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2:15 AM ET, November 23, 2024

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Rolling Stone:
Team Trump Is Furious Hegseth Hid Sex Assault Claim: ‘This Is the F-king Pentagon!’  —  The president-elect is putting Republican senators to the test with a string of controversial administration picks … Hegseth was already facing an uphill confirmation battle to become the Secretary …
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Liam Archacki / The Daily Beast:
Now GOP Senators Want Another Trump Nominee's Full FBI File  —  JUST A LITTLE PEEK  —  An alignment between Russia and Tulsi Gabbard is worrying some Senate Intelligence Committee members.  —  Some Republican senators are privately eager to see Tulsi Gabbard's FBI file …
Discussion: ABC News
Wall Street Journal:
Musk Unleashes Online Army on Federal Workers.  'A Tough Way to Find Out She's Losing Her Job.'  —  As Trump efficiency czar, the billionaire is targeting employees by name on X—sparking pushback  —  As co-director of President-elect Donald Trump's nascent Department of Government Efficiency …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Elon Musk Is Now Cyberbullying Government Employees  —  Elon Musk is so excited to start his new gig ruining the federal government that he's getting an early start by goading his millions of followers to cyberbully government employees.  —  This week, Musk took aim at Ashley Thomas …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Picks Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary  —  Hedge-fund manager has been a key economic adviser to president-elect  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has selected hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent to lead the Treasury Department, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
Trump Transition Updates: Cabinet Nearly Full With Flurry of Friday Picks  —  Where Things Stand  — President-elect Donald J. Trump picked Scott Bessent on Friday to serve as Treasury secretary, tapping a billionaire hedge fund manager to lead an economic agenda that is expected to be built around raising tariffs and cutting taxes.
Associated Press:
Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor
New York Times:
Trump Picks Key Figure in Project 2025 for Powerful Budget Role
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump expected to offer Kelly Loeffler secretary of Agriculture  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler the job of secretary of the Department of Agriculture, two people familiar with the matter told CNN.  —  He is set to meet with her at Mar-a-Lago Friday afternoon …
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The Hill:
Trump expected to name Kelly Loeffler for Agriculture secretary
Discussion: Democrats and Daily Mail
Washington Post:
Trump plans to fire Jack Smith's team, use DOJ to probe 2020 election  —  The plans show how president-elect Donald Trump wants to use the Justice Department to address his own personal grievances  —  President-elect Donald Trump plans to fire the entire team that worked with special counsel Jack Smith …
CNN:
Trump's intel pick was placed on government watch list for overseas travel and foreign connections  —  Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's pick to lead the intelligence community, was briefly placed on a Transportation Security Administration list that prompts additional security screening …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
The Guardian:
Texas approves new Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools  —  Teachers can opt in, but state is offering financial incentive of $60 a student for participating school districts  —  The Texas board of education voted 8-7 on Friday to approve a new Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools.
Discussion: CBS News
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats prepare to make Mike Johnson's life hell … - On any GOP-only legislation, there is “going to be enormous pressure” on Republican centrists to break away, said Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.).  — Morelle pointed to Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), predicting some GOP bills will be …
Discussion: NBC News
Associated Press:
Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC's $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services  —  The Supreme Court on Friday stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas …
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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 …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Matt Gaetz says he doesn't plan to rejoin Congress after withdrawing name for attorney general
Christiaan Hetzner / Fortune:
Walmart just leveled with Americans: China won't be paying for Trump's tariffs, in all likelihood you will  —  Donald Trump told voters tariffs are a tax on a foreign country.  But it's Americans that will pay the price, Walmart's finance chief warned.  —  Voters who returned Donald …
Discussion: Raw Story, Fox Business and Quartz
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Top senator calls Salt Typhoon 'worst telecom hack in our nation's history'  —  The severity of the Chinese breach highlights the need for more telecommunications regulation, lawmakers say.  —  The Chinese government espionage campaign that has deeply penetrated more than a dozen U.S …
Erin Reed / Erin In The Morning:
Nancy Mace's Federal Trans Bathroom Ban Would Apply To Major Airports, Hindering Travel  —  Congresswoman Nancy Mace, who has targeted Congresswoman Sarah McBride with a bathroom ban in the capitol, is now pushing a sweeping federal bathroom ban for trans people.
Discussion: Washington Post, them. and Inqorporeal
Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Trump selects former NFL player Scott Turner to lead housing agency  —  The one-time Texas lawmaker works at a Trump-allied think tank.  —  President-elect Donald Trump selected motivational speaker Scott Turner of the America First Policy Institute to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Is she on our side?’:  Jan. 6 defendants and allies puzzle over Bondi nomination  —  Trump's new nominee for attorney general has been largely silent about the Jan. 6 riot.  —  Everyone knew where Matt Gaetz stood on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.  He promoted conspiracy theories …
Discussion: Raw Story, The 19th, Axios and USA Today
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Is Pissed at True Reports His Victory Wasn't Exactly a Landslide  —  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 …
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CBS News:
Trump nominates Marty Makary, who opposed COVID vaccine mandates, to head FDA  —  President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr. Marty Makary Friday to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a surgeon and author who opposed vaccine mandates and some other public health measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Discussion: Forbes, New Republic, Raw Story and Politico
 
 
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Elon Musk Gets a Crash Course in How Trumpworld Works
Discussion: Business Insider
Aimee Picchi / CBS News:
Women leaders face 30 types of workplace bias — and it's not just about appearance or age, study finds
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