Rush’s Stack of Stuff

• Trump says he’ll nominate retired Marine Gen. Mattis as secretary of defense
• Sparks fly as teams Clinton, Trump review bruising campaign
• Ex-NFL player Joe McKnight killed in apparent road rage shooting

• Employers added solid 178,000 jobs in Nov.
• Ready or not, an IRA may be in your future

• Nancy Pelosi’s Greatest Hits
• Obama Schedule
• Obama Lights the National Christmas Tree

•What You Need to Know About James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis

• Preparing a Smooth Transition for the Repeal of Obamacare
• The Trump Administration’s Nuclear Weapons Policy: First Steps

• Presidential Approval Index Tracking Poll
• Most Favor Death Penalty for Charleston Church Shooter
• Most Expect Major Action in Trump’s First 100 Days

• Trump to companies leaving America: ‘There will be consequences’
• House Dems’ missed opportunity
• GOP weighs reversal of ‘hundreds’ of Obama executive actions

• The Crying Game, Clinton Style

• DOJ Declines To Comment On Why Agency Won’t Investigate Threats To Electors
• Clinton Aides Melt Down At Harvard, Accuse Trump Of Winning With White Supremacy
• At Her Current Pace, Hillary Will Overtake Trump In Wisconsin In 74 Years
• Graham Wants To Bring Back Gang Of 8 To Codify Obama’s Executive Orders

• Page Six
• North Korea vows to fight international sanctions
• Teen bullied with fake sex profiles kills herself in front of family
• NYC is already tired of Christmas and Donald Trump

• Trump’s team of outsiders
• New Record: Americans Not in Labor Force Breaks 95 Million for First Time

• Kim Jong Un may want to make peace with Trump
• McAuliffe: Hillary’s probably done with politics

• The Note
• Kellyanne Conway Dodges Question on Trump’s Claim That ‘Millions’ Voted Illegally
• San Bernardino Terror Victims Claim Medical Care Frustrations, One Year After Attack
• Trump Voter Lost Her Home to New Treasury Secretary

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

• Trump Chooses an Outspoken Ex-Marine to Lead Defense
• Trump Revels in Crowd and Plays His Hits in Ohio Event
• Breezy Calls to Leaders Leave Diplomats Stunned
• Carrier Jobs, Saved by Government
• What the Alt-Right Really Means
• Immigration Courts Buckling After Years of Stalled Cases

• Donald Trump calls on ‘agents of change’ to keep pressure on elected leaders
• Paul Ryan: ‘We want to reset the balance of power’
• ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ pulled from Va. schools over N-word: Report
• Donald Trump’s win leaves Hispanics wondering if their influence has waned on issues
• No, Obama, you presided over a loss of manufacturing jobs, and failed to deliver on exports
• Illegal immigrant Dreamers get help from senators for full legal status

• 1,000-Year-Old Viking Toolbox Found at Mysterious Danish Fortress
• Christmas Rock! How Rockefeller Tree Dwarfs Household Displays
• ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Compound May Treat Depression in Cancer Patients

• SEE IT: President-elect Donald Trump claims no need for full border wall thanks to ‘vicious rivers’
• Cops, feds raid Brooklyn warehouse filled with $10 million worth of phony smartphones

• Trump team mulls new non-nuclear Iran sanctions: report
• Natalie Portman finds bright side of Trump win
• Reeling Dems look for new leader

• GOP’s Medicare plans run into wall in the Senate
• What I Learned Binge-Watching Steve Bannon’s Documentaries
• Trump rubs salt in the wounds of his rivals

• Benito, We Hardly Knew Ye
• History Will Not Absolve Him
• Cozying Up to the Dictator

• Mayor Eric Garcetti is trying to strike a balance with Donald Trump. Will it pay off?
• ‘Bad things happen’: How civilian deaths underscore the limits of the U.S. air war in Syria
• What it’s like to be blocked on Twitter by Donald Trump, the incoming leader of the free world

• Pipeline Demonstrators
• Why Officers Can’t Easily Become Pentagon Heads
• Europol Warns of New Terror Attacks
• House is pushing ahead with a $611 billion defense policy bill

• Opening doors to top U.S. universities
• Payrolls rise solidly; jobless rate at nine-year low
• Iran says U.S. extension of sanctions act violates nuclear deal
• Michigan moves to block presidential recount in state: statement
• Commentary: The terrifying lessons of the Philippines’ vigilante president

• Post Politics Blog

• Trump may have a personal stake in rules on banks, oil firms
• Shouting match erupts between Trump and Clinton aides at post-election event
• President-elect threatens ‘consequences’ for U.S. companies that relocate offshore
• After a mere 25 years, the triumph of the West is over
• Trump’s best move yet: Mattis for defense secretary

•Trump’s Policy Proposals and Public Opinion
• Pence Well-Positioned to Further Expand the Vice Presidency
• U.S. Gallup Good Jobs Rate Dips to 45.7% in November

• Senate Democrats’ Hopes for Populist Alliance With Trump Fizzle
• China, Grappling With Trump, Turns to ‘Old Friend’ Kissinger
• Trump Claims Victory at Carrier as Manufacturing Still Bleeds

• Obama Mocks Trump Plan to Keep Carrier Jobs in USA

• China’s Global Warming Hoax Exposed
• ‘Fight For $15’: The Most Devastating Minority Job-Killer Ever?
• Clinton Foundation Scandal

• CNN Crew Jokes About Trump’s Plane Crashing Just Before Live Broadcast
• Trump and Clinton Aides Get in Heated Clash During Harvard Forum
• Media Fall For Fake News Story About Fake News Stories on Facebook

• NYT: Trump Hasn’t ‘Doomed’ Earth ‘Yet,’ Climate ‘Could Survive Trump’
• A Trump Administration Is a Catastrophe in the Eyes of the UN

• Kellogg Foundation Gave Big to Soros Organization, Tides Foundation
• Kellogg Foundation’s Director of Racial Equity Wanted Castro to ‘Rest in Power’
• Fireworks Erupt as Trump, Clinton Aides Clash at Harvard Forum

• Mark Wahlberg Tells ‘Out of Touch’ Celebs to Shut Up About Politics
• Cornel West: ‘I’m Not Convinced That the Democratic Party Can Be Reformed’
• Obama: ‘Borders Mean Something’ for the Majority of Americans

• U.S. Unemployment Hits Lowest Rate in 9 Years
• Trump & Hillary Aides Get in ‘Goddamn Foodfight’ Shouting Match

• RCP Blog
• Real Clear Markets
• Trump Hails Carrier’s Holiday Gift to Workers
• Trump’s Wall Street Picks Clash With Populist Campaign
• Trump’s Search for America’s Next Top Diplomat

• It’s Obama, Not the American People, Who Won’t Listen

• Best of the Web (James Taranto)
• Trump’s Carrier Shakedown
• Obama’s Giant Student-Loan Con
• Democrats Send Their Regrets
• Trump’s Carrier Coup and a Lesson From JFK
• Trump Rally vs. Bannonomics
• Fidel’s Legacy�A Dissident’s View

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

• General Mattis Is a Great Man � and a Good One
• The Economic Stupidity of the Carrier Bailout
• After a Mere 25 Years, the Triumph of the West Is Over

• President Trump Carriers the day and all his detractors can only say “pfft.”
• Sorry Progressives, Millennials Love Capitalism
• Our Most Misunderstood President

• Van Jones Walks Back Election Night ‘White-lash’ Rant
• David Gergen Knocks Trump for Focusing on Domestic Policy
• NYT’s Blow Vents on CNN: ‘I Don’t Care’ About What Trump Supporters Think

• Record Number Employed: But Record 95 Million Not in Labor Force
• 14,172 Syrian Refugees Admitted in 2016 Through November; 98.9% Muslim
• Muslims Rally in Jakarta, Demanding Christian Governor Be Punished for Blasphemy
• Trump Sounds Call for Unity, ‘America First’; ‘There Is No Global Anthem’
• Senate Votes 99-0 to Send Iran Sanctions Bill to Obama’s Desk
• Check Your Soul at ‘The Daily Show’

• Trump: Supreme Court Picks Narrowed to ‘3 or 4’

• 2/3 Of Aliens Admitted Under Obama’s ‘Minor’ Program Are Adults
• Reality Check: Time To Call Out the Media On Their ‘Fake News’ Crap
• Virginia School District Bans Classic Novels Over Racial Slurs

• Life before the Taliban: Fascinating pictures from beautiful Afghanistan in the 60s and 70s
• Trump makes legal bid to block Pennsylvania AND Michigan recounts
• Trump promises quick blitz of new cabinet appointments

• Donald Trump calls for unity but takes up divisive rhetoric of his campaign once more in first stop of ‘thank you’ tour
• Hillary Clinton campaign to back call for recount in key battleground states

• Donald Trump announces James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis as secretary of defense
• Quitting UN climate change body could be Trump’s quickest exit from Paris deal

• Here’s what we know about Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary: Gen. James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis
• Nearly 2,000 Iraqi fighters have been killed in the battle for Mosul
• Trump thanks supporters, revives fiery campaign rhetoric in Ohio victory rally