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Ivana Saric / Axios:
Trump confirms he will declare national emergency to carry out mass deportations … - A Truth Social post early Monday is the first time the president-elect has confirmed how his administration will execute the controversial plan. … - Trump reposted Fitton's comment Monday with the caption, “TRUE!!”
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Washington Post:
Live updates Trump confirms plans to use military for mass deportations — President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that his plan for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will involve a national emergency declaration and the military. Trump, in an early-morning post on social media …
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The Independent and CNN
Politico:
Trump's immigration crackdown is expected to start on Day 1 — The president-elect is expected to take a series of actions aimed at restricting immigration and ramping up deportations. — In his first 100 days, President-elect Donald Trump plans to begin the process of deporting hundreds of thousands of people.
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Mercury News, Daily Mail and WPR
David Nir / Public Notice:
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The Gateway Pundit and Axios
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
‘Epic battle’: Insiders warn Trump determined to win new Senate's first ‘political crisis’ — Donald Trump sees criticism over his most controversial cabinet picks as a threat to the “almost uncheckable” power he intends to wield — and he is not going to back down, an insider in the president-elect's camp told CNN.
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Plain Dealer
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks as their fates hang in the balance
Trump doubles down on provocative Cabinet picks as their fates hang in the balance
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Playbook: Heritage comes out of the bunker
Playbook: Heritage comes out of the bunker
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Talking Points Memo and The Independent
CNN:
Trump is determined to see Gaetz confirmed as AG despite controversies
Trump is determined to see Gaetz confirmed as AG despite controversies
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Raw Story, New York Post and New York Times
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Matt Gaetz feels the heat — The would-be attorney general is facing new pressure this week from his accusers and from Senate Democrats. — President-elect Donald Trump is dead serious about making him attorney general. Speaker Mike Johnson is pledging to bury a critical House Ethics Committee report …
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The Bulwark, The Hill, Mediaite and New Republic
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Reuters:
Republican senator calls on House to share Matt Gaetz ethics report — Republican U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin called on the House of Representatives on Sunday to share an unreleased ethics report into alleged sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old girl by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general.
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Politico, The Guardian, Axios, HuffPost, The Hill, NBC News, Washington Examiner and New York Times
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Musk, top Trump adviser clash over Cabinet picks … - Musk — who fueled Trump's election effort by giving at least $119 million — has questioned whether Epshteyn has had too much influence in Trump's selections, especially his top Justice Department picks and the White House counsel …
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The Independent, Raw Story, The Guardian, Mediaite and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »
New York Times:
After Flurry of Cabinet Picks, Trump Rethinks Candidates for Treasury Secretary — President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to invite the contenders for the role, including Kevin Warsh and Marc Rowan, to Mar-a-Lago this week. — President-elect Donald J. Trump is eyeing a new candidate …
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Sam Sutton / Politico:
The mad scramble to be Trump's Treasury secretary — Donald Trump's political revival was fueled by a populist economic message that hit home with an electorate weary of Biden-era high prices and interest rates. Now the president-elect is having a hard time picking a quarterback to run his economic game plan.
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New York Times and Daily Mail
Wall Street Journal:
A Wistful Biden Says Goodbye in a Closing Appearance on the World Stage — His valedictory visit to South America marks an end to an era as other leaders look ahead to a Trump presidency — RIO DE JANEIRO—After defeating Donald Trump four years ago, President Biden declared at his first summit “America is back.”
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The Gateway Pundit and Washington Examiner
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Last-Ditch Pitch to Global Leaders
As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Last-Ditch Pitch to Global Leaders
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USA Today, CBS News, Politico, The Independent and Townhall
Associated Press:
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied longer range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
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Matthew Loh / Business Insider:
Trump picked a Project 2025 coauthor to run the FCC. Here's what it means for Big Tech. — President-elect Donald Trump nominated Brendan Carr as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. — Carr has been working for the FCC since 2012.
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Associated Press:
Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Dems who overcame GOP tide urge party to focus on ‘kitchen-table issues’
Dems who overcame GOP tide urge party to focus on ‘kitchen-table issues’
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Townhall
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers — “All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created.” — The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel is one of the most blunt voices in American media.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
A common sense economic agenda — A growing private sector and a strong safety net — Having written a nine-point Common Sense Democrat Manifesto, it now falls to me to explain in greater detail what I mean. — I chose to start the list with a point about economics …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Ann Selzer leaving election polling after Iowa whiff — The legendary pollster is ending her relationship with the Des Moines Register, which dates back to 1997. — Two weeks after her firm incorrectly found Vice President Kamala Harris surging in increasingly red Iowa …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
13 things everyone should know about Pete Hegseth — Secretary of Defense is one of the most complex and consequential positions on earth. The person in that position is responsible for overseeing the world's largest bureaucracy, the Department of Defense, with over 2.6 million employees and a budget of over $840 billion.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Stands by Defense Pick Who Says Encounter With Woman Was Not Sexual Assault — A detailed memo sent to the Trump transition team claims the incident occurred when Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice for defense secretary, spoke in Monterey, Calif., in 2017.
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The Hill and Associated Press
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser
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CBS News, CNN, Salon, USA Today, New York Post, The Independent, Mediaite and Raw Story