The Best of the Week’s News 
 

• Trump will bypass FBI background checks for cabinet nominees in order to install extreme loyalists with minimal scrutiny. (CNN, NYT)
   

• As disinformation mounts, the mainstream media’s declining influence set the stage for a Trump victory. (CJR, Semafor)
   

• Americans chose Donald Trump, now we will live with the consequences. (ITT)
   

• Labor leaders predict dark times for the union movement under Trump. 
   

• “Born Stubborn”: Chinese labor activist Hon Dongfang is standing up for workers’ rights.