memeorandum: Trump is now threatening 100% tariffs on the BRICS group — which comprises 9 emerging market countries (John L. Dorman/Business Insider)

9:30 PM ET, November 30, 2024

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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, Bloomberg 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

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 …

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John L. Dorman / Business Insider:
Trump is now threatening 100% tariffs on the BRICS group — which comprises 9 emerging market countries

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Associated Press:
Canada's Trudeau returns home after Trump meeting without assurances that tariffs are off the table

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 »

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’

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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: Alternet.org and Digby's Hullabaloo

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.

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