House Democrats demand Chaffetz probe Trump’s finances; The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Monday call to reporters; Auto dealers sound alarm as Tesla pushes for second Virginia store; New evidence finds anomalies in Wisconsin vote, but no conclusive evidence of fraud; The Daily 202: Romney twisting in the wind offers a preview of Trump’s reality-show governing style; The Trump/Pence administration will likely switch sides on global LGBT rights; Where the jobs aren’t: Federal agencies have little need for these skills; ‘I will give you everything.’ Here are 282 of Donald Trump’s campaign promises.; Vilsack’s tough message for fellow Democrats: Stop writing off rural America; Trump wants a White House that’s not ‘top down.’ Here’s why this won’t work.; The facts about the voter fraud case that sank Jeff Sessions’s bid for a judgeship;
 
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Trump meets with Petraeus, Romney as secretary of state battle heats up
Heated infighting between president-elect’s top advisers over high-level post has been unusually public.
House Democrats demand Chaffetz probe Trump’s finances
Seventeen Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee called on panel Chairman Jason Chaffetz to “begin reviewing [Trump’s] financial arrangements in order to identify and protect against conflicts of interest."
 
The full transcript from the Trump transition team’s Monday call to reporters
On Monday, Trump's team said that no personnel announcements were expected today.
 
Auto dealers sound alarm as Tesla pushes for second Virginia store
The state is to decide by mid-December if the carmaker can sell directly to consumers near Richmond.
 
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New evidence finds anomalies in Wisconsin vote, but no conclusive evidence of fraud
This forensic analysis uses ward-level data — and suggests that a careful audit of the vote would be useful.
 
The Daily 202: Romney twisting in the wind offers a preview of Trump’s reality-show governing style
Five Trump leadership traits on display in secretary of state deliberation
 
The Trump/Pence administration will likely switch sides on global LGBT rights
Pence's positions are close to those held by Putin and the Islamic countries.
 
Where the jobs aren’t: Federal agencies have little need for these skills
If your specialty is bowling equipment repair, for example, your chances of getting a federal job look like a 7-10 split.
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‘I will give you everything.’ Here are 282 of Donald Trump’s campaign promises.
The president-elect made dozens of sweeping promises that voters expect him to fulfill.
 
Vilsack’s tough message for fellow Democrats: Stop writing off rural America
Otherwise, the party’s prospects are dire, Obama’s agriculture chief warns.
 
Trump wants a White House that’s not ‘top down.’ Here’s why this won’t work.
Presidents usually learn the value of a top-down hierarchy.
 
The facts about the voter fraud case that sank Jeff Sessions’s bid for a judgeship
We take a deep look at a controversial case prosecuted in 1985 by Sessions, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general.
 
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