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Michael Kaplan / CBS News:
Matt Gaetz ethics report says his drug use and sex with a minor violated state laws — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican who briefly stood to become President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, was found by congressional ethics investigators to have paid numerous women …
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House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 — The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions …
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House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Matt Gaetz — On December 23, 2024, the Committee on Ethics (Committee) released the attached Report regarding allegations relating to Representative Matt Gaetz. — The Committee previously noted that there has been a significant …
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Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Ethics report alleges Gaetz paid 17-year-old for sex — Investigators also said the Florida Republican solicited prostitutes, used illegal drugs, took improper gifts and tried to obstruct their probe. — A yearslong House Ethics Committee investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz found …
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The Hill:
Gaetz sues Ethics Committee in last-minute bid to block release of report — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Monday filed a lawsuit against the House Ethics Committee in a last-minute attempt to block the panel from releasing its report on the Florida Republican.
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NBC News:
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz seeks restraining order to halt release of House Ethics report
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz seeks restraining order to halt release of House Ethics report
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New York Times:
Trump Transition Live Updates: Ethics Panel Draft Report Accuses Gaetz of ‘Regularly’ Paying for Sex and Using Drugs
Trump Transition Live Updates: Ethics Panel Draft Report Accuses Gaetz of ‘Regularly’ Paying for Sex and Using Drugs
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Josh Meyer / USA Today:
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ he participated in statutory rape, prostitution
Matt Gaetz ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ he participated in statutory rape, prostitution
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The Hill:
Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use
Gaetz Ethics report finds ‘substantial evidence’ of statutory rape, drug use
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House Committee on Ethics:
In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Matt Gaetz
In the Matter of Allegations Relating to Representative Matt Gaetz
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John Solomon / Just The News:
House Ethics draft report accuses Gaetz of statutory rape of 17-year-old, drug use and obstruction
House Ethics draft report accuses Gaetz of statutory rape of 17-year-old, drug use and obstruction
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The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Federal Death Row Commutations — I've dedicated my career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system. — Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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Associated Press:
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates before Trump can resume executions — President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks …
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Sam Fossum / CNN:
Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he is taking 37 people off federal death row to serve out life sentences behind bars — a decision that leaves only three federal prisoners awaiting execution …
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Washington Post:
Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office
Biden commutes most federal death sentences before Trump takes office
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Breaking: President Biden commutes most federal death sentences
Breaking: President Biden commutes most federal death sentences
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Michelle Stoddart / ABC News:
Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
Biden commutes sentences of nearly all federal death row inmates
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Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump's Plan to Resume Federal Executions
Biden Commutes 37 Death Sentences Ahead of Trump's Plan to Resume Federal Executions
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden commutes death sentences of child killers and mass murderers 2 days before Christmas
Biden commutes death sentences of child killers and mass murderers 2 days before Christmas
Elizabeth Pritchett / Fox News:
Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
Biden commutes sentences of 37 federal death row inmates in final month of presidency
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ACLU:
ACLU Celebrates President Biden's Historic Federal Death Row Commutations
ACLU Celebrates President Biden's Historic Federal Death Row Commutations
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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Death Row Inmates
Biden Commutes Sentences of 37 Death Row Inmates
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
By stepping on rakes, Trump ruins his own ‘honeymoon’ phase — The president-elect had one demand for the bill to prevent a government shutdown. He didn't get it. The result made him look weak at an inopportune time. — It's not uncommon for a president-elect to enjoy a “honeymoon” …
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump bristles at Musk's rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect's vanity — Whether Elon Musk is the real “president,” merely the “prime minister” or just Donald Trump's multibillionaire enforcer, he's carving out an unprecedented role that could raise conflicts of interest for the new administration.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Trump's big Mike Johnson decision — A messy Capitol Hill endgame has the president-elect pondering a change in House leadership. — After the House passed a shutdown-averting spending bill Friday, a very relieved Speaker Mike Johnson proclaimed to reporters that President-elect Donald Trump was “certainly happy about this outcome.”
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'
Trump addresses Elon Musk's growing political influence: 'He's not going to be president'
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Reuters:
Greenland is not for sale, its leader says in response to Trump — Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the “ownership and control” of the vast Arctic island that has been part of Denmark for over 600 years.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland
Trump suggests he wants to buy Greenland
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Becca Lower / RedState:
AmFest: Rob Schneider Helps Out Clueless Dems Who Still Can't Figure Out Why They Lost to Trump — Comedian and actor Rob Schneider is no stranger to speaking out about conservative principles; you might even say he has found himself caught up in the modern battle between wokeness …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats warn Mike Johnson: We won't save you again
Democrats warn Mike Johnson: We won't save you again
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Sean O'Driscoll / Newsweek:
Trump Organization Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama: What We Know — has started a quarrel with Panama over the fees it's charging American ships to use the Panama Canal, while the Trump Organization is fighting a court case over taxes in the central American country. — What to Know
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Anti-Abortion Officials Continue Deputizing Angry Men To Turn Over Their Partners In New Legal Foray — A 20-year-old woman in Collin County, Texas arrives at the emergency room to address severe bleeding. A health care provider tells the man she's with that the woman had been nine weeks pregnant.
Washington Post:
D.C. officer guilty for leaking to Proud Boys' Tarrio before Jan. 6 — Prosecutors said former intel unit head Shane Lamond helped Tarrio and the Proud Boys stay “one step ahead” of law enforcement in the fateful days before the Capitol riot, a cat-and-mouse game with police.
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David Strom / HotAir:
The Absurdity of NATO Worrying About Russia — I am tired of the “Donald Trump will hand Europe over to Russia” by neglecting or withdrawing from NATO. — First of all, Trump is not going to withdraw from NATO unless European Countries keep attacking US interests or fail to meet or exceed their obligations.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Cardinal Dolan: Trump ‘takes his Christian faith seriously’ — New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said in an interview that aired Sunday that President-elect Trump “takes his Christian faith seriously.” — “I've had talks with him before in the past where he's pretty blunt about, you know …
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Taylor Penley / Fox News:
Trump's faith journey mirrors America turning to God in challenging times, Cardinal Dolan says
Trump's faith journey mirrors America turning to God in challenging times, Cardinal Dolan says
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