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Politico:
Harris is telling her advisers and allies to keep her political options open — She could run again for president — or California governor. — Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation's capital.
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Politico:
Playbook: The big decision facing Kamala Harris — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — SPARES HUNTER? — “Joe Biden Should Commute Any Prison Sentence for Hunter Biden,” by Ankush Khardori: President JOE BIDEN “is on strong ground …
Michael Lee / Fox News:
Harris disappears from spotlight, vacations in Hawaii after election loss
Harris disappears from spotlight, vacations in Hawaii after election loss
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NPR, Washington Examiner, RedState and American Thinker
The Independent:
Trump reportedly plans to kick trans troops out of the military within days of inauguration — Trump's actions could eject thousands of current trans service members — Your support helps us to tell the story — From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
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Raw Story and The Independent
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Alistair Dawber / The Times:
Donald Trump to kick transgender troops out of US military — An executive order could be signed as early as his first day back in the White House, which would force 15,000 people out of their posts — Donald Trump is planning an executive order that would lead to the removal …
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Metro.co.uk, Sputnik News, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Mail and The Independent
Punchbowl News:
11/25/24 ☀️ AM: — Spending wars heat up with Trump pick of Vought — Trump's Labor pick sparks rare GOP backlash — Labor Dems seek new party message after election — The Congressional Black Caucus PAC's view on 2024 — Spending wars heat up with Trump pick of Vought
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Max Thornberry / Washington Examiner:
Democrats turn on each other in battle for soul of the party
Democrats turn on each other in battle for soul of the party
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Bloomberg, New York Times, RedState and Politico
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Exclusive: White House says Biden agenda sparked $1 trillion in economic investment … - Trump might like the economic activity spurred by such projects, but he has threatened to roll back the laws passed under Biden that incentivized and funded them.
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USA Today, The White House, Page Six and Sputnik News
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's bad-boys fixation … - Loyalty litmus test: Trump puts a high premium on intense loyalty under fire. … - The nature of man: Trump has a very 1950s view of powerful men. … - Rationalization: Trump's own criminal and civil legal fights have made him more tolerant of others who are accused.
ProPublica:
A Third Woman Died Under Texas' Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments. — Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi's case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Politico:
Romania election stunner: Unexpected hard-right candidate surges in presidential vote — Romanian ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is currently on track to make it to the final round of presidential elections, according to Sunday's provisional results with more than 99.9 percent of precincts reporting.
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Reuters, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, New York Times, Bloomberg and Semafor
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Luiza Ilie / Reuters:
Hard right's Simion in with a chance as Romanians vote for president
Hard right's Simion in with a chance as Romanians vote for president
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Associated Press, Sputnik News, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Euromaidan Press and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Joe Biden's Final Decision Will Be His Toughest — And Most Personal — The case for presidential mercy. — Thanks to President Joe Biden's Justice Department, Donald Trump is headed to the White House, and his son Hunter might be headed to prison. And believe it or not, the drama will intensify shortly.
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Docket updates … and The Post Millennial
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans' Big Tax Challenge Is Fitting All Their Priorities in One Bill — GOP looks to squeeze tax cuts, spending cuts, energy policy and border security into a single package—and get it passed — WASHINGTON—The tax-bill squeeze is on. — Republicans are trying to fit as many priorities …
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Reuters and Salt Lake Tribune
Becca Lower / RedState:
Rand Paul Reminds Critics of Hegseth's Planning to Ditch Military DEI Why It Matters — The current U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest-ranking military officer and probably more importantly, the person has the ear of the President of the United States on military matters, is the man pictured above.
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Tragic Ashli Babbitt and the buried Jan. 6 truth — So now we know that the cop who shot dead unarmed Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt, 36, during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was rewarded with a promotion and a $36,000 bonus. — There were no ill consequences for his rash actions that day.
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The Gateway Pundit
Felix Light / Reuters:
Georgian ruling party defies protests, boycott to re-open parliament after disputed election — Lawmakers from Georgia's ruling party opened the first session of parliament on Monday after last month's disputed election, defying protesters outside and a boycott by opposition parties who say the vote was illegitimate.
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Bloomberg and Al Jazeera
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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