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‘Who the f—k is this guy?’: Defense world reacts to Trump's surprise Pentagon pick — “Hegseth is undoubtedly the least qualified nominee for SecDef in American history,” one veterans' advocate said. — President-elect Donald Trump's Tuesday night surprise pick of a conservative commentator …
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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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Politico:
Playbook: Elon wears out his welcome — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — HOW PETE IS PLAYING — “'Who the f—k is this guy?': Defense world reacts to Trump's surprise Pentagon pick,” by Joe Gould, Robbie Gramer, Paul McLeary …
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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 …
New York Times:
Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary
Trump Picks Pete Hegseth, a Veteran and Fox News Host, for Defense Secretary
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Reuters:
Trump says he will nominate anti-'woke' Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
Trump says he will nominate anti-'woke' Fox News host Pete Hegseth for defense secretary
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Washington Post:
Trump taps Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to be defense secretary
Trump taps Pete Hegseth, an Army veteran and Fox News host, to be defense secretary
New York Times:
Once They Were Neocons. Now Trump's Foreign Policy Picks Are All ‘America First.’
Once They Were Neocons. Now Trump's Foreign Policy Picks Are All ‘America First.’
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Fox News and Media Matters for America
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Republicans and Democrats Highly Divided in Economic Outlook Under Trump — Consumer sentiment among Republicans has soared to its highest point since Donald J. Trump left the White House, while declining among Democrats. — Donald J. Trump won last week's election in part by promising …
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Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Donald Trump names former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe to CIA director
Donald Trump names former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe to CIA director
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: The 2024 blame game finally comes for Hakeem Jeffries
Scoop: The 2024 blame game finally comes for Hakeem Jeffries
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Senate Democrats are stressed about Dick Durbin
Scoop: Senate Democrats are stressed about Dick Durbin
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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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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump's First Executive Order May Be a Military Purge
Trump's First Executive Order May Be a Military Purge
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New York Post:
Trump announces Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ — President-elect Donald Trump continued to fill his administration at breakneck speed Tuesday night, tapping SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new “Department of Government Efficiency.”
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Elon Musk to lead ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration
Elon Musk to lead ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ in Trump administration
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Trump Picks Musk, Ramaswamy for Government Efficiency Effort
Trump Picks Musk, Ramaswamy for Government Efficiency Effort
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The Guardian:
Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X — We will stop posting from our official editorial accounts on the platform, but X users can still share our articles — We wanted to let readers know that we will no longer post on any official Guardian editorial accounts on the social media site X (formerly Twitter).
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Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Trump's Cabinet moves hand Ron DeSantis a gift — but possibly with strings attached — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may get to appoint a Senate replacement for Marco Rubio. But he'd need to balance the preferences of Trump and allies with his own wishes. — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. …
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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 …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Freedom Caucus backs off plan to push a challenger to Johnson — House conservatives are planning to force an internal vote on Mike Johnson's speakership during Wednesday's leadership election instead of throwing in an alternate candidate, two people familiar with the discussions told POLITICO.
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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Conservatives plot challenge against Johnson in internal Speaker elections
Conservatives plot challenge against Johnson in internal Speaker elections
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NBC News:
Incoming Trump admin is eyeing new immigrant detention centers near major U.S. cities — The plan would also include restarting the policy of detaining parents with their children, known as family detention, which immigration advocates have criticized. — The incoming Trump administration …
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 …
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Suzanne Lucas / Inc:
‘Your Body, My Choice’ Posts Are Spreading Post-Election. Anyone Who Says This Should Be Fired—Immediately — Women at work deserve respect. Nick Fuentes's followers are not offering that respect and should not be working in your offices. — Last week, Nick Fuentes, who Wikipedia describes as …
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.
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The Hill:
Trump rewards lawmakers who backed him during impeachment — The House Republicans who took a leading role defending President-elect Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 are reaping the benefits. — Of the eight GOP lawmakers who were part of Trump's team to push back on allegations …
Adriana Gomez Licon / Associated Press:
Mike Huckabee, Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel, has long called himself a Zionist — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a Palestinian state in territory previously seized by Israel and has repeatedly signaled …
Greta Reich / Politico:
Eric Hovde sows doubt on Wisconsin Senate results — Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde is casting doubt on the results of his election following his loss to Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “I was shocked by what unfolded on election night,” he said in a video posted to social media Tuesday.
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
Democrat Dave Min keeps Katie Porter's House seat blue — Min, a state senator from Irvine, defeated Scott Baugh, a two-time candidate who had narrowly lost the seat two years ago to Porter. — Republican Scott Baugh has conceded to Democratic state legislator Dave Min in a heated race …
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 …
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