tuesday. “Hillary won this election, and when the votes are all counted, by what will likely be more than a million votes. So how come she isn’t going …

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John Oliver: Trump Is Like A Magic 8 Ball, Every Time You Shake Him You Get A Different Answer [VIDEO]

Deadline reviews: Oliver ticked off some of his campaign vows, calling it “the To Do list on Satan’s refrigerator.” “Some argue he might not have meant all those things,” the late night host said. “That leaves us with two bad options: Either we just elected a president who didn’t mean a single word he said, or we elected one who …

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Reince Priebus Named Trump’s Chief Of Staff

The New York Times reports: President-elect Donald J. Trump on Sunday chose Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee and a loyal campaign adviser, to be his White House chief of staff, turning to a Washington insider whose friendship with the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, could help secure early legislative victories. In selecting Mr. Priebus, Mr. Trump …

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Sen. Harry Reid On Kellyanne Conway’s Threat: Trump Is Trying To Normalize Hate And Intimidate Victims

Via press release from Sen. Harry Reid: “It only took five days for President-elect Trump to try to silence his critics with the threat of legal action. This should shock and concern all Americans. “Trump has always used threats and intimidation to silence his critics. Now he wants to silence a discussion of the acts of hate and threats of …

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Kellyanne Conway: Sen. Harry Reid Better Be Careful About Calling Trump A Bigot Or He’ll Be Sorry [VIDEO]

Mediaite reports: After asking Conway about Trump’s White House staff appointments and his recent comments about the Affordable Care Act, Wallace asked about how the mogul intends to reach out to those who fear and are protesting him across the country. Conway argued that Trump already made the call for Americans to come together, and that it’s hypocritical and un-democratic …

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Paul Ryan: Minorities Shouldn’t Fear Trump [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) tried to reassure those worried about a Donald Trump presidency Sunday, namely those who have felt attacked and marginalized throughout the president-elect’s campaign. Following Trump’s victory last week, protests have sprouted up across the country, with many minorities and women saying they feel unsafe under Trump. “First of all, I hate that people …

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“Restrained” Trump Continues Attacks On Media

In contrast to this morning’s whining tweet, here’s what Trump said yesterday, via CNN: Donald Trump says social media helped him win the presidential election — but he’ll be “restrained” about using Twitter and Facebook once in power. In an interview with CBS, set to air on Sunday, Trump also tells Lesley Stahl that social media gives him “a method …

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Kate McKinnon’s Hillary Sings Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah In Somber SNL Cold Open [VIDEO]

Salon recaps: “Saturday Night Live” nailed the elegiac mood of the week last night when Kate McKinnon sidestepped any jokes about election night and Hillary Clinton’s loss. Dressed in her Clinton white pantsuit and wig, she sat down at the piano and played “Hallelujah” in memory of the great Leonard Cohen, who died earlier this week. Watch the performance and …

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo To Gays And Minorities: New York Will Protect You From Attacks By Trump And His Fans

Posted today to the Facebook page of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo: The state of New York has a proud legacy as the progressive capital of the nation, and that is more important today than ever before. As New Yorkers, we have fundamentally different philosophies than what Donald Trump laid out in his campaign. So let me be absolutely clear: …

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REPORT: Voter Suppression Tipped The Scales

McClatchy reports: Civil rights groups say a tangle of Republican-backed “voter suppression” laws enacted since 2010 probably helped tip the scale for Republican nominee Donald Trump in some closely contested states on election night. “When we look back, we will find that voter suppression figured prominently in the story surrounding the 2016 presidential election,” said Kristen Clarke, the president and …

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Der Spiegel: Aggressive Nationalism Is Back In America

From the opening to the English version of Germany’s Der Spiegel‘s cover story this week: In the moment of his triumph, when Donald Trump began making his way to the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan in the early morning hours of Wednesday, the chanting started — aggressive and loud, bellowed out by a group of frenzied men. It spread through the …

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Donald Trump’s Children To Run His Companies During His Time In Office

Bloomberg reports: Three of President-elect Donald Trump’s children will run his Trump Organization during his time in office, the company said Friday. “We are in the process of vetting various structures with the goal of the immediate transfer of management of The Trump Organization and its portfolio of businesses to Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump along with a team …

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Corey Lewandowski Resigns From CNN And Hotfoots It Directly Over To Trump Tower To Collect His Reward

CNN Money reports: Corey Lewandowski, the controversial Donald Trump campaign manager turned CNN commentator, resigned from CNN on Friday afternoon. The resignation is effective immediately. A CNN spokeswoman confirmed that Lewandowski is no longer serving as a contributor to the network. Lewandowski has stayed in close touch with Trump and some top Trump aides since being fired from the campaign …

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