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3:55 PM ET, November 14, 2024

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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Durbin demands House ethics panel share Gaetz report with Senate panel  —  Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (D) urged the House Ethics Committee to “preserve and share” its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) after President-elect Trump tapped the Florida congressman to serve as attorney general.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
McCarthy says Gaetz won't get confirmed: ‘Everyone knows that’  —  Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) predicted Wednesday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general, will not get confirmed by the Senate.  —  Asked for his response …
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.
Daniella Diaz / Politico:
House Ethics chair reiterates he does not plan to release Gaetz report  —  House Ethics Chair Michael Guest is seemingly sticking to his decision to not release his panel's report about Matt Gaetz after the Floridian's abrupt resignation Wednesday.  “What happens in Ethics is confidential.
Joshua Nelken-Zitser / Business Insider:
Matt Gaetz is emerging as the Trump pick Republicans are prepared to dunk on
Wall Street Journal:
Matt Gaetz Is a Bad Choice for Attorney General
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever
New York Times:
House Ethics Panel Was Set to Vote to Release Report Critical of Matt Gaetz
NBC News:
Trump baffles Republican senators by picking Matt Gaetz for attorney general
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Thune Is Big Fan of Wind Power, an Energy Source Trump Hates
Discussion: WHDH-TV and E&E News
Eli Okun / Politico:
Playbook PM: Ethics probe hangs over Gaetz
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
Benjamin Penn / Bloomberg:
Trump DOJ Alums Rethink Return With Gaetz as Attorney General
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Bolton calls for FBI investigations before Gaetz, Gabbard confirmations
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.
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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 …
New York Times:
The Onion Buys 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 that skewers newsmakers …
Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing  —  The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones' Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes …
Hadas Gold / CNN:
The Onion has won the bid for Infowars' assets
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump's Shock, Mock, and Roll 'Em Strategy
Discussion: The Atlantic and Argus Leader
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Curious Case of Tulsi Gabbard: Is She a Russian Asset or a Dupe?  —  On assets, espionage coups, and the future director of national intelligence.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Aloha, Comrade!  —  When you woke up yesterday the idea that Pete Hegseth—a philandering morning TV host …
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Republicans flip Pennsylvania Senate seat  —  Republican David McCormick is projected to defeat Sen. Bob Casey (R-Pa.) in one of the nation's preeminent battlegrounds, according to Decision Desk HQ, adding to the party's margins after it took back control of the upper chamber earlier this week.
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania Senate contest headed toward a recount, and possibly litigation
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's transition team aims to kill Biden EV tax credit  —  President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to kill the $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Politico:
Trump expected to select Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS  —  The choice will roil many public health experts after his years of touting debunked claims that vaccines cause autism.  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate former presidential candidate and anti-vaccine …
Discussion: New York Post, STAT and NOTUS
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Rick Scott pushes Lara Trump for Rubio Senate seat … - Scott joins Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) who have also said Lara Trump is their pick to fill the seat being vacated by Rubio who has been nominated for Secretary of State.
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.
Natasha Anderson / Daily Mail:
Eva Longoria reveals she has fled ‘dystopian’ America with her family and is now living in Mexico and Spain  —  Eva Longoria fled ‘dystopian’ America and is ‘privileged’ to now be living in Mexico and Spain with her family.  —  The Texas born actress, who has spent her ‘whole adult life’ in California …
Discussion: Boston Herald
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Mattie Kahn / Marie Claire:
Eva, Everlasting  —  The actress's career has been in overdrive for decades.
Politico:
Michael Anton and Sebastian Gorka in the running for deputy national security adviser  —  Michael Anton and Sebastian Gorka are in the running to be President-elect Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser, according to three people familiar with the competition who were granted anonymity to speak candidly.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Viewers Flee MSNBC, and Flock to Fox News, in Wake of Election
 
 
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David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
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Politico:
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Silicon Valley investors Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz celebrate Trump's win as ‘a boot off the throat’
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