December 2, 2016

Donald Trump's Team of Outsiders

Democrats and the media are confused about the meaning of Donald Trump's pledge to "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C. The president-elect's critics say his appointment of wealthy Republicans to cabinet positions is hypocritical and reveals him to be a phony populist. "Hypocrisy at its worst," cry Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. "Trump's Economic Cabinet Picks Signal Embrace of Wall St. Elite," reads the headline on the New York Times. "Stick a sterling silver fork in Trump's 'populism,'" reads the title of a Washington Post column.

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Turkey: court asked to drop case against Israeli officials

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's state-run news agency says a prosecutor has asked that a case against Israeli military officials accused over the deaths of 10 Turkish activists be dropped, citing a reconciliation pact between Turkey and Israel.

Under a deal reached this year, Israel agreed to pay $20 million ...

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White House And Pentagon Come Out In Support Of Forcing Women To Sign Up For The Draft

It's going to be an intense fight

Via: The Daily Caller

China's Premiere 'Strike Drone' Has Suddenly Appeared In Key Middle Eastern Country

Possibly filling a void left by the U.S.

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Presidential Communication: A Brief History

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Federal Ethics Office Hides Official Who Tweeted Trump's Praises

OGE 'does not endorse any individual'

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December 1, 2016

Tom Price Confident Republicans Will Hold His District In Special Election

'We'll be fine'

Via: The Daily Caller

Trump Appoints Gen. Mattis as Defense Secretary

(John Hinderaker) This has been rumored for a while, but still: Donald Trump continues his winning streak with the appointment of General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense: Mattis, 66, is a Marine Corps general who retired in 2013 after serving as the commander of the U.S. Central Command. His selection raises questions about increased military influence in a job designed to insure civilian control of the armed forces. The concerns revolve

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Hispanic voting bloc proved to be not crucial in Trump win

Hispanics, who for more than a decade insisted they were the key to American politics, are now grappling with a life on the outside — stunned that a Republican managed to capture the White House without winning at least a third of their support.

Immigrant rights advocates insist that Latinos ...

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Trump: I May Not Rescind Every Obama Executive Order

'I don't think we have to rescind.'

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Trump, Clinton Campaign Aides Clash at Harvard Forum

Hillary Clinton's senior campaign strategist did not mince his words Thursday when confronted by top staffers of President-elect Donald Trump: he doesn't have a voter mandate.

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James Mattis to be defense secretary, Trump says

As he kicked off this thank-you tour in Cincinnati, Ohio, President-elect Donald Trump announced — sort of — that he was naming U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis as defense secretary.

But he told the crowd and the TV cameras not to let it out of the room.

"We ...

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Trump Announces Secretary Of Defense Pick And Attacks Media In First Rally Since Election

'These extremely dishonest people'

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Trump to Nominate Gen. James Mattis for Defense Secretary

At a victory tour event in Cincinnati, Ohio, President-Elect Donald Trump said he will nominate retired Marine General James Mattis as Defense secretary. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Congressional panel recommends charges against abortion tissue organizations

Congress' special committee looking into the sale of fetal tissue has recommended prosecutors investigate one Planned Parenthood affiliate and referred a handful of other organizations for criminal or regulatory probes, a panel member revealed Thursday.

Planned Parenthood of the Gulf Coast violated both Texas and U.S. laws when it sold ...

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Republicans Line Up To Replace Pompeo After CIA Appointment

'I would certainly be interested'

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Facebook quietly tests fake news flagging

Facebook Search Signs of Facebook's much-anticipated war on fake news are bubbling up into the newsfeeds of some users. The fake news flag tests appear to have been around for over a week, though seem to be vanishing as quickly as they appear. That behavior is in line with the way Facebook regularly tests new product features through limited, live rollouts to small swaths of its massive user base.… Read More

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Trump and Congress: Will It Be Love or War?

On "With All Due Respect," Mark Halperin and John Heilemann discuss potential issues that could cause discord between Donald Trump's White House and Capitol Hill. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Illegal voting and what to do about it

(Paul Mirengoff) Donald Trump says that illegal voting may have put Hillary Clinton ahead of him in the popular vote. Clinton leads Trump by around 2.5 million votes, so the president-elect's claim seems far-fetched. However, as Hans von Spakovsky and John Fund explain in the Wall Street Journal, we simply don't know the extent of illegal voting in American elections. Moreover, the Obama administration has done everything it can to keep it

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Adam Schiff Praises Trump's Reported Nomination of Mattis for SecDef

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