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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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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Mulls Replacing Pete Hegseth With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — The president-elect is discussing replacing the current Pentagon nominee as the former Fox News host faces mounting scrutiny over allegations about his personal life — President-elect Donald Trump is considering Florida …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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
South Korea President Yoon declares martial law
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Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
South Korea's Warning for Washington
South Korea's Warning for Washington
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Alexander B. Howard / CIVIC TEXTS:
As Mexico & the USA autocratize, South Korea faces an attempted coup.
As Mexico & the USA autocratize, South Korea faces an attempted coup.
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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 …
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Daily Mail, DNyuz, The Independent, Raw Story and Mediaite
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump …
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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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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 …
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Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
How Robert Lighthizer Got Shut Out of Trump's Cabinet — Former trade chief was hoping to run Treasury or the Commerce Department, but his prospects faded as other candidates emerged — Robert Lighthizer seemed like a shoo-in for a senior role in President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration.
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump offers Pentagon's No. 2 job to billionaire Stephen Feinberg
Trump offers Pentagon's No. 2 job to billionaire Stephen Feinberg
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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.
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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.
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House Democrat renews push to release Gaetz report, forcing action this week
House Democrat renews push to release Gaetz report, forcing action this week
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Politico, Washington Times, The Guardian, Washington Examiner, NOTUS and Fox News
Ryan Deto / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
‘Gut punch’: Trump upsets local union leaders by opposing U.S. Steel-Nippon deal — On Monday night, President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his opposition to the proposed $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel Co., vowing to block the deal when he takes office.
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US Department of Justice:
Ontario Man Arrested on Complaint Alleging He Exported Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California — LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man was arrested today …
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US Department of Justice:
California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea
California Man Arrested for Allegedly Exporting Shipments of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Military Items to North Korea
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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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Ursula Perano / Politico:
Thune plans sweeping bill on the border, defense and energy in Trump's first 30 days
Thune plans sweeping bill on the border, defense and energy in Trump's first 30 days
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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 …
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.
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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 …
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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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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Helmy to exit Senate on Sunday, be replaced by Kim
Helmy to exit Senate on Sunday, be replaced by Kim
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …