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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 …
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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.
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.
Lily Mae Lazarus / The Daily Beast:
Report Into Gaetz's Alleged Sexual Misconduct Released to Entire Ethics Committee — ACCESS GRANTED — House Ethics Committee Chair Michael Guest (R-MS) revealed Monday that the formal report on their investigation into Matt Gaetz's alleged misconduct was made available to all 10 members of the committee.
Politico:
Negative signs for Gaetz as senators brush off questions amid Trump pressure
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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.
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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 …
Rusty Weiss / RedState:
WATCH: Megyn Kelly Unleashes the Hounds of Hell on Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough
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David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Joe Scarborough Brushes Off Backlash Over Trump Meeting As ‘Massive Disconnect’ Between ‘Social Media and the Real World’
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
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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 …
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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 …
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Transgender women to be banned from Capitol Hill female bathrooms under new House GOP proposal
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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.
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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
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Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Reminds Everyone: He Wants US Soldiers in US Streets
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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).
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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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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
New York prosecutors face what's next in Trump's hush money case
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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 …
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Maia Davies / BBC:
Ukraine fires US-supplied longer-range missiles into Russia for first time
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NOTUS:
Sen. Thom Tillis Faces an Early Trump Loyalty Test … Calen Razor and Alex Roarty — Copy — Donald Trump's controversial Cabinet selections are already making life difficult for Republican senators. — No one should know that better than Thom Tillis.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Making cowardly Senate Republicans pay a political price
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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?
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Sex abuse allegations against Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth only make Trump like them more — Republicans complain nominees weren't “properly vetted,” but don't get that accusations are a feature, not a bug — Having endured Donald Trump in their faces for nearly a decade now …
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