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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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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.
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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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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:
U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas introduces bill to deny transgender identity — U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican, has introduced a bill to deny transgender identity. … Marshall Wednesday introduced the Defining Male and Female Act of 2024, which a press release from his office calls …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pam Bondi's road from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to AG pick should alarm America — The long, strange trip of the United States of America has taken a wild and dangerous right turn, and you can see the exact moment that Pam Bondi — Donald Trump's newest pick to become …
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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 …
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 …
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.
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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Michael Lee / Fox News:
Harris disappears from spotlight, vacations in Hawaii after election loss — Harris could still play a key role in confirming Biden judges — Vice President Kamala Harris has kept a low profile since losing the election to President-elect Trump, vacationing in Hawaii with second gentleman Doug Emhoff since last week.
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Politico:
Business donors overwhelmingly bet on the GOP. Here's where it paid off. — The 2024 general election saw a flood of contributions from the crypto industry, banking and labor. And then there was Elon Musk. — Thousands of industry donors poured over $425 million into the general election this year …
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