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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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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Gaetz Begins Lobbying Lawmakers, Hoping He Hasn't Burned All the Bridges — MATT GAETZ EARNED A REPUTATION IN CONGRESS as an acid-tongued, anti-establishment knife fighter who didn't come to Washington to make friends. — But now Gaetz wants to become the next attorney general of the United States.
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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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NBC News:
Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general
Senators want details of Matt Gaetz ethics probe before his confirmation vote for attorney general
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks
Trump looks to bypass Senate for polarizing Cabinet picks
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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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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Durbin demands House ethics panel share Gaetz report with Senate panel
Durbin demands House ethics panel share Gaetz report with Senate panel
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The Guardian:
Trump health secretary choice is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group - as it happened
Trump health secretary choice is ‘courting catastrophe’, says rights group - as it happened
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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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Daniella Diaz / Politico:
House Ethics chair reiterates he does not plan to release Gaetz report
House Ethics chair reiterates he does not plan to release Gaetz report
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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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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.”
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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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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.
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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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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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 …
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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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 …
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David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Susan Collins plans to run for sixth term in the Senate
Susan Collins plans to run for sixth term in the Senate
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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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Curious Case of Tulsi Gabbard: Is She a Russian Asset or a Dupe?
The Curious Case of Tulsi Gabbard: Is She a Russian Asset or a Dupe?
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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.
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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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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Trump picks North Dakota governor to lead Interior — The move puts Trump's one-time primary rival in charge of the department. — President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Doug Burgum, a one-time rival for the Republican presidential nomination, to run the Interior Department, Trump said.
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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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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Lachlan Cartwright / Columbia Journalism Review:
Trump Threatens New York Times, Penguin Random House over Critical Coverage — Legal letter follows complaints aimed at CBS News, the Washington Post, and the Daily Beast. — The letter, addressed to lawyers at the New York Times and Penguin Random House, arrived a week before the election.
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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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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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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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