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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 …
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 …
Trudy Ring / Advocate:
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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 …
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.
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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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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Tal Axelrod / ABC News:
Hagerty: Public doesn't care if FBI does background check of Hegseth — Trump will command compliance from his administration, GOP senator says. — In this July 16, 2024, file photo, Senator Bill Hagerty, a Republican from Tennessee, is shown at an interview during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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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Financial Times:
Russia recruits Yemeni mercenaries to fight in Ukraine — Mysterious Houthi-linked company duping men into joining Moscow's war machine — Russia's armed forces have recruited hundreds of Yemeni men to fight in Ukraine, brought by a shadowy trafficking operation that highlights …
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Politico, New York Post and Euromaidan Press
Ryan Quinn / Inside Higher Ed:
This Professor Has Taken on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Opposing Vaccines — A Q&A with Dr. Peter Hotez, who has clashed with the new health and human services secretary nominee. Hotez himself helped develop low-cost vaccinations. … Dr. Peter Hotez knows vaccines.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Auchincloss: Senate must reject ‘dangerous’ RFK Jr. as HHS head
Auchincloss: Senate must reject ‘dangerous’ RFK Jr. as HHS head
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