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10:55 PM ET, November 14, 2024

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Ben Domenech / The Transom:
Matt Gaetz is a Vile Sex Pest and Any Senator Who Votes For Him Owns That  —  Crush Some Viagra And Pour The Red Bull In Your Veins  —  I realize that we are occasionally given to hyperbole about the untoward nature of politicians, but let me be clear: Matt Gaetz is a sex trafficking drug addicted piece of shit.
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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: The Bulwark and Raw Story
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Durbin demands House ethics panel share Gaetz report with Senate panel
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump says Dimon won't be part of administration
Discussion: Reuters, Quartz and Fox Business
Daniella Diaz / Politico:
House Ethics chair reiterates he does not plan to release Gaetz report
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks
Wall Street Journal:
Matt Gaetz Is a Bad Choice for Attorney General
Discussion: CBS News, National Review and Reason
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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Denver Post:
Gov. Jared Polis cheers RFK Jr.'s nomination for health post despite anti-vaccine statements  —  Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday cheered anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the nation's top public health agency, highlighting the controversial nominee's stances on “big pharma” and “corporate ag.”
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 …
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.
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
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.
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: Raw Story
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:   Scoop: Senate Democrats caught flat-footed by GOP anti-trans attacks
David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Susan Collins plans to run for sixth term in the Senate
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 …
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.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Said to Face Previous Sexual Misconduct Allegation  —  Sources say Donald Trump's transition team leadership met with the former Fox News host, who is a left-field pick to head the Department of Defense, about the claims on Thursday.
Discussion: Raw Story
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, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
NOTUS:
Tim Scott's New NRSC Hire Is Ruffling Feathers Even Before It's Official  —  Sources told NOTUS that Scott is tapping Mike Pence's former campaign manager to be executive director of the Senate GOP's campaign arm.  —  Reese Gorman and Alex Roarty  — Copy
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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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
NATO jets scrambled after Russian planes seen off Norway and over Baltic Sea ‘not adhering to international norms’
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
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