memeorandum: Trump picks Devin Nunes to lead Intelligence Advisory Board (Politico)

8:55 AM ET, December 15, 2024

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Charlie Savage / New York Times:

Devin Nunes, Pugnacious Trump Loyalist, to Lead Espionage Advisory Board — As chair of the House Intelligence Committee, he attacked the Russia inquiry and Donald J. Trump's first impeachment. Now, Mr. Nunes runs Mr. Trump's social media company. — President-elect Donald J. Trump announced …

Discussion: The Hill

Politico:

Trump picks Devin Nunes to lead Intelligence Advisory Board — Nunes is CEO of Truth Social and will continue leading Trump Media & Technology Group, a public company with a nearly $8 billion market cap. — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday tapped Devin Nunes …

Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart, ABC News, The Daily Caller and The Post Millennial, more at Techmeme »

Reuters:

Trump taps Truth Social CEO Nunes to lead intelligence board — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday named ally Devin Nunes, a former U.S. lawmaker who now runs Trump's Truth Social social media platform, to serve as chairman of President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post, Agence France-Presse, NBC News, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Forbes, Mediaite, RedState, Bloomberg and The Gateway Pundit

Washington Post:

Trump picks Nunes for intelligence advisory board, Grenell as special envoy — Nunes was chair of the House Intelligence Committee when he was in Congress and is a longtime ally of the president-elect. — President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he intends to appoint Devin Nunes …

Discussion: New York Times, Politico, Associated Press, Breitbart, New York Post and PoliticusUSA

George / Fox News:

George Stephanopoulos and ABC apologize to Trump, are forced to pay $15 million to settle defamation suit — FIRST ON FOX- ABC News and its top anchor George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with Donald Trump in his defamation suit, which will result in the news network paying the president-elect $15 million.

Associated Press:

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect …

New York Times:
ABC to Pay $15 Million to Settle a Defamation Suit Brought by Trump

Discussion: Twitchy, Politico and CBS News

Washington Post:

Trump eyes privatizing U.S. Postal Service, citing financial losses — Trump feuded with the mail agency in his first term. Privatizing it could shake up consumer shipping and business supply chains.

Discussion: New York Post, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Axios, RedState, Fortune, Alternet.org and Twitchy

Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:

Rand Paul offers support for Trump immigration agenda, Noem as DHS chief — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he would prioritize South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's (R) confirmation as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security once President-elect Trump takes office in January.

Hannah Critchfield / Tampa Bay Times:

Florida workers died in the heat. Their deaths were kept from authorities — A Times investigation found twice as many workers have died across the state from heat than officials know. — It felt like 100 degrees on the job site by late afternoon. — “Truly unbearable,” …

Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:

Will anger at health insurers spur action? Democrats pessimistic — Democrats are pessimistic that Congress will enact new rules around the health insurance industry, even as they try to appear responsive to growing calls for reform following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Caroline Vakil / The Hill:

Republicans make inroads in state legislative elections, teeing up high-stakes 2025 races — Republicans are expanding their footprint in statehouses across the country, reversing Democrats' earlier trend of high-profile wins just a year ago. — In the Midwest, the GOP successfully flipped …

New York Times:

South Korea's President Is Impeached After Martial Law Crisis — Some members of President Yoon Suk Yeol's own party helped remove him from office. But the political uncertainty is far from over. — Eleven days ago, President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea made a bold power grab …

Governor Kathy Hochul:

Statement by Governor Kathy Hochul on Additional Drone Activity — “Last night, the runways at Stewart Airfield were shut down for approximately one hour due to drone activity in the airspace. This has gone too far. — “In mid-November, I directed the New York State Intelligence Center …

Discussion: New York Times, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy, New York Post, USA Today, UPI, Gothamist, The Post Millennial, New York Daily News, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Staten Island Advance

New York Times:

Syria Shudders as Assad's Prison Atrocities Come Into the Light — At the country's most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears: that they will never know what happened to the loved ones who disappeared. — At the country's most notorious prison, Syrians confront their worst fears …

Discussion: Al Jazeera