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4:10 PM ET, November 24, 2024

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CBS News poll finds Trump starts on positive note as most approve of transition handling — President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration starts off with mostly good will from the public: a majority of Americans overall are either happy or at least satisfied that he won …

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Lauren Frias / Business Insider:

Trump's vow to use US troops for mass deportations could face intense resistance — starting from within the military — President-elect Trump confirmed his intent to use the US military for mass deportations in the US. — Laws sharply limit the roles that federal troops can fill in US law enforcement.

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Max Thornberry / Washington Examiner:

Democrats turn on each other in battle for soul of the party — The Democrats are nearly three weeks removed from their first popular vote defeat in a presidential contest in two decades and are riven about how to avoid a similar defeat in four years. — President-elect Donald Trump pulled off …

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New York Times:

Trump Is Running His Transition Team on Secret Money — Breaking with past practice, President-elect Donald J. Trump has not agreed to disclose the donors paying for his planning effort or to limit their contributions. — President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names …

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Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:

Trump Refuses to Disclose Who Is Funding His Transition — He is the first president-elect not to sign an ethics agreement that sets fundraising limits and transparency — True to character, Donald Trump is already flouting ethics laws and norms even before he takes office as president in 2025.

Kenya Hunter / Associated Press:

Feeling betrayed by increased minority support for Trump, Black women say they're stepping back — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women's March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn't see herself helping …

Mia McCarthy / Politico:

Trump's national security pick: I'm on same page as Jake Sullivan about ‘our adversaries’ — “We are hand in glove. We are one team with the United States in this transition,” Rep. Mike Waltz said. — Rep. Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) said Sunday that he has met with President Joe Biden's …

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Kedric Payne / The Hill:

Resignation shouldn't prevent the release of Gaetz report — it didn't stop us last time — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn his name from consideration for attorney general and said he would not be returning to the House. But Gaetz, who announced his resignation …

Tara Suter / The Hill:

McBride says House Republicans' bathroom ban is ‘attempt to distract from what they are actually doing’ — Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, said Sunday that House Republicans' bathroom ban is an “attempt to distract from what they are actually doing.”

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Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:

Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83 — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died.

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Shari Dunn / Salon:

Trump's plan to dismantle DEI on day one is a “colorblind” path to Jim Crow 2.0 — Stephen Miller makes clear the subtext behind Trump's call to ban DEI — Donald Trump's vow to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in workplaces and educational institutions …

Joe Bongiorno / Canadian Press:

Anti-NATO protesters in Montreal demand Canada withdraws from alliance — Anti-NATO protesters gathered again in Montreal on Saturday to demand Canada withdraw from the alliance, a day after a demonstration organized by different groups resulted in arrests, burned cars and shattered windows.

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Fox News:

Feds mum on how Laken Riley's killer got one-way plane ticket from migrant shelter ground zero — NYC Mayor Eric Adams' office condemned a ‘broken immigration system’ in response to a question about Ibarra's ‘humanitarian flight’ from New York — Federal officials declined to provide …

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