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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Republicans Stand Behind Trump's Choice of Kash Patel to Lead F.B.I.  —  Several lawmakers expressed support on Sunday for the president-elect's plan to install a loyalist who has vowed to use the position to exact revenge on adversaries.  —  Several Republican lawmakers fell in line …
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 …
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 …
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
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Five Things to Know About Kash Patel, Trump's Pick to Lead the F.B.I.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Playbook: Two big fights defining Washington right now
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Washington Post:
Lawmakers express doubt over Trump's plan to replace FBI's Christopher Wray
David Corn / Mother Jones:
How Kash Patel, Trump's FBI Pick, Embraced the Unhinged QAnon Movement
Discussion: Raw Story and Crooks and Liars
Nick Arama / RedState:
DELICIOUS: Andrew McCabe Throws a Fit on CNN Over Trump Nomination of Kash Patel
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, USA Today and ABC News
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:   Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court
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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
Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Trump's Next Term Could See America's First True Oligarchs, Warns Democracy Activist Garry Kasparov  —  Elon Musk's DOGE plan could mix public and private interests in a way previously not seen in American politics, the former world chess champion said.  —  LOADING
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story:   ‘The first oligarch’: Russian dissident warns of ‘extremely dangerous’ development in U.S.
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 …
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 …
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
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
Stacy Mitchell / The Atlantic:
The Great Grocery Squeeze  —  How a federal policy change in the 1980s created the modern food desert  —  The concept of the food desert has been around long enough that it feels almost like a fact of nature.  Tens of millions of Americans live in low-income communities with no easy access …
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
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trump Offers Massad Boulos Middle East Adviser Role  —  The announcement on Sunday was the second time this weekend that Mr. Trump offered an influential post to an in-law.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump announced on Sunday that he would name Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman …
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Trump and allies blur the lines between politician and influencer  —  The president-elect and some in his proposed Cabinet are adopting influencer tactics to hawk products, boost political points and promote their personal brands.  —  A few weeks before he was named to lead the Department …
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Ex-Dem Rep Tim Ryan Warns On MSNBC His Own Party ‘Is Toxic’ To Voters: ‘What Are We Doing?’  —  Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) told MSNBC that Democrats need a complete “rebrand” and to find common ground with MAGA figures like Elon Musk.  —  Ryan joined MSNBC's The Weekend on Saturday and offered …
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Zach LaChance / Washington Examiner:   Former House Democrat lays into ‘toxic’ party, calls for ‘rebrand’ after election blowout
 
 
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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
New York Times:
Long a ‘Crown Jewel’ of Government, N.I.H. Is Now a Target
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
The congressional battlegrounds were set. Then Trump changed everything.
Discussion: RedState
Ryan Maue / New York Times:
Republicans Would Regret Letting Elon Musk Ax Weather Forecasting
Discussion: Raw Story
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Statement by NSC Spokesperson Sean Savett on Edan Alexander
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Trump taps Florida sheriff as DEA administrator
 

 
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Financial Times:
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