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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.
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New York Times:
Gaetz May Not Be Confirmed, Trump Admits.  He's Pushing Him and Others Anyway.  —  The president-elect is taking a flood-the-zone approach to his cabinet nominations, betting that the Senate won't dare to turn them all down.  —  In his private conversations over the past few days …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Senate Republicans deliver a message to Trump: Gaetz's confirmation is in jeopardy  —  They're privately hoping Trump doesn't make them walk the plank.  —  Numerous Republican lawmakers told Donald Trump and his team that they believe his pick to be attorney general, controversial Rep. Matt Gaetz …
Politico:
Negative signs for Gaetz as senators brush off questions amid Trump pressure  —  A negative sign looms for Matt Gaetz: Nearly a dozen GOP senators won't commit to confirming him for attorney general, saying they want to let the process play out.  And many, even if they aren't insisting …
Punchbowl News:   11/19/24 ☀️ AM:  —  Johnson could be the only leader who wants a CR
The Hill:
Mace introduces bill to bar trans women from Capitol restrooms  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday introduced a bill to bar transgender women from facilities on Capitol Hill that match their gender identity.  —  The resolution, which would prohibit members, officers and employees …
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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Republican bathroom bill targets Congress's first transgender member  —  South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduces bill two months before Sarah McBride is to be sworn in  —  After Delaware elected the first ever openly transgender member of Congress earlier this month …
Discussion: CNN and The Independent
David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Kissing the ring?’  MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication  —  MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, fierce critics of President-elect Donald Trump, say they traveled to Mar-a-Lago for a meeting with him to reopen lines of communication that would better serve their morning show viewers.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
‘Morning Joe’ meeting with Trump was driven by fears of retribution from incoming administration, sources say  —  New York CNN —  “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski announced Monday, in dramatic fashion, that they went to Mar-a-Lago last week for a fence-mending meeting with President-elect Donald Trump.
Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Trump Confirms Plan to Use Military to Carry Out Mass Deportations  —  Further proof that the president-elect is willing—even excited—to implement the cruel immigration policy.  —  On Monday, Donald Trump appeared to confirm that he is willing—even eager—to declare a national emergency …
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Reminds Everyone: He Wants US Soldiers in US Streets  —  At 4:03 a.m. ET, the President-elect was online.  He was thinking about “military assets” and mass deportations.  —  Tom Fitton, the right-wing activist and Judicial Watch leader, had written a post on the incoming President's …
New York Times:
Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations
Brady Knox / Washington Examiner:
Trump nominates former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump nominated former Rep. Sean Duffy as transportation secretary.  —  After appearing on several reality TV shows, on which he met his wife, Duffy served as a district attorney in Wisconsin from 2002 to 2010.
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Greg Wehner / Fox News:
Trump nominates former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation
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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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:   Court Filings Place Matt Gaetz at a Second Drug-Fueled Party in 2017
Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:
Biden should order background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks  —  The FBI has conducted background investigations of White House nominees since at least the tenure of President Dwight Eisenhower's time in office.  —  We had fair warning.  Last month, The New York Times reported …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Dan Osborn Wants to Help the Working Class Run for Office  —  Mr. Osborn, the industrial mechanic who turned a long-shot Senate bid in red Nebraska into an unexpectedly tight race, is starting a PAC aimed at recruiting more blue-collar candidates like himself.
Discussion: HuffPost
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn launches PAC and weighs future run
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and The Hill
Public Notice:
RFK Jr. is a massive public health threat  —  Dems like Jared Polis shouldn't pretend pretend otherwise.  —  ∙ Paid … Donald Trump, in his vacuous orange wisdom, has nominated vaccine denier, crank, and champion of disease Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Discussion: Politico, Daily Mail and CNBC
Benedict Vigers / Gallup:
Half of Ukrainians Want Quick, Negotiated End to War  —  EU, U.K. favored over U.S. as negotiators … LONDON — After more than two years of grinding conflict, Ukrainians are increasingly weary of the war with Russia.  In Gallup's latest surveys of Ukraine, conducted in August and October 2024 …
Discussion: Semafor, BBC and Reuters
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Republicans slow down Senate floor to delay Biden judicial picks  —  Senate Republicans moved to slow down the pace of judicial nomination confirmations in the waning days of Joe Biden's presidency on Monday evening, forcing the chamber into hours of routine votes.  What happened?
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Examiner
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
US Won't Adjust Posture After Russia Lowers Nuclear Threshold  —  The US sees no reason to adjust its nuclear posture in response to Russia's decision to lower the threshold for using atomic weapons, a National Security Council spokesperson said.  —  The Russian decision wasn't a surprise …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Ken Martin, a Minnesotan With Deep Democratic Ties, Joins the D.N.C. Race  —  The chairman of Minnesota Democrats, he has longstanding connections to many of the Democratic National Committee members who will choose their next leader.  —  The race for chair of the Democratic National Committee …
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
For Minority Working-Class Voters, Dismay in Democrats Led to Distrust  —  In scores of interviews throughout 2024, Latino, Black and Asian American voters, many of whom voted for Donald Trump, said they no longer trusted Democrats to improve the economy.  —  The working-class voters Vice …
New York Times:
Trump Plans to Attend Musk's SpaceX Launch on Tuesday  —  The president-elect's decision to witness the liftoff is another example of his close ties to the world's wealthiest entrepreneur.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to attend a SpaceX launch in Texas on Tuesday …
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Pennsylvania Dem Gov. Josh Shapiro sides with state supreme court ruling not to count certain mail-in ballots  —  The ruling is a victory for GOP officials in an effort to keep the party's narrow Senate victory  —  Join Fox News for access to this content  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro …
Politico:
‘Ready for prime time’: Trump trots out once-scorned economic plans  —  The new world of policy debate reflects Trump's towering influence over a GOP that he has transformed, boosting ideas once considered quixotic or ill-advised in Washington.  —  Donald Trump has been president before …
 
 
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