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EXCLUSIVE: Ethics committee told of second sexual encounter between Matt Gaetz and 17-year-old at party, sources say — The woman who says she had sex when she was a minor with then-Rep. Matt Gaetz told the House Ethics Committee she had two sexual encounters with him at one party in 2017, sources familiar with her testimony tell CNN.
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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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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.”
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 …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Matt Gaetz withdraws his bid for attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations — Trump's choice had been hindered by sexual misconduct allegations and a House Ethics Committee investigation. — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., on Thursday announced that he would withdraw himself …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Historically brief, but Gaetz's Cabinet bid still did a lot of damage
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Axios:
Congress breathes sigh of relief as Gaetz withdraws AG bid
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Politico:
Keep your eyes on these Senate Republicans. They could upend Pete Hegseth's confirmation.
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‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics' Gaetz report imbroglio
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Senate Democrat: Trump wants to ‘subjugate’ GOP senators with Gaetz appointment
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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 …
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Associated Press:
Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary
Mediaite:
NEW: Mediaite Obtains Full Police Report on Pete Hegseth Sexual Assault Allegation
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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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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Comer to create DOGE subcommittee chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene to work with Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy — Ramaswamy tells Fox News Digital he and his team have already met with Comer and Greene and they ‘look forward to working together’ — EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tapped to work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as new DOGE subcommittee chair
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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') …
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 …
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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 …
Noah Hurowitz / The Intercept:
The House Just Blessed Trump's Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill — A bill that would give President-elect Donald Trump broad powers to target his political foes has passed a major hurdle toward becoming law. — The House of Representatives on Thursday passed …
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 …
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” …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
RFK Jr. compared Trump to Hitler and praised descriptions of his supporters as ‘Nazis’ — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, has a long history of scathing critiques against Trump, labeling him a “threat to democracy,” a …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Democratic chair blasts Mayorkas, Wray for failure to testify; threats hearing postponed — The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee blasted the heads of the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, issuing a rare but sharp rebuke of the two officials for failing to appear for a public hearing.
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Matthew Cantor / The Guardian:
‘Government by the worst’: why people are calling Trump's new sidekicks a ‘kakistocracy’ — The word is trending as Trump makes cabinet picks - but it's not the first time it's been used to describe lousy leadership — Matt Gaetz running the justice department. Fox hosts in charge of the Pentagon and transportation.
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