NEWS: Nov. 14, 2016 Immigration | The Nation Trump: I'll Deport 2 to 3 Million Immigrants President-elect Donald Trump said his priority is to deport two to three million illegal immigrants who he characterized as dangerous or as having criminal records, a change from his original position that he would deport all of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. President Obama has deported more than two million undocumented immigrants during his time in office. >> New York Times More Cities Pledge to Remain Immigrant Sanctuaries Joining other cities around the country, including Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia, Chicago is pledging to remain a "sanctuary city" for undocumented immigrants, an act of defiance in the face of Trump's promise to cut off those cities from federal funding. >> Politico, Reuters, Philly.com 150 More Agents Being Deployed to Texas Border U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it is sending 150 extra agents to Texas' Rio Grande Valley as authorities report a surge in undocumented children and families trying to cross into the U.S. >> CNN The Presidency | The Nation Trump's Picks for Top Advisers Could Set Up White House Battle In naming his two top presidential advisers, Trump signaled an aggressive agenda and set up what could be a battle within the White House between the populist, outsider forces that propelled his winning campaign and the party establishment. Trump named Reince Priebus, the head of the Republican National Committee, as his chief of staff and Stephen K. Bannon, his campaign chief and former head of the incendiary Breitbart News, as his chief strategist and senior counselor. >> Washington Post Two Bush OPM Directors Have Key Transition Roles Kay Coles James and Linda Springer, who served as Office of Personnel Management directors during the George W. Bush administration, are helping shepherd transition efforts for Trump at OPM and the Office of Management and Budget, respectively. >> Government Executive Trump Soliciting Applications for Political Appointees Trump is soliciting applications for positions in his administration as part of a new transition website, GreatAgain.gov, that aims to streamline the process of naming 4,000 political appointees. >> Washington Post Trump Says He'll Take Salary of $1 a Year Trump said he will take $1 a year as his presidential salary, telling Lesley Stahl on CBS' "60 Minutes" that he didn't even know what the presidential salary is. Stahl informed him that it's $400,000. >> The Hill Transportation | The Philadelphia Region Deal that Ended Transit Strike Would Cost $146 Million over 5 Years The contract deal that resolved the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority strike includes 10.5 percent raises over the next five years, and workers would receive increases in their pension payments of 12.8 percent to 15.2 percent but would pay a larger share of their health-insurance costs. The raises and pension improvements would cost $146 million over the five years, according to the union. >> Philly.com Feds Won't Delay Drug Tests for Railroad Workers Federal regulators, faced with soaring drug use among railroad workers, have rejected an industry request to postpone required testing for the more than 36,000 employees who maintain rail lines. >> Washington Post Public Officials | Scottsdale, Ariz. Council Declines to Pick City Manager Again The uncertainty at the helm of Scottsdale's day-to-day operations--the city has been without a true city manager for nearly 18 months--will continue after the City Council for a second time declined to select a new top city administrator from a field of several finalists. >> Arizona Republic West Des Moines Police Chief Is Pushed Out West Des Moines, Iowa, Police Chief Shaun LaDue resigned at the request of city leaders. The city did not confirm whether the request for LaDue's resignation was related to a sexual-discrimination lawsuit. >> Des Moines Register Politics | California Ex-L.A. Mayor Running for Governor Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began his 2018 bid for governor after a three-year hiatus from the political limelight, joining a heady field of candidates--already including Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Treasurer John Chiang and former state schools superintendent Delaine Eastin--that is expected to grow larger in the months ahead. >> Los Angeles Times N.C. Governor Claims 'Malfeasance' in Vote Counting North Carolina's Republican governor, Pat McCrory, trailing in a close race for re-election behind Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, claimed there was "malfeasance" in tabulating votes in Durham County and called for a recount of disputed votes there. >> Raleigh News & Observer Washington State Schools Chief Race Still Undecided The race for Washington state superintendent of public instruction remains undecided, with about 35,000 votes separating state Rep. Chris Reykdal and former school administrator Erin Jones. >> Seattle Times Higher Education | The Nation Report: Number of International Students Up 7.1% The number of international students attending American colleges and universities grew by 7.1 percent, to more than one million, in the 2015-16 academic year, according to the latest annual Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education. >> Inside Higher Ed Colleges Look Beyond China in International Recruiting As a surge of students from China begins to level off, many U.S. colleges are expanding recruiting efforts in the Middle East, South Asia and Latin America. The number of Chinese students at U.S. colleges rose from 62,000 a decade ago to 328,000 last year. >> AP/Yahoo News >> Follow GovManagement on Twitter >> Share this edition: | VIEWPOINT The Presidency Don't Ditch the Electoral College With Hillary Clinton far ahead of President-elect Donald Trump in the popular vote count, calls have already begun to ditch the Electoral College system. But those clamoring to dump the system that was cobbled together by the nation's founders should be careful what they wish for. Adopting a national popular vote to elect the president would trade one set of problems for another. >> USA Today PLUS: John Koza on why we should ditch the Electoral College--and what we should replace it with. >> USA Today | More commentaries QUOTABLE “If we really subscribe to the notion that 'majority rules,' then why do we deny the majority their chosen candidate?” Former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat who is among those critical of the Electoral College system in which the loser of the presidential popular vote can still be elected to the office as happened in the election of Donald Trump, who in a Twitter post on the eve of the 2012 elections called the Electoral College "a disaster for democracy" >> New York Times | More quotes DATAPOINTS 4 Number of presidential elections in U.S. history in which the Electoral College winner--George W. Bush in 2000, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876 and Donald Trump last Tuesday--received fewer popular votes than his opponent, an outcome resulting from what Jeffrey Rosen, president of the National Constitution Center, describes as a decision by the framers of the Constitution "to delegate the decision to wise elites" >> Los Angeles Times More than 4.27 million Number of people--presumably including Lady Gaga--who as of this morning had signed a petition on Change.org urging members of the Electoral College to ignore their states' votes for President-elect Donald Trump and cast their ballots for Hillary Clinton >> Yahoo News | More data UPCOMING EVENTS
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Heritage Foundation Book discussion: "The Art of Peace: Engaging a Complex World" Today, noon-1 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. IBM Center for the Business of Government Book release and discussion: "Getting It Done: a Guide for Government Executives" Today, 3-5 p.m., Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Annual roundtable: "Wall Street Comes to Washington" Nov. 15, 8:30 a.m.-noon ET, Washington, D.C. American Enterprise Institute Remarks by Alan Greenspan and discussion: "Causes and Implications of Secular Stagnation and, Possibly, Stagflation" Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. Urban Institute, New Work Training and American Institute for Innovative Apprenticeship Forum: "Delivering Employer-Driven Apprenticeships" Nov. 15, 1-4:30 p.m. ET, Washington, D.C. Government Technology Webinar: "Prioritizing Your Cybersecurity Budget" Nov. 15, 2 p.m. ET American Society for Public Administration National Capital Area Chapter Book discussion: "The Federal Management Playbook: Leading and Succeeding in the Public Sector" Nov. 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Washington, D.C. National League of Cities City Summit Nov. 16-19, Pittsburgh >> Full events listings
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