Rep. Mace introduces measure to ban trans women from Capitol's female bathrooms  —  The South Carolina Republican's resolution comes two weeks after the historic election of Democrat Sarah McBride, a trans woman, to Congress.  —  CORRECTION  —  A previous version of this article misattributed …

Hacker Is Said to Have Gained Access to File With Damaging Testimony About Gaetz  —  The computer file is said to contain testimony from the woman who said she had sex with Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be attorney general, when she was 17.

Donald Trump Has NOT Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President  —  Donald Trump's popular vote total has fallen below 50 percent, and his margin over Kamala Harris has narrowed considerably as all the votes are counted.  —  Pocket  —  “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate …

Trump Is Calling Senators on Behalf of Matt Gaetz.  It's Not Going Well.  —  “Matt Gaetz is toxic among House Republicans.  Among Senate Republicans, he is radioactive,” one source familiar with the conversations told NOTUS.  — Copy  —  As Republicans circle the wagons around Matt Gaetz …

The stunning success of vaccines in America, in one chart  —  Measles, mumps, and polio are supposed to be diseases of the past.  In the early to mid-20th century, scientists developed vaccines that effectively eliminated the risk of anyone getting sick or dying from illnesses that had killed millions over millennia of human history.

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead massive Medicare and Medicaid agency CMS … President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would nominate Dr. Mehmet Oz — celebrity TV host and former U.S. Senate candidate — as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator.

Texas Education Board Backs Curriculum With Lessons Drawn From Bible  —  School districts serving more than two million elementary school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible.  —  Texas education officials approved in an initial vote on Tuesday …

Trump expected to pick Linda McMahon, former wrestling executive, to head Department of Education, sources say  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive, to head the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the transition told CBS News Tuesday.

‘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.

Bucks County board chair says comment about violating election law has been misinterpreted  —  Bucks County Board of Commissioners Chair Diane Ellis-Marseglia said Monday that her comments about violating the Pennsylvania Supreme Court were taken out of context after they set off a national backlash …

Teamsters president pushing Chavez-DeRemer for Labor secretary  —  Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) is in the mix to be Trump's Labor secretary and, notably, has the backing of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien, according to three people familiar with the conversations granted anonymity to share private discussions.

Vance says Trump is interviewing FBI director replacements  —  President-elect Donald Trump's plans to end business-as-usual at the Justice Department apparently include replacing FBI Director Christopher Wray, Vice President-elect JD Vance indicated in a social media post on Tuesday.

Vice's Hard-Right Turn to Trumpism  —  VICE News once covered the border with videos that exposed the hardships faced by immigrants, such as “The Human Cost of Hardening the US-Mexico Border” and “What It's Like To Raise Your Child In An Immigration Detention Center.”

Trump ignores transition rules.  It's a ‘hostile takeover,’ ally says.  —  Donald Trump's transition team has begun what a close ally calls a hostile takeover of the federal government, ignoring the rules for the handover of power in the process.  —  A thousand miles from the austere buildings …

Manhattan D.A. Suggests Freezing Trump's Case While He Is President  —  With President-elect Donald J. Trump's sentencing on hold, his lawyers are pushing to dismiss the case.  The district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, is opposing the effort.  —  Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday rebuffed …

Trump to Pick Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary  —  Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive has been a key transition adviser to president-elect  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump is expected to nominate veteran Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department …

John Fetterman Is Open to Supporting Dr. Oz to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid  —  “I'd have a beer with the dude.  Whatever.  That's the game,” Fetterman said of his former Senate opponent.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: GOP Covered Up ‘Sexual Harassment and Assault’ Claims  —  THROWING DOWN  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made a sensational allegation that her Republican colleagues in Congress have covered up “sexual harassment and assault claims” by paying off victims with taxpayer money.

I sleep in my office.  The rest of Congress should, too.  —  The House would be more bipartisan if lawmakers made the Hill their home away from home.  —  Buddy Carter, a Republican, represents Georgia's 1st Congressional District in the House of Representatives.

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