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Wall Street Journal:
Matt Gaetz Is a Bad Choice for Attorney General  —  He's a nominee for those who want the law used for political revenge, and it won't end well.  —  President-elect Trump's cabinet is shaping up to include many good people who will reassure the public that it didn't blunder by betting on a second term.
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.
Jeffrey Blehar / National Review:
Matt Gaetz Cannot Be Allowed to Become Attorney General  —  And the cabinet announcements were going so well up until now.  —  I will admit that up until about 20 minutes before I began writing this, I'd been quite pleased about the appointments Trump has been announcing for his new cabinet …
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Is Dead Serious About Getting Matt Gaetz to DOJ  —  MATT GAETZ LABELS HIMSELF a “firebrand.”  Now he's ready to torch the Department of Justice, the agency Donald Trump has tapped him to lead.  —  Of all the lawyers Trump interviewed to be his next attorney general, the Florida congressman checked the most boxes.
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
‘Left turn and off the bridge’: Trump's spy pick stuns intel world  —  The former Democratic member of Congress from Hawaii has many critics and no formal intelligence experience.  —  Donald Trump was expected to pick an outsider to lead the U.S. intelligence community.
New York Times:
House Ethics Panel Was Set to Vote to Release Report Critical of Matt Gaetz  —  The committee has been investigating allegations that Mr. Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump's pick for attorney general, engaged in sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.  —  The House Ethics Committee …
Politico:
Gaetz resigns from Congress — possibly skirting long-awaited Ethics report
Axios:
Republicans “stunned and disgusted” as Trump taps Matt Gaetz for AG
Breanne Deppisch / Fox News:
Trump taps Matt Gaetz for attorney general
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Bolton calls for FBI investigations before Gaetz, Gabbard confirmations
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Alarmed by Gaetz Pick as Attorney General Nominee
Associated Press:
Matt Gaetz just resigned from Congress, ending a probe into sexual misconduct and drug use
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Trump Chooses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence
Dan De Luce / NBC News:   Trump's pick for top intel job has been accused of ‘traitorous’ parroting of Russian propaganda
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Onion Says It Has Bought Infowars, Alex Jones's Site, Out of Bankruptcy  —  The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.  —  The Onion, a satirical publication …
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
The Onion Just Bought Infowars — and Alex Jones Is Pissed  —  The satirical newspaper acquired the conspiracy theorist's company after a judge ordered his assets be auctions off  —  The satirical newspaper The Onion has successfully acquired Infowars and its associated intellectual property …
NBC News:
The Onion wins Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy auction  —  The satirical news company plans to shutter Jones' InfoWars and rebuild the website featuring well-known internet humor writers and content creators, according to a person with knowledge of the sale.
The Bulwark:
Trump's Shock, Mock, and Roll 'Em Strategy  —  The president-elect isn't worried about Senate Republicans growing a backbone.  They're unlikely to prove him wrong.  —  A headline not from the Onion: The Onion now owns Infowars.  Oliver Darcy of Status reports: … It's not all bad out there, is what we're saying.
Discussion: Argus Leader
John Sexton / HotAir:
‘Everyone Inside ABC News Is on One Side’: ABC Looking to Revamp The View  —  ABC News has plans to revamp The View in light of Donald Trump's commanding win in the 2024 election.  ABC execs are said to be panicking over the fact that their roundtable features a collection of women …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Viewers Flee MSNBC, and Flock to Fox News, in Wake of Election
The Hill:
Musk's bold plans for ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ face roadblocks  —  Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to take the reins of the brand-new “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) under President-elect Trump — a panel with bold ambitions of slashing government costs and restructuring federal agencies.
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
How a right-coded media environment boosts Trump  —  TikTok, X, and the manosphere push young voters away from Dems. … 🤝  —  A near-majority of American voters willingly reelected Donald Trump.  This harsh reality is a collective moral failure, but it's also not a choice made in sound mind.
Dan Primack / Axios:
FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan … - It is not clear what the FBI was seeking when numerous agents entered Coplan's apartment at around 6am, or if Coplan and/or Polymarket are the targets of an investigation.  — Coplan was home at the time of the raid.
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Washington Post:
House Republican charged with being drunk at Dulles Airport  —  House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said he made a “poor decision” to mix alcohol and Ambien.  —  House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) was charged with being drunk …
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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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary: Perfect symbol of phony MAGA masculinity  —  Donald Trump pretends to love toughness, but the MAGA model of masculinity is snowflakes like this guy  —  When considering the reasons why Donald Trump picked a Fox News blowhard to run …
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Install His Book Publisher as Head of Personnel  —  Sergio Gor, who has helped run the publishing company that produces the president-elect's books, has been tapped to run the presidential personnel office, people briefed on the matter said.  —  Sergio Gor, an ally …
Discussion: The Hill and Semafor
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.
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