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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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have spelled out their plans for DOGE … Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were officially appointed the co-leads of President-elect Donald Trump's “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) last week, and on Wednesday, the two men spelled out their plans …

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.

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 …

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') …

How Elon Musk Became a Kingmaker  —  Hang on a minute.  Whom did we just elect?  The Republican ticket had two names at the top: Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.  But parts of this delirious November created the impression that someone else has taken hold of our collective destiny.

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.

Newsom Heads to California Counties That Voted for Trump  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom acknowledged that residents were frustrated by economic problems and said that Democrats needed to address their concerns.  —  On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom will make the first of three post-election visits …

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 …

Biden awards Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards  —  The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor.  —  President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards …

The resignation of Scientific American's editor-in-chief is great for humanity  —  Once revered for presenting science as a neutral and evidence-based pursuit, the publication became mired in ideological bias under the leadership of the now former Editor-in-Chief, Laura Helmuth.

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.

Mika & Joe's Excellent Adventure  —  News and notes on the real ulterior motive behind the Mar-a-Lago pilgrimage.  Plus, all the nail-biting and agita unleashed at 30 Rock in the wake of the Comcast spinco news.  —  On Monday morning, MSNBC's connubial co-hosts Joe Scarborough …

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.

The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone  —  Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups.  Could it happen here?  —  In September, the Department of Homeland Security …

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Trump eyes right-wing personality Dan Bongino among current and former agents for US Secret Service director  —  Donald Trump is considering a right-wing media personality, people who have served on his US Secret Service detail, as well as others to run the agency that has been plagued …

Trump selling $11,000 signed MAGA guitars  —  President-elect Trump is aiming to strike a chord with consumers with his latest business venture — selling signed “Make America Great Again” guitars for as much as $11,000.  —  In a photo posted Wednesday on Truth Social, Trump hawked a …

Russia fires intercontinental ballistic missile in attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says  —  Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said, in what would be the first use in war of a weapon designed to deliver long-distance nuclear strikes.

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 …

A new era in American politics: When sexual misconduct allegations are overlooked  —  Michael Collins Erin MansfieldUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON ― There was a time in American politics when allegations of sexual misconduct would end a political career.  —  But accusations of sexual misdeeds …

Trump's pick for the Pentagon to make case to GOP senators  —  Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, is expected to begin meetings with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday after police records revealed new details about a sexual assault allegation against him.