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'I Think It Was Russia,' Trump Says of D.N.C. Hacking

By JULIE HIRSCHFILD DAVIS and MAGGIE HARERMAN 2:58 PM ET
  • President-elect Donald J. Trump conceded for the first time that Russia had carried out cyberattacks during the presidential ction.
  • But Mr. Trump sidestepped repeated questions about whether he or anyone in his team had contact with Russia during the campaign.
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Rubio Aggressively Questions Tillerson on Russia

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER, DAVID E. SANGER and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN 6:34 PM ET

"Is Vladimir Putin a war criminal" Marco Rubio asked Rex Tillerson. The secretary of state nominee said no.

President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday in New York held a news conference for the first time in six months.

Trump Will Cede Control, but Not Divest Stak in Business

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By SUSANNE CRAIG and ERIC LIPTON 7:10 PM ET

Mr. Trump plans to turn over his business operations to a trust controlled by his two oldest sons, a solution said to be wholly inadequate by the government's top ethics monitor.

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CHARLES M BLOW

Ode to Obama

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You don't know what you've got till it's gone.