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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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David Firestone / New York Times:
The Trumpian Attitude at the Heart of the Gaetz Report — The Trumpian Attitude at the Heart of the Gaetz Report — There is so much repellently sleazy behavior documented in the House Ethics Committee report about Matt Gaetz that a reader has to stop every few pages to look away and focus …
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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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New York Times:
Trump Transition Live Updates: Ethics Panel Draft Report Accuses Gaetz of ‘Regularly’ Paying for Sex and Using Drugs — Where Things Stand — A draft report by the House Ethics Committee accused former Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, of regularly paying for sex …
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Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On
Not the Life Matt Gaetz Was Planning On
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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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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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Washington Post:
Read the full report on Matt Gaetz from the House Ethics Committee
Read the full report on Matt Gaetz from the House Ethics Committee
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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 …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The long decline of the American death penalty, explained
The long decline of the American death penalty, explained
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Sam Fossum / CNN:
Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office
Biden commutes most federal death row sentences to life in prison before Trump takes office
Naomi LaChance / Rolling Stone:
Biden Clears Out Most of Federal Death Row Before Trump Can Kill Them
Biden Clears Out Most of Federal Death Row Before Trump Can Kill Them
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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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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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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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
By stepping on rakes, Trump ruins his own ‘honeymoon’ phase
By stepping on rakes, Trump ruins his own ‘honeymoon’ phase
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump bristles at Musk's rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect's vanity
Trump bristles at Musk's rocketing profile as Democrats play on the president-elect's vanity
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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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Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
Donald Trump, American Imperialist
Donald Trump, American Imperialist
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Washington Post:
D.C. officer guilty of leaking to Proud Boys' Tarrio before Jan. 6 — Prosecutors said former intel unit head Shane Lamond helped Tarrio and the Proud Boys in the days before the Capitol riot. — A former D.C. police lieutenant was found guilty in federal court Monday on charges …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former D.C. police intel chief found guilty of tipping off Proud Boys leader ahead of Jan. 6 attack
Former D.C. police intel chief found guilty of tipping off Proud Boys leader ahead of Jan. 6 attack
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Hatty Willmoth / Newsweek:
Scientists Warn of Harmful Release From Tea Bags — Drinking tea from plastic-containing tea bags could expose you to billions of nano- and microplastics with every sip, putting your health at risk. — Many tea bags contain small amounts of tiny plastic particles called microplastics.
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
UnitedHealthcare murder suspect Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in New York — Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty as he faces the prospect of life in prison without parole on charges including murder in the killing of a UnitedHealthcare CEO. — NEW YORK — The man accused …
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Lola Fadulu / New York Times:
Mangione Pleads Not Guilty in First N.Y. State Court Appearance
Mangione Pleads Not Guilty in First N.Y. State Court Appearance
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Jacob Shamsian / Business Insider:
Luigi Mangione's lawyer says New York's mayor is politicizing his arrest
Luigi Mangione's lawyer says New York's mayor is politicizing his arrest
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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
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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
Texas AG Paxton sues NCAA for allowing transgender women to compete — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) sued the NCAA on Sunday, accusing the organization of engaging in “false, deceptive, and misleading practices” by allowing transgender women to participate in athletic events it markets as women's competitions.
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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.
Emily Baumgaertner / New York Times:
Research Finds Vaccines Are Not Behind the Rise in Autism. So What Is? — There is no one factor that causes autism — or explains its growing prevalence. Researchers are seeking explanations for the surge. Here are some possibilities. — When President-elect Donald J. Trump mused …
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Elon Musk Is a Paid Subscriber to Shockingly Racist Pro-Apartheid South African X Account — Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, is a paid subscriber to a virulently racist X account. — Musk not only follows an account called “Boer” …