Nikki Haley: GOP can’t forget immigrants, people of color; Jeff Sessions as attorney general could mean trouble for Hillary Clinton and her family’s foundation; Source: Trump nearing settlement in Trump University fraud cases; Trump’s claim taking credit for Ford ‘keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky’; Immigrants fearful of what Trump deportations might do to their families; Cruz-aligned PAC now supports Trump’s pick of Bannon; Trump’s new lobbying rules could ‘drain the swamp.’ But they may be illegal and are porous.; Two of the most prominent arguments for the electoral college are completely wrong; Nancy Pelosi will probably beat Tim Ryan. But that doesn’t mean her job is secure.; Fulfilled — and broken — promises for America’s new role in the world.; Obama and the Muslim world;
 
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Congressional phones jammed by calls for Trump conflict-of-interest investigation
A post circulating on Facebook said the House Oversight Committee must probe Trump's finances.
Nikki Haley: GOP can’t forget immigrants, people of color
The South Carolina governor called Trump's election a rejection of the political class.
 
Jeff Sessions as attorney general could mean trouble for Hillary Clinton and her family’s foundation
As attorney general, Sessions would have the power to reignite the email investigation and revive a separate probe of the Clinton Foundation.
 
Source: Trump nearing settlement in Trump University fraud cases
Deal could come despite mogul’s claim that he never settles lawsuits.
 
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Trump’s claim taking credit for Ford ‘keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky’
Trump can't take credit for stopping something that was never going to happen.
 
Immigrants fearful of what Trump deportations might do to their families
Advocacy groups are flooded with calls for advice on what to do with U.S.-born children if they’re deported or detained.
 
Cruz-aligned PAC now supports Trump’s pick of Bannon
The ad grew out of anger at Democrats who have attacked Bannon's support of the “alt-right.”
 
Trump’s new lobbying rules could ‘drain the swamp.’ But they may be illegal and are porous.
Ethics experts and lobbyists said that there are easy ways to circumvent them and that the lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments could be illegal.
 
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Two of the most prominent arguments for the electoral college are completely wrong
The electoral college is promoting, not preventing, tyranny of the majority.
 
Nancy Pelosi will probably beat Tim Ryan. But that doesn’t mean her job is secure.
Here are the factors that matter in fights for party leadership.
 
Fulfilled — and broken — promises for America’s new role in the world.
Fulfilled — and broken — promises for America’s new role in the world.
Obama and the Muslim world
Although much of the world still views Obama favorably, the dominant emotion in the Middle East is disappointment.
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