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SIREN -- SCHUMER BACKS ELLISON FOR DNC CHAIR -- Soon-to-be Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is backing Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison to be the next head of the Democratic National Committee, a big boost for the Minnesota Democrat as the party searches for a new leader. Schumer spoke with Ellison Thursday afternoon and “supports him for chair,” according to a source close to Schumer, who added: “Without a Democratic White House, Schumer's view is the DNC is where grassroots organizing in sync with leg battles should be organized.” Schumer’s nod comes as others like former DNC Chair Howard Dean have launched their own campaigns to run the embattled organization. Ellison, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, hasn’t officially thrown his hat in the ring, though he has said he’ll make an announcement on Monday.

--Elizabeth Warren last night said on MSNBC that Ellison would make a “terrific” DNC chair, while she was cool to Dean’s bid. “I talked to him. Fine,” she told Rachel Maddow.

TRUMP: A TYPICAL REPUBLICAN? -- So far, Donald Trump’s team has floated Jamie Dimon, the CEO, of JP Morgan Chase, and Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), a 13-year veteran on D.C., for Treasury secretary. He’s considering Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas) for Homeland Security secretary. He’s talking about Bush vet -- and Iraq war supporter -- Stephen Hadley for defense secretary. In other words, Donald Trump is, more or less, acting like a standard-issue Republican president elect -- at least in the sorts of people his team is said to be considering.

WHAT IF… -- The new narrative among top GOP leadership aides in Capitol and around D.C. is that Trump might just govern like a middle-of-the-road, moderate New York Republican. The guy wants $1 trillion in roads, tax reform and changes to the health care law. He’s not interested in answering questions about his plan to ban Muslims or build a wall on the border with Mexico -- it’s almost like he didn’t campaign on those issues for years! He’s not going to get in the weeds and dictate details -- that’s what Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are for. He’s going to defer to Mike Pence on tactics and relationship building. What if he fooled us all?

-- @HotlineJosh: “The ultimate con is that Trump Cabinet will probably be a lot more establishment/pragmatic than anyone realizes.”

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CASE IN POINT -- “Insurgent Trump taps GOP insiders, lobbyists for transition,” by Andrew Restuccia, Isaac Arnsdorf, and Nancy Cook: “As Trump and his aides vet nominees for his Cabinet and lay out a first 100-day agenda, they are leaning heavily on the sort of D.C. insiders that the billionaire railed against on the campaign trail — people who cut their teeth working for Presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and former nominee Mitt Romney, as well as on the influence peddlers Trump accuses of ‘rigging’ the system against ordinary Americans.” http://politi.co/2eJ5c6A

AND/BUT -- What about this? @realdonaldtrump, 9:19 p.m. Thursday: “Just had a very open and successful presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!” And the cleanup, just after 6 this morning: “Love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. We will all come together and be proud!”

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BUZZ -- The biggest game in town right now is guessing who will be in Trump’s Cabinet. A spreadsheet floating around K Street lists a ton of options for the New York businessman. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is leading the transition, is a potential top pick for attorney general and secretary of Commerce, according to the list. Florida AG Pam Bondi and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) are other options. Others named: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Purdue or Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman to head Agriculture. Ben Carson for Education secretary. Venture capitalist Robert Grady and businessman Harold Hamm to lead the Energy Department. John Bolton and Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker as potentials to lead State. Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, retiring Rep. Cynthia Lummis or Sarah Palin to lead the Interior Department. Soon-to-be retired Rep. Jeff Miller is floated to lead the VA. Don McGhan is on the list to be White House counsel. Defense secretary options include Sessions, Rep. Duncan Hunter of California, former Missouri Sen. Jim Talent or Stephen Hadley.

-- HOW ABOUT THAT: TIMES OF ISRAEL: “Adviser says Trump won’t rip up Iran deal, signals he may not move embassy”: “A senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump said the new US leader will ‘review’ the Iran nuclear agreement, but will stop short of ripping up the landmark international pact. Walid Phares, one of Trump’s top foreign policy advisers, also signaled that Trump might not move the US Embassy to Jerusalem immediately and indicated he would make negotiating an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal a priority right off the bat. … ‘Ripping up is maybe a too strong of word, he’s gonna take that agreement, it’s been done before in international context, and then review it,’ he said, according to a CNN recording of the interview. ... ‘He will take the agreement, review it, send it to Congress, demand from the Iranians to restore a few issues or change a few issues, and there will be a discussion,’ he added. ‘It could be a tense discussion but the agreement as is right now — $750 billion to the Iranian regime [note: note an accurate amount] without receiving much in return and increasing intervention in four countries — that is not going to be accepted by the Trump administration.’ ...

“Phares also told the BBC that while Trump was committed to moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, as other presidential candidates have vowed, he would not do so unilaterally. ‘Many presidents of the United States have committed to do that and he said as well that he will do that but he will do it under consensus,’ Phares said.” http://bit.ly/2fHDeJD

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AIRING SUNDAY -- Lesley Stahl is interviewing Donald Trump and his family on “60 Minutes.”

PIC DU JOUR -- Hope Hicks in the Oval Office next to Josh Earnest as Jared Kushner takes a pic of President-elect Trump meeting with President Obama. http://bit.ly/2eYyBL4

NEW POLL -- By Jake Sherman: “Repealing Obamacare is Republicans’ top priority in a Trump administration, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll of registered voters conducted after the election. Seventy-four percent of Republicans say they want to repeal the Affordable Care Act when Donald Trump takes the White House.” http://politi.co/2eYNqxt

TRUMP PROTESTS -- “Oregon is epicenter as Trump protests surge across nation,” by AP’s Terrence Petty and Robert Jablon: “Another night of nationwide protests against Donald Trump's election came to a head in Portland, where thousands marched and some smashed store windows, lit firecrackers and sparked a dumpster blaze. ... Some 4,000 protesters surged into the downtown area late Thursday night with chants like ‘we reject the president-elect!’ ... Around the country from New York to Chicago to California, in red states as well as blue, hundreds of demonstrators marched through streets, many for the third straight night though in somewhat smaller numbers.” http://apne.ws/2fWCc1o

APPLY NOW! -- The “District Daybook” has an official page for potential job seekers for the Trump administration. http://bit.ly/2enNIBI

HOW ABOUT THAT? -- “Freedom Caucus poised to back Ryan as speaker,” by Rachael Bade and Heather Caygle: “In an abrupt reversal after weeks of veiled threats that they might try to take him out, the group of 40 staunch conservatives now appears almost certain to get behind the speaker for another term. Even more surprising? Ryan has Donald Trump to thank. A handful of the group’s top agitators told POLITICO in interviews they’re more interested in ensuring a prolific start to Trump's presidency than starting an intra-party leadership fight that detracts from their mission of enacting conservative priorities.” http://politi.co/2fHu813

IT’S WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT -- “Schock accused of vast criminal misconduct: Prosecutors say the ex-congressman used his office like a personal money-making operation,” by Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer and John Bresnahan: “The Justice Department accused former Rep. Aaron Schock of running his congressional office and campaign committee like a personal money-making operation in a stunning, 24-count criminal indictment Thursday. Federal prosecutors allege that Schock pocketed tens of thousands of dollars in improper mileage reimbursements, camera equipment, and proceeds from selling tickets to the World Series and Super Bowl. Schock even used a front corporation to make money from an annual constituent ‘fly-in,’ the indictment states. Schock (R-Ill.) and his attorney, George Terwilliger of McGuire Woods, say the ex-congressman was guilty of nothing more than sloppy bookkeeping. Terwilliger said the media unfairly targeted Schock, forcing him to resign.

“Schock claimed – and was paid – for ‘fraudulent claims for mileage reimbursements’ totaling $138,663, a phenomenon first uncovered by POLITICO, according to the indictment. He charged the government and his campaign committees for ‘approximately 150,000 miles more than the vehicles for which he sought reimbursement were actually driven,’ the indictment reads, echoing stories from 2015 in POLITICO. In perhaps the most stunning charge, the Justice Department said Schock invited his constituents to come to Washington for a ‘fly in’ event, and charged them a fee to cover the cost of the events. But, according to the indictment, Schock secretly asked a friend to open a bank account in Florida under the name ‘Global Travel International,’ where Schock deposited the funds. In June 2011, he paid himself nearly $4,500 in excess fees out of the account, and closed it three years later.” http://politi.co/2enQjvp

CLARIFICATION -- Anna reported in Thursday’s Playbook that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell huddled with K Streeters at a post-election fundraiser and talked about end-of-the- year legislative priorities — including an omnibus spending package. McConnell’s office said the leader did not use the exact word “omnibus” and that it was not implied. However, multiple sources at the event said that was their take away from his remarks.

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PHOTO DU JOUR: House Speaker Paul Ryan shows President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, the view from the Speaker’s Balcony – including the inaugural stand being built below – during Trump’s visit to Capitol Hill on Thursday. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo

YOUR PLAYBOOKERS! -- Here’s a photo of the Playbook authors from around the country -- we gathered for dinner last night at The Source. From left to right: Natasha Korecki from Illinois, Daniel Lippman, Marc Caputo from Florida, Jake Sherman, Jimmy Vielkind from New York, David Siders and Carla Marinucci from California, Anna Palmer, and Lauren Dezenski from Massachusetts. http://bit.ly/2fHHxV4

-- @JeffBezos: “Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump. I for one give him my most open mind and wish him great success in his service to the country.”

POST-GAME REPORT -- “Clinton aides blame loss on everything but themselves,” by Annie Karni: “Sexism. The media. James Comey. On a call with supporters Thursday afternoon, top advisers John Podesta and Jennifer Palmieri pinned blame for Hillary Clinton’s loss on a host of uncontrollable headwinds that ultimately felled a well-run campaign that execute a sensible strategy, and a soldier of a candidate who appealed the broadest coalition of voters in the country. They shot down questions about whether they should have run a more populist campaign with a greater appeal to angry white voters, pointing to exit polls that showed Clinton beat Trump on the issue of the economy. They explained that internal polling from May showed that attacking Trump on the issue of temperament was a more effective message. They offered no apology for the unexpected loss.” http://politi.co/2fpRAin

CLINTON INC. -- “Chelsea Clinton being groomed to run for Congress,” by N.Y. Post’s Emily Smith: “While some pundits are declaring the Clinton political dynasty dead, sources tell us that it is far from over. Chelsea Clinton is being groomed for the New York seat held by Rep. Nita Lowey. Chelsea could run for the seat in NYC’s 17th Congressional District once Lowey, a 79-year-old respected career politician with nearly 30 years in office, decides to retire, we have exclusively learned … In August, Hillary and Bill Clinton purchased a home next door to their primary residence in Chappaqua for $1.16 million, which is intended for Chelsea, her husband, Marc Mezvinsky, and their two children, Charlotte and Aidan. While Chelsea currently lives, and is registered to vote, in Manhattan, she could easily make Chappaqua her legal residence in order to run for Lowey’s seat when it becomes vacant.” http://nyp.st/2fH6lAw

HMM – “Review: Megyn Kelly Tells Tales Out of Fox News in Her Memoir, ‘Settle for More,’” by Jennifer Senior in the New York Times: “Mr. Trump tried, repeatedly and unsuccessfully, to persuade her to let him pick up the tab for the weekend she spent with two girlfriends at the Trump SoHo hotel. ‘This is actually one of the untold stories of the 2016 campaign,’ Ms. Kelly writes. ‘I was not the only journalist to whom Trump offered gifts clearly meant to shape coverage. Many reporters have told me that Trump worked hard to offer them something fabulous — from hotel rooms to rides on his 757.’” http://nyti.ms/2eP3a8g … $17.99 on Amazon http://amzn.to/2eGanFn

TRANSITION WATCH -- “Peter Thiel To Join Trump Transition Team,” by LinkedIn’s Dan Primack: “Peter Thiel has agreed to join Donald Trump’s presidential transition team, according to multiple sources close to the situation.” http://bit.ly/2fHqqmz

-- “As Trump Staffs Up, Many Foreign Policy Pros May Be Ruled Out,” by Bloomberg’s Nick Wadham: “Dozens of former Republican national security experts who declared during the campaign that Donald Trump was unfit to lead the country are about to find out if their stance will automatically disqualify them from jobs in his administration -- if they even want one … ‘They didn’t just say “I’d prefer not to,” they attacked Mr. Trump in ways that are close to unforgivable,’ said Michael Pillsbury, an adviser to Trump’s transition team and a Defense Department consultant. Normally when the party controlling the White House changes, the president-elect would draw down on the hundreds of foreign policy experts camped out in Washington’s think-tanks, universities and consulting companies, replaced by the executive branch refugees leaving office. This time could be different.” http://bloom.bg/2eYjfGo

-- NYT A1, “‘Never Trump’ Becomes ‘Maybe Trump’ in Foreign Policy Sphere,” by Mark Mazzetti, Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt: “On the establishment side, the opposition is now softening for some -- driven either by a stated sense of patriotic duty to advise a new president with no foreign policy expertise, or a somewhat less noble motive to avoid years of being excluded from Washington power circles.” http://nyti.ms/2g2ljSc

-- JEFFREY GOLDBERG in The Atlantic, “The Lessons of Henry Kissinger”: “On Wednesday, the day the country, and the world, were just beginning to absorb the shock of Donald Trump’s victory, I spoke with Kissinger by telephone to get his pos-telection thoughts. He told me that he was expecting other nations, particularly the great powers, to enter a period of intense study, in order to understand how they should respond to a Trump presidency. He also said he expected the Islamic State, or other similarly minded jihadist organizations, to test Trump early by launching attacks, in order to provoke a reaction (or, he suggested, an overreaction). ‘Nonstate groups may make the assessment that Trump will react to a terror attack in a way that suits their purposes,’ Kissinger said.” http://theatln.tc/2fpRqHB

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KOCH SPEAKS! -- “Charles Koch say his network offers ‘vision’ for a divided nation,” by USA Today’s Fredreka Schouten: “Conservative billionaire Charles Koch and his allies celebrated Republicans retaining their grip on Congress this week and signaled that his powerful political network plans to play a larger role in policy as the nation prepares for a GOP-controlled capital. ... Network officials say they will aggressively fight efforts in Washington to increase government spending, even if the push comes from the nation’s most powerful Republican himself, President-elect Donald Trump.” http://usat.ly/2fHHURc

--“Latino And Immigrant Leaders Resigned To President Trump But Prepared To Fight Him,” by BuzzFeed’s Adrian Carrasquillo: “Instead of the jubilant celebration many expected, Latino leaders and activists have woke this week to a new and bleak reality. Despondent leaders Thursday expressed a willingness to sit down with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss his plans on immigration and health care, all in the name of a fearful and anxious Hispanic and immigrant community that believes Trump will follow through on his promises to deport millions and dismantle Obama’s health care law.” http://bzfd.it/2eYt1Zl

GREAT VIEW! -- “Newseum to Host Exclusive 2017 Presidential Inauguration Celebrating Experience”: “On Jan. 20, 2017, to celebrate the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States, the Newseum will host an all-inclusive Presidential Inauguration Celebration Experience from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Newseum will offer an exceptional vantage point on Pennsylvania Avenue as President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office at the U.S. Capitol and then leads the inaugural parade past the Newseum to the White House. Tickets go on sale to the public at 9 a.m. EST on Nov. 30 for $500 per person, but Newseum annual members and Corporate and Foundation partners will have priority access to purchase tickets beginning at noon EST on Nov. 14 for a discounted price of $350.” http://bit.ly/2eP4dFq

NEWS YOU CAN USE -- “A primer on executive power: Trump can’t end same-sex marriages, but he could speed up deportations,” by LA Times’ David Lauter in Washington: http://lat.ms/2firyjj

WASHINGTON, INC. – SCOOP: Targeted Victory splitting into two firms – Darren Samuelsohn and Daniel Lippman: “The biggest player in Republican digital politics ... Targeted Victory, which rose out of the ashes of Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign to employ more than 100 people and become the GOP’s go-to technology consultant firm, will be splitting into two separate companies in January. An undisclosed number of staff are being laid off as part of the transition for a firm that’s coming to grips with the reality of doing business in a Trump-led world.

“Under the reorganization plan, Michael Beach, one of the firm’s co-founders, will be launching a new stand-alone company with venture capital funding that offers up much of Targeted Victory’s original digital ad technology services. It will take on political clients but also will look for revenue from the movie, automobile, home services, energy and education industries. Beech’s long-time partner, Romney 2012 digital director Zac Moffatt, will continue to run Targeted Victory under the same name, largely focusing on political consulting, digital marketing, fundraising and media planning. … He plans to hire new staff.” http://politi.co/2eP2UGz

MEANWHILE… -- “DNC Staffer Screams At Donna Brazile For Helping Elect Donald Trump,” by HuffPost’s Jennifer Bendery: “Donna Brazile, the interim leader of the Democratic National Committee, was giving what one attendee described as ‘a rip-roaring speech’ to about 150 employees, about the need to have hope for wins going forward, when a staffer identified only as Zach stood up with a question. ‘Why should we trust you as chair to lead us through this?’ he asked, according to two people in the room. ‘You backed a flawed candidate, and your friend [former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz] plotted through this to support your own gain and yourself.’ ... ‘You are part of the problem,’ he continued, blaming Brazile for clearing the path for Trump’s victory by siding with Clinton early on. ‘You and your friends will die of old age and I’m going to die from climate change. You and your friends let this happen, which is going to cut 40 years off my life expectancy.’” http://huff.to/2fHACNj

MEDIAWATCH -- “Trump team: We ‘fully expect’ to have White House press pool,” by Hadas Gold: “President-elect Donald Trump will have a traditional protective White House press pool by the time he takes office, spokeswoman Hope Hicks said. ‘We fully expect to operate a traditional pool and look forward to implementing our plans in the near future,’ Hicks wrote in an email. ‘We appreciate your patience as we navigate the transition process.’” http://politi.co/2fHCkN6

CLICKER -- “An Open Letter To Secretary Clinton,” by Clare Doody in Refinery29: http://r29.co/2fpX7pk





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Young mother runs into @HillaryClinton & @billclinton walking with their dogs today in Chappaqua. Still on her feet. pic.twitter.com/7ubaLILYwN — Andrea Mitchell (@mitchellreports) November 10, 2016

SPOTTED: former Amb. John Bolton, possible Trump Cabinet member, on a morning walk in Bethesda today

TRANSITIONS -- David Peluso, chief of staff to House Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, is joining Kountoupes Denham as a principal. http://politi.co/2eP1nQM

--The Daily Caller’s Alex Pappas is starting on Monday at the Washington Examiner as breaking news editor http://bit.ly/2fhobt5

SUNDAY SO FAR -- CBS’ “Face the Nation”: Bernie Sanders and Newt Gingrich

ABC’s “This Week”: Panel: Van Jones, Bill Kristol, Mary Matalin, Katrina vanden Heuvel.

--“FOX News Sunday”: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) ... Panel: George Will, Julie Pace, Ben Domenech, Charles Lane

--CNN’s “Inside Politics,” anchored by John King: Maggie Haberman, Jennifer Jacobs, Manu Raju, Dan Balz

BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY – Sidewire’s Tucker Bounds, celebrating with “drink tickets on Southwest. I'm flying down to LA and back for a bunch of work meetings” -- read his Playbook Plus Birthday of the Day Q&A: http://politi.co/2g2qyBg

BIRTHDAYS: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is 76 ... Alec MacGillis is 42 ... Sean Joyce ... Norm Eisen, a visiting fellow in Governance Studies at Brookings, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic and President Obama’s ethics czar ... Politico Europe’s Matt Kaminski ... Matt Ortega, former digital director of comms. for Hillary ... Lauren Thorbjornsen, senior manager for comms and strategy at Salesforce and OECD and Obama W.H. alum (h/t Tom Gavin) … Taylor Holgate, press secretary for Sen. Richard Burr (h/t Becca Glover) ... Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kans.) is 48 ... Colorado’s own Jake Swanton, director of gov’t relations at Pew and an alum of Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) ... Joel Foster, national political director at NARAL (h/ts James Owens) ... Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.) is 7-0 ... Trad Almasri ... Meredith Dyer, the pride of Tennessee and GW alum, now director of health policy at The Endocrine Society, is 31 ... NFL Network’s Melissa Stark ...

… David Leiter, president of ML Strategies (h/t Jon Haber) ... Mike Frankfurt, senior partner at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz and one of the most influential media and entertainment lawyers in America ... Carlos Monje, who covers Latin America for IRI ... Sarah Esty ... Frank Wilkinson … Christian Flynn … Mandi Wimmer (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) … Craig Pittman of the Tampa Bay Times … Jeffrey S. Malashock … Andrew Weinberg … Jon Hartley is 27 … HHS’ Gretchen Michael … Nathan Imperiale, CEO of NJI Media and partner at FamousDC … Emily Pollock ... Politico’s Susanna Cagle and Edgar Estrada … Morley Winograd ... Jessica Jennings, a British Embassy alum who was trips director for Hillary for North Carolina ... Linda Rozett, VP of comms. at American Petroleum Institute ... Ryan Tronovitch, comms. for IMG Performance in Bradenton, FL and an RNC alum … Grant Lebens of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting … Ben Hall … the president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, is 70 ... Demi Moore is 54 ... Leo DiCaprio is 42 ... Eagles quarterback Mark Sanchez is 3-0 (h/ts AP)

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