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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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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP warns Gaetz hearings will be ‘Kavanaugh on steroids’  —  Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like “Kavanaugh on steroids,” referring to the contentious hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018.
Politico:
Keep your eyes on these Senate Republicans. They could upend Pete Hegseth's confirmation.
Discussion: Forbes
Jonathan Martin / Politico:   Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump
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
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ABC News:
Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general  —  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 the former congressman's ability to be confirmed …
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Washington Post:
Matt Gaetz withdraws bid to be attorney general in Trump administration
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') …
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” …
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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TMZ.com:
Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi Move to England After Trump Election Win
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 …
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 …
Simon Shuster / Time:
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.
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Mike Masnick / MSNBC:
The blurred line between X and the Trump administration
Discussion: Techdirt
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 …
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.
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
Office of Foreign Assets Control:
Russia-related Designations and Updates; Issuance of Russia-related General Licenses and Frequently Asked Questions; Publication of Russia-related OFAC Alert  —  Treasury Sanctions Gazprombank and Takes Additional Steps to Curtail Russia's Use of the International Financial System
Discussion: The Hill
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.
Dylan Byers / Puck:
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 …
CNN:
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 …
 
 
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Teri Christoph / RedState:
UNREAL: ABC News Tries to Blame Donald Trump for Laken Riley's Murder
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How Democrats won in districts Trump carried
Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
Newsom to Visit California's Trump Country: ‘Message Received’
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Isaiah Hankel / Human Events:
The resignation of Scientific American's editor-in-chief is great for humanity
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
From Fox News to The Real World, Trump Recruits From the Small Screen
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Althouse
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska's only House seat
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sends Clowns to Cabinet Confirmation Circus
Discussion: Raw Story
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
 

 
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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

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime
 
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