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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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New York Times:
Trump Considers DeSantis for Defense Secretary as His Support for Hegseth Falters — President-elect Donald J. Trump is weighing his options, even as Pete Hegseth meets with senators to muster support. Accusations of past misconduct have threatened his nomination from the start.
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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.
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Now There's Resurfaced Video Of Pete Hegseth Completely Trashing Trump — A clip of the embattled defense secretary nominee may further sink his chances to assume the post. — LOADING — Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth called Donald Trump “an armchair tough guy” who's “all bluster …
Andrew Howard / Politico:
Pete Hegseth's mother defends him, pleads with senators to ‘listen to Pete’
Pete Hegseth's mother defends him, pleads with senators to ‘listen to Pete’
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Associated Press:
Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate
Trump's defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate
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NBC News:
Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in peril in the Senate
Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in peril in the Senate
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Hegseth faces an ‘absolutely critical’ day as Pentagon hopes hang by a thread
Hegseth faces an ‘absolutely critical’ day as Pentagon hopes hang by a thread
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New York Post:
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in possible targeted attack: sources — The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.
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Chelsia Rose Marcius / New York Times:
C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare Is Fatally Shot in Midtown Manhattan — The executive, Brian Thompson, was shot in the chest in what people briefed on the investigations said appeared to be a targeted attack. — The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, one of the nation's largest health insurers …
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Steven Monacelli / The Texas Observer:
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts — Under owner Elon Musk, the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has become a hotbed of white supremacist and neo-Nazi content. A recent headline in the Atlantic doesn't mince words: “X is a white supremacist site.”
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Dictators for a Day — South Korea and America — South Korea's president, Yoon Suk Yeol, invoked martial law, tried to install a military dictatorship — and failed completely. In his actions there are some likely similarities with the coming Trump regime, and some clear lessons for Americans to learn right now.
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New York Times:
Martial Law Didn't Silence South Korea's Media. It Empowered Them. — Journalists criticized the president's attempt to place the press under military control, hardened by years of challenges to press freedoms by the country's political leaders. — When President Yoon Suk Yeol …
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Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
Six hours under martial law in Seoul
Six hours under martial law in Seoul
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Brian Klaas / The Atlantic:
South Korea's Warning for Washington
South Korea's Warning for Washington
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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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Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Democrat Adam Gray captures California's 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte
Democrat Adam Gray captures California's 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
I listened to hours of Trump's FBI pick on Steve Bannon's podcast. Oh boy. — Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to direct the Federal Bureau of Intelligence, has never served in the FBI. But he has hosted Steve Bannon's podcast. — Patel is a contributor at Real America's Voice …
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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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Justine McDaniel / Washington Post:
Chinese entrepreneur invested $30M in Trump's crypto project after election
Chinese entrepreneur invested $30M in Trump's crypto project after election
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Elon Musk's harassment of federal employees proves DOGE is weaker than he pretends — Musk's relentless misbehavior on X leads MAGA into a “cowardly troll” era — Shortly after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, he announced, with great fanfare, that billionaire Elon Musk …
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Before DOGE, Ramaswamy spent years attacking Musk for ties to China
Before DOGE, Ramaswamy spent years attacking Musk for ties to China
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Anna Gifty / Public Notice:
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David Strom / HotAir:
Trump's Notre Dame Appearance Means More Than You Think — Emmanuel Macron, the French President, invited President Donald Trump to attend the grand re-opening of Notre Dame Cathedral after 5 years of reconstruction. — It will be a grand affair, attended by 50 heads of state …
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Kevin Downey Jr / PJ Media:
Libs Are Shocked That Biden Is a Liar. Wait Until They See His Encore. — I watched with suspicion as various left-wingers seemed surprised that Joe Biden lied and pardoned his crack-puffin', gun-buyin', bribe-takin', tax-dodgin' progeny. Are they really shocked, or are they feigning …
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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
The View's Ana Navarro Cites Completely Fake Pardon of ‘Hunter deButts’ In Defense of the Hunter Biden Pardon
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Joe Biden's predictable pardon of Hunter didn't threaten his reputation - it cemented an already corrupt legacy
Joe Biden's predictable pardon of Hunter didn't threaten his reputation - it cemented an already corrupt legacy
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez eyes Oversight bid amid Trump's return — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is strongly considering a bid to become the top Democrat on the powerful Oversight and Accountability Committee, a pivotal seat that will play a prominent role in pushing back against the incoming Trump administration in the next Congress.
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Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
James Carville Claims 1 Person Is Secretly ‘Driving’ Trump's Sketchy Nominations — The Democratic strategist was friends with the conservative figure who he says is wielding the most influence on the president-elect. — LOADING — Democratic strategist James Carville said Tuesday …
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Henry Farrell / Programmable Mutter:
Why did Silicon Valley turn right? — The “pounded progressive ally” thesis has limits — A significant chunk of the Silicon Valley tech industry has shifted to the right over the last few years. Why did this happen? Noah Smith and Matt Yglesias think they have the answer.
Phil Galewitz / KFF Health News:
9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding — With Donald Trump's return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. — USE OUR CONTENT
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Washington Post:
Trump's pick to head DEA withdraws after GOP criticism of his covid policies — Chad Chronister is the second Trump pick to abandon his bid to serve in the administration. — Chad Chronister, the Florida sheriff tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Drug Enforcement Administration …
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