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December 19, 2016

Monday Top Headlines

Electoral College votes today, FBI backs CIA, and Clinton blames everyone.

  • Five things to watch when the Electoral College votes Monday. (The Hill)

  • Last, desperate call: Protesters urge Electoral College members to switch votes. (Austin American-Statesman)

  • Blame everything but Clinton: Election officials question voter ID laws impact on Clinton’s defeat. (Los Angeles Times)

  • Senators call for probe of cyberattacks by Russia. (Reuters)

  • FBI backs CIA view that Russia intervened to help Trump win election — the moment when the FBI regained all its credibility in certain Democrat quarters. (ABC News)

  • Five problems with the CIA’s claim that Russia hacked DNC/Podesta emails. (VIDEO CBS Atlanta)

  • TSA agents confiscate teddy bear and use it for social media shaming post. No wonder this bureaucracy is on everyone’s naughty list. (National Review)

  • Trump says U.S. should refuse to take back drone seized by China. (NBC News)

  • Report: UN gave arms to South Sudan rebels later implicated in massacre. (The Washington Post)

  • Remember when the NYT reported that its ad hoc campaign to boost revenue by selling subscriptions in response to the vicious back and forth with Donald Trump was a smashing success? Not smashing enough — the newspaper will vacate at least eight floors in its iconic building to generate additional “rental revenue.” (Zero Hedge)

  • Policy: Here’s what the Founders thought about term limits. (The Daily Signal)

  • Policy: Why we use the Electoral College. (The Daily Signal)

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