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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women — A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump's choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
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Politico:
House Ethics panel does not agree to release the Gaetz report — The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday did not agree to release the long-anticipated report into Matt Gaetz. “There was not an agreement by the committee to release the report,” Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) told reporters after the meeting ended.
Associated Press:
Republicans on House Ethics reject for now releasing report on Matt Gaetz — House Ethics Committee Republicans voted Wednesday against releasing the panel's long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the top Democrat on the panel said.
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Axios:
Trump rages as absent Senate Republicans help confirm Biden judges … - Trump posted Wednesday on “X”: “The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door. … Democrats confirmed two more judges on Wednesday by 50-48 margins, with Republican Sens. Ted Cruz …
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Politico:
House Democrat pledges to force a vote to release the Gaetz report
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Elizabeth Urban / International Business Times:
Trump Accidentally Helps Dems Get Key Judicial Nominees Approved By Taking Republicans To SpaceX Launch
The Hill:
House Ethics Committee to keep Gaetz report under wraps
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Luna: Johnson blocked proxy voting for new moms
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Will Steakin / ABC News:
Gaetz sent over $10K in Venmo payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Past Nominees Have Been Undone by Far Less Than What Surrounds Trump Picks
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Wall Street Journal:
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government — Following the Supreme Court's guidance, we'll reverse a decadeslong executive power grab. — Our nation was founded on the basic idea that the people we elect run the government. That isn't how America functions today.
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk, Ramaswamy lay out plans for ‘mass’ federal layoffs, rule rollbacks under Trump — Tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said Wednesday that their brand-new government efficiency panel will identify “thousands” of regulations for President-elect Trump to eliminate …
ABC News:
Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary — Her nomination has come under scrutiny this week. — Linda McMahon speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
MSNBC Faces Potential for Big Changes in Comcast Cable Spin-Off — MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around. — The cable-news outlet could have to consider changing its name …
Mychael Schnell / The Hill:
Speaker Johnson announces policy barring trans women from Capitol bathrooms — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue that has overtaken the Capitol in recent days.
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Mike Johnson Announces Transgender Bathroom Ban In Capitol
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone — Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here? — In September, the Department of Homeland Security …
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Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
Trump taps Russ Vought, one of the authors of Project 2025, to lead budget office again — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and budget, according to two sources close to the transition. — If confirmed, this will be Vought's second time in the role.
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CNN:
Trump eyes right-wing personality Dan Bongino among current and former agents for US Secret Service director — Donald Trump is considering a right-wing media personality, people who have served on his US Secret Service detail, as well as others to run the agency that has been plagued …
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Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir — European politicians preparing for United States President-elect Donald Trump's second term in the White House have so far made a point of not saying anything that could upset him. — But Angela Merkel, who was Germany's chancellor for 16 years …
U.S. Embassy in Ukraine:
MASCOT Update - U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine — Message for U.S. Citizens in Ukraine — Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (November 20, 2024) — Event: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has received specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20.
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Bonchie / RedState:
WATCH: Dem Rep. Jasmine Crockett Goes Nuts During Hearing, Starts Shouting About the ‘White Man’ — The House of Representatives is becoming more of an insane asylum every day, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett is the perfect example of that. During a hearing on Wednesday, the Texas congresswoman went nuts …
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Arden Farhi / CBS News:
4 Trump administration picks have sexual misconduct allegations in their past — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Elon Musk are all in line to serve as top government leaders. — All have faced varying degrees of sexual misconduct allegations.
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Judge rules Youngkin administration can't pull Virginia out of greenhouse gas agreement — A Virginia court ruled Wednesday that Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) administration cannot withdraw from an interstate carbon emission-capping compact without approval from the state Legislature.
Maya C. Miller / New York Times:
Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska, Flipping House Seat for Republicans — The G.O.P. united behind Nick Begich III, the conservative son of a prominent liberal Alaska political family, to beat Representative Mary Peltola, a Democrat. — Nick Begich III, the Republican son …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mandate? Fuller election results increasingly show GOP gains were small. — A holistic look — down to the state legislative level — reinforces the fact that early Trump and GOP claims to a huge “mandate” were overblown. — From the moment he claimed victory in the 2024 presidential election …
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Politico:
Mark Milley disagrees with Trump pick on women in combat — Retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, the former chair of the joint chiefs of staff, is defending the role of women in combat — clashing with the views of Donald Trump's choice to lead the Pentagon. Milley, who served as the top U.S …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Republicans in North Carolina pass sweeping changes to consolidate power — The last-minute inclusions in a lame-duck bill will strip the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of significant authority before the GOP loses its legislative supermajority.
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Nikki Haley has thoughts on RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard — Nikki Haley has a blunt assessment of Donald Trump's choices of Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for high-profile roles in his administration. Haley, who was Trump's most significant Republican primary opponent …
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president — President Biden awarded on Wednesday the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cecile Richards, an abortion rights activist and former president of Planned Parenthood. — During a private ceremony …
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Cara Tabachnick / CBS News:
Florida man arrested in alleged plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange — FBI agents have arrested a Florida man in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, according to charging documents unsealed on Wednesday. — South Florida resident Harun Abdul-Malik Yener …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump Tells Republicans to ‘Kill’ Reporter Shield Bill Passed Unanimously by House — The bill, known as the PRESS Act, would codify protections against federal investigators seizing reporters' records. It is now less likely the legislation would clear the Senate before the current session ends.
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