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1. "Trump Aside, Intel Chief Insists Russia Meddled in Election"
"Brushing aside Donald Trump's dismissiveness, the nation's intelligence chief insisted Thursday that U.S. agencies are more confident than ever that Russia interfered in America's recent presidential election. And he called the former Cold War foe an "existential threat" to the nation."
"Did Russian hacking sway the results? Not likely, indicated James Clapper, the direction of national intelligence."
Read more at the Associated Press.
2. "Trump is expected to nominate ex-senator Dan Coats for director of national intelligence"
"President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) to be his director of national intelligence, according to a Trump transition team official."
"Coats, who is seen as a traditional Republican, served two stints in the Senate and was ambassador to Germany during George W. Bush’s presidency."
Read more at The Washington Post.
3. "U.S. to transfer four Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia"
"The United States will transfer four detainees to Saudi Arabia from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in the next 24 hours, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in President Barack Obama's final push to shrink the inmate population there despite pressure from the president-elect to halt such releases."
"It will be the first in Obama's final flurry of transfers aimed at sending as many as 19 prisoners to at least four countries, including Italy, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, before Donald Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20."
Read more at Reuters.
4. "‘Fk Donald Trump, Fk White People!’: 4 People In Custody After Man Kidnapped, Tortured On Facebook Live"
"Graphic footage captured on Facebook Live shows a mentally handicapped white man being tortured in Chicago by African-American assailants as they laugh and express their disgust for white people and President-elect Donald Trump."
"Chicago police announced on Wednesday evening that they had arrested four people in connection with the crime, according to Fox 32."
Read more at The Daily Caller.
5. "Inauguration Tickets and Map Revealed"
"The tickets and map were unveiled at a news conference held Thursday morning by Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. For more information on the security restrictions that day, view the full map and instructions here."
Read more at Roll Call.
6. "Congress Probes FBI Over Top Obama National Security Advisor’s Security Clearance"
"A top White House national security adviser and key proponent of the Obama administration’s diplomacy with Iran is the focus of a congressional inquiry following disclosures the FBI may have denied him top-level security clearances, according to communications exclusively obtained by the Washington Free Beacon."
"Ben Rhodes, a White House deputy national security adviser who led the administration’s efforts to mislead Congress about the terms of the Iran nuclear agreement, is under scrutiny in the wake of disclosures he was declined interim clearance status by the FBI in 2008, when the administration was moving into the White House."
Read more at Washington Free Beacon.
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