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| Trump drops threat of criminal investigation into Clinton – as it happened | |
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| 11.02pm GMT | 11.02pm GMT |
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| That’s it from the live blog for today. Here’s what happened: | That’s it from the live blog for today. Here’s what happened: |
| Here’s more on some of those topics: | Here’s more on some of those topics: |
| 9.42pm GMT | 9.42pm GMT |
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| The Dude is rooting for the Donald – on the country’s behalf, it should be noted: | The Dude is rooting for the Donald – on the country’s behalf, it should be noted: |
| #TheDude says he's "rooting" for #Trump . . .#JeffBridges #TheBigLebowskihttps://t.co/gGb3lzf6h5 | #TheDude says he's "rooting" for #Trump . . .#JeffBridges #TheBigLebowskihttps://t.co/gGb3lzf6h5 |
| 9.38pm GMT | 9.38pm GMT |
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| Priebus on Trump on the Clintons: 'he's moving on' | Priebus on Trump on the Clintons: 'he's moving on' |
| In an interview set to air Tuesday night on Fox News, incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus downplays any Trump desire to prosecute Hillary Clinton – for what, exactly, again? This entire conversation makes a tendentious assumption of criminal wrongdoing on Clinton’s part – saying that Trump is looking out the windshield not into the rear-view mirror. | In an interview set to air Tuesday night on Fox News, incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus downplays any Trump desire to prosecute Hillary Clinton – for what, exactly, again? This entire conversation makes a tendentious assumption of criminal wrongdoing on Clinton’s part – saying that Trump is looking out the windshield not into the rear-view mirror. |
| Preibus: | Preibus: |
| First of all, we don’t know where all the evidence is going to lead but what President-elect Trump was saying was that he would rather look forward instead of backwards and that his eyes right now are looking through the windshield, not the rearview mirror. So, that was the point he was making – and that, look… he’s not going to spend his time sitting around thinking about how he’s going to prosecute Hillary Clinton, he’s gonna think about the future of America for all Americans that are out there. That’s where his focus is and that’s really what he’s saying. Now, I’m sure if something comes around, that if some kind of you know bomb that we don’t know about you know we’ll have to take a look at it but his point is he’s looking forward to leading this country. He’s not looking to you know further injure the Clinton’s but he’s got the right attitude about America.” | First of all, we don’t know where all the evidence is going to lead but what President-elect Trump was saying was that he would rather look forward instead of backwards and that his eyes right now are looking through the windshield, not the rearview mirror. So, that was the point he was making – and that, look… he’s not going to spend his time sitting around thinking about how he’s going to prosecute Hillary Clinton, he’s gonna think about the future of America for all Americans that are out there. That’s where his focus is and that’s really what he’s saying. Now, I’m sure if something comes around, that if some kind of you know bomb that we don’t know about you know we’ll have to take a look at it but his point is he’s looking forward to leading this country. He’s not looking to you know further injure the Clinton’s but he’s got the right attitude about America.” |
| As far as he’s concerned, he’s moving on. Now, there are Congressional investigations going on that I assume will continue to go on, but he’s saying as far as he’s concerned, it’s time to move forward and heal America and lead.” | As far as he’s concerned, he’s moving on. Now, there are Congressional investigations going on that I assume will continue to go on, but he’s saying as far as he’s concerned, it’s time to move forward and heal America and lead.” |
| 9.34pm GMT | 9.34pm GMT |
| 21:34 | 21:34 |
| Trump tweeted he’s considering retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson as secretary of housing and urban development. | Trump tweeted he’s considering retired pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson as secretary of housing and urban development. |
| I am seriously considering Dr. Ben Carson as the head of HUD. I've gotten to know him well--he's a greatly talented person who loves people! | I am seriously considering Dr. Ben Carson as the head of HUD. I've gotten to know him well--he's a greatly talented person who loves people! |
| A week ago, Carson said he would not be joining Trump’s cabinet because he, Carson, has no government experience. Carson’s prescription for low-income communities has been a tough-love treatment which he says would foster self-reliance. He blames poverty in part on ingrained governmental dependence. He has been criticized for not accounting for the potential human costs of ending governmental assistance. | A week ago, Carson said he would not be joining Trump’s cabinet because he, Carson, has no government experience. Carson’s prescription for low-income communities has been a tough-love treatment which he says would foster self-reliance. He blames poverty in part on ingrained governmental dependence. He has been criticized for not accounting for the potential human costs of ending governmental assistance. |
| 9.23pm GMT | 9.23pm GMT |
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| Trump en route to Florida | Trump en route to Florida |
| A Trump aide was observed leaving Trump tower holding a framed printing press plate of the New York Times’ post-Election issue “Trump Triumphant,” “presumably a gift,” the press pool reports. | A Trump aide was observed leaving Trump tower holding a framed printing press plate of the New York Times’ post-Election issue “Trump Triumphant,” “presumably a gift,” the press pool reports. |
| Ivanka Trump and Reince Priebus have been observed leaving Trump tower, separately. | Ivanka Trump and Reince Priebus have been observed leaving Trump tower, separately. |
| Trump himself was headed via motorcade to the airport for his trip to Mar-a-Lago. | Trump himself was headed via motorcade to the airport for his trip to Mar-a-Lago. |
| 9.12pm GMT | 9.12pm GMT |
| 21:12 | 21:12 |
| Here’s a photo from inside Donald Trump’s meeting today at the New York Times. Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr is there on the right: | Here’s a photo from inside Donald Trump’s meeting today at the New York Times. Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr is there on the right: |
| “I don’t want to hurt the Clintons,” Donald Trump said of prosecuting Hillary Clinton. Our interview: https://t.co/QMg5hsAIDm pic.twitter.com/trynLcVgCn | “I don’t want to hurt the Clintons,” Donald Trump said of prosecuting Hillary Clinton. Our interview: https://t.co/QMg5hsAIDm pic.twitter.com/trynLcVgCn |
| 8.46pm GMT | 8.46pm GMT |
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| Donald Trump’s desire for Nigel Farage to be ambassador to the United States has not gone unnoticed by his fellow European parliamentarians, John Stevens of the Daily Mail reports: | Donald Trump’s desire for Nigel Farage to be ambassador to the United States has not gone unnoticed by his fellow European parliamentarians, John Stevens of the Daily Mail reports: |
| Nigel Farage reportedly told a fellow MEP to "f**k off" when he greeted him as "ambassador" in the European Parliament earlier | Nigel Farage reportedly told a fellow MEP to "f**k off" when he greeted him as "ambassador" in the European Parliament earlier |
| 8.42pm GMT | 8.42pm GMT |
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| The Wall Street Journal reports an internal battle in Trumpland over who will be the secretary of state nominee: | The Wall Street Journal reports an internal battle in Trumpland over who will be the secretary of state nominee: |
| President-elect Donald Trump is leaning toward asking former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to be his secretary of state, according to people familiar with the deliberations. | President-elect Donald Trump is leaning toward asking former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to be his secretary of state, according to people familiar with the deliberations. |
| The next U.S. president is also likely to name retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to serve as secretary of defense in his administration, and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is the leading candidate to be the next ambassador to the United Nations, the people said. | The next U.S. president is also likely to name retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to serve as secretary of defense in his administration, and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is the leading candidate to be the next ambassador to the United Nations, the people said. |
| Delaying Mr. Trump’s decision about secretary of state is an internal tug of war between supporters of Mr. Romney, and those urging the selection of former New York MayorRudy Giuliani. A third group is pressing the president-elect to keep searching for candidates. | Delaying Mr. Trump’s decision about secretary of state is an internal tug of war between supporters of Mr. Romney, and those urging the selection of former New York MayorRudy Giuliani. A third group is pressing the president-elect to keep searching for candidates. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| INSIDE TRUMP TOWER: Rival factions battling over Romney vs Giuliani; Smaller 3rd group pushing to expand searchhttps://t.co/SC5DK1qA3I | INSIDE TRUMP TOWER: Rival factions battling over Romney vs Giuliani; Smaller 3rd group pushing to expand searchhttps://t.co/SC5DK1qA3I |
| 8.35pm GMT | 8.35pm GMT |
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| North Carolina's Republican governor requests recount | North Carolina's Republican governor requests recount |
| “North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory announced on Tuesday he has officially requested a recount of votes from the 8 November election with official results showing him trailing his Democratic challenger, attorney general Roy Cooper, by one-tenth of a point,” Reuters reports: | “North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory announced on Tuesday he has officially requested a recount of votes from the 8 November election with official results showing him trailing his Democratic challenger, attorney general Roy Cooper, by one-tenth of a point,” Reuters reports: |
| The gubernatorial race in the ninth largest U.S. state remained undecided two weeks after Election Day. Officials with the State Board of Elections were continually updating results as they arrived from the state’s 100 counties. | The gubernatorial race in the ninth largest U.S. state remained undecided two weeks after Election Day. Officials with the State Board of Elections were continually updating results as they arrived from the state’s 100 counties. |
| A spokesman for the election board did not immediately respond to a Reuters query about when or whether McCrory’s request might be granted. | A spokesman for the election board did not immediately respond to a Reuters query about when or whether McCrory’s request might be granted. |
| The election had been widely seen as a referendum on McCrory’s support for a state law denying transgender people the right to use the public bathroom matching their gender identities, instead forcing them to use those corresponding to the gender assigned at birth. | The election had been widely seen as a referendum on McCrory’s support for a state law denying transgender people the right to use the public bathroom matching their gender identities, instead forcing them to use those corresponding to the gender assigned at birth. |
| The law led to widespread boycotting of North Carolina by entertainers such as Bruce Springsteen and Itzhak Perlman while sports organizations such as the National Basketball Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association moved major events out of state. | The law led to widespread boycotting of North Carolina by entertainers such as Bruce Springsteen and Itzhak Perlman while sports organizations such as the National Basketball Association and the National Collegiate Athletic Association moved major events out of state. |
| McCrory’s request came in a letter to the election board dated Friday and made public on Tuesday, citing a law entitling him to a recount as long as Cooper’s lead is less than 10,000 votes. | McCrory’s request came in a letter to the election board dated Friday and made public on Tuesday, citing a law entitling him to a recount as long as Cooper’s lead is less than 10,000 votes. |
| As of Tuesday afternoon, Cooper’s lead was 6,311 out of 4.7 million votes cast. | As of Tuesday afternoon, Cooper’s lead was 6,311 out of 4.7 million votes cast. |
| McCrory’s campaign has questioned the validity of the posted results, saying Cooper’s total may be inflated by votes from dead people or felons ineligible to cast a ballot. | McCrory’s campaign has questioned the validity of the posted results, saying Cooper’s total may be inflated by votes from dead people or felons ineligible to cast a ballot. |
| “With serious concerns of potential voter fraud emerging across the state, it is becoming more apparent that a thorough recount is one way the people of North Carolina can have confidence in the results, process and system,” McCrory said. | “With serious concerns of potential voter fraud emerging across the state, it is becoming more apparent that a thorough recount is one way the people of North Carolina can have confidence in the results, process and system,” McCrory said. |
| Cooper, however, has already claimed victory. | Cooper, however, has already claimed victory. |
| “This is nothing but a last-ditch effort from Governor McCrory to delay and deny the results of this election,” Cooper campaign manager Trey Nix said in a statement. “Roy Cooper leads by 8,569 votes – a number that is growing daily as counties finalize election results. We are confident that a recount will do nothing to change the fact that Roy Cooper has won this election.” | “This is nothing but a last-ditch effort from Governor McCrory to delay and deny the results of this election,” Cooper campaign manager Trey Nix said in a statement. “Roy Cooper leads by 8,569 votes – a number that is growing daily as counties finalize election results. We are confident that a recount will do nothing to change the fact that Roy Cooper has won this election.” |
| The Cooper campaign came to its larger vote margin by citing election observers in each county who have tallied numbers not yet uploaded onto the election board site. | The Cooper campaign came to its larger vote margin by citing election observers in each county who have tallied numbers not yet uploaded onto the election board site. |
| 8.19pm GMT | 8.19pm GMT |
| 20:19 | 20:19 |
| Obama is now speaking. It’s down the list of the recipients. On from Gates to Gehry to Hamilton. Read about the presidential medal of freedom recipients here. | Obama is now speaking. It’s down the list of the recipients. On from Gates to Gehry to Hamilton. Read about the presidential medal of freedom recipients here. |
| 8.04pm GMT | 8.04pm GMT |
| 20:04 | 20:04 |
| Obama commutes sentences for 79 inmates | Obama commutes sentences for 79 inmates |
| Jamiles Lartey | Jamiles Lartey |
| Barack Obama commuted the sentences of another 79 federal inmates Tuesday, bringing the total for his presidency to over 1,000, with the vast majority issued just this year. | Barack Obama commuted the sentences of another 79 federal inmates Tuesday, bringing the total for his presidency to over 1,000, with the vast majority issued just this year. |
| The commutations, which come less than two months before Obama vacates the Oval Office, are part of the Department of Justice’s Clemency 2014 initiative aimed at reducing the sentences of nonviolent federal prisoners. | The commutations, which come less than two months before Obama vacates the Oval Office, are part of the Department of Justice’s Clemency 2014 initiative aimed at reducing the sentences of nonviolent federal prisoners. |
| With 1,023 commutations over his two terms, Obama has issued clemency to more inmates than the last 11 president’s combined, including to nearly 350 individuals serving life sentences. He has issued an additional 70 pardons. | With 1,023 commutations over his two terms, Obama has issued clemency to more inmates than the last 11 president’s combined, including to nearly 350 individuals serving life sentences. He has issued an additional 70 pardons. |
| According to the White House, the president is “committed to continuing to exercise the clemency power with additional grants of commutations and pardons throughout the remainder of his presidency.” | According to the White House, the president is “committed to continuing to exercise the clemency power with additional grants of commutations and pardons throughout the remainder of his presidency.” |
| Federal prisoners make up about 10% of those incarcerated nationwide, and are the only individuals the president has the authority to grant clemency to. | Federal prisoners make up about 10% of those incarcerated nationwide, and are the only individuals the president has the authority to grant clemency to. |
| This is the first time the president has announced a round of commutations since the election of Donald Trump. Both president-elect Trump and his prospective attorney general, Jeff Sessions, have been critical of Obama’s use of executive power to grant clemency, even for long serving non-violent inmates. | This is the first time the president has announced a round of commutations since the election of Donald Trump. Both president-elect Trump and his prospective attorney general, Jeff Sessions, have been critical of Obama’s use of executive power to grant clemency, even for long serving non-violent inmates. |
| In response to a clemency announcement in August, Sessions called Obama “reckless” and accused him of “playing a dangerous game to advance his political ideology.” | In response to a clemency announcement in August, Sessions called Obama “reckless” and accused him of “playing a dangerous game to advance his political ideology.” |
| The impending presidential transition may be adding a level of urgency to the team of government lawyers tasked with vetting the tens of thousands of clemency applications that have been submitted since clemency 2014 was announced. | The impending presidential transition may be adding a level of urgency to the team of government lawyers tasked with vetting the tens of thousands of clemency applications that have been submitted since clemency 2014 was announced. |
| “There is a rising sense of uncertainty about the future of clemency under a Trump administration,” said Jessica Jackson-Sloan, the National Director of #cut50, which advocates clemency as part of an overall mission to cut the US prison population in half. “With less than 60 days left before President Obama leaves office, we hope he does everything in his power to overturn injustice and leave no deserving person behind.” | “There is a rising sense of uncertainty about the future of clemency under a Trump administration,” said Jessica Jackson-Sloan, the National Director of #cut50, which advocates clemency as part of an overall mission to cut the US prison population in half. “With less than 60 days left before President Obama leaves office, we hope he does everything in his power to overturn injustice and leave no deserving person behind.” |
| 7.53pm GMT | 7.53pm GMT |
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| President to present medals of freedom | President to present medals of freedom |
| The president is about to present medals of freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to 21 individuals “who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” | The president is about to present medals of freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to 21 individuals “who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.” |
| Watch live here: | Watch live here: |
| The following individuals will be awarded the presidential medal of freedom, with thumbnail biographies as provided by the White House: | The following individuals will be awarded the presidential medal of freedom, with thumbnail biographies as provided by the White House: |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer who helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to five championships and the Milwaukee Bucks to another. During his career, Abdul-Jabbar was a six-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 19-time NBA All-Star. Before joining the NBA, he was a star player at UCLA, leading the Bruins to three consecutive championships. In addition to his legendary basketball career, Abdul-Jabbar has been an outspoken advocate for social justice. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer who helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to five championships and the Milwaukee Bucks to another. During his career, Abdul-Jabbar was a six-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 19-time NBA All-Star. Before joining the NBA, he was a star player at UCLA, leading the Bruins to three consecutive championships. In addition to his legendary basketball career, Abdul-Jabbar has been an outspoken advocate for social justice. |
| Elouise Cobell (posthumous) | Elouise Cobell (posthumous) |
| Elouise Cobell was a Blackfeet Tribal community leader and an advocate for Native American self-determination and financial independence. She used her expertise in accounting to champion a lawsuit that resulted in a historic settlement, restoring tribal homelands to her beloved Blackfeet Nation and many other tribes, and in so doing, inspired a new generation of Native Americans to fight for the rights of others. Cobell helped found the Native American Bank, served as director of the Native American Community Development Corporation, and inspired Native American women to seek leadership roles in their communities. | Elouise Cobell was a Blackfeet Tribal community leader and an advocate for Native American self-determination and financial independence. She used her expertise in accounting to champion a lawsuit that resulted in a historic settlement, restoring tribal homelands to her beloved Blackfeet Nation and many other tribes, and in so doing, inspired a new generation of Native Americans to fight for the rights of others. Cobell helped found the Native American Bank, served as director of the Native American Community Development Corporation, and inspired Native American women to seek leadership roles in their communities. |
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen DeGeneres |
| Ellen DeGeneres is an award-winning comedian who has hosted her popular daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003 with her trademarked humor, humility, and optimism. In 2003 Ellen lent her voice to a forgetful but unforgettable little fish named Dory in Finding Nemo. She reprised her role again in 2016 with the hugely successful Finding Dory. Ellen also hosted the Academy Awards twice, in 2007 and 2014. In 1997, after coming out herself, DeGeneres made TV history when her character on Ellen revealed she was a lesbian. In her work and in her life, she has been a passionate advocate for equality and fairness. | Ellen DeGeneres is an award-winning comedian who has hosted her popular daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003 with her trademarked humor, humility, and optimism. In 2003 Ellen lent her voice to a forgetful but unforgettable little fish named Dory in Finding Nemo. She reprised her role again in 2016 with the hugely successful Finding Dory. Ellen also hosted the Academy Awards twice, in 2007 and 2014. In 1997, after coming out herself, DeGeneres made TV history when her character on Ellen revealed she was a lesbian. In her work and in her life, she has been a passionate advocate for equality and fairness. |
| Robert De Niro | Robert De Niro |
| Robert De Niro has brought to life some of the most memorable roles in American film during a career that spans five decades. His first major film roles were in the sports drama Bang the Drum Slowlyand Martin Scorsese’s crime film Mean Streets. He is a seven-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Oscar winner, and is also a Kennedy Center honoree. | Robert De Niro has brought to life some of the most memorable roles in American film during a career that spans five decades. His first major film roles were in the sports drama Bang the Drum Slowlyand Martin Scorsese’s crime film Mean Streets. He is a seven-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Oscar winner, and is also a Kennedy Center honoree. |
| Richard Garwin | Richard Garwin |
| Richard Garwin is a polymath physicist who earned a Ph.D. under Enrico Fermi at age 21 and subsequently made pioneering contributions to U.S. defense and intelligence technologies, low-temperature and nuclear physics, detection of gravitational radiation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer systems, laser printing, and nuclear arms control and nonproliferation. He directed Applied Research at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center and taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and Harvard University. The author of 500 technical papers and a winner of the National Medal of Science, Garwin holds 47 U.S. patents, and has advised numerous administrations. | Richard Garwin is a polymath physicist who earned a Ph.D. under Enrico Fermi at age 21 and subsequently made pioneering contributions to U.S. defense and intelligence technologies, low-temperature and nuclear physics, detection of gravitational radiation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer systems, laser printing, and nuclear arms control and nonproliferation. He directed Applied Research at IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center and taught at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, and Harvard University. The author of 500 technical papers and a winner of the National Medal of Science, Garwin holds 47 U.S. patents, and has advised numerous administrations. |
| Bill and Melinda Gates | Bill and Melinda Gates |
| Bill and Melinda Gates established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, the foundation focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, the mission is to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. The Gates Foundation has provided more than $36 billion in grants since its inception. | Bill and Melinda Gates established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, the foundation focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, the mission is to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. The Gates Foundation has provided more than $36 billion in grants since its inception. |
| Frank Gehry | Frank Gehry |
| Frank Gehry is one of the world’s leading architects, whose works have helped define contemporary architecture. His best-known buildings include the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Dancing House in Prague, and the Guggenheim Museum building in Bilbao, Spain. | Frank Gehry is one of the world’s leading architects, whose works have helped define contemporary architecture. His best-known buildings include the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Dancing House in Prague, and the Guggenheim Museum building in Bilbao, Spain. |
| Margaret H. Hamilton | Margaret H. Hamilton |
| Margaret H. Hamilton led the team that created the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo command modules and lunar modules. A mathematician and computer scientist who started her own software company, Hamilton contributed to concepts of asynchronous software, priority scheduling and priority displays, and human-in-the-loop decision capability, which set the foundation for modern, ultra-reliable software design and engineering. | Margaret H. Hamilton led the team that created the on-board flight software for NASA’s Apollo command modules and lunar modules. A mathematician and computer scientist who started her own software company, Hamilton contributed to concepts of asynchronous software, priority scheduling and priority displays, and human-in-the-loop decision capability, which set the foundation for modern, ultra-reliable software design and engineering. |
| Tom Hanks | Tom Hanks |
| Tom Hanks is one of the Nation’s finest actors and filmmakers. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role five times, and received the award for his work in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. Those roles and countless others, including in Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, and Cast Away, have left an indelible mark on American film. Off screen, as an advocate, Hanks has advocated for social and environmental justice, and for our veterans and their families. | Tom Hanks is one of the Nation’s finest actors and filmmakers. He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role five times, and received the award for his work in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. Those roles and countless others, including in Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, and Cast Away, have left an indelible mark on American film. Off screen, as an advocate, Hanks has advocated for social and environmental justice, and for our veterans and their families. |
| Grace Hopper (posthumous) | Grace Hopper (posthumous) |
| Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, known as “Amazing Grace” and “the first lady of software,” was at the forefront of computers and programming development from the 1940s through the 1980s. Hopper’s work helped make coding languages more practical and accessible, and she created the first compiler, which translates source code from one language into another. She taught mathematics as an associate professor at Vassar College before joining the United States Naval Reserve as a lieutenant (junior grade) during World War II, where she became one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer and began her lifelong leadership role in the field of computer science. | Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, known as “Amazing Grace” and “the first lady of software,” was at the forefront of computers and programming development from the 1940s through the 1980s. Hopper’s work helped make coding languages more practical and accessible, and she created the first compiler, which translates source code from one language into another. She taught mathematics as an associate professor at Vassar College before joining the United States Naval Reserve as a lieutenant (junior grade) during World War II, where she became one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer and began her lifelong leadership role in the field of computer science. |
| Michael Jordan | Michael Jordan |
| Michael Jordan is one of the greatest athletes of all time. Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards; he is currently a principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. During his career, he won six championships, five Most Valuable Player awards, and appeared in 14 All-Star games. | Michael Jordan is one of the greatest athletes of all time. Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards; he is currently a principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. During his career, he won six championships, five Most Valuable Player awards, and appeared in 14 All-Star games. |
| Maya Lin | Maya Lin |
| Maya Lin is an artist and designer who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. She designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and since then has pursued a celebrated career in both art and architecture. A committed environmentalist, Lin is currently working on a multi-sited artwork/memorial, What is Missing? bringing awareness to the planet’s loss of habitat and biodiversity. | Maya Lin is an artist and designer who is known for her work in sculpture and landscape art. She designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and since then has pursued a celebrated career in both art and architecture. A committed environmentalist, Lin is currently working on a multi-sited artwork/memorial, What is Missing? bringing awareness to the planet’s loss of habitat and biodiversity. |
| Lorne Michaels | Lorne Michaels |
| Lorne Michaels is a producer and screenwriter, best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live, which has run continuously for more than 40 years. In addition, Michaels has also produced The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and 30 Rock, among other popular, award-winning shows. He has won 13 Emmy Awards over the course of his lengthy career. | Lorne Michaels is a producer and screenwriter, best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live, which has run continuously for more than 40 years. In addition, Michaels has also produced The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and 30 Rock, among other popular, award-winning shows. He has won 13 Emmy Awards over the course of his lengthy career. |
| Newt Minow | Newt Minow |
| Newt Minow is an attorney with a long and distinguished career in public life. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Minow served as a Supreme Court clerk and counsel to the Governor of Illinois. In 1961, President Kennedy selected Minow, then 34, to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC), where he helped shape the future of American television and was a vigorous advocate for broadcasting that promoted the public interest. In the five decades since leaving the FCC, Minow has maintained a prominent private law practice while devoting himself to numerous public and charitable causes. | Newt Minow is an attorney with a long and distinguished career in public life. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Minow served as a Supreme Court clerk and counsel to the Governor of Illinois. In 1961, President Kennedy selected Minow, then 34, to serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Committee (FCC), where he helped shape the future of American television and was a vigorous advocate for broadcasting that promoted the public interest. In the five decades since leaving the FCC, Minow has maintained a prominent private law practice while devoting himself to numerous public and charitable causes. |
| Eduardo Padrón | Eduardo Padrón |
| Eduardo Padrón is the President of Miami Dade College (MDC), one of the largest institutions of higher education in the United States. During his more than four decade career, President Padrón has been a national voice for access and inclusion. He has worked to ensure all students have access to high quality, affordable education. He has championed innovative teaching and learning strategies making MDC a national model of excellence. | Eduardo Padrón is the President of Miami Dade College (MDC), one of the largest institutions of higher education in the United States. During his more than four decade career, President Padrón has been a national voice for access and inclusion. He has worked to ensure all students have access to high quality, affordable education. He has championed innovative teaching and learning strategies making MDC a national model of excellence. |
| Robert Redford | Robert Redford |
| Robert Redford is an actor, director, producer, businessman, and environmentalist. In 1981, he founded the Sundance Institute to advance the work of independent filmmakers and storytellers throughout the world, including through its annual Sundance Film Festival. He has received an Academy Award for Best Director and for Lifetime Achievement. Redford has directed or starred in numerous motion pictures, including The Candidate, All the President’s Men, Quiz Show, and A River Runs Through It. | Robert Redford is an actor, director, producer, businessman, and environmentalist. In 1981, he founded the Sundance Institute to advance the work of independent filmmakers and storytellers throughout the world, including through its annual Sundance Film Festival. He has received an Academy Award for Best Director and for Lifetime Achievement. Redford has directed or starred in numerous motion pictures, including The Candidate, All the President’s Men, Quiz Show, and A River Runs Through It. |
| Diana Ross | Diana Ross |
| Diana Ross has had an iconic career spanning more than 50 years within the entertainment industry in music, film, television, theater, and fashion. Diana Ross is an Academy Award nominee, inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recipient of the Grammy Awards highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award. Ross was a recipient of the 2007 Kennedy Center Honors. Diana Ross’s greatest legacy is her five wonderful children. | Diana Ross has had an iconic career spanning more than 50 years within the entertainment industry in music, film, television, theater, and fashion. Diana Ross is an Academy Award nominee, inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recipient of the Grammy Awards highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award. Ross was a recipient of the 2007 Kennedy Center Honors. Diana Ross’s greatest legacy is her five wonderful children. |
| Vin Scully | Vin Scully |
| Vin Scully is a broadcaster who, for 67 seasons, was the voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. In Southern California, where generations of fans have grown up listening to Dodger baseball, Scully’s voice is known as the “soundtrack to summer.” In 1988, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Scully’s signature voice brought to life key moments in baseball history, including perfect games by Sandy Koufax and Don Larsen, Kirk Gibson’s home run in the 1988 World Series, and Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run. | Vin Scully is a broadcaster who, for 67 seasons, was the voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. In Southern California, where generations of fans have grown up listening to Dodger baseball, Scully’s voice is known as the “soundtrack to summer.” In 1988, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Scully’s signature voice brought to life key moments in baseball history, including perfect games by Sandy Koufax and Don Larsen, Kirk Gibson’s home run in the 1988 World Series, and Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run. |
| Bruce Springsteen | Bruce Springsteen |
| Bruce Springsteen is a singer, songwriter, and bandleader. More than five decades ago, he bought a guitar and learned how to make it talk. Since then, the stories he has told, in lyrics and epic live concert performances, have helped shape American music and have challenged us to realize the American dream. Springsteen is a Kennedy Center honoree and he and the E Street Band he leads have each been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. | Bruce Springsteen is a singer, songwriter, and bandleader. More than five decades ago, he bought a guitar and learned how to make it talk. Since then, the stories he has told, in lyrics and epic live concert performances, have helped shape American music and have challenged us to realize the American dream. Springsteen is a Kennedy Center honoree and he and the E Street Band he leads have each been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
| Cicely Tyson | Cicely Tyson |
| Cicely Tyson has performed on the stage, on television, and on the silver screen. She has won two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, and is known for her performances in Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and The Help. In 2013, she returned to the stage with The Trip to the Bountiful, and was awarded the Tony Award for best leading actress. Tyson received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2015. | Cicely Tyson has performed on the stage, on television, and on the silver screen. She has won two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award, and is known for her performances in Sounder, The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, and The Help. In 2013, she returned to the stage with The Trip to the Bountiful, and was awarded the Tony Award for best leading actress. Tyson received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2015. |
| 7.24pm GMT | 7.24pm GMT |
| 19:24 | 19:24 |
| The Times interview complete, Trump has returned to Trump tower, across town, the press pool reports. | The Times interview complete, Trump has returned to Trump tower, across town, the press pool reports. |
| 7.17pm GMT | 7.17pm GMT |
| 19:17 | 19:17 |
| Audible booing as Trump leaves the Times: | Audible booing as Trump leaves the Times: |
| Trump leaves the Times pic.twitter.com/KU1pTaUjXt | Trump leaves the Times pic.twitter.com/KU1pTaUjXt |
| Trump leaving New York Times building to mix of cheers and boos from a smaller crowd, per @BenBrodyDC. He headed toward the 41st St exit. | Trump leaving New York Times building to mix of cheers and boos from a smaller crowd, per @BenBrodyDC. He headed toward the 41st St exit. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.18pm GMT | at 7.18pm GMT |
| 7.15pm GMT | 7.15pm GMT |
| 19:15 | 19:15 |
| Trump on opening up libel laws: | Trump on opening up libel laws: |
| Open up the libel laws? Trump says someone told him, “You know, YOU might be sued a lot more.’ I said, You know, I hadn’t thought of that." | Open up the libel laws? Trump says someone told him, “You know, YOU might be sued a lot more.’ I said, You know, I hadn’t thought of that." |
| 7.14pm GMT | 7.14pm GMT |
| 19:14 | 19:14 |
| Trump on the first amendment: | Trump on the first amendment: |
| Trump gets asked about his commitment to first amendment, says, "I think you'll be happy." | Trump gets asked about his commitment to first amendment, says, "I think you'll be happy." |
| “I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised”... | “I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised”... |
| 7.05pm GMT | 7.05pm GMT |
| 19:05 | 19:05 |
| Trump on the caliber of his son-in-law: | Trump on the caliber of his son-in-law: |
| Trump: Jared Kushner could help make peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. | Trump: Jared Kushner could help make peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. |
| “I would love to be the one who made peace with Israel and the Palestinians, that would be such a great achievement." | “I would love to be the one who made peace with Israel and the Palestinians, that would be such a great achievement." |
| 7.04pm GMT | 7.04pm GMT |
| 19:04 | 19:04 |
| Attending the Trump meeting, according to the New York Times, are: | Attending the Trump meeting, according to the New York Times, are: |
| The attendees at today’s meeting between the President-elect and The New York Times. pic.twitter.com/8kPqRp3AVE | The attendees at today’s meeting between the President-elect and The New York Times. pic.twitter.com/8kPqRp3AVE |
| 6.58pm GMT | 6.58pm GMT |
| 18:58 | 18:58 |
| Trump on a conference at the weekend in Washington, DC, in which white supremacist Richard Spencer led a room in chants of “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” and some people in the audience gave the Nazi salute. | Trump on a conference at the weekend in Washington, DC, in which white supremacist Richard Spencer led a room in chants of “Hail Trump, hail our people, hail victory!” and some people in the audience gave the Nazi salute. |
| Asked point-blank about Nazi conference in DC over wknd: @realDonaldTrump tells @nytimes "of course" "I disavow and condemn them" | Asked point-blank about Nazi conference in DC over wknd: @realDonaldTrump tells @nytimes "of course" "I disavow and condemn them" |
| Read about the conference: | Read about the conference: |
| Trump on Steve Bannon, his chief strategist, who boasted in July that his website, Breitbart, was “the platform for the alt-right”: | Trump on Steve Bannon, his chief strategist, who boasted in July that his website, Breitbart, was “the platform for the alt-right”: |
| On Bannon:"If I thought he was a racist or alt-right or any of the things, the terms we could use, I wouldn't even think about hiring him." | On Bannon:"If I thought he was a racist or alt-right or any of the things, the terms we could use, I wouldn't even think about hiring him." |
| Trump on Bannon: "I think it's very hard on him. I think he's having a hard time with it. Because it's not him." | Trump on Bannon: "I think it's very hard on him. I think he's having a hard time with it. Because it's not him." |
| Trump is asked about concerns from minority groups about Breitbart News’s coverage under Steve Bannon. His reply: pic.twitter.com/FBqCGwQpBr | Trump is asked about concerns from minority groups about Breitbart News’s coverage under Steve Bannon. His reply: pic.twitter.com/FBqCGwQpBr |