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.

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 …

‘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.

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’

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 …

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.

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 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.

Trump's Nov. 26 Hush Money Sentencing Called Off, Court Says  — Sentencing status updated on court records without explanation  — DA Bragg faces deadline to tell court how case should proceed  —  Donald Trump's Nov. 26 sentencing in his New York hush money case was adjourned …

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).

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.