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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 …

Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office  —  The prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald J. Trump plans to finish his report and leave the job before he can be fired.  —  Jack Smith, the special counsel who pursued two federal prosecutions of Donald J. Trump …

At Mar-a-Lago, ‘Uncle’ Elon Musk Puts His Imprint on the Trump Transition  —  He's on the patio.  He's on the golf course.  Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world's richest man.  —  In nearly every meeting that President-elect Donald J. Trump holds at Mar-a-Lago …

Scoop: Senate Democrats are stressed about Dick Durbin … - Schumer's options include jamming up GOP attempts to adjourn the chamber for Trump to make recess appointments, sources tell us.  — But they can only delay the process as long as Senate Democrats have the energy to keep it up.

RFK Jr. Trashes Trump's Fast Food Diet: ‘Just Poison’  —  SUPER SIZE ME  —  His “Make America Healthy Again” efforts might have to start at the top.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorist advising President-elect Donald Trump on health policy …

John Thune Voted New Senate Majority Leader — Despite MAGA's Opposition  —  The senator from South Dakota bested Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in a secret-ballot vote to replace Mitch McConnell  —  After almost two decades leading the Republican Senate Caucus, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell has finally been replaced.

Man Charged in Leak of Classified Documents About Israeli Military Plans  —  The man, who worked overseas for the C.I.A., was arrested on Tuesday by the F.B.I. and faces two counts of violating the Espionage Act.  —  A C.I.A. official has been charged with disclosing classified documents …

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Trump May Usher In Massive TV Station Land Grab  —  Flush with political ad dollars and anticipating a deal-friendly environment, moguls are eyeing big moves to roll up lucrative local broadcasters.  —  The mid-19th century was defined by the gold rush, as investments poured westward to fund the mining of the precious metal.

Democrats Wonder: Are We Too Correct?  —  The depth of the 2024 defeat brings tough questions about a base built around identity groups.  —  It sounds odd, but the scale of Vice President Kamala Harris' defeat may double as a silver lining.  By losing all seven battleground states …

University of Rochester plastered with ‘wanted’ posters of Jewish faculty, staff  —  The University of Rochester in New York found “wanted” posters of Jewish faculty members on campus on Sunday night.  —  “This act is disturbing, divisive and intimidating and runs counter to our values as a university …

Lawmakers Reject Bill That Would Let Trump Destroy Nonprofits  —  A contingent of Democratic lawmakers rallied Tuesday evening to vote down a controversial bill that would have granted President-elect Donald Trump broad powers to censor and punish his political opponents.

Pritzker, Colo. Gov. Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against ‘threats of autocracy’ under Trump  —  Gov. JB Pritzker cited environmental protections and the threat of mass deportations as the types of issues the coalition will be exploring.  —  Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker …

Frontrunners emerge for Trump White House press secretary  —  It's a tough job in any administration, but especially the incoming one.  —  While Donald Trump is focused for now on filling out his Cabinet, front-runners have begun to emerge for one of the toughest jobs in his White House: Press secretary.

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 …

Jared Kushner's $3 billion conflict of interest  —  During Donald Trump's first term, one of his most influential advisors was his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.  Now that Trump has won another term, Kushner seems poised to reprise this role.  Except this time, instead of being an employee …

No, women aren't likely to “boycott” men — but here's why the idea matters  —  Women can't coerce or cajole men into ditching MAGA — but they can make themselves safer and happier  —  It is not women's responsibility to use sex to cajole men into sucking less.  First of all: Gross.

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. …

What I Saw on the Campaign Trail  —  I HAD A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON the 2024 election than I did on the past few I've covered as a journalist—because this time, I was the candidate for Congress.  —  Running for a seat in New York's first district, I found that what I learned by listening …

Carl Bernstein: Putin, Netanyahu, China benefiting from Trump picks  —  Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein suggested that the “three beneficiaries” of President-elect Trump's appointments to key positions will be Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and China.

Don't Give Up on the Truth  —  Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.  —  The donald trump who campaigned in 2024 would not have won in 2016.  It's not just that his rhetoric is more serrated now than it was then; it's that he has a record of illicit behavior today that he didn't have then.