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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate's Independence  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution's historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.
Discussion: Alternet.org and USA Today
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's shock and awe … - Trump named real estate developer Charles Kushner — father of Trump's son-in-law, Jared — as ambassador to France. … - Less than six hours later, Trump announced he picked Kash Patel, one of the hardest of his first-term hardliners, as FBI director.
Discussion: Raw Story
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Playbook: Two big fights defining Washington right now  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Over the last 16 or so hours, we've seen a dramatic escalation in two big fights that will define the near-term future of politics here in Washington.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Kash Patel Principle  —  Donald Trump has been releasing names of his nominees for the Cabinet and other senior posts in waves.  He began with some relatively conventional choices, and then unloaded one bombshell after another, perhaps in an attempt to paralyze opposition in the Senate …
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart, Raw Story and CBS News
Associated Press:
Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director, an ally who would aid in his effort to upend law enforcement
New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Nominate Kash Patel to Run F.B.I.
NBC News:
Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI director
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Picks Kash Patel as FBI Director
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Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech / The Hill:
Trump's health team: RFK Jr. and 5 doctors tapped to lead ‘MAHA’
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Wisconsin Democratic Chair Says He Is the One to Revive a Distressed Party  —  Ben Wikler, who has led the Wisconsin Democratic Party since 2019, announced a bid to be national party chair with a platform to “unite, fight, win.”  —  Ben Wikler, the Wisconsin Democratic chairman …
Associated Press:
Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland's election  —  Voters in Iceland appeared to have rejected incumbent parties in a parliamentary election, partial results showed Sunday, with a center-left party leading the contest in the North Atlantic island nation.
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Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir / Bloomberg:   Iceland's Opposition Social Democrats Score Election Victory
Adam Nichols / Raw Story:
‘The first oligarch’: Russian dissident warns of ‘extremely dangerous’ development in U.S.  —  America is close to having its first real oligarch, a Russian dissident — and former world chess champion — warned in an interview Sunday.  —  Garry Kasparov, who now chairs the Renew Democracy Initiative …
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Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:   Trump's Next Term Could See America's First True Oligarchs, Warns Democracy Activist Garry Kasparov
Associated Press:
Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine.  Around 32.5% of the budget posted on a government website Sunday …
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Claudia Chiappa / Politico:
Putin approves new budget with record defense spending
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent and Reuters
Nancy Scola / Politico:
Democrats Face an Existential Crisis on X  —  Conversations with a dozen insiders point to a party that is unsure about whether to leave or engage with the increasingly MAGA platform.  —  Two days after the election, Patrick Dillon, a longtime Democratic strategist and current Biden administration official …
Discussion: Twitchy and RedState
Rachel Scully / The Hill:
John Bolton compares Kash Patel to Soviet secret police leader  —  Former National Security Advisor John Bolton compared Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's nomination for head of FBI, to one of the USSR's most feared secret police chiefs, Lavrentiy Beria.  —  “Trump has nominated Kash Patel …
Rolling Stone:
Trump and His Team Are ‘Laughing’ at Biden's Commitment to Decorum  —  Biden called Trump a fascist.  Now his White House is ensuring an orderly transfer of power — and staging photo ops with the president-elect  —  Donald Trump and his incoming administration officials think Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are suckers.
Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press
CBS News:
Transcript: Jill Schlesinger on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Dec. 1, 2024  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Dec. 1, 2024.  —  MAJOR GARRETT: Welcome back to Face The Nation.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The congressional battlegrounds were set.  Then Trump changed everything.  —  “There's definitely a realignment going on in American politics,” said Dan Conston, the president of the Congressional Leadership Fund.  —  Donald Trump's surge among Latino voters is upending the American political map.
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
Long a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target  —  The agency long benefited from broad bipartisan support.  But Republican criticism has intensified, and new choices for top health posts hope to upend the organization.  —  The National Institutes of Health …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and Israpundit
Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:
Former House Democrat lays into ‘toxic’ party, calls for ‘rebrand’ after election blowout  —  As assessments of what went wrong for Democrats in the 2024 election have poured in over the past few weeks and the party searches for its next leader, one former House member is calling for a “complete rebranding.”
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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 …
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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  — Trump on Saturday floated “100% tariffs” on the BRICS group of emerging markets.  — Trump is pushing back on efforts to dethrone the US dollar as the primary global reserve currency.
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Reuters:
Over 100 countries back plastic treaty caps as talks reach fierce finish
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 30, 2024  —  Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump and allies blur the lines between politician and influencer
New York Times:
Misogyny and Antisemitism Are a Toxic Brew
Ryan Maue / New York Times:
Republicans Would Regret Letting Elon Musk Ax Weather Forecasting
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Washington Post:
Trump taps Florida sheriff as DEA administrator
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Trump says he will replace FBI Director Wray with loyalist Kash Patel
Discussion: Washington Times
Irie Sentner / Politico:
After 2 flops, pollsters think they finally figured out Trump
Discussion: Twitchy and Raw Story
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What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria's 13-year war and why it matters
 

 
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Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:
An investigation finds that OCCRP, which works with major newspapers on scoops like the Panama Papers, is primarily bankrolled by the US and its Western allies

Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
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Financial Times:
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