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Trump Says He Will Nominate Kash Patel to Run F.B.I. — President-elect Donald J. Trump turned to a firebrand loyalist to become director of the bureau, which he sees as part of a ‘deep state’ conspiracy against him. — President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that he wants …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, New York Post, Townhall, The Daily Signal and The Independent, more at Mediagazer »

NBC News:

Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director — Patel served as chief of staff to to the acting secretary of defense during the first Trump administration. — President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kash Patel, the former chief of staff to to the acting secretary …

Discussion: USA Today and The Post Millennial

Wall Street Journal:

Corporate America Launches Unorthodox Campaign to Gain Trump's Attention — Companies look at scrubbing left-leaning policies from their websites and scoping out appearances on conservative podcasts — Corporate America is unleashing an unorthodox campaign to influence Donald Trump's agenda …

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and The Economist

Associated Press:

Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement — President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America's premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.”

Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:

Trump Picks Kash Patel as FBI Director — President-elect chooses loyalist as he looks to force out current leader Christopher Wray — WASHINGTON—Donald Trump has chosen Kash Patel to be Federal Bureau of Investigation director, moving to force out the bureau's current leader …

Discussion: The Hill, NPR, Washington Times, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit

Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:

Trump nominates Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner, as US Ambassador to France — WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump selected Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner, to serve as U.S. Ambassador to France on Saturday. — “I am pleased to nominate Charles Kusher, of New Jersey …

Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:

Charles Kushner, pardoned in 2020, to be nominated ambassador to France — The New Jersey real estate developer, political donor and philanthropist is also the father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. — President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he would nominate Charles Kushner …

Discussion: Raw Story and Axios

Associated Press:

Trump wants pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to become US ambassador to France — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he intends to nominate real estate developer Charles Kushner, father of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, to serve as ambassador to France.

Discussion: New York Magazine and Forbes

Zach Montague / New York Times: Trump Names Charles Kushner as Pick for Ambassador to France

Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:

Journalists flock to Bluesky as X becomes increasingly ‘toxic’ — Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter. — When Ashton Pittman, an award-winning news editor and reporter, first joined the app Bluesky, he said …

Discussion: Politico and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »

Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:

Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance …

Discussion: Business Insider, USA Today, The Hill, Breitbart, NBC News, UPI, Daily Mail, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Axios, Bloomberg, Politico and The Post Millennial

Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:

What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria's 13-year war and why it matters — The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities and an ancient business hub. The push is among the rebels' strongest …

Annie Karni / New York Times:

Democrats Weigh Dumping Nadler, Regrouping to Counter Trump — Some House Democrats want to oust aging committee leaders like Representative Jerrold Nadler in favor of younger lawmakers who they see as better suited to take on the president. — House Democrats are considering pushing aside …

Discussion: Mother Jones, HotAir, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Alternet.org and Washington Examiner

Washington Examiner:
Nancy Pelosi shows no sign of freeing the Democratic Party from her grip

Discussion: RedState

Scott Patterson / Wall Street Journal: Trump Vowed to Kill Biden's Climate Law. Republicans Say Not So Fast.

David Thompson / The Daily Beast:

Pete Hegseth's Mom Said He Abused ‘Many’ Women in Bombshell Email — CLOSE TO HOME — The family matriarch said in a 2018 email that she had “no respect” for the Fox News host turned Trump defense secretary nominee. — Pete Hegseth's mother trashed his character in a blistering email shortly …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Alternet.org, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Twin Cities and Althouse

Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's mother called him ‘an abuser of women’

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors, Washington Times, HuffPost, Vanity Fair, The Independent, Mother Jones, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Twitchy, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, Balloon Juice, Tomorrow USA, The Hill, New York Times and Raw Story

Washington Post:

Trump taps Florida sheriff as DEA administrator — The change in DEA leadership comes as the agency — and the nation — is still grappling with a drug crisis fueled by the flow of illicit fentanyl. — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tapped Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister …

Discussion: Fox News, CBS News, The Hill, Washington Examiner, ABC News, Tampa Free Press and Florida Politics

Christine Fernando / Associated Press:

Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election — In the days after the presidential election, Sadie Perez began carrying pepper spray with her around campus. Her mom also ordered her and her sister a self-defense kit that included keychain spikes …

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Alternet.org

Politico:

Dems fear Harris' continued fundraising ‘erodes trust’ — The fundraising emails sound as urgent as ever, even following her defeat. — The 2024 election is over. But Kamala Harris' fundraising emails keep coming — and sound as urgent as ever. — “Even a quick donation of $50 is enough …

Discussion: HotAir, Twitchy, Washington Examiner and New York Post

Mark Berman / Washington Post:

Trump says he will replace FBI Director Wray with loyalist Kash Patel — Because FBI directors serve 10-year terms, Trump would have to fire Wray — or Wray would have to resign — for Patel to take over the bureau.

Discussion: ABC News, Bloomberg, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Must Read Alaska and Just The News

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Trump promised Jan. 6 pardons. His post-election silence is making loyalists nervous. — His die-hard supporters — as well as some federal judges — are left to speculate about his clemency plans. — Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to pardon a vast swath of supporters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Discussion: Alternet.org, New York Post, Raw Story, Twitchy and The Hill