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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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Oriana González / NOTUS:
Republican Bill Targets Sarah McBride From Using Women's Restrooms in the Capitol — Rep. Nancy Mace authored the bill and said McBride, who is trans, should “use the men's restroom.” — Copy — Some Republicans are officially moving to give Rep.-elect Sarah McBride an unwelcome arrival to the House.
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Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Transgender women to be banned from Capitol Hill female bathrooms under new House GOP proposal — Rep Nancy Mace wants provision included in next House rules package — FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., is introducing a resolution to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol.
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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.
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Nicholas Wu / Politico:
Top Democrat on Ethics panel says she wants to publish Gaetz report
Top Democrat on Ethics panel says she wants to publish Gaetz report
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Could Trump bypass Congress if Senate Republicans don't push through his Cabinet picks?
Could Trump bypass Congress if Senate Republicans don't push through his Cabinet picks?
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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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Washington Post:
Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says — An attorney representing two witnesses in the House Ethics Committee investigation goes public — A woman testified to the House Ethics Committee that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid her for sex and that she witnessed …
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NBC News:
Matt Gaetz allegedly paid an adult woman for sex in 2017, attorney says — The woman, who was 19 at the time, said she encountered Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department at an invitation-only party in Orlando, Florida. — Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
‘Morning Joe’ Stars Reveal a Mar-a-Lago Reunion With Trump — The MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough met with Donald Trump last week in Florida in an effort “to restart communications.” — The married MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough drove half an hour …
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Rusty Weiss / RedState:
WATCH: Megyn Kelly Unleashes the Hounds of Hell on Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough — Megyn Kelly offered up a simple three-word response to MSNBC's “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski visiting Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend. — “Go f**k yourselves,” she fired back.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ hosts reveal they met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago ‘to restart communications’
MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe’ hosts reveal they met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago ‘to restart communications’
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Fox News:
Trump says media is ‘vital’ to making America ‘great again,’ vows to work with ‘free, fair and open’ press
Trump says media is ‘vital’ to making America ‘great again,’ vows to work with ‘free, fair and open’ press
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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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Chris Marquette / Politico:
Trump taps former lawmaker and reality TV star for Transportation — Sean Duffy served in Congress as a Wisconsin Republican. — President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former lawmaker and Fox News contributor Sean Duffy, who also had a turn on MTV's “Real World,” to be the next secretary of Transportation.
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Confirms He's Declaring National Emergency So Military Can Deport Migrants — The president-elect and his team are working on ways to boot undocumented immigrants as fast as possible without legal repercussions … One of the ways he plans to do so is by declaring a national emergency …
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Scott R. Anderson / The UnPopulist:
How to Stop President-Elect Trump's Potentially Abusive Domestic Deployments of the Military
Russell Contreras / Axios:
ACLU sues to get clues on Trump's mass deportation plans
ACLU sues to get clues on Trump's mass deportation plans
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
Leak it like Sam Alito — What is obviously a very damning report about Matt Gaetz is now available for everyone on the Ethics Committee to view: … Guest's claims to be free of influence from leadership are the antithesis of credible. But it shouldn't matter.
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Marc Levy / Associated Press:
Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race — Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick …
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Chuck Ross / freebeacon.com:
PA Commissioners Defying Law To Count Illegal Ballots Are Key Casey Allies
PA Commissioners Defying Law To Count Illegal Ballots Are Key Casey Allies
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Lee O. Sanderlin / The Baltimore Banner:
O'Malley resigns from Social Security Administration to run for DNC chair — O'Malley's candidacy to lead the committee comes at a time of soul-searching and finger-pointing in the wake of Donald Trump's presidential victory — Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is resigning …
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CNN:
Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy — Cheyenne, Wyoming AP — A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming's overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy.
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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 …
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn launches PAC and weighs future run — Osborn, an independent, didn't rule out another run for the Senate in 2026 after he lost to Republican Sen. Deb Fischer by about 7 points this year. — Nebraska's Dan Osborn is returning to work Tuesday as a steamfitter …
Phineas Hogan / Arizona Mirror:
Biden locks in $6.6B for TSMC chip factories, ensuring Trump can't rescind CHIPS Act deal — WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has finalized a $6.6 billion award for the Taiwan semiconductor giant that is building massive factories in Phoenix, amid concerns President-elect Donald …
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Jose Pagliery / NOTUS:
Court Filings Place Matt Gaetz at a Second Drug-Fueled Party in 2017 — A little-noticed affidavit paints a fuller picture of the social scene surrounding the alleged underage sex scandal threatening Gaetz's confirmation to be Donald Trump's attorney general. — Copy
Politico:
Fresh protest in White House on Biden's Israel policy — Internal government dissent letters over President JOE BIDEN's Israel policy keep piling up, but will they make a difference during his final months in office? — In the latest missive, obtained by Nat Sec Daily …
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