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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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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.”
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Talks to DeSantis About Replacing Hegseth — DONALD TRUMP AND RON DESANTIS have personally discussed the possibility of the Florida governor becoming the next secretary of defense amid concerns that sexual assault allegations could engulf the president-elect's current nominee for the post, Pete Hegseth.
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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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New York Times:
Hegseth's Support With Trump Teeters as He Faces a Series of Critical Tests — President-elect Donald Trump's pick to become defense secretary will meet with senators and appear on television as accusations of past misconduct threaten his nomination. — President-elect Donald J. Trump's support …
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Associated Press:
Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Hegseth faces an ‘absolutely critical’ day as Pentagon hopes hang by a thread
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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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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newsom becomes the most prominent Dem to break with Biden over son's pardon
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
The View's Ana Navarro Cites Completely Fake Pardon of ‘Hunter deButts’ In Defense of the Hunter Biden Pardon
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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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Reuters:
Trump taps team geared toward retribution and remaking of government — Less than a month after his victory, President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a team ready to carry out two of his biggest priorities: retribution against his political adversaries and a wholesale reshaping of the U.S. government.
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M.D. Kittle / The Federalist:
Trump Should Pardon Victims Of Dems' J6 Lawfare On Day One — Trump could and should pardon the J6 political prisoners as one of his first acts in office, or at least commute sentences. — While Hunter Biden enjoys the privileges of a sweeping presidential pardon, Rachel Powell …
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Jill Cowan / New York Times:
California Democrat Flips Seat in the Last House Race to Be Called — Adam Gray, a former state lawmaker, defeated Representative John Duarte, a Republican, in a reversal of their 2022 race. — A Democratic former state lawmaker defeated the Republican incumbent on Tuesday to flip a seat …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump v. Clinton: The media double standard on the influence of foreign cash — On Monday, Popular Information reported that Justin Sun, a Chinese national currently being prosecuted for fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission, sent President-elect Donald Trump $18 million in cash.
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
The First Corruption Scandal of Trump's Second Term Is Already Here
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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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Anna Gifty / Public Notice:
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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
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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.
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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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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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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Have I been running the Biden Administration? — My not-so-secret disagreements with their approach … Donate to GiveDirectly — Joe Biden has been unpopular for a long time, but the two times I've been polled, I said that I approve of his performance as president.
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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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 …
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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