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Nick Akerman / The Hill:
Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth are unqualified — Senate Republicans should reject them  —  President-elect Donald Trump has nominated three political hacks to highly sensitive and important federal positions: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) …
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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 …
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
Discussion: MSNBC
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New York Times:
Trump Transition Live Updates: Hacker Is Said to Have Obtained Damaging Testimony About Gaetz  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's attorney general candidate, Matt Gaetz, was investigated, but not charged, with having sex with a 17-year-old girl.  The computer file included testimony from the girl …
Washington Post:
President-elect Donald Trump is now receiving intelligence briefings
Discussion: Raw Story, New Republic and FDD
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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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 …
David Gilmour / Mediaite:
Joe Scarborough Brushes Off Backlash Over Trump Meeting As ‘Massive Disconnect’ Between ‘Social Media and the Real World’
Daily Mail:
Ukraine fires first US-made missile into Russia: WW3 fears as Kremlin threatens ‘nuclear response’ if long-range Western weapons are used on its territory  — Ukrainian officials confirmed the use of ATACMS on Russian soil for the first time  — Comes as Kremlin said its updated nuclear doctrine allowed a ‘nuclear response’
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Associated Press:
Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after Biden's arms decision for Ukraine
New York Times:
Ukraine Fired U.S.-Made Missiles Into Russia for First Time, Officials Say
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
Nicole Narea / Vox:
The law is clear on birthright citizenship.  Can Trump end it anyway?  —  Ending birthright citizenship has been on President-elect Donald Trump's wish list for years, and he's pledged to kill it once and for all in his next term.  But ending it may not be as easy as he's promised.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Trump Confirms Plan to Use Military to Carry Out Mass Deportations
Steven Lubet / The Hill:   The Trump administration's next target: naturalized US citizens
John Nichols / The Nation:
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 …
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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.
Axios:
Trump to tap Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary … - Lutnick was hoping to become Treasury secretary, but Trump recently soured on the finalists and is considering other options, transition sources tell Axios. … - Lutnick became one of the most prominent business voices in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
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Axios:
Trump's New York hush money case sentencing paused by court … - Merchan's decision on Trump's request for a new trial is also expected as soon as Tuesday. … - Merchan had already delayed sentencing until Nov. 26 to “avoid any appearance” of trying to affect the election.
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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).
Discussion: Politico, Daily Mail and CNBC
NBC News:
Nancy Mace defends anti-trans bathroom bill, says it ‘absolutely’ targets Sarah McBride  —  McBride, the first out transgender person elected to Congress, will be serving in the House starting next year and Mace doesn't want her using women's bathrooms at the Capitol.
Politico:
Why House Democrats stayed the course with their leaders  —  Despite coming up short in their fight for the majority, House Democrats aren't tossing their leaders aside.  The caucus opted to keep their top slate of leaders in Tuesday's party elections, with every single top Democratic leader reelected without opposition.
Discussion: Associated Press
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Making cowardly Senate Republicans pay a political price
Discussion: Raw Story
Buddy Carter / Washington Post:
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.
Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Politico:
House GOP lays out legislative priorities: Border wall, tax cuts, cutting Biden programs
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Defies the #MeToo Movement With Cabinet Picks Facing Accusations
Discussion: Salon
Elizabeth Passarella / New York Times:
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Bloomberg:
Google's Chrome to Fetch Up to $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge denies Jan. 6 defendant's bid to delay trial that could straddle Trump inauguration
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Benedict Vigers / Gallup:
Half of Ukrainians Want Quick, Negotiated End to War
Discussion: The Hill, Semafor, BBC and Reuters
New York Times:
Trump Confirms Plans to Use the Military to Assist in Mass Deportations
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Pennsylvania Dem Gov. Josh Shapiro sides with state supreme court ruling not to count certain mail-in ballots
Politico:
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