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Associated Press:
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate  —  Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability …
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing … Matt Gaetz said Thursday he is withdrawing his name form consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general.  —  “I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday.  I appreciate their thoughtful feedback …
Washington Post:
Matt Gaetz withdraws bid to be attorney general in Trump administration  —  Former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) announced in a social media post Thursday that he was withdrawing his bid to be attorney general for President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration, saying his confirmation was “unfairly becoming a distraction.”
Politico:
Keep your eyes on these Senate Republicans.  They could upend Pete Hegseth's confirmation.  —  Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, is on Capitol Hill Thursday to make his case with Senate Republicans as controversy continues to build around his nomination.
Discussion: Forbes
Jonathan Martin / Politico:   Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP warns Gaetz hearings will be ‘Kavanaugh on steroids’
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Police Report Offers Graphic Details of Sexual Assault Claim Against Hegseth  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice for defense secretary was never charged with a crime and vehemently denied to the police that a sexual encounter was coerced.  —  A police report released Wednesday night …
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CNN:
Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump's defense secretary nominee  —  A California woman told police that Trump Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone, and then sexually assaulted her even though she …
Associated Press:
Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth
Discussion: USA Today, Mediaite and Rolling Stone
USA Today:
A new era in American politics: When sexual misconduct allegations are overlooked
Discussion: NBC News, Axios and CBS News
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Charted: Harris' popular vote gap with Biden … - Harris won far fewer voters than Biden in New York City, Chicago and L.A., and ran behind Biden in blue areas generally, a New York Times analysis shows. … But both were also unusually high-turnout elections.
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Grace Harrington / The Daily Beast:
Pollster Nate Silver Calls on Biden to Resign Immediately  —  YOU'RE FIRED  —  Silver said Kamala Harris should assume the presidency after criticism over Biden's trip to Brazil.  —  Pollster Nate Silver called for President Joe Biden to step down and let Kamala Harris assume office …
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have spelled out their plans for DOGE
John Towfighi / CNN:
Linda McMahon, Trump's Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children  —  A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment …
ICC news:
Situation in the State of Palestine: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel's challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant  —  Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court ('Court') …
Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
Ellen DeGeneres Has Moved to Great Britain, Lists Montecito Estate: ‘Never Coming Back’ to the United States |  Exclusive  —  The “kicked out of show business” comedian made the move after the election of Donald Trump  —  Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have moved to rural England …
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Brendan Morrow / USA Today:
Jussie Smollett conviction in hate crime hoax overturned by Illinois Supreme Court  —  The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a fake hate crime against himself.  —  In a decision issued Thursday, the court overturned the “Empire” …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
A Trump Judge Just Nixed Overtime Pay for Millions—and Media Yawned  —  You probably missed it, because it created barely a ripple in the media, but last Friday, a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump struck down one of President Biden's most pro-worker policies: his effort to ensure …
Amy Yurkanin / ProPublica:
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths  —  In a letter, the state's public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee …
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Congresswoman McBride Announces She Will Comply With Rules Declaring Her a Man  —  Erin In The Morning is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a subscriber.  —  For the third consecutive day, the Republican Party has been consumed …
Dara Lind / New York Times:
Don't Do Trump's Work for Him on Mass Deportations  —  If you didn't think they were serious before, you certainly ought to know better now.  —  Donald Trump's team has construed his victory as a mandate for carrying out what it has described as mass deportations.
Noah Hurowitz / The Intercept:
The House Just Blessed Trump's Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill  —  Democratic support for the bill dwindled as critics warned it would let Donald Trump crack down on political foes.  —  A bill that would give President-elect Donald Trump broad powers to target …
NBC News:
'Like nothing you've seen': Trump team readies a flurry of executive actions for Day 1  —  Expect action on illegal immigration and more socially conservative health care policies for members of the military.  —  WASHINGTON — Within hours of taking office as president …
Discussion: Semafor and The Independent
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 20, 2024  —  Remember how American voters so hated Project 2025, the playbook for a second Trump term written by the Heritage Foundation and other right-wing institutions, that Trump said he had nothing to do with it, and then one of its key architects, Russell Vought …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Reporter Shield Bill Passed Unanimously by House  —  The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters' records.  It is now less likely the legislation would clear the Senate before the current session ends.
Kyle Harris / Denverite:
How Denver's mayor is responding to Trump's threats to defund sanctuary cities  —  “We're not going to sell out those values to anyone.  We're not going to be bullied into changing them.”  —  Listen to our interview with Mayor Mike Johnston  —  Denver has built a reputation as a city …
Discussion: HotAir, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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