Rush’s Stack of Stuff

• Ben Carson would give ‘very serious consideration’ to Cabinet post
• Some in the media dig in against ‘normalizing’ Donald Trump
• Obama says he’ll speak out against Trump if he thinks US ideals are at risk
• Trump’s White House transition also aims at party unity, mending fences
• Fortunes rise and fall in bids to lead Congress; just look at Ryan, Pelosi

• Home sweet home: Trump, family will live in White House
• The election is getting people uninvited to Thanksgiving
• Pollution, altitude could make Azteca Stadium ‘devastating’ for Raiders, Texans

• 4 Officers Shot In 1 Day. Here’s What You Need to Know.
• Democrats Urge Obama to Pardon 750,000 Illegal Immigrants Before Trump Takes Power

• The End of the Clintons
• Obama’s Last Dereliction

• Obama Schedule
• Pence Booed at Hamilton Performance; Lectured by Cast

• More Americans Like Donald Trump Now That He Won

• Recommitting to Fight for Afghanistan
• 3 Things Congress Must Do to Prepare for a Trump Administration
• Why Jeff Sessions, ‘an Advocate for the Constitution,’ Has Conservatives So Excited
• Religious Liberty Protections Stripped From NDAA
• Conservative Lawmakers Say Current Welfare System Is ‘Anti-Family’

• Presidential Approval Index Tracking Poll
• Americans Are In A Spending Mood This Thanksgiving
• Voters Show Stronger Support for ‘Kate’s Law’ Sentencing For Illegal Immigrant Felons

• Beltway Confidential
• The Not-Yet-Emerging Democratic Majority – Michael Barone

• From the Ellison file

• Donors Are Staying Away From Clinton Foundation
• Trump Secures Biggest Ally Yet In Mission To Close Better Trade Deals
• UN Delays Global Warming Treaty 2 Years As Trump Takes Over
• ‘Morning Joe’ Just Went There With Rudy Giuliani — Is Trump ‘The Only One In America That Doesn’t Know…’

• The real problem with the ‘Hamilton’ shout-out to Pence
• Liberals Get a Wake-Up Call, as Arrogance Leads to Backlash – Rich Lowry
• The Real Problem With the “Hamilton” Shout-Out to Pence

• All the News that’s Fit to Fake
• The GOP All Star Team. Trump holds meetings with top Republicans while building next administration
• Obama Hands Out Medals of Freedom to Major Democratic Donors, Supporters
• Ellison Offended When Brzezinski Says Democrats Are All Talk, ‘No Real Results’
• Under Obamacare Expansion, Medicaid Enrollment 110% Higher Than Projected
• Feds Spend $224,998 on Reproductive Health Video Game

• Morning Consult: Trump’s popularity on the rise already
• #BoycottHamilton won’t hurt that blockbuster, but could impact other shows on Broadway
• NY Governor creates task force to battle “explosion of hate crimes”

• The Note
• James Mattis Has Emerged as a Favored Contender for Defense Secretary
• Chuck Schumer Says Donald Trump’s Victory Is ‘Not a Mandate’
• Gold Star Family of Slain California Soldier Booed on Flight
• Clinton’s Popular Vote Lead Now Exceeds 1.5 Million Votes

“I must be honest. I can only read so many paragraphs of a New York Times story before I puke.” -Rush Limbaugh

• Trump Turns Staid Cabinet Process Into Spectacle
• Let’s Say Obamacare Is Repealed. What Then?
• Donald Trump Pivots to Economic and Domestic Policy Posts
• Many in Milwaukee Neighborhood Didn’t Vote and Don’t Regret It

• Jeff Sessions may prosecute ‘sanctuary cities’ if confirmed as attorney general
• Pope Francis gives priests indefinite power to forgive abortions
• Obama reserves right to nag Trump from sidelines
• Paul Ryan to drive Trump’s agenda in first 100 days as transition team lags

• Are Colds and Flu Worse in Women Than in Men?

• Trump’s favorability ratings up 9 points since election: poll
• Trump to sit down with Perry, Fallin as he moves to fill cabinet

• The Briefing Room
• Deficits could stand in the way of Trump’s agenda
• Juan Williams: Republicans face up to reality on ObamaCare
• GOP leaders face crunch in Trump’s first 100 days

• Trump keeps America in suspense
• Obamacare repeal plan stokes fears of market collapse
• Obama says he may take on Trump
• House GOP maps out ambitious start to Trump presidency
• Priebus: Citizens of certain countries will be barred
• Pence: Trump to push rapid repeal of Obamacare

• Today’s Standard
• A Post-Election Special Edition of Conversations with Bill Kristol

• If Republicans’ plans to repeal Obamacare aren’t done right, ‘a lot of people will suffer’
• Obama’s final foreign trip was his last chance to warn the world about Trump
• Pence says Trump will be able to separate his business and presidency

• Obama exudes calm about Trump as Democrats fret
• Strong, sometimes foul political language marks the AMAs
• ‘Hamilton’ actor: ‘There’s nothing to apologize for’
• NATO looking forward to working with Trump administration

• Trump to meet Oklahoma governor, Democratic lawmaker Gabbard
• Tech worker visas face uncertain future under Trump, Sessions
• Obama says Pelosi a strong leader, showing support for re-election bid
• Gun shops eye busy Black Friday despite Hillary Clinton loss
• Obama declines comment on reports of possible removal of NSA chief

• Trump’s business empire raises concerns about foreign influence
• Christie reemerges after his falling out with Trump. But is he on the inside?
• Clinton email controversy: Chaffetz’s serious, but false, allegation about classified information
• Will Republicans rein in a corrupt Trump presidency? Don’t bet on it.

• Record-High 77% of Americans Perceive Nation as Divided
• Higher Ed Faculty Skeptical About Online Course Quality

• Affluenza Anonymous: Rehab for the Young, Rich, and Addicted
• Cheer Up America, 1,700 Millionaires Are Minted Every Day
• Trump Needs to Earn His Mandate – Albert Hunt

• Hamilton Creator: Trump is “Our National F*ckface”
• Oops! NY Times Reveals Planned Iconic Front Page That Didn’t Happen: “Madam President”

• Political News & Commentary: Andrew Malcolm
• States Discover The High Cost Of ObamaCare’s ‘Free’ Medicaid Expansion
• The Myth Of Financial Deregulation

• Trump Tower Transition Meetings Continue Today With Rick Perry, Mary Fallin, and Tulsi Gabbard?
• Obama Warns Dems Not to Do What ‘Mitch McConnell Did When I Was Elected’
• Milo Yiannopoulos Lecture Shut Down After Pressure From U.K. Government

• Skeptical scientists crash UN climate summit, praise Trump for ‘bringing science back again’

• Green Day Chants ‘No Trump, No KKK’ at American Music Awards
• Kanye West Compares Himself to Trump, Calls Out Beyonc in Mid-Concert Rant
• Steven Van Zandt: ‘Hamilton’ Cast Should Apologize for ‘Bullying’ Mike Pence
• How Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda Helped Hillary
• Axl Rose: ‘Good People’ Don’t Elect People Like Jeff Sessions

• Christie’s Transition to No Man’s Land?
• Pope Grants Priests the Right to Forgive Abortion

• RCP Blog
• Real Clear Markets
• Why Can’t Democrats Win Three Consecutive Terms? – Bill Scher
• Dems Should Dump Pelosi, Abandon Ellison for DNC – A.B. Stoddard
• Congressional GOP and Trump Are in Sync–for Now – James Arkin
• Woodward: Trump’s Thick Skin; Making Him One Dimensional “A Giant Mistake”

• Obama’s Disconnects and Delusions

• Best of the Web (James Taranto)
• Steve Bannon on Politics as War – Kimberly Strassel

• Blogs: The Corner | Media Blog | Frum’s Diary | Mark Levin | Sixers

• Can the Republican Party Keep Trump Democrats?
• Trump Would Relish a Supreme Court Fight
• Trump Snubs D.C. as Millions Cheer

• GOP Moves to Block Illegal Obamacare Bailouts
• Back to Reality

• Notable Quotables: Special Media Meltdown Edition
• Celebs at AMAs Rage ‘No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA!’
• Tapper Presses Dem on Ellison’s Call for DNC to Oppose 2nd Amendment
• The Times, The Post, and the Fake News of Internment Camps

• Schumer Threatens ‘Tooth and Nail’ Fight Over Supreme Court Nominee
• Kerry: ‘Hatred and Bigotry’ Against Transgenders is ‘a Global Challenge’

• Trump Pushing His Own Brand of Diplomacy in Meetings With Rivals
• Poll: Trump’s Popularity Jumps Higher
• Insurance Markets ‘Very Nervous’ About Obamacare Repeal Plans
• Kellyanne Conway to CNN’s Chris Cuomo: ‘Why Do You Care’ About Trump Tweeting?

• 1,500 Per Day: Officials Open New Facility to Handle Border Surge
• Reality Check: The Media Have LOST the Right to Call the Trump Camp Racists
• Time For Anti-Trump Celebs to Pony Up and Leave
• Sanders: Trump is a ‘Very Smart Person’ Who ‘Loves This Country’

• Defiant Obama reminds Republicans that Hillary won the popular vote
• Trump’s popularity jumps 9 points since before the election

• The world’s foremost political scientist on Trump, Putin, Brexit and how worried we really need to be
• Democrats are in disarray. They should listen to Bernie

• Jeff Sessions: Trump’s attorney general pick accused of racial slur in 1981
• Barack Obama says reality will force Trump to adjust his approach

• There’s a wrinkle to the Ford-Trump Twitter dustup that everyone is missing