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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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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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Politico:
Keep your eyes on these Senate Republicans. They could upend Pete Hegseth's confirmation.
Keep your eyes on these Senate Republicans. They could upend Pete Hegseth's confirmation.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump
Washington Post:
Matt Gaetz withdraws bid to be attorney general in Trump administration
Matt Gaetz withdraws bid to be attorney general in Trump administration
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Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Senate Democrat: Trump wants to ‘subjugate’ GOP senators with Gaetz appointment
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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Mediaite:
NEW: Mediaite Obtains Full Police Report on Pete Hegseth Sexual Assault Allegation — A police report on the allegation of sexual assault against Pete Hegseth, the Fox News star nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of defense, was obtained by Mediaite on Wednesday …
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Associated Press:
Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary
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
Police report details alleged sexual assault by Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth
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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
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tapped to work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy as new DOGE subcommittee chair
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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') …
CNN:
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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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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.
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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 …
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