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2:45 PM ET, November 22, 2024

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn't: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory  —  The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century.  But Mr. Trump claims a “powerful mandate.”  —  On the night he won a second term …
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Kristen Holmes / CNN:
Matt Gaetz says he's not returning to Congress next year  —  Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general on Thursday, said Friday he will not be returning to Congress next year.  —  “I'm still going to be in the fight …
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Is Fuming at Reports on His Super Narrow Margin of Victory  —  Donald Trump is upset with the media for accurately reporting that his election night victory wasn't exactly a “landslide.”  —  Trump transition team spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Friday took aim at Politico …
Discussion: Raw Story
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Chaos reigns supreme in Trump's Washington … - Instead, Trump chose a congressman not only despised by his GOP colleagues, but embroiled in a widely publicized House Ethics investigation into alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use.  — The explanation is head-spinning but simple …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
A Good Country's Bad Choice  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring coverage of the 2024 race and what comes next.  —  Once she became the nominee, I expected Vice President Kamala Harris to win the 2024 presidential election.  —  More exactly, I expected ex-President Donald Trump to lose.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing name for attorney general  —  There was a question about whether he'd want to be sworn into the next Congress.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., said Friday that he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress …
Tal Axelrod / ABC News:   Trump's Cabinet picks boast thin resumes. That's the point
Michael Schaffer / Politico:
Trump Won Less Than 50 Percent. Why Is Everyone Calling It a Landslide?
Discussion: PolitiFact, New York Magazine and MSNBC
Pew Research Center:
Public Narrowly Approves of Trump's Plans; Most Are Skeptical He Will Unify the Country
Punchbowl News:
11/22/24 ☀️ AM:  —  Gabbard nomination puts Senate GOP in a bind
Discussion: Fox News
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump gives himself a black eye with Gaetz misfire
Wall Street Journal:
Botched Gaetz Nomination Shows Limits of Trump's Hold Over GOP
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
'You Don't Have the Votes': How Trump Barred the Gaetz
The Hill:
New York judge delays Trump hush money sentencing  —  President-elect Trump's sentencing in his New York criminal case will not go forward as planned next week as his attorneys push to dismiss the prosecution following his election victory.  —  Judge Juan Merchan, who oversees the trial proceedings …
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Punchbowl News:
Gabbard nomination puts Senate GOP in a bind … That panel — which is responsible for processing Gabbard's nomination — is stacked with hawks on both sides of the dais. … But GOP senators are already indicating they'll be interested in probing Gabbard's controversial …
Discussion: The Bulwark
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
Trump's Pentagon pick Hegseth wrote of US military taking sides in ‘civil war’  —  Defense secretary pick said in 2020 that should Democrats win election the military ‘will be forced to make a choice’  —  Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, has written in a book …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Atlantic
NBC News:
Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign  —  Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database to identify potential hires for the incoming administration, a person familiar with the plans said.
Erik De La Garza / Raw Story:
'No part of the FBI's mission is safe': Ex-official alarmed by possible Trump pick  —  Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe sounded the alarm Thursday on the possibility that MAGA enthusiast Kash Patel could fill the role he once held in Donald Trump's next administration.
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Inside Trump's dramatic potential plan to shake up the FBI
Wall Street Journal:
Kim Jong Un's Message to Trump: We're Not Interested  —  North Korean dictator has fewer reasons to seek sanctions relief from the U.S. and has played down the need for disarmament talks  —  SEOUL—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared to rebuff the prospect of reviving his nuclear diplomacy …
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
DOJ halts random DEA passenger searches at transportation facilities  —  The Department of Justice has stopped random Drug Enforcement Administration passenger searches “mass transportation facilities,” such as airports, as of Thursday, after the department's inspector general found concerns with how such searches were being conducted.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Trump-Trumpist Divide  —  Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring coverage of the 2024 race and what comes next.  —  Members of Donald Trump's inner circle understandably wish to interpret the election results as a mandate for the most extreme right-wing policies …
M. Gessen / New York Times:
The Secret Behind America's Moral Panic  —  In the wake of an election in which Donald Trump stoked fear about trans people — as in the much-discussed ad that warned “Kamala is for they/them.  President Trump is for you” — Democrats are now debating how much the issue of trans rights hurt …
Discussion: HotAir, Breitbart and Althouse
The Hill:
Trump expected to name Kelly Loeffler for Agriculture secretary  —  President-elect Trump is expected to name former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to serve as secretary of Agriculture, a source close to the transition told The Hill.  —  Loeffler is currently the co-chair of Trump's second inaugural committee …
Discussion: Reuters and Bloomberg
 
 
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