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Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Senate Republicans won't save us — John McCain isn't walking through that door. … 🚀 — Donald Trump is swiftly assembling a Legion of Doom cabinet, which includes Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, Tulsi Gabbard for national intelligence director, Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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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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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 …
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk, Ramaswamy lay out plans for ‘mass’ federal layoffs, rule rollbacks under Trump
Musk, Ramaswamy lay out plans for ‘mass’ federal layoffs, rule rollbacks under Trump
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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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ABC News:
Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary
Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary
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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') …
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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.
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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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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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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
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
Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska, Flipping House Seat for Republicans
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USA Today:
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 …
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Arden Farhi / CBS News:
4 Trump administration picks have sexual misconduct allegations in their past
4 Trump administration picks have sexual misconduct allegations in their past
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump Recruits His Season 2 Cast Straight From the Small Screen — The president-elect, who built his reputation on reality television, is rounding out his second administration with Dr. Oz, Fox News hosts and a former star of “The Real World.” — After an election where podcasts …
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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.
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Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir — European politicians preparing for United States President-elect Donald Trump's second term in the White House have so far made a point of not saying anything that could upset him. — But Angela Merkel, who was Germany's chancellor for 16 years …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The religious indoctrination of America's public school students — In states across the country, educational officials are seeking to incorporate Christianity into public school curriculums. While understanding religion is part of a well-rounded education, these efforts have been controversial …
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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 …
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.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC Faces Potential for Big Changes in Comcast Cable Spin-Off — MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around. — The cable-news outlet could have to consider changing its name …