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6:35 PM ET, November 20, 2024

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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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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 …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women  —  A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
Discussion: New Republic
The Hill:
House Ethics Committee to keep Gaetz report under wraps  —  The House Ethics Committee met Wednesday but did not release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), resisting significant pressure to release its findings after President-elect Trump selected the controversial Florida Republican to be his attorney general.
Politico:
House Democrat pledges to force a vote to release the Gaetz report  —  Illinois Democrat Sean Casten is trying to force a vote on the House floor about releasing the House Ethics Committee's report on Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department.
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.
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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
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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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Mike Johnson Announces Transgender Bathroom Ban In Capitol  —  The speaker's announcement is aimed in particular at incoming transgender congresswoman Sarah McBride.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday that transgender lawmakers and staff …
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Johnson announces policy barring transgender women from Capitol women's bathrooms
Axios:
Trump rages as absent Senate Republicans help confirm Biden judges … - Trump posted Wednesday on “X”: “The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door. … Democrats confirmed two more judges on Wednesday by 50-48 margins, with Republican Sens. Ted Cruz …
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Elizabeth Urban / International Business Times:
Trump Accidentally Helps Dems Get Key Judicial Nominees Approved By Taking Republicans To SpaceX Launch
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
4 Trump administration picks have sexual misconduct allegations in their past  —  Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Elon Musk are all in line to serve as top government leaders.  —  All have faced varying degrees of sexual misconduct allegations.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham urges GOP senators not to join Gaetz ‘lynch mob’
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats ask FBI for files on Gaetz sex trafficking probe
CBS News:
Matt Gaetz, JD Vance meet privately with Senate Republicans to build support for attorney general nomination
Will Doran / WRAL-TV:
NC House votes to strip power from incoming Democratic governor, AG as part of Helene aid bill  —  The state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general Jeff Jackson would lose key powers if the Republican-backed proposal becomes law.  —  Posted 2024-11-19T16:49:26+00:00 - Updated 2024-11-20T03:55:14+00:00
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC Faces Potential for Big Changes in Comcast Cable Spin-Off  —  MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around.  —  The cable-news outlet could have to consider changing its name …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mandate?  Fuller election results increasingly show GOP gains were small.  —  A holistic look — down to the state legislative level — reinforces the fact that early Trump and GOP claims to a huge “mandate” were overblown.  —  From the moment he claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election …
Discussion: Salon, Breitbart, CNN and Washington Times
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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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 …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Exclusive: GOP senator demands “extensive” vetting for Trump health appointees … - To her, “that means a background check, it means extensive committee investigations and questionnaires and public hearings,” she told Axios' Peter Sullivan.  — Collins, who called for additional federal funding …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News and Raw Story
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Luna: Johnson blocked proxy voting for new moms  —  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson has blocked her proposal to allow new mothers to vote by proxy for several months from being included in the rules package for the next Congress.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump's cabinet picks are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance  —  With them, Trump will tear down any person or institution that tried to restrain his worst impulses or hold him accountable  —  “Shock” suddenly became the most commonly uttered word in habitually nonplussed Washington DC.
Discussion: The Hill and PolitiFact
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.”
Discussion: Breitbart, The Independent and Mediaite
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Republicans urge college athletic conference to ban transgender athletes  —  The request made to the Mountain West Conference comes after reports of a trans student competing on the San Jose State University women's volleyball team.  —  A group of more than a dozen Republican lawmakers …
Sharon Udasin / The Hill:
Biden administration offers alternatives for Colorado River's long-term operations  —  Biden administration officials on Wednesday announced several potential alternatives for the Colorado River's long-term management, as the expiration date for the current rules approaches.
Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
Trump taps Russ Vought, one of the authors of Project 2025, to lead budget office again  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and budget, according to two sources close to the transition.  —  If confirmed, this will be Vought's second time in the role.
 
 
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