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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 …
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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.
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Politico:10 minutes ago
House Democrat pledges to force a vote to release the Gaetz report — Illinois Democrat Sean Casten is trying to force a vote on the House floor about releasing the House Ethics Committee's report on Matt Gaetz, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department.
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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 — The speaker's announcement is aimed in particular at incoming transgender congresswoman Sarah McBride. — LOADING — WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday that transgender lawmakers and staff …
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Johnson announces policy barring transgender women from Capitol women's bathrooms
Johnson announces policy barring transgender women from Capitol women's bathrooms
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Elizabeth Urban / International Business Times:
Trump Accidentally Helps Dems Get Key Judicial Nominees Approved By Taking Republicans To SpaceX Launch — If the Republican senators had been there, they likely would have been able to defeat the judicial nominations. — As Republicans have been trying to drag down the process …
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Axios:
Trump rages as absent Senate Republicans help confirm Biden judgesNEW!
Trump rages as absent Senate Republicans help confirm Biden judgesNEW!
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Past Nominees Have Been Undone by Far Less Than What Surrounds Trump Picks
Past Nominees Have Been Undone by Far Less Than What Surrounds Trump Picks
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Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
GOP No-Shows Help Dems Approve Judicial Nominees Against Trump's Wishes
GOP No-Shows Help Dems Approve Judicial Nominees Against Trump's Wishes
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Republicans Are Mad That Democrats Are Confirming Lots Of Biden's Judges
Republicans Are Mad That Democrats Are Confirming Lots Of Biden's Judges
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Will Doran / WRAL-TV:
NC House votes to strip power from incoming Democratic governor, AG as part of Helene aid bill — The state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general Jeff Jackson would lose key powers if the Republican-backed proposal becomes law. — Posted 2024-11-19T16:49:26+00:00 - Updated 2024-11-20T03:55:14+00:00
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Republicans in North Carolina push sweeping changes to consolidate power — The last-minute inclusions in a lame-duck bill would strip the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general of significant authority before the GOP loses its legislative supermajority.
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David Nir / The Downballot:
Morning Digest: In stunning turnaround, Democrat takes lead in North Carolina Supreme Court race — Leading Off — NC Supreme Court — A critical race for North Carolina's Supreme Court is headed to a recount after late-counted votes gave Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs the slimmest …
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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 — House investigators also obtained a $750 check from Gaetz, said sources. — Matt Gaetz talks before President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an America First Policy Institute gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham urges GOP senators not to join Gaetz ‘lynch mob’ — Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) urged his fellow Republican senators Wednesday not to join what he called the “lynch mob” calling for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to withdraw his nomination to serve as attorney general because of allegations …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats ask FBI for files on Gaetz sex trafficking probe
Senate Democrats ask FBI for files on Gaetz sex trafficking probe
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CBS News:
Matt Gaetz, JD Vance meet privately with Senate Republicans to build support for attorney general nomination
Matt Gaetz, JD Vance meet privately with Senate Republicans to build support for attorney general nomination
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Steven Overly / Politico:
Raimondo's urgent mission: Leave no cash for Trump — With a massive legacy program hanging in the balance, the Commerce secretary wants to get billions in microchip money out the door in the next two months. — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is on an urgent mission …
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Reuters:
Ukraine fires UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia, a day after using US ATACMS — Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles.
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Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Luna: Johnson blocked proxy voting for new moms — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson has blocked her proposal to allow new mothers to vote by proxy for several months from being included in the rules package for the next Congress.
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Washington Post:
Trump's education pick once incorrectly claimed to have education degree — Linda McMahon, in a questionnaire for a 2009 post on a Connecticut state education board, incorrectly said she had a bachelor's degree in education, according to news reports. — Linda McMahon, President-elect …
New York Times:
Harris Loss Has Democrats Fighting Over How to Talk About Transgender Rights — Kamala Harris left Donald J. Trump's anti-transgender attack ads largely unanswered. Some Democrats call it political malpractice. — In the weeks before Election Day, aides to Kamala Harris could see in campaign polling …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:20 minutes ago
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 …
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New York Post:
Please, Mr. President, ditch this dreadful duo — Gabbard and Gaetz — In January 2017, shortly after taking office for the first time, President Donald Trump had already issued 19 executive actions, and this paper dubbed him DON NONSTOP. — To which second-term Trump says: “Hold my Diet Coke.”
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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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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Morning Joe Hemorrhaged Viewers After Announcing Meeting With Trump — Based on Monday morning's hour-by-hour ratings, Morning Joe viewers were not happy with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski's announcement that they met privately with President-Elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday.
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