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Fact Checker •  Analysis Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again President Trump rarely stops repeating false statements in response to fact checks, so 14 of his repeated claims make the initial list. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » Nick Ayers, Trump's once-likely replacement for chief of staff John Kelly, won't take the job Ayers, who is currently Vice President Pence's chief of staff, announced in a tweet Sunday evening that he will leave the White House at the end of the year. By Felicia Sonmez, Josh Dawsey and Damian Paletta  •  Read more »   Power Up: Now hiring: Chief of staff for president resistant to a chief of staff President Trump is mulling options. By Jacqueline Alemany  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump administration resists global climate efforts at home and overseas The government rejects language affirming severity of warming as battle lines sharpen at climate summit in Poland. By David Nakamura and Darryl Fears  •  Read more »   Russians interacted with at least 14 Trump associates during the campaign and transition Some offered to help his campaign and his real estate business. Some offered dirt on his Democratic opponent. Repeatedly, Russian nationals suggested Trump should hold a sit-down with Putin. By Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger and Carol D. Leonnig  •  Read more »   Republicans defend Trump amid brewing legal storm On NBC News, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) played down the alleged campaign finance violations detailed by prosecutors. Meanwhile, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) was cautious on the issue of impeachment. By Felicia Sonmez and Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Analysis The Trailer: Some takeaways from the midterms, now that the results really are in Republicans are in better shape than you might expect for the next House elections, but they may be in worse shape come 2022. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Town hall? 120 people. Live-streamed chicken dinner? 257,000 views on Facebook Potential 2020 candidates face a rising demand for digitized personal moments — poetry, even — as they compete in a transformed media landscape. By Michael Scherer  •  Read more »   Rand Paul says he has concerns about William Barr, Trump's pick for attorney general In an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," the senator said Barr's views on domestic surveillance are "very troubling." Other Senate Republicans predicted Barr's confirmation will proceed smoothly. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers says he may take legal action on lame-duck bills restricting executive power "We're going to pursue this," Evers said in an interview with NBC, days after GOP lawmakers passed measures that would restrain his authority. By Felicia Sonmez  •  Read more »   Kudlow: Trump didn't know about Huawei executive's arrest before dining with Chinese leader The White House economic adviser also denied that Trump was livid on learning that Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Canada on a U.S. extradition warrant. By Elise Viebeck  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get the Technology 202 newsletter Your daily guide to the intersection of technology and politics. Sign Up  »

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