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6:50 PM ET, November 18, 2024

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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 …
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Could Trump bypass Congress if Senate Republicans don't push through his Cabinet picks?  —  One little-known constitutional provision is now in the spotlight.  —  President-elect Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with President Joe Biden, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, Reuters and The Bulwark
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.
Reuters:
Republican senator calls on House to share Matt Gaetz ethics report
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi is finished — no one deserves more blame for Dems' $1B electoral collapse
NBC News:
Republicans look to push government funding fight into Trump's term in early 2025
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Times
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 …
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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 …
Nishant Kumar / Bloomberg:
Ken Griffin Says He's ‘Very Anxious’ About Trump's Tariff Policy  — Hedge fund founder said US will ‘return’ to creating jobs  — Griffin said talent at Citadel is his single-best investment  —  Hedge-fund titan Ken Griffin said he's anxious about Donald Trump's potential tariff policies …
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
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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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski Meet With Trump in Bid for “New Approach” to Coverage
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘Morning Joe’ Stars Reveal a Mar-a-Lago Reunion With Trump
Brian Stelter / CNN:
MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ hosts reveal they met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago ‘to restart communications’
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
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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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 …
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
Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Wisconsin Election Denier Finally Concedes To Sen. Tammy Baldwin  —  GOP candidate Eric Hovde claimed there were “troubling issues around these absentee ballots and their timing.”  —  LOADING  —  Eric Hovde, the Republican Senate candidate in Wisconsin who's been spreading election …
Discussion: WisPolitics and Daily Kos
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Grace Harrington / The Daily Beast:
‘Mother of MAGA’ Sarah Palin Fumes at Trump Cabinet Snub  —  WHAT ABOUT ME?!  —  Palin posted several messages she received from supporters Sunday night.  —  As Donald Trump quickly fills out his cabinet and top roles in his administration, Sarah Palin asks: Why not me?
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Independent
 
 
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
'We're Just Going to Have to Deal With Him'  —  Europe braces for Trump.  —  “On the record?
Thom Hartmann / The Hartmann Report:
The Transitional Oligarchy: Democracy's Last Stand?
Discussion: Robert Reich
Chuck Ross / freebeacon.com:
PA Commissioners Defying Law To Count Illegal Ballots Are Key Casey Allies
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
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The Truth  —  What We Now Know  —  ....But ours is a subtle strength Potent with centuries of yearning,
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Top House Democrat: Gabbard ‘a national security threat’ to US
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
'Voters just didn't care': The abortion-rights movement grapples with Trump's return
Discussion: LifeNews.com and Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
NewsHound Ellen / Crooks and Liars:
Hegseth In Extramarital Affair With Baby Mama 3 When Accused Of Rape
Ian Ward / Politico:
Think You'll Be Targeted by the Next Trump Administration? This Lawyer Has Some Advice.
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
As Trump Looms, Biden Makes a Twilight Pitch on Ukraine to Global Leaders
 

 
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
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