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10:25 PM ET, December 3, 2024

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NBC News:
Pete Hegseth's drinking worried colleagues at Fox News, sources tell NBC News  —  Ten current and former Fox employees say Trump's pick for defense secretary drank in ways that concerned his co-workers.  A Trump transition team spokesperson called the claims “completely unfounded and false.”
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NBC News:
Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in peril in the Senate  —  As many as six GOP senators are not currently comfortable supporting Hegseth, following allegations concerning drinking and his treatment of women, sources told NBC News.  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's pick …
Discussion: Time, CBS News, ABC News and Zeteo
Politico:
Hegseth starts to branch out to shore up Pentagon bid
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
Asher Notheis / Washington Examiner:
Charlamagne tha God tells Democrats to get off ‘moral high ground’ amid Biden pardon  —  Radio host Charlamagne tha God contended President Joe Biden and Democrats need to “stop acting” as though they are the political party of the “moral high ground” in the wake of the president pardoning his son.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Then, Now, and Forever: The People Are the Problem  —  The Hunter Biden Pardon Discourse and our infantilization of voters.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Children of God  —  The Hunter Biden Pardon Discourse is a perfect distillation of our dominant political asymmetry.
NBC News:
Trump urges judge to toss hush money case, citing Hunter Biden pardon  —  Trump's attorneys said President Biden's statement that his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” also applies to the president-elect.  —  Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the judge who presided …
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newsom becomes the most prominent Dem to break with Biden over son's pardon  —  The California governor, one of the president's closest allies, said he disagrees with Biden's decision.  —  SACRAMENTO, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is breaking with Joe Biden …
Soo-Hyang Choi / Bloomberg:
South Korea's Yoon Ends Martial Law After Political Gamble  — President's political future uncertain after dramatic move  — Won had been battered after Yoon's martial law declaration  —  South Korea's Yoon Says He Will Lift Martial Law  —  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol …
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Jack Kim / Reuters:
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law
Associated Press:
South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities
Hakyung Kim / CNBC:
South Korean president says he will lift martial law after parliament rejects his declaration
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
The Storybook Start—and Bitter End—of Pete Hegseth's First Marriage  —  Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense is a conservative culture warrior, a central-casting alpha male who believes in guns, God, and the primacy of the family unit.  The story of his first marriage …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump offers Pentagon's No. 2 job to billionaire Stephen Feinberg  —  The search for a capable deputy defense secretary has taken on heightened significance as lawmakers scrutinize Pete Hegseth, Trump's choice to lead the agency.  —  President-elect Donald Trump offered billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg …
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Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
How Robert Lighthizer Got Shut Out of Trump's Cabinet
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Here Are the Republicans Kash Patel Wants to Target  —  Trump's pick to be FBI director has expressed an intent to mount a revenge-a-thon that will include not just Democrats.  —  For years, Kash Patel, the MAGA provocateur, conspiracy theory monger, and seller of pills he claims reverse …
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Times and Mediaite
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The Hill:
Trump FBI pick Kash Patel gets lukewarm reception from GOP senators
CNN:
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead FBI, has been targeted in an Iranian hack, sources say  —  Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to run the FBI, was recently informed by the bureau that he had been targeted as part of an Iranian hack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Madeline Leesman / Townhall:
You Won't Believe Who Was Crowned ‘Model of the Year’  —  In October, Townhall covered how Victoria's Secret held its iconic fashion show for the first time in six years.  —  The lingerie company shocked the world by including two models who are “transgender,” also known as biological males.
NBC News:
House Democrat to force floor vote this week to release Matt Gaetz ethics report  —  Rep. Sean Casten introduced a privileged resolution that would require the House Ethics Committee to make its investigative report into the former Florida congressman public.
Discussion: ABC News and New York Daily News
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Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Black Republicans feel left out of Trump's 2nd-term picks  —  Besides HUD secretary, the president-elect has picked no Blacks for his Cabinet.  —  In this Oct. 29, 2024 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pa.  —  As President-elect Donald Trump fills …
Discussion: Raw Story
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Senate Republicans Aim to Tackle Border First, Taxes Later  —  Incoming majority leader John Thune lays out a two-step process for passing Trump's agenda  —  WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans are considering quick legislation early next year to strengthen border security …
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Democrats push back on Republican COVID-19 report  —  House Democrats on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Tuesday released their own report responding to the Republican-led panel's final report, deeming the subcommittee to have “failed” in its endeavor to uncover the origins …
Associated Press:
New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy stepping down for Andy Kim to be sworn in early  —  New Jersey interim Sen. George Helmy, a Democrat appointed when Bob Menendez resigned after a federal corruption conviction, is stepping down this weekend so Sen.-elect Andy Kim can be sworn in early.
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Trump's DEA nominee withdraws from consideration just days after being picked  —  President-elect Trump's choice to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Tuesday he is withdrawing from consideration just three days after Trump made his nomination known.
Cristina Laila / The Gateway Pundit:
Judge Orders Fani Willis to Release All Communications with Jack Smith and J6 Committee  —  A judge ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to release all communications with Jack Smith and the House January 6 Committee.  —  Earlier this year conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch asked …
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
Pardon Fallout: A Visibly Shaken Chuck Todd Turns on Joe and Jill Biden in Must-Watch Moment  —  Though many in the mainstream media are in full-blown Democrat apologist mode (more so than normal) in the aftermath of Joe Biden's “full and unconditional” pardoning of his son, convicted felon Hunter Biden …
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
AOC may run for Oversight job  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is weighing a bid for the top Democratic position on the Oversight Committee, she told reporters Tuesday.  “I'm interested,” she said in comments confirmed by a spokesperson.  The outspoken progressive could run for the spot …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem  —  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced sweeping action against some of the most important companies in the location data industry on Tuesday, including those that power surveillance tools used by a wide spread …
emptywheel:
How Jeff Bezos Smothered Pete Hegseth News because Hunter Biden Was Pardoned of Already Declined Charges  —  When I went to bed last night, the WaPo was feeding me the following stories at the top of its digital front page.  —  WaPo has since added a story about Biden's attempt to surge weapons to Ukraine before Trump cuts them off.
Bethany Blankley / The Center Square:
Ninth Circuit rules in favor of federal deportation  —  (The Center Square) - The federal government has the authority to deport foreign nationals in the U.S. illegally over the objection of local authorities, a panel of three judges on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled.
Reuters:
Live Updates: South Korean President Backs Down From Martial Law Order  —  President Yoon Suk Yeol pulled the order hours after South Korea's National Assembly voted to halt it.  Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Seoul, demanding that the president resign.  —  Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
 
 
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