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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta — Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with former President Trump back in the White House in January. — Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP would hold …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Dems' 11th-hour plot to sabotage Trump's agenda … - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is already telling allies how he is preparing to lead the resistance to Trump, Axios' Hans Nichols reported. — “We as Democrats have to roll up our sleeves and get into defense …
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The Independent and Washington Examiner
Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep — President-elect Donald Trump's Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Decision Desk HQ projected on Monday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government.
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The Gateway Pundit, Must Read Alaska, Scripps News and Al Jazeera
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House pushes back on Trump call to halt confirmations in lame duck period — A White House spokesperson on Monday pushed back on President-elect Trump's demand that the Democratic Senate stop confirming judges during the lame-duck period before he takes office and the upper chamber flips to GOP control.
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Law Dork, Interlochen Public Radio, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
Calder McHugh / Politico:
How the Senate map explains Trump — TURNAROUND — As Democrats continue to shift into recrimination mode about exactly what happened last Tuesday evening, they've found blame in lots of places — demographic shifts, inflation, concerns about immigration and even the wide world of podcasts.
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Politico
Aaron Regunberg / New Republic:
Trump Stole Bernie's Working-Class Story. Dems Should Steal It Back.
Trump Stole Bernie's Working-Class Story. Dems Should Steal It Back.
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The Hill, Townhall and Los Angeles Times
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Directly Addresses People Who Voted For Both Her And Trump
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Directly Addresses People Who Voted For Both Her And Trump
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
A Look at Democratic Voter Turnout and Trump's Election Victory
A Look at Democratic Voter Turnout and Trump's Election Victory
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NOTUS:
Trump's Cabinet Picks Put a Further Strain on a Shrinking House Majority
Trump's Cabinet Picks Put a Further Strain on a Shrinking House Majority
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Daniel Block / The Atlantic:
The Democrats' Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning
The Democrats' Senate Nightmare Is Only Beginning
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Raw Story
Jack Mirkinson / Discourse Blog:
What Election Do These People Think We Just Had? — Democrats are inventing wild fantasies …
What Election Do These People Think We Just Had? — Democrats are inventing wild fantasies …
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Alayna Treene / CNN:
Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy
Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy
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New York Times:
Trump Expected to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State — The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator to be the nation's top diplomat. — President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his secretary of state …
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state — Donald Trump selected U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, the New York Times reported on Monday, putting the Florida-born politician on track to be the first Latino to serve as America's top diplomat once …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump expected to name Rubio as secretary of State
Trump expected to name Rubio as secretary of State
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New York Times
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Musk Turning Himself Into the 'Guest Who Wouldn't Leave' at Mar-a-Lago — WORN-OUT WELCOME — The Tesla CEO is not expected to have an official position in Trump's incoming administration, but he's apparently weighing in on staffing decisions already being made in Florida.
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NBC News:
FBI Director Christopher Wray is preparing for a possible forced exit under Trump — One person under consideration for the job is Trump adviser Kash Patel, who is also being considered to lead the CIA, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. — FBI Director Christopher Wray …
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Twitchy, New York Post and Catholics For Catholics
CNN:
Swisher makes prediction on what could push Musk from Trump's favor
Swisher makes prediction on what could push Musk from Trump's favor
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Daily Mail, The Independent and HuffPost
ABC News:
Elon Musk weighing in on Trump staffing decisions: Sources
Elon Musk weighing in on Trump staffing decisions: Sources
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New York Times, So What and Mediaite
Sean L. McCarthy / The Daily Beast:
John Oliver Exposes Trump's Likely Cabinet: ‘Oops! All A**holes’
John Oliver Exposes Trump's Likely Cabinet: ‘Oops! All A**holes’
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Selects Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser — The congressman is known as a China hawk and NATO critic.
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Arianna Skibell / Politico:
Trump's shadow falls on Chinese solar giant — The United States' clean energy landscape is already changing just days after Donald Trump's election — as signs build of even bigger shake-ups to come. — Case in point: One of China's largest solar manufacturers — which had been slated …
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Ailbhe Rea / Bloomberg:
Starmer Pushes UK Climate Leadership as Trump Win Poses Threat
Starmer Pushes UK Climate Leadership as Trump Win Poses Threat
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CBS News:
COP29 climate summit begins today in Baku. Will it be the last for the U.S.?
COP29 climate summit begins today in Baku. Will it be the last for the U.S.?
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Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Build Future in Streaming — The veteran broadcaster, 77, will walk away from his seven-figure role in a watershed moment for cable TV. — EXCLUSIVE — Chris Wallace is quitting CNN after three years as one of its biggest stars, he exclusively told the Daily Beast Monday.
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CNN:
Melania Trump expected to skip Wednesday White House meeting with Jill Biden — Melania Trump is not expected to attend the traditional White House meeting with first lady Jill Biden, sources familiar with her plans said. — It's a decision that underscores Melania Trump's long-held willingness …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump picks Lee Zeldin to lead EPA — adding second NYer to cabinet — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, The Post can exclusively report. — Zeldin, 44, served four terms …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump selects Lee Zeldin to lead EPA
Trump selects Lee Zeldin to lead EPA
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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
He Went To A White Supremacist Event. Now He'll Oversee Trump's Mass Deportations. — “We are going to have a historic deportation operation,” Tom Homan promised this summer. — LOADING — In February 2022, Tom Homan went to the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida …
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Trump ‘border czar’ says administration will conduct workplace immigration raids
Trump ‘border czar’ says administration will conduct workplace immigration raids
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Associated Press:
Trump names Tom Homan, former director of immigration enforcement, as ‘border czar’
Trump names Tom Homan, former director of immigration enforcement, as ‘border czar’
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Warren: Trump transition ‘already breaking the law’ — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition. — “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law,” Warren said in a post on the social platform X.
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Hail Hitler and hail Trump’: People wave Nazi flags outside Jewish play in Michigan — President-elect Donald Trump's reelection was credited for emboldening a group of people waving Nazi flags in Michigan over the weekend. — WLNS reported that the flags were seen in two cities, including at a Jewish play.
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Kevin Costner defends Liz Cheney: ‘We should applaud her. We should protect her.’ — Costner endorsed Cheney during the 2022 midterm elections in which she was defeated by Harriet Hageman amid her criticism of Donald Trump — Actor Kevin Costner on Monday defended Liz Cheney …
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Bob Price / Breitbart:
FDA Recalls 80K Pounds of Costco Butter from Costco — Label Didn't Say ‘Contains Milk’ — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the recall of nearly 80,000 pounds of butter produced in Texas for Costco. The agency ordered the recall because the product packaging contained no “Contains Milk” allergy statement.
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Kamala Harris snubbing Josh Shapiro in favor of Tim Walz for VP backfired with Jewish voters - and may have cost her Pennsylvania: exit poll — Vice President Kamala Harris' first major campaign decision — selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro as her running mate …
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