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7:30 PM ET, November 18, 2024

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Fox News:
Trump says media is ‘vital’ to making America ‘great again,’ vows to work with ‘free, fair and open’ press  —  EXCLUSIVE: PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that in order to “Make America Great Again,” it is “vital” to have a “free, fair and open media,” …
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump personally squeezes senators on Matt Gaetz … - “He clearly wants Matt Gaetz,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), who received a call from Trump. … - “One thing about Donald Trump, people should never confuse his support for one of his nominees as a tactical or strategic tool for somebody else,” Cramer said.
Washington Post:
Trump taps ex-congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as transportation secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump on Monday announced that he would nominate Sean Duffy to lead the Transportation Department.  Duffy, a former reality-TV star who was elected to the House in 2010 and served …
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says  —  An attorney representing two witnesses in the House Ethics Committee investigation goes public  —  A woman testified to the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid her for sex and that she witnessed …
Reuters:
Republican senator calls on House to share Matt Gaetz ethics report
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘Morning Joe’ Stars Reveal a Mar-a-Lago Reunion With Trump
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi is finished — no one deserves more blame for Dems' $1B electoral collapse
Russell Contreras / Axios:
ACLU sues to get clues on Trump's mass deportation plans … - They are seeking records on how “ICE Air Operations” could be expanded to carry out a deportation and detention program that could ensnare millions of undocumented immigrants.  — Trump has repeatedly promised he will launch …
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Nishant Kumar / Bloomberg:
Ken Griffin Says He's ‘Very Anxious’ About Trump's Tariff Policy
Discussion: Washington Post
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Confirms He's Declaring National Emergency So Military Can Deport Migrants
Ivana Saric / Axios:
Trump confirms he will declare national emergency to carry out mass deportations
ABC News:
Lawyer tells ABC News his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex  —  Trump has tapped Gaetz, a former congressman, to be the new attorney general.  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz departs after speaking during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024 …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ hosts reveal they met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago ‘to restart communications’  —  New York CNN —  The news was so shocking that some “Morning Joe” viewers probably spit out their coffee.  —  MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski “went to Mar-a-Lago to meet personally” …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Meet With Trump in Bid for “New Approach” to Coverage  —  The hosts traveled to Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, where they agreed to “restart communications” with the President-Elect.  —  Seven years after they last spoke to him …
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
House Ethics chair: Panel's decision on Gaetz report won't be influenced by Johnson  —  House Ethics Chair Michael Guest said Monday that his panel will make its own decision about releasing the report into Matt Gaetz, regardless of Speaker Mike Johnson's opinion that it should be kept under wraps.
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Top Democrat on Ethics panel says she wants to publish Gaetz report  —  Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, said Monday she wants her panel's report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz to be released to the public.  “It should certainly be released to the Senate …
Discussion: CBS News
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump's War With the Press Takes a Terrifying Turn  —  Donald Trump has announced that the next Federal Communications Commission chair would be Brendan Carr, the senior-most Republican on the FCC and a contributor to Project 2025.  —  “Commissioner Carr is a warrior for free speech …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers
Politico:
Potential Trump picks for DOT: A reality TV star, a rail antagonist — and a former Uber exec  —  President-elect Donald Trump's transition effort is continuing to churn through potential picks for the next head of the Transportation Department, with the current crop of names including …
Discussion: New Republic
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Trump taps former lawmaker and reality TV star for Transportation
Washington Post:
Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation  —  Republican leaders, looking for ways to offset the cost of lower taxes, are considering changes to safety net programs for the poor.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's economic advisers and congressional Republicans …
Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race  —  Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Democrats won ‘highly engaged’ voters and struggled with everyone else in 2024  —  The final NBC News poll showed Vice President Kamala Harris losing voters who don't follow politics closely by double digits.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats convinced frequent voters …
Discussion: Jacobin
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 …
Scott R. Anderson / The UnPopulist:
How to Stop President-Elect Trump's Potentially Abusive Domestic Deployments of the Military  —  Dear Readers:  —  President-elect Donald Trump has not been coy about his desire to deploy the American military for all kinds of domestic purposes.  Early this morning, he reaffirmed his intentions …
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
The Transitional Oligarchy: Democracy's Last Stand?  —  The road ahead could lead to dictatorship or renewed liberty, as the American people confront the corrosive power of wealth in politics...  Oligarchy is a form of government where the richest people in a country have captured its political system …
Discussion: Robert Reich
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Transgender women to be banned from Capitol Hill female bathrooms under new House GOP proposal  —  Rep Nancy Mace wants provision included in next House rules package  —  FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is introducing a resolution to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol.
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Health care organization launches ‘Stop RFK War Room’  —  Democratic-aligned health care advocacy groups are putting together a strategy to fight Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to be HHS secretary.  During an organizing call on Monday, the details of which have not been reported publicly …
 
 
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ProPublica:
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
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