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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.
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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.
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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) …
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 …
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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.
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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.
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Ben Domenech / The Transom:
Matt Gaetz is a Vile Sex Pest and Any Senator Who Votes For Him Owns That
Matt Gaetz is a Vile Sex Pest and Any Senator Who Votes For Him Owns That
Washington Post:
Republican senators say Matt Gaetz has ‘steep’ climb to nomination
Republican senators say Matt Gaetz has ‘steep’ climb to nomination
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Benjamin Penn / Bloomberg:
Trump DOJ Alums Rethink Return With Gaetz as Attorney General
Trump DOJ Alums Rethink Return With Gaetz as Attorney General
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Joshua Nelken-Zitser / Business Insider:
Matt Gaetz is emerging as the Trump pick Republicans are prepared to dunk on
Matt Gaetz is emerging as the Trump pick Republicans are prepared to dunk on
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Wall Street Journal:
Gaetz Nomination Seen as Doomed by Some Senate Republicans
Gaetz Nomination Seen as Doomed by Some Senate Republicans
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his controversial Cabinet picks
Why Trump is trying to outrage Washington with his controversial Cabinet picks
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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 …
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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
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with Sandy Hook families' backing
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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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Jeongyoon Han / NPR:
Trump picks RFK Jr. to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former independent presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — to oversee the Department of Health and Human Services.
CNN:
Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary — West Palm Beach, Florida CNN — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services …
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Helen Sullivan / The Guardian:
RFK Jr to lead US health department; Trump lawyer announced as deputy attorney general - live updates
RFK Jr to lead US health department; Trump lawyer announced as deputy attorney general - live updates
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Picks R.F.K. Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept.
Trump Picks R.F.K. Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept.
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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 …
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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.
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John Sakellariadis / Politico:
‘Left turn and off the bridge’: Trump's spy pick stuns intel world
‘Left turn and off the bridge’: Trump's spy pick stuns intel world
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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.
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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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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 …
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Mattie Kahn / Marie Claire:
Eva, Everlasting — The actress's career has been in overdrive for decades. As she approaches turning 50, the Hollywood mainstay gets personal about why she's still not slowing down. — Newsletter — When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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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 reveals she has fled ‘dystopian’ America with her family and is now living in Mexico and Spain
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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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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.
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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 — Phone — (850) 245-0150 — TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is taking legal action against current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials …
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 …
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