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4:10 PM ET, November 20, 2024

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Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson announces policy barring trans women from Capitol bathrooms  —  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days.
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Johnson announces policy barring transgender women from Capitol women's bathrooms
Politico:
House Ethics panel does not agree to release the Gaetz report  —  The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday did not agree to release the long-anticipated report into Matt Gaetz.  “There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters after the meeting ended.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Senate Democrats ask FBI for files on Gaetz sex trafficking probe
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham urges GOP senators not to join Gaetz ‘lynch mob’
CBS News:
Matt Gaetz, JD Vance meet privately with Senate Republicans to build support for attorney general nomination
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk, Ramaswamy lay out plans for ‘mass’ federal layoffs, rule rollbacks under Trump  —  Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said Wednesday that their brand-new government efficiency panel will identify “thousands” of regulations for President-elect Trump to eliminate …
Discussion: Reuters
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Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government  —  Following the Supreme Court's guidance, we'll reverse a decadeslong executive power grab.  —  Our nation was founded on the basic idea that the people we elect run the government.  That isn't how America functions today.
Discussion: Business Insider and Bloomberg
David Nir / The Downballot:
Morning Digest: In stunning turnaround, Democrat takes lead in North Carolina Supreme Court race  —  Leading Off  —  NC Supreme Court  —  A critical race for North Carolina's Supreme Court is headed to a recount after late-counted votes gave Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs the slimmest …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Republicans in North Carolina push sweeping changes to consolidate power  —  The last-minute inclusions in a lame-duck bill would strip the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of significant authority before the GOP loses its legislative supermajority.
Steven Overly / Politico:
Raimondo's urgent mission: Leave no cash for Trump  —  With a massive legacy program hanging in the balance, the Commerce secretary wants to get billions in microchip money out the door in the next two months.  —  Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is on an urgent mission …
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Politico:
Playbook: The real divide roiling Democrats
Discussion: CBS News
Will Steakin / ABC News:
Gaetz sent over $10K in Venmo payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest  —  House investigators also obtained a $750 check from Gaetz, said sources.  —  Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate …
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Washington Post:
House panel was told Gaetz paid two women $10,000, in part for sex  —  The House Ethics Committee is expected to vote on whether to release its investigation into the former congressman.  —  House Ethics Committee investigators probing sexual misconduct allegations against former congressman …
Discussion: Decider, CNN, Axios, NBC News and Vanity Fair
Bloomberg:
Ukraine Fires UK Cruise Missiles at Russia for First Time  — Comes day after Western-supplied ATACMS were used by Ukraine  — Ukraine's Zelenskiy has said weapons critical to the conflict  —  Ukrainian forces fired British cruise missiles at military targets inside Russia for the first time …
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Reuters:
Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using US ATACMS
Washington Post:
Biden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Past Nominees Have Been Undone by Far Less Than What Surrounds Trump Picks  —  Back taxes, youthful pot smoking and undocumented nannies scuttled previous presidential choices.  Some of President-elect Donald J. Trump's candidates face bigger questions.  —  A Supreme Court prospect bowed …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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New York Post:
Please, Mr. President, ditch this dreadful duo — Gabbard and Gaetz  —  In January 2017, shortly after taking office for the first time, President Donald Trump had already issued 19 executive actions, and this paper dubbed him DON NONSTOP.  —  To which second-term Trump says: “Hold my Diet Coke.”
New York Times:
Harris Loss Has Democrats Fighting Over How to Talk About Transgender Rights  —  Kamala Harris left Donald J. Trump's anti-transgender attack ads largely unanswered.  Some Democrats call it political malpractice.  —  In the weeks before Election Day, aides to Kamala Harris could see in campaign polling …
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Washington Post:
Trump's education pick once incorrectly claimed to have education degree  —  Linda McMahon, in a questionnaire for a 2009 post on a Connecticut state education board, incorrectly said she had a bachelor's degree in education, according to news reports.  —  Linda McMahon, President-elect …
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Hemorrhaged Viewers After Announcing Meeting With Trump  —  Based on Monday morning's hour-by-hour ratings, Morning Joe viewers were not happy with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski's announcement that they met privately with President-Elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.
Washington Post:
How 2024 may shift our understanding of the political generation gap  —  Data from the election remains incomplete, but we can already assess how the generational divide has changed — and how it hasn't.  —  Hours after polls closed — or even before polls closed in some states …
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Trump lawyers demand judge ‘immediately’ throw out hush money case  —  Letting the conviction stand would threaten to “hamstring the operation of the whole governmental apparatus,” lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove argued in a letter to the judge.  —  Donald Trump's attorneys are demanding …
Associated Press:
Court extends hold on Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms  —  Louisiana's plan to make all of the state's public school classrooms post the Ten Commandments remains blocked under an order Wednesday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Entering Our Crank Era  —  The TV-guy administration grows: Yesterday, Donald Trump tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz as his administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  “Dr. Oz will work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to take on the illness industrial complex …
 
 
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James Bikales / Politico:
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Reuters:
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Daily Kos:
Musk and Bezos Declare The National Labor Relations Board Unconstitutional
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Behind the Scenes at a Secretive Gathering of Rising MAGA Donors
 Earlier Items: 
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Incoming White House press secretary: 'We're not shy of the hostile media'
Discussion: Fox News
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: New twist in Trump's Treasury race
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's corruption of the DOJ goes much deeper than Gaetz
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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