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11:30 PM ET, November 13, 2024

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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
No Matter How Bad You Think an Attorney General Matt Gaetz Would Be, He'll Be Worse  —  On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Republican Congressman Matthew Gaetz to lead the Department of Justice—the same agency that once investigated Gaetz for the sex trafficking of an underage girl.
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Axios:
Republicans “stunned and disgusted” as Trump taps Matt Gaetz for AG … - “We wanted him out of the House ... this isn't what we were thinking,” quipped one House Republican, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak frankly about Trump's decision.
Diana Glebova / New York Post:
Donald Trump reveals exclusively to The Post what he and Biden spoke about at DC meeting  —  President-elect Donald Trump told The Post Wednesday that he and President Biden “both really enjoyed seeing each other” when they sat down for a historic post-election get-together in the Oval Office.
Politico:
Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report  —  His resignation came the same day Donald Trump nominated him to be attorney general, but some Republicans think he had other motivations.  —  GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz resigned from the House Wednesday …
NBC News:
Justice Dept. employees stunned at Trump's ‘insane,’ ‘unbelievable’ choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general  —  The president-elect selected Gaetz, who has repeatedly spread falsehoods about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and was previously investigated by the Justice Department, to run DOJ.
Discussion: New Jersey Online and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence  —  President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate Matt Gaetz as attorney general — the Republican congressman from Florida resigned his seat the same day …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Trump Chooses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence  —  Ms. Gabbard, a former congresswoman who left the Democratic Party, would hold a top job in the administration, overseeing 18 spy agencies.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday chose Tulsi Gabbard …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Tulsi Gabbard's Nomination Is a National-Security Risk  —  The Senate can stop her.  —  President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Representative Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence.  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was created after 9/11 …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Foul Fireside Chat  —  It was such a cozy moment in the Oval Office on Wednesday morning, with the roaring fire and the warm handshake and the past presidents — including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and F.D.R. — looking down benignly on the scene.  —  So why did it feel so nauseating?
Breanne Deppisch / Fox News:
Trump taps Matt Gaetz for attorney general  —  Gaetz's nomination was met with surprise from House lawmakers, where the Florida congressman had been the subject of an Ethics Committee investigation.  —  President-elect Trump on Wednesday announced Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. …
Dan De Luce / NBC News:   Trump's pick for top intel job has been accused of ‘traitorous’ parroting of Russian propaganda
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump considering his lawyer Todd Blanche for deputy attorney general, sources say
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump picks Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general
NPR:
Trump names former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
NPR:
Trump to nominate Florida's Matt Gaetz to be attorney general
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Makes Chilling Joke About Staying in Power Forever
Discussion: Newsweek and RedState
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Democrat Moves to Clarify the 22nd Amendment After Trump Refers to Running for Third Term
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
CNN:
Trump picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
Discussion: Axios, Mediaite and New Republic
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Jeffries tells House Democrats he owns 2024 election loss
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
Trump picks Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Marco Rubio for secretary of state
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James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Pete Hegseth Was Removed from Biden's Inauguration, Labeled ‘Extremist’  —  commentator who saw active service with the Minnesota National Guard, as his  —  .  —  Hegseth was one of a number of National Guard members ordered to stand down from  —  's inauguration, according to
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Victor Hagan / USA Today:
Who is Pete Hegseth? These U.S. Senators support Trump's Defense Secretary pick
The Hill:
House Republicans strike deal to make it harder to oust Speaker  —  Hard-line conservatives have struck a tentative deal with House Republicans concerned about chaos in the chamber, agreeing to raise the threshold to force a vote to oust the Speaker in exchange for concessions on rule changes …
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The Hill:
House GOP nominates Johnson for Speaker
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Smith asks for pause in Trump Florida document case  —  Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause proceedings in an appeal launched in President-elect Trump's Florida documents case.  —  The filing comes as the court has been tasked with reviewing …
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Financial Times:
Kamala Harris ditched Joe Rogan podcast interview over progressive backlash fears  —  Decision seen as major blunder for campaign that lost male votes to Donald Trump  —  Kamala Harris's fears of a progressive backlash killed a plan for her to appear on Joe Rogan's podcast …
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify Hits 252M Premium Subscribers, On Track For First Full Year of Profitability  —  “We're where we set out to be — if not a little further — and on a steady path toward achieving our long-term goals,” said CEO Daniel Ek.  —  Monthly active users at Spotify rose 11 percent year …
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania Senate contest headed toward a recount, and possibly litigation  —  The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through outstanding ballots …
Heather Harrison / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Voters Retire GOP-Backed Supreme Court Justice Who Voted to Kill Ballot-Initiative System, Electing a Public Defender Instead  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)  —  A Republican-backed Mississippi Supreme Court justice who in 2021 voted to kill …
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).
Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Trump's win turns online censorship case upside-down  —  with research by Andrea Jiménez and Aaron Schaffer  —  The Washington Post's essential guide to tech policy news  —  Happy Wednesday!  Hope you weren't counting on snow this winter.  Send news tips to: will.oremus@washpost.com.
emptywheel:
The Orbanization of US Politics Began Years Ago  —  In this post, I posited a way of understanding the election.  Where Kamala Harris and down ballot Democrats engaged in traditional politics, it worked (as exhibited by Harris' better performance in swing states and the retention of at least four …
New Republic:
Transcript: Paul Krugman on How Badly Trump Voters Have Been Scammed  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 13 episode of the Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR network.
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
 
 
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McClain voted House GOP conference chair
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire, sources say
Washington Post:
Israel prepares Lebanon cease-fire plan as ‘gift’ to Trump, officials say
Discussion: New Republic and UPI
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Department of Education deems Nex Benedict's Oklahoma school district in violation of Title IX
Discussion: WHEC.com and USA Today
Emily Peck / Axios:
Republicans suddenly feel good about the economy
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Axelrod pushes for Rahm Emanuel as DNC chair
Discussion: Esquire and So What
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune elected Senate majority leader
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Trashes Trump's Fast Food Diet: ‘Just Poison’
Discussion: New York Times, USA Today and The Hill
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney expects to spend $24B on content in 2025, up from $23.4B in 2024, due to sports programming expenses rising after NFL rate increases and NBA contracts

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
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