An unprecedented and extraordinary assault on the Electoral College by Anti-Trump forces is in the making, marked by a wave of lawsuits and an intensive lobbying effort aimed at persuading 37 Republican electors to vote for a candidate other than Donald Trump, reports Politico.

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• Breitbart: Donald Trump: Ohio State Attacker ’Should Not Have Been in Our Country’
• WashPost: Russia Has Been in Contact With Trump Team Over Syria, Senior Diplomat Says
• The Hill: GOP Rep: House Has ‘Obligation’ to Keep Investigating Clinton

President-elect Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday morning  that burning an American flag should be a crime,  punishable by a forfeiture of U.S. citizenship or a year in jail, Politico reports.

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• Free Beacon: Department of Homeland Security Issuing Thousands of Duplicate Cards, Terrorists Can Access Benefits
• WashExaminer: Race to Finish: 1 New Obama Reg Every 147 Minutes
• Townhall: Obama Signs VA Crisis Hotline Bill…To Ensure Employees Answer the Phone

President-elect Donald J. Trump is back in New York to continue selecting people for his administration, having to deal with a battle over whether Mitt Romney should be considered for secretary of state. Trump also took time out to tweet a possible cooling of relations with Cuba, as well as voter fraud charges, reports The New York Times.

• WashTimes: Donald Trump Inheriting ‘Weak’ Army, Military Too Small to Win Major Wars, Report Says
• Breitbart: Feds: Donald Trump’s Election Points to US Growth Boost
• WSJ: OPEC May Give Trump Energy Goals a Boost
• Reuters: Trump Faces Dilemma As US Oil Reels From Record Biofuels Targets
• The Hill: Fed Braces for Trump Administration Shake-Up