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11:50 AM ET, November 19, 2024

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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 …
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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 …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees  —  Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it to private investigators.
Punchbowl News:   11/19/24 ☀️ AM:  —  Johnson could be the only leader who wants a CR
Axios:
Scoop: Trump personally squeezes senators on Matt Gaetz
Frank Figliuzzi / MSNBC:   Biden should order background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks
CNN:
Behind the Mar-a-Lago meeting  —  Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski's fence-mending meeting with President-elect Donald Trump has the media world buzzing.  Now I have some new reporting to share about why it happened.  —  Yesterday, as outraged “Morning Joe” fans registered their objections …
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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.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
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 …
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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 …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Making cowardly Senate Republicans pay a political price
Discussion: Raw Story
NOTUS:
Sen. Thom Tillis Faces an Early Trump Loyalty Test
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Associated Press:
Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
Maia Davies / BBC:
Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia for first time
Robert Draper / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Daily Mail and PoliticusUSA
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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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New York Times:
Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Reminds Everyone: He Wants US Soldiers in US Streets
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
Breanne Deppisch / Fox News:
NY judge adjourns Trump hearing without explanation, delaying sentencing  —  Trump's election victory threw the New York court proceedings into uncertain territory  —  Donald Trump's sentencing for 34 criminal charges in the state of New York was abruptly adjourned by the court Tuesday without explanation …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 18, 2024  —  On Friday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo locked in a $6.6 billion deal with the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for it to invest $65 billion in three state-of-the-art fabrication plants in Arizona.  This will bring thousands of jobs to the state.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant's bid to delay trial that could straddle Trump inauguration  —  A Jan. 6 defendant facing five felony charges could be on trial at the precise moment power changes hand from President Joe Biden to President-elect Donald Trump — an uncomfortable prospect …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
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: The Hill, BBC, Semafor and Reuters
Steven Lubet / The Hill:
The Trump administration's next target: naturalized US citizens  —  It appears that President-elect Donald Trump intends to keep his campaign promise to begin deporting at least 15 million people who, he claims, have been “poisoning the blood” of our country.
Discussion: Vox
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 …
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
 
 
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