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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Draft Executive Order Would Create Board to Purge Generals  —  The panel could upend the military review process and raise concerns about the politicization of the military  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump transition team is considering a draft executive order that establishes a “warrior board” …
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Washington Post:
Trump pledged to close the Education Department. What would that mean?
Discussion: Florida Politics
Jack Forrest / CNN:
Trump picks Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense  —  President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has chosen Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his secretary of defense.  —  The selection elevates the television personality to a Cabinet-level position in Trump's second term.
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Trump nominates Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary  —  Hegseth served in the US Army and did tours in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan  —  Pete Hegseth has been selected by President-elect Trump to serve as his secretary of defense.  —  “I am honored to announce …
Washington Post:
Trump taps Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to be defense secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump chose Pete Hegseth, who is a combat veteran and co-host on the weekend edition of “Fox & Friends,” to be his defense secretary.  Trump also picked John Ratcliffe …
Associated Press:
Trump nominates Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
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Juliegrace Brufke / Axios:   Mike Johnson challenger expected at House GOP speaker election
NOTUS:
‘Just a Numbers Game’: Mike Johnson Doesn't Expect Any More House Republicans in the Trump Administration
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
It's 2004 all over again  —  I wish I could give you a crystal-clear sense of what Democrats felt like in 2004 after George W. Bush was elected to a second term.  But the truth is, my memories of that time are hazy.  That's partly because I was a twentysomething doing dumb twentysomething things …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Putin Isn't Fighting for Land in Ukraine  —  And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight.  —  russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian targets have increased in frequency in the week since the U.S. election, killing civilians and destroying another dam.
Discussion: Meduza
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emptywheel:
Russia Attempts to Collect Its Winnings
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Putin Aide Issues Ominous Warning About Trump's New “Obligations” … Donald Trump may have secured a second term in the White House, but his Russia problems are far from over—at least according to suspiciously phrased comments by some of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, TASS and RedState
Michael Casey / Associated Press:
Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge  —  A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years for leaking classified Pentagon secrets
Discussion: New York Magazine, WHDH-TV and CBS News
Anna Merlan / Mother Jones:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reveals Plans to Fire 600 Federal Health Workers  —  The Trump ally and anti-vax conspiracist takes aim at the agencies he loathes.  —  At an event late last week in Arizona, anti-vaccine activist and Donald Trump transition team member Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd fire …
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Mike Pence Comes Out Against Trump's Plan to Pardon January 6 Rioters: ‘Literally Praying’ Trump and Vance Uphold Their Oaths  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the Dispatch's Summit 2024 and made clear he opposes President-elect Donald Trump's plan to pardon January 6 rioters - especially those who attacked police.
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Aymann Ismail / Slate:
They Turned Against Kamala Harris in Decisive Numbers.  They're About to Find Out if It Was Worth It.  —  Dearborn, Michigan, turned against Kamala Harris decisively.  Now the city is about to find out if Trump was worth it.  —  On election night, at a political watch party, Abbas Alawieh …
Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Scoop: Alina Habba Emerges as Front-Runner For Trump Press Secretary  —  Alina Habba, a lawyer who represented Donald Trump in a series of high-profile cases, has emerged as a front-runner to serve as press secretary in the incoming White House, four sources told Mediaite.
Discussion: The Independent and Daily Mail
Politico:
Judge in Arizona election case against Trump allies steps aside after accusations of anti-Trump bias  —  In emails to colleagues, Maricopa County Judge Bruce Cohen defended Kamala Harris and invoked resistance to Nazis.  —  The judge overseeing the criminal case in Arizona …
Discussion: WHEC.com, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Russell Contreras / Axios:
Hispanic groups challenge data on Trump's Latino inroads … - In Michigan, Trump won 58% of Latino voters compared to just 39% for Harris, according to the Edison poll. … - In San Diego's eighth council district, which is roughly 75% Latino, Trump got 40% of the vote, local election analyst Mason Herron points out.
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Donald Trump names former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe to CIA director  —  WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump designated his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, to become director of the Central Intelligence Agency.  —  Prior to being appointed by Trump …
Politico:
Rubio news triggers MAGA backlash  —  Some Trump diehards are holding out hope for Ric Grenell for the top foreign policy post.  —  Shortly after news leaked that Donald Trump was expected to name Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, some of the most MAGA-minded online warriors rushed …
Discussion: Semafor, Raw Story and WSVN-TV
Rebecca F. Elliott / New York Times:
Exxon Chief to Trump: Don't Withdraw From Paris Climate Deal  —  Darren Woods was one of only a few Western oil executives attending a global climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.  —  Darren Woods, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, cautioned President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday …
New York Times:
Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary  —  The choice of Mr. Hegseth, a dedicated supporter of the president-elect in his first term, was outside the norm of the traditional choice for the post.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump chose Pete Hegseth …
Discussion: HuffPost, ABC News and Politico
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Kamala Harris Did Listen To Working-Class Voters.  They Didn't Listen To Trump.  —  Plus, the shocking New Jersey result, and the connection between the election and “The Big Lebowski” — all in the November 12, 2024 newsletter.  —  One week later and the Democratic Party's self-flagellation continues.
Gavin Bade / Politico:
Lighthizer and his allies lay groundwork for Trump's massive new tariffs  —  Preemptive efforts to counter expected criticism of tariffs signal an even greater shake-up on trade during Trump's second term.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's former trade chief and those close to him are preparing …
Breanne Deppisch / Fox News:
‘Extraordinary circumstances’: NY judge in Trump case pauses all court deadlines, sentencing  —  The 34 convictions could have placed President-elect Donald Trump in prison for up to 4 years  —  The Manhattan judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump's trial agreed to grant a stay …
Wall Street Journal:
The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions  —  Medicare Advantage patients in the last year of life were far more likely to switch to traditional Medicare, shifting costs from insurers
Carol Anderson / The Guardian:
Will the American project survive the anger of white men?  —  At key moments throughout US history, white male anger has been privileged over national security, progress or basic welfare  —  A friend recently asked: “Do you think the United States will survive the anger of white men?”
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.
Politico:
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments  —  A federal judge called the law religious government coercion of students and “unconstitutional on its face.”  —  BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments …
 
 
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