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Reuters:
Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defence treaty over Israel stalemate  —  Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, two Saudi and four Western officials told Reuters.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Playbook: Biden's frustrating photo finish  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM?  — “Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate,” by Reuters' Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid: “[W] …
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Trump May Find Things to Like About Biden's ‘Horrible’ Foreign Policy  —  The world is braced for disruption from the president-elect, but he may find more common ground with President Biden than many assume.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump comes to office with a view of America's place …
Politico:
With Ag secretary pick, Trump brushes back RFK Jr.  —  Trump's HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump allies have been bitterly warring over the USDA chief role for weeks.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent weeks lobbying Donald Trump to nominate an Agriculture secretary who would be his ally …
Discussion: Raw Story
David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
Tulsi Gabbard and Trump's scheme to gut the intel agencies  —  🛍️ Black Friday Special!  🛍️ Click the button below to sign up for a full annual subscription to Public Notice for the special discounted price of $40.  —  🎁 PN Black Friday Special Offer 🎁
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Putin praises ‘intelligent’ Trump amid assassination threats  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President-elect Trump as an “intelligent” and “experienced” leader Thursday, while noting he does not believe the president-elect is “safe” following the two attempts on his life earlier this year.
Jenny Jarvie / Los Angeles Times:
As Trump's lead in popular vote shrinks, does he really have a ‘mandate’?  — Though Trump overwhelmingly won the electoral college vote, his tally in the popular vote is hardly a landslide.  — In the last 75 years, only three other presidents had popular-vote margins that were smaller than Trump's.
The Guardian:
Tesla owners turn against Musk: 'I'm embarrassed driving this car around'  —  The electric car brand was once a liberal favourite - but the CEO's embrace of Trump has led to an angry backlash  —  As Elon Musk has embraced Donald Trump and various far-right conspiracy theories …
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Louise Haigh quits UK government as transport secretary over stolen phone ‘mistake’  —  Louise Haigh resigned as U.K. transport secretary after Sky News reported she had been convicted of falsely telling police her work mobile phone had been stolen in 2013.  —  Haigh sent a letter of resignation …
Nicholas Pyke / Daily Mail:
Bill Clinton makes stunning confession about his bizarre behavior after Hillary's defeat in America's ‘darkest election’  —  President Bill Clinton was so enraged by the treatment of his wife, Hillary, during her failed presidential bid that he couldn't sleep for two years, he now admits - or stop complaining about the shock defeat.
Discussion: Breitbart, Althouse and RedState
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Tim Teeman / The Daily Beast:   Bill Clinton 'Couldn't Sleep for Two Years' After 2016 Election
Washington Post:
Texas is gearing up in a big way for Trump's mass deportation campaign  —  The state's Republican leaders say they're primed for Texas to be both the model and epicenter as the incoming administration cracks down on immigration.  —  EAGLE PASS, Texas — While Donald Trump's opponents denounce …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Girds for a Test of Its Independence  —  President-elect Donald Trump's plans to install loyalists have left officials fearful that he intends to carry out his threats of retribution but hopeful that rule-of-law norms can hold.  —  It was an early case of Donald J …
Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
Trump Is Tapping Deep Conservative Network to Press His Agenda  —  Think tanks and advocacy groups preparing for a second Trump term have reaped hundreds of millions of dollars in donations since 2020  —  When Donald Trump first became president, he lacked the infrastructure of Washington think tanks …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats targeted in wave of Thanksgiving bomb threats … - Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) and Pete Hegseth - Trump's picks for U.N. ambassador, labor secretary, EPA administrator and defense secretary, respectively - were among the targets.
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Tom Gerken / BBC:
Mark Zuckerberg dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago  —  Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has visited Donald Trump at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, further evidence of the apparent thawing in their once frosty relations.  —  The president-elect already has a close, high-profile relationship with another …
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