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7:45 PM ET, November 14, 2024

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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Woman testified to House Ethics Committee that Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17: Sources  —  Trump tapped Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to be the new attorney general.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 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.
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever  —  If you had predicted before the election that Donald Trump's second administration would seek to hand some of the most sensitive and powerful roles in government to a Fox News personality (Pete Hegseth, nominated for defense secretary) …
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Steve Bannon Threatens Ari Melber, Says Matt Gaetz's DOJ Is Coming For Him And ‘All The Producers of MSNBC’  —  Former Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon told MSNBC's Ari Melber and “all you hosts” and producers at the network that they had better “lawyer up” because Matt Gaetz's Justice Department would soon be coming for them.
New York Times:
How Trump Picked Gaetz  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump appeared to have gained some clarity on what he wanted in an attorney general while he was in Washington, the city he left in 2020 after weeks of his election lies.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump still hadn't settled on his pick …
Discussion: Politico
Ben Domenech / The Transom:
Matt Gaetz is a Vile Sex Pest and Any Senator Who Votes For Him Owns That
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Is Dead Serious About Getting Matt Gaetz to DOJ
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
McCarthy says Gaetz won't get confirmed: ‘Everyone knows that’
Wall Street Journal:
Gaetz Nomination Seen as Doomed by Some Senate Republicans
David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Susan Collins plans to run for sixth term in the Senate
Joshua Nelken-Zitser / Business Insider:
Matt Gaetz is emerging as the Trump pick Republicans are prepared to dunk on
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
Politico:
Trump 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 will nominate former presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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CNN:
Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary
Jeongyoon Han / NPR:
Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services
Marc Bennetts / The Times:
Trump's intelligence chief pick Tulsi Gabbard is 'Russia's girlfriend'  —  Ukraine accused the president-elect's choice for cabinet of being on the Kremlin's payroll  —  Donald Trump's pick for US national intelligence chief was accused by Ukraine of being on the Kremlin's payroll after the start of Russia's invasion.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Elon Musk Met With Iran's U.N. Ambassador, Iranian Officials Say  —  The tech billionaire, a top adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, was reported to have discussed ways to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.  —  Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump …
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 …
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.
Eric Beech / Reuters:
Trump picks ex-congressman Doug Collins for veterans affairs secretary  —  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he intends to nominate former Representative Doug Collins for secretary of veterans affairs.  —  “We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform …
Washington Post:
Go bags, passports, foreign assets: Preparing to be a target of Trump's revenge  —  Some prominent critics of Donald Trump, and those he has vilified as “deep state” saboteurs, are taking seriously his vow of retribution.  —  A retired U.S. Army officer who clashed with senior officials …
Discussion: Raw Story and Middle East Monitor
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Manchin signals willingness to back Biden's final push on judges … - Manchin told Axios that “we're in different times right now” when asked about his previous pledge, adding that “my Republican friends are under the microscope.” … - Manchin's vote is critical …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Should the Democratic Party be listening to John Fetterman?  —  The Pennsylvania senator on the ‘bros’ vote, where he thinks he can work with Trump and the problem with Democrats calling Trump a fascist.  —  John Fetterman often has an uncanny sense of which presidential candidate is going to win Pennsylvania.
Discussion: RedState, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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.
 
 
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NBC News:
FBI raids apartment of election betting site Polymarket's CEO and seizes cellphone, source says
Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
Senate confirms Director of Office of Government Ethics just in time to be a bulwark against corruption
Discussion: GovExec.com
Rasmussen Reports:
Voters Expect Trump to Keep His Word on Deportations
Discussion: Townhall and Breitbart
Chase Sizemore / My Florida Legal:
Attorney General Moody Takes Swift Action Against FEMA Officials to Make Sure ALL Americans are Served as Tropical System Looms
Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press:
Food prices worried most voters, but Trump's plans likely won't lower their grocery bills
Discussion: CNN
Politico:
Senate Republicans squirm over Trump's tariff plans
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
House GOP lawmakers hang on to critical rules deal
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Republicans flip Pennsylvania Senate seat
Discussion: USA Today and Scripps News
Politico:
Michael Anton and Sebastian Gorka in the running for deputy national security adviser
Discussion: New Republic
Mattie Kahn / Marie Claire:
Eva, Everlasting  —  The actress's career has been in overdrive for decades.
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Fox News host Pete Hegseth as defense secretary: Perfect symbol of phony MAGA masculinity
Discussion: Daily Mail
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
How a right-coded media environment boosts Trump
 

 
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