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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump  —  These are the Republican lawmakers who, by dint of age, independence or unusual constituencies, could provide a crucial check on Trump's dictatorial ambitions.  —  President-elect Donald Trump's rapid-fire cabinet appointments …
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Senate Democrat: Trump wants to ‘subjugate’ GOP senators with Gaetz appointment  —  Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) suggested that President-elect Trump appointing former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the head of the Justice Department (DOJ) is somewhat of a power play against Senate Republicans.
Discussion: UPI and WCMH-TV
Politico:
House Ethics panel does not agree to release the Gaetz report
Associated Press:
Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz
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Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government  —  Following the Supreme Court's guidance, we'll reverse a decadeslong executive power grab.  —  Our nation was founded on the basic idea that the people we elect run the government.  That isn't how America functions today.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Washington Examiner
Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk, Ramaswamy lay out plans for ‘mass’ federal layoffs, rule rollbacks under Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
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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ABC News:
Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary
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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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') …
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.
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
Shawn Hubler / New York Times:
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: BizPac Review, Daily Mail and Mediaite
Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska's only House seat  —  Republican Nick Begich has won Alaska's U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola to claim the seat once held by his grandfather.  Begich was among the opponents Peltola defeated during …
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Maya C. Miller / New York Times:
Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska, Flipping House Seat for Republicans
Discussion: Must Read Alaska
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 …
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.
Isaiah Hankel / Human Events:
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.
Reuters:
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Independent, Raw Story and Townhall
Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
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 …
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
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 …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
From Fox News to The Real World, Trump Recruits From the Small Screen  —  The president-elect is rounding out his second administration with television stars.  —  After an election where podcasts and influencers played an outsize role, conservatives were quick to declare that traditional media was dead.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
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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'Like nothing you've seen': Trump team readies a flurry of executive actions for Day 1
Wall Street Journal:
Too Little, Too Late: Pro-Harris PAC Takes Flak for Spending Decisions
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
New York's Lawler Says SALT Cap Must Go to Pass GOP Tax Bill
Discussion: The Hill and STAT
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sends Clowns to Cabinet Confirmation Circus
Discussion: Raw Story
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Cara Tabachnick / CBS News:
Florida man arrested in alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange
Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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