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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Historically brief, but Gaetz's Cabinet bid still did a lot of damage — No candidate for the Cabinet has been named so soon after an election and then withdrawn as rapidly as Gaetz. — If it seems like only a week ago that President-elect Donald Trump named then-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) …
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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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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct — While Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from the nomination process for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has picked several other people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct.
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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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
'You Don't Have the Votes': How Trump Barred the Gaetz — The scandal-plagued, widely hated pick for attorney general was a waste of time and energy. — DONALD TRUMP GIVETH. And he taketh away. — Eight days after making the snap decision to nominate Matt Gaetz to be the nation's next attorney general …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Democrats will push for release of Gaetz report despite withdrawal from AG running
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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Senate Republicans won't save us
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Axios:
Congress breathes sigh of relief as Gaetz withdraws AG bid
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Politico:
‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics' Gaetz report imbroglio
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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Here Is How Matt Gaetz Is Pitching Himself to Senators
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP warns Gaetz hearings will be ‘Kavanaugh on steroids’
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing
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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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Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary
CNN:
Police report reveals new details from sexual assault allegation against Trump's defense secretary nominee
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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 …
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Lois Parshley / The Lever:
GOP Takes First Steps To Shut Down Climate Groups — Democrats just helped Republicans give President-elect Donald Trump the potential power to shut down nonprofits under the guise of fighting terrorism — while GOP lawmakers have quietly revealed a new blueprint for defunding organizations they disagree with.
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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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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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Benjamin Oreskes / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner's Latest Redemption Tour Starts With a Haircut — The disgraced New York politician is considering a run for City Council. But even in an era of political comebacks, this might be pushing it. — Anthony Weiner walked in mostly unnoticed, quickly taking his place in a barber's chair …
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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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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 …
Axios:
1 big thing: 🇺🇦 Ukraine's lame-duck danger — Tensions between Moscow and the West have reached new heights over the past several days: — The war in Ukraine has veered into volatile new territory, ignited by a final push — in Washington, Moscow and Kyiv …
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” …
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Wall Street Journal:
ICC Issues War-Crimes Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant Over Gaza War — Court alleges use of starvation as a weapon and direction of attacks against civilians — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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Katelyn Fossett / Politico:
'I Think He's Completely Unfit': Michael Pollan on Why RFK Jr. Might Be Right about Processed Food But Wrong About Most Everything Else — A Q&A with the food reform advocate about the common ground he has with RFK Jr. — and why he does not want him to be HHS secretary.
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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 …
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