Los Angeles Times
California’s 47th Congressional District was seen by both parties as a pivotal race in the fight for control of the House of Representatives.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 13.11.2024.
It displays 284 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
13.11.2024 ⇢ The Day Trump Made Peace with Biden
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Trump's return to the White House for the traditional transition meeting with Biden marked a significant departure from 2020's contentious transfer of power. The morning began with cabinet announcements: Pete Hegseth for Defense and John Ratcliffe for CIA, followed by the creation of a Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. By afternoon, Republicans secured both chambers of Congress, with John Thune elected Senate Majority Leader over Trump-allied candidates. The evening brought more controversial appointments: Marco Rubio for Secretary of State, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, and Matt Gaetz for Attorney General - the latter generating immediate resistance from Senate Republicans. International developments included European allies considering Ukraine land-for-peace negotiations and Israel preparing a Lebanon cease-fire plan as a "gift" to Trump. A CIA official's arrest for leaking classified information about Israel's Iran strike plans added complexity to the transition's foreign policy implications.
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Arizona Rep. John Ciscomani (R) confirmed his support for Speaker Mike Johnson while also emphasizing the importance of having a House leader who can "actually deliver" and "keep our conference united." Ciscomani, in a Tuesday NewsNation interview, said he was "grateful for the speaker's support" throughout his campaign and has a good relationship with him....
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The Washington Post
In picking figures such as Marco Rubio and Fox News host Pete Hegseth for his administration, Trump may be signaling his foreign policy goals — or foreshadowing four years of chaos.
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Associated Press
The president-elect has nominated Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military.
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Breitbart News
President-elect Donald Trump announced he has picked Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk and entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to “lead the Department of Government Efficiency.”
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The Washington Post
Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense, Mike Huckabee as U.S. ambassador to Israel and John Ratcliffe as CIA chief could appeal to some top Israeli officials.
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CNN
Trump rolls out his most MAGA staff picks
John Krasinski named People magazine’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
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Associated Press
By nominating Pete Hegseth, Trump is tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s most powerful military.
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01:35⇢Musk and Vivek Get DOGE Department
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Trump's latest cabinet announcements, with major focus on his unconventional pick of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency" (Breitbart, CNN, NYTimes, NPR, USA Today). Pete Hegseth's nomination as Defense Secretary continues to generate discussion, with emphasis on his limited military experience (AP, Washington Post). Reports note that Trump's China-related appointments have caused unexpected relief in Beijing (Wall Street Journal).
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President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will nominate Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as secretary of defense. Hegseth is a combat veteran who has long advocated for veterans.
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The Washington Post
The Israel Defense Forces said it struck facilities used by Hezbollah for military purposes after the group fired more rockets across the Lebanese border.
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The Washington Post
The Israel Defense Forces said it struck facilities used by Hezbollah for military purposes after the group fired more rockets across the Lebanese border.
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President Biden called his predecessor — now, successor — a threat to democracy. Today he'll sit side by side with President-elect Trump as part of the ceremony around a smooth transfer of power.
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In August, Trump said he wouldn't rule out taking away access to mifepristone, which was also mentioned by the policy blueprint Project 2025.
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President-elect Trump and President Biden are readying for what promises to be a highly awkward meeting at the White House on Wednesday as Biden welcomes his successor — a man he labeled a danger to the country — to his residence. The meeting is meant to underscore the peaceful transition of power in America four...
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Yahoo! News
Trump administration picks: Fox News host Hegseth chosen as defense secretary
Here's who Donald Trump has picked so far and what their responsibilities will be in his second term.
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He’s on the patio. He’s on the golf course. Everywhere President-elect Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.
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The Boston Globe
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Los Angeles Times
Ben Mathis-Lilley
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Special counsel Jack Smith has various avenues for winding down his cases against President-elect Trump before he’s expected to be fired by an incoming administration whose leader has floated arresting him. In his investigations of Trump, Smith has asked for a pause in deadlines in his election interference case and has been silent on his Florida case...
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LAUSD says its student cellphone ban will start Feb. 18. Schools will decide how to restrict phones, from telling students to put them in backpacks to using magnetically sealed pouches.
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President-elect Donald Trump stunned political observers Tuesday night by nominating Fox News personality Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense.
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AirBnB has added Aquila Powell as head of federal affairs. She was most recently managing director at Prime Policy Group and is a General Motors alum. Phil Bianchi has joined JPMorgan Chase as vice president of government relations. He was most recently a public policy adviser at Squire Patton Boggs. Adam Minehardt is joining FS...
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In today’s issue: President-elect Trump is in Washington today, meeting with Hill Republicans before heading to the White House for a sit-down with President Biden. The appointment on Pennsylvania Avenue promises to be highly awkward as Biden welcomes his successor — a man he labeled a danger to the country — to his residence, writes...
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Yahoo! News
Triumphant Trump returning to the White House to meet Biden
President Biden is hosting Donald Trump at the Oval Office Wednesday, his first visit since departing under a cloud nearly four years ago.
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07:03⇢The Oval Office Handshake
⌨The newspapers extensively cover today's White House meeting between President Biden and President-elect Trump (NPR, The Hill), marking a traditional transition meeting Trump skipped in 2020. Trump's latest cabinet formation continues to generate headlines, with particular focus on Elon Musk's growing influence (NYTimes, Common Dreams) and Pete Hegseth's defense secretary nomination (NY Post, AP). Meanwhile, concerns about stalling inflation progress emerge (NBC News).
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Yahoo! News
Trump's defense pick stuns Pentagon as Fox News host's experience is questioned
President-elect Donald Trump wants Pete Hegseth to take over the world's largest and most powerful military.
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Gold is a member of NASA's independent UAP study team and now works in the aerospace community's commercial sector.
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The Washington Post
European allies are increasingly preparing for Ukraine-Russia negotiations that could include territorial concessions in return for security guarantees for Kyiv.
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Better catch this week's supermoon. It will be a while until the next one.
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Wall Street Journal
The idea is seen as illegal by most of the international community and could threaten Israel’s relations with its Arab allies.
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Special Counsel Jack Smith says he plans to retire before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, denying the incoming president a chance to fire the lawyer.
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Democrats are angered by the American public's decision to vote for Republicans, despite their claims that Trump and Republicans are a threat to democracy, and are instead focusing on the threat of fascism and authoritarian leadership.
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Los Angeles Times
California’s 47th Congressional District was seen by both parties as a pivotal race in the fight for control of the House of Representatives.
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New York Post
Smith’s plan is to get ahead of Trump’s promise to “fire” the special counsel within “two seconds” after being sworn in, sources told the New York Times.
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Can Lucy Calkins reclaim her good name?
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Conservative pundit George Conway downplayed President-elect Trump's proposed advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government Tuesday, calling it "nonexistent." When asked by MSNBC's Alex Wagner about Trump's announcement to have billionaire Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy lead the group dubbed the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE), Conway...
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Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to close the federal Education Department. But dismantling the agency wouldn't be easy.
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Trump Has No Discernible Interest in Fiscal Responsibility
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Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wrap up his work and resign from his post before President-elect Trump is sworn in. Trump has boasted that he plans to fire Smith “within two seconds” of taking office and has also made other threatening remarks about the special counsel, including that he should be arrested. The New...
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Special counsel Jack Smith plans to wrap up his work and resign from his post before President-elect Trump is sworn in. Trump has boasted that he plans to fire Smith “within two seconds” of taking office and has also made other threatening remarks about the special counsel, including that he should be arrested. The New...
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We can fix our staggering car fatality crisis. Start with these roads.
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The Washington Post
Trump has vowed to put a quick end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which Kyiv and some European capitals believe could force Ukraine to make painful concessions.
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Hundreds of books were removed from shelves at Florida schools, according to a list compiled by the state’s Department of Education for the 2023-2024 school year. The list shows more than 700 books were “removed or discontinued,” an increase from the 400 last year. The department said the books were removed due to an objection...
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08:56⇢The Education Wars Begin
⌨The newspapers report on Trump's expanding transition process, with several new elements emerging: Jack Smith's strategy to maintain his position post-inauguration (NY Post), and significant coverage of Trump's impact on Israel's West Bank policy (WSJ, Washington Post). Education issues gain prominence with Florida's removal of 700 books from schools (The Hill), LAUSD's new phone ban (LA Times), and Trump's plans to close the Department of Education (USA Today).
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Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians.
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The election is over. What matters now is how the Trump administration governs.
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CNN
Trump kicks off historic day of meetings
South Korean actor Song Jae-lim dead at 39
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A CIA official has been charged with leaking highly classified documents about Israel’s potential plan to strike back against Iran over a missile attack.
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For decades, German governments have pursued the project of a free-market European empire. Today the war in Ukraine and US pressure are undermining the economic foundations of its hegemony — and Germany’s political leadership seems unable to respond.
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Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), a vocal critic of President-elect Trump, said the choice of Pete Hegseth, Army veteran and a Fox News host, to serve as Defense secretary was "weird," adding that Trump chose him for his loyalty and because "he's on Fox News." "Obviously, it‘s weird, and there‘s only one reason he‘s doing it, because he‘s...
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Trump has vowed to put a quick end to Russia’s war on Ukraine, which Kyiv and some European capitals believe could force Ukraine to make painful concessions.
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Former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) weighed in on President-elect Trump's decision to tap Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his Defense chief, suggesting he will be "easily confirmed." “I dare any Republican senator to vote against him," Chaffetz told Fox News's Laura Ingraham. "That is not in their best interest." “And we need to get...
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Economist Isabella Weber explains in a long-form interview where the inflation surge came from and how the Biden administration struggled to take necessary measures to combat it.
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Lawmakers in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after Republicans scored a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. While both parties will select their leadership teams, all eyes are on Republicans in both chambers. In the Senate, Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.),...
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It’s unlikely that Trump can turn the country into a dictatorship with a few strokes of a pen. The courts are working in America, the sprawling federal bureaucracy is formidable and presidents do not control the individual states.
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The Washington Post
European allies are increasingly bracing for negotiations on Russia’s war in Ukraine that could include territorial concessions in return for security guarantees for Kyiv.
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Breitbart News
President-elect Donald Trump announced he has picked Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk and entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to “lead the Department of Government Efficiency.”
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President Biden, with just over two months left in office, will speak at a White House event Wednesday focused on the administration's "Investing in America" agenda. Biden and first lady Jill Biden are welcoming 200 education and workforce leaders to a summit dubbed "Classroom to Career." The event is expected to highlight progress to expand...
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President Joe Biden will welcome him to the White House for a visit that is a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power.
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The Epoch Times
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Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein suggested that the "three beneficiaries" of President-elect Trump's appointments to key positions will be Russian President Vladimir Putin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and China. "Let's look at the three beneficiaries of this election as reflected in these appointments in part, and that is Putin, Netanyahu, and the third — the...
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FOX HOST TURNED NOMINEE SAID WOMEN SHOULDN'T BE IN COMBAT ROLES!
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It's time to take the next step toward making Congress more diverse and inclusive.
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10:07⇢The White House Handshake
⌨The newspapers report extensively on today's White House meeting between Biden and Trump (AP, Fox News, The Epoch Times), marking a traditional transition handoff. Trump's cabinet formation continues to generate headlines, with particular focus on Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's appointment to lead a new "Department of Government Efficiency" (Breitbart, NBC News) and Pete Hegseth's controversial Defense Secretary nomination (HuffPost). New potential health appointments raise concerns about vaccine skepticism (NPR).
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The U.S. has charged a man who worked for the CIA overseas with leaking a classified document last month that assessed Israeli preparations for a counterattack on Iran. The man, Asif William Rahman, was indicted in the U.S. District Court in Eastern Virginia by the Department of Justice on Nov. 7, with two counts of...
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Wall Street Journal
Asif Rahman was arrested in Cambodia on Tuesday and expected to appear in federal court in Guam.
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Elon Musk will be traveling on President-elect Donald Trump's plane, a source said.
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Kraft Heinz’s Lunchables will no longer be a part of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) due to weak demand. The company announced Tuesday it would reconsider bringing back Lunchables in the future, but current demand does not reach what the company hoped for. “Last year, we brought two NSLP compliant Lunchables options...
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President Biden was scheduled to host his successor at the White House. President-elect Trump began his visit to Washington by meeting with House Republicans.
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Former national security adviser John Bolton said President-elect Trump is looking for “subservience” from appointees rather than loyalty, as Trump began to announce appointments to key roles in his upcoming administration. “As I've said before, I don't think loyalty is really the right word. I think it's fealty," he said Wednesday during an appearance on...
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Rev. Al Sharpton plans to hold a rally in protest of President-elect Trump on inauguration day. Sharpton announced the rally on his MSNBC show, "Politics Nation with Al Sharpton," on Tuesday. The rally and Trump's inauguration coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “While Trump supporters will be on one side of Washington watching him take the...
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The House Oversight Committee will hear testimony Wednesday from a number of witnesses about their experience with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) — or UFOs. It marks the first congressional hearing on UAPs since last year, after career intelligence official David Grusch's allegations that the Pentagon was operating a secret UFO retrieval program. Lawmakers that attended...
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Elon Musk traveled with President-elect Donald Trump to Washington.
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CNN
Biden hosts Trump at the White House
An entire county shifted to a 32-hour workweek. The results were surprisingly positive
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Hyrum and Verlan Lewis: Stop Buying the 'Left v. Right' Myth
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President Joe Biden will welcome him to the White House for a visit that is a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power.
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Former cable news host Don Lemon says he is getting off of X, the social platform on which he launched a video show and content creation channel after being fired by CNN in 2021. "I once believed that it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency and free speech," Lemon said in a...
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The Epoch Times
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President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump will meet at the White House on Wednesday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network.
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Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about President-elect Trump's eating habits on the campaign trail, calling the food the Republican leader ate "really, like, bad." "The stuff that he eats is really, like, bad,” Kennedy said during an interview on "The Joe Polish Show," drawing laughter from the audience. "Campaign food is...
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11:28⇢The White House Handoff
⌨The newspapers extensively cover today's White House meeting between President Biden and President-elect Trump, marking a traditional transition handoff (AP, CNN, CBS, Fox News, USA Today, NYTimes, The Epoch Times). New developments include a CIA official's arrest for leaking classified information about Israel's Iran strike plans (WSJ, NY Post), and European allies considering Ukraine land-for-peace negotiations (Washington Post).
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Elon Musk traveled with President-elect Donald Trump to Washington.
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President Biden is hosting President-elect Trump at the White House, a courtesy Mr. Trump did not extend to Mr. Biden after losing in 2020.
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President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are meeting at the White House Wednesday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network.
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The Hill
To the dismay of Chinese leaders who already had to deal with Trump for four years, they have not gotten the preferred outcome and are not looking forward to another term.
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Lucy Calkins was an education superstar. Now she’s cast as the reason a generation of students struggles to read. Can she reclaim her good name?
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Tesla voluntarily recalled 2,431 Cybertruck electric pickup trucks on Wednesday due to faulty drive inverters which increase the risk for driver collision in its sixth recall effort this year. The recall applies to all 2024 Cybertruck vehicles manufactured from Nov. 6, 2023 to July 30, 2024. “On affected vehicles, a fault in the drive inverter...
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is set to brief reporters on Wednesday following the meeting between President Biden and President-elect Trump. During the visit, Biden congratulated Trump for his victory. The president was once Trump's chief political opponent before Biden dropped out of the 2024 race in July. The meeting was meant to underscore the...
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President-elect Donald Trump met his successor-turned-predecessor, President Biden, in the Oval Office Wednesday during the Republican’s first trip to Washington since his election.
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P’nut, an Instagram-famous squirrel that was seized and euthanized by New York state and entered the political fray before the election, was negative for rabies, state officials said Tuesday. The squirrel’s owner, Mark Longo, told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday that he is filing a “very big” lawsuit and demanding answers after his squirrel and...
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From Trump’s victories to the rise of Nick Fuentes, it’s clear that right-wing radicalism can’t be forced back into the fever swamps.
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President Biden called his predecessor — now, successor — a threat to democracy. Today he sat side by side with President-elect Trump as part of the ceremony around a smooth transfer of power.
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One America News
A CIA official has been charged with leaking highly classified U.S. documents about Israel’s potential plan to strike back against Iran over a missile attack.
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), one of President-elect Trump’s closest allies in the Senate, has been knocked out of the race to elect the next Senate majority leader after the first round of voting, according to two sources familiar with the early results. Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) won the first round of secret balloting,...
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Breitbart News
President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House on Wednesday and congratulated him on his landslide victory.
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Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the past 18 years. Thune has served as Senate Republican whip, the No. 2-ranking position in the Senate GOP leadership, since 2019, and...
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John Thune, 63, defeated Sens. John Cornyn and Rick Scott in the secret-ballot vote to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.
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Sen. John Thune has won an internal election among Republican senators to become the chamber’s next majority leader.
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Breitbart News
President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House on Wednesday and congratulated him on his landslide victory.
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Republicans in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected Republican leader, beating out Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to replace outgoing...
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Los Angeles Times
Fred Kaplan
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12:23⇢The Oval Office Handshake, Take Two
⌨The newspapers extensively cover the White House meeting between Biden and Trump, marking the traditional transition handoff that Trump skipped in 2020 (NYTimes, NPR, CBS, Fox News, NY Post, Breitbart). The tone is described as cordial, with Biden welcoming Trump back (Newsweek, Daily Wire). In parallel, Republicans elected John Thune as new Senate majority leader, succeeding McConnell (AP, USA Today, The Hill).
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President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both promised a "smooth" transition.
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Senator John Thune of South Dakota will succeed Senator Mitch McConnell as the G.O.P. leader. President Biden hosted President-elect Trump at the White House.
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President Biden called his predecessor — now, successor — a threat to democracy. Today he sat side by side with President-elect Trump as part of the ceremony around a smooth transfer of power.
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Presented by Electronic Payments Coalition — 📷 Plus: Trump, Biden meet in the Oval Office {beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Wednesday! It feels like we’ve been shot out of a cannon and back into Capitol Hill chaos. Capitol Hill is quite active again. Here’s what’s happening: Breaking: Sen. John Thune was elected as the next Senate...
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Breitbart News
President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House on Wednesday and congratulated him on his landslide victory.
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The New York Times
Senator John Thune of South Dakota will succeed Senator Mitch McConnell as the G.O.P. leader. President Biden hosted President-elect Trump at the White House.
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President-elect Trump floated the prospect of seeking a third term in an apparent joke to House Republicans on Wednesday as they met ahead of internal leadership elections. “I suspect I won’t be running again unless you do something,” Trump said, according to pool reports and audio shared with The Hill. “Unless you say, ‘He’s so...
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Bill Sammon has been named senior vice president of editorial content for The Hill and NewsNation, Nexstar Media Group announced Wednesday. Sammon, a former Fox News executive, will begin his duties on Nov. 18. “We are excited to have Bill on board,” said Cherie Grzech, president of news and politics for NewsNation. “Bill’s impeccable credentials...
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CNN
Biden to Trump: 'Welcome back'
A teenage birthday portrait that speaks volumes
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Author Stephen King on Wednesday addressed what he said were rumors about him mocking tech billionaire Elon Musk and being removed from the social platform X. “I see there's a rumor going around that I called the Musk-man Trump's new first lady.” King said in a post on X. “I didn't, but only because I...
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Fox News personality Pete Hegseth was selected for the secretary of defense position on Tuesday night by Donald Trump, the incoming 47th president, prompting some to raise their eyebrows at the nomination decision.
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Inflation is far from its peak of 9.1% we saw two years ago, but prices are still creeping up.
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Associated Press
President Joe Biden will welcome him to the White House for a visit that is a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power.
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Permanent tent cities are another idea Trump has for dealing with people who are unhoused. Sequestering people with mental illness or substance abuse in one place has been tried, an expert says, and “it turns into hell on earth.”
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Former Vice President Pence's adviser Marc Short affirmed President-elect Trump’s decision to appoint Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. “Pete served 20 years, he was awarded the Bronze Star twice in Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s somebody that I got to know when he was running Concerned Veterans for America,” Short said during a Wednesday MSNBC...
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President Biden is planning to meet President Xi Jinping on Saturday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Peru, the White House announced Wednesday. The meeting marks the third time Biden and Xi are speaking face to face, but comes ahead of the transition to President-elect Trump’s administration in January. A senior administration official...
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Wall Street Journal
Jake Schurmeier, portfolio manager at Harbor Capital, said he has trimmed exposure to emerging-market debt, citing the strengthening dollar. “That’s the terror for us,” Schurmeier said.
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) will take over as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and helm the campaign efforts for the 2026 cycle. Scott won the chairmanship on Wednesday and ran uncontested for the post. He replaces Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.), who steered the party to a potential 53-seat majority and four flipped...
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Yahoo! News
Republicans reject Trump allies' pick, elect John Thune as Senate majority leader
The 63-year-old senator from South Dakota was elected 29-24 in a secret-ballot vote, ending Mitch McConnell's 18-year run as leader.
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13:44⇢The White House Handshake That Was
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Biden's welcome of Trump to the White House (Boston Globe, CBS, CNN, NYTimes, AP), with both promising a smooth transition. In parallel, Senate Republicans elected John Thune as new majority leader, succeeding McConnell, with a 29-24 vote against Trump allies' preferred candidates (Fox News, Yahoo, The Hill). New headlines focus on Trump's mental health institution proposal (NPR) and Pete Hegseth's controversial defense secretary nomination (OANN).
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President Joe Biden welcomed Donald Trump to the White House for an Oval Office visit, a traditional part of the peaceful handoff of power.
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Republicans in the House and Senate are set to elect their leaders on Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected Republican leader, beating out Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to replace outgoing...
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The Blaze
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President-elect Donald Trump told The Post Wednesday that he and President Biden “both really enjoyed seeing each other” when they sat down for a historic post-election get-together in the Oval Office.
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Democratic strategist David Axelrod pushed for U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel to become the new chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “If they said, ‘Well, what should we do? Who should lead the party?’ I would take Ambassador Rahm Emanuel and I would bring him back from Japan, and I would appoint him...
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Sen. John Thune of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn of Texas in the race for Senate Republican leader.
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Democratic and Republican activists are asking voters to correct technical ballot errors in contests that could determine control of the U.S. House.
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The New York Times
President-elect Trump may accelerate the timetable for a truce. Kyiv views guarantees against renewed aggression as crucial to any settlement.
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One thing the Democrats should be able to negotiate is a DREAM Act — unfortunately I don’t see cooperation in my crystal ball.
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One America News
Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira has been sentenced to 15 years for leaking classified national defense information, which prosecutors characterized as “one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.”
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Federal Judge Blocks Law Mandating Ten Commandments Displays in Louisiana Classrooms
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One America News
47th President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden met at the Oval Office and shook hands while seemingly engaging in light-hearted banter.
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Trump's pick of Hegseth for Defense secretary puts a Washington outsider at the front of the Pentagon. On his agenda: targeting woke issue, and women in combat.
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Republicans win control of the House of Representatives after also retaking Senate, CBS News projects
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The election results set up two years of conservative control on Capitol Hill.
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The Hill
Lawmakers, government officials and advocacy groups said Wednesday that veterans issues must continue down a nonpartisan track in January, when a new Washington emerges following the 2024 elections that delivered a Republican trifecta in federal government. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, told The Hill's Bob Cusack at the...
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The 2024 election results suggest that the Trump majority may soon have cause for second thoughts, as the proposed tax cuts and tariffs could lead to increased inflation and worker shortages, leading to higher interest rates and a more expensive labor force.
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President-elect Donald Trump has long presented pollsters with a challenge. Here's what polling underestimated and what it accurately foreshadowed in this election.
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The Hill
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will join forces to lead a newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (or DOGE, for short), President-elect Donald Trump announced. But what will the department do?
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⌨The newspapers extensively report on Republicans securing control of both House and Senate (CBS, USA Today, HuffPost), with John Thune elected as new Senate GOP leader (The Hill, Yahoo). The Trump-Biden White House meeting continues to generate headlines, with Trump expressing satisfaction with the meeting (NY Post, NBC) while simultaneously hinting at seeking a third term (LA Times). European concerns about Ukraine's territorial negotiations emerge as Trump's victory impacts foreign policy outlook (NYTimes, Washington Post).
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Former U.S. Solicitor General and Gibson Dunn partner Ted Olson died Wednesday at the age of 84. In a press release, the law firm praised Olson for his work, labeling him a "trailblazing advocate who cared about all people." “Ted was a titan of the legal profession and one of the most extraordinary and eloquent...
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The Washington Post
The Israel Defense Forces said it struck facilities used by Hezbollah for military purposes after the group fired more rockets across the Lebanese border.
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Associated Press
The president-elect continues to flesh out his administration by appointing his allies to top positions.
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President-elect Trump on Wednesday made official his choice to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as secretary of State, slotting his former rival into his administration's top diplomatic role. Trump in a statement praised Rubio as a "Highly Respected Leader, and a very powerful Voice for Freedom." "He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation,...
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President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that Tulsi Gabbard would serve as his director of national intelligence, a remarkable turnaround for a former Democrat accused of peddling Russian narratives. “For over two decades, Tulsi has fought for our Country and the Freedoms of all Americans. As a former Candidate for the Democrat Presidential Nomination, she has broad...
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The Washington Post
Donald Trump said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will be secretary of state. Here’s where Rubio stands on the Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine wars, NATO and more.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed a bid from chipmaker Nvidia as it attempts to avoid a suit alleging its executives mislead investors about the extent its sales depended on volatile cryptocurrency miners. Nvidia asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower appeals court’s decision that a suit brought by company stockholders met the high...
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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s decadelong fight to drag the Church of England into the 21st century ended this week as the church agreed he should quit over his handling of a child-abuse case.
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The president-elect continues to flesh out his administration by appointing his allies to top positions.
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The Department of Education announced Wednesday that the Owasso School District in Oklahoma violated Title IX due to sexual harassment in its schools, a finding that comes months after the death of Nex Benedict. The death set off alarm bells around the Oklahoma district back in February, when Benedict, who identified under the two-spirit, transgender...
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President-elect selected Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as his Attorney General Wednesday in a surprising pick.
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Louis Staples
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Donald Trump will meet with top lawmakers on Wednesday – the same day members of the House and Senate vote on crucial congressional leadership posts.
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15:51⇢Rubio and Gaetz Join Trump's Power Circle
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Trump's new cabinet nominations, with Marco Rubio tapped for Secretary of State (WSJ, Washington Post, AP, USA Today), Matt Gaetz for Attorney General (Boston Globe, NY Post, HuffPost), and Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary (Yahoo). The cabinet picks show a China-focused foreign policy shift, though Beijing appears less concerned due to the absence of certain hawks like Pompeo (WSJ). Trump and Tulsi Gabbard's inclusion signals bipartisan outreach (Fox News).
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One America News
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Representative Matt Gaetz as attorney general.
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Donald Trump will meet with top lawmakers on Wednesday – the same day members of the House and Senate vote on crucial congressional leadership posts.
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The Washington Post
An Israeli government minister discussed the proposal with Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday before traveling to the White House for talks.
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The president-elect continues to flesh out his administration by naming his allies as picks for top positions.
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President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Republican Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of the nation’s top prosecutor.
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In a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination of Gaetz, Trump said: "Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System."
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The New York Times
President-elect Trump nominated Representative Matt Gaetz amid a flurry of personnel announcements and with the G.O.P. on the verge of controlling Congress.
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One America News
A 20-year-old volunteer firefighter has been arrested after allegedly admitting to setting a brush fire in Medford, New York.
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The jury that found former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) guilty of corruption was accidentally shown improper evidence, though the mistake should not imperil his conviction, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Menendez resigned from the Senate in August after he was convicted on all 16 counts he faced, including bribery and acting as a foreign agent. He...
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Associated Press
The president-elect continues to flesh out his administration, nominating his allies for top positions.
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Breitbart News
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) will be Donald Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, the top law enforcement officer in the land.
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The New York Times
President-elect Trump nominated the Florida congressman amid a flurry of personnel announcements and with the G.O.P. on the verge of controlling Congress.
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House Republicans on Wednesday nominated Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to retain the gavel in the upcoming 119th Congress, according to three sources in the room, as the conference prepares to govern in the GOP trifecta next year. Johnson — who was running unopposed for the gavel — won the Speakership nomination on a voice vote....
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To Succeed at Cutting Government, Musk and Ramaswamy Must Take on Entitlements
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Republicans in the House and Senate are electing their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) was elected Republican leader, beating out Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to replace outgoing Sen. Mitch McConnell...
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Special Counsel Jack Smith is reportedly running through several hurdles to finalize whatever work he has left in order to retire before President-elect Donald Trump takes back the White House in January, denying the 47th president the chance to fire him.
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A federal court in D.C. has issued a ruling that curtails the White House’s ability to set government-wide rules pertaining to how environmental reviews can be conducted. On Tuesday, judges with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) cannot issue regulations pertaining to the National Environmental...
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17:03⇢Gaetz Gets Justice
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Trump's cabinet nominations, with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) tapped for Attorney General (Breitbart, NYTimes, NPR, LA Times, Fox News, Mother Jones) and Marco Rubio for Secretary of State (Epoch Times, AP). A separate development reports on a CIA official's arrest in Cambodia for leaking Israeli intelligence (WSJ). The National Labor Relations Board's ban on captive audience meetings (Common Dreams) and a D.C. Circuit Court ruling limiting White House environmental authority (The Hill) mark significant regulatory shifts.
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President-elect Trump has made an unconventional choice in announcing his intention of nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. It was a surprise choice that already has caused some consternation. Many had expected a nominee with more experience to be selected to lead the Pentagon. Hegseth has been a fierce advocate of...
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President-elect Donald Trump has announced on Wednesday that he has picked former Democrat congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be the director of national intelligence.
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) on Wednesday said “elections have consequences” when asked about President-elect Trump’s choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general. “Donald Trump is very intentional with this pick,” Moskowitz said when asked by NewsNation about Gaetz’s possible new role, labeling the Republican representative as "fiercely loyal" and "fiercely competent." "Donald Trump’s...
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President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to become attorney general caught Senate Republicans completely flat-footed, and put the party on the defensive immediately over one of the most prominent — and polarizing — Cabinet selections. Two key centrist members — Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) — expressed shock and...
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Presented by American Chemistry Council — Planet-warming carbon emissions reached a new high this year, according to research published Wednesday by the Global Carbon Project. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Fossil fuel pollution hits record high: Research Planet-warming carbon emissions reached a new high this year, according to research...
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Law enforcement officers and a vigilante group attacked a Doctors Without Borders ambulance amid a broader crisis of violence plaguing Haiti.
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Trump intends to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, surprising many lawmakers who will have to confirm them.
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President-elect Trump stunned Washington with two controversial picks to lead important law enforcement and intelligence roles in his administration, tapping Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as attorney general and Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic representative, to the nation’s top intelligence job. Trump tapped a loyalist to lead a Justice Department he has railed against...
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Mark Joseph Stern
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Yahoo! News
Trump adds Gaetz, Gabbard and Rubio to incoming administration
It's been a week since the 2024 election, and Donald Trump has already named several people who will play roles in the White House.
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The Pennsylvania Senate race is heading for a recount as Republican Dave McCormick continues to lead Sen. Bob Casey (R-Pa.) in what would be a crucial win for the GOP. Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt made the announcement on Wednesday. McCormick’s lead has hovered around 30,000 votes, putting it squarely in the needed range...
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Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause proceedings in an appeal launched in President-elect Trump’s Florida documents case. The filing comes as the court has been tasked with reviewing a lower court decision from Judge Aileen Cannon that found Smith was unlawfully appointed. Using nearly identical language...
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House Republicans on Wednesday locked in their top leadership positions for the looming 119th Congress, as the conference readies its majority to legislate under full GOP control of Washington. For the leading job, GOP lawmakers unanimously nominated Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to retain the gavel, sending his candidacy to the House floor for a full...
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Trump intends to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general and former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence, surprising many lawmakers who will have to confirm them.
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One America News
The billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times announced that he will be overhauling his “very left” editorial board after deciding to refrain from publicly endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris via the progressive outlet.
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Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Wednesday said President-elect Trump’s choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general poses a “deadly serious challenge” to the Senate’s constitutional role of advice and consent for presidential nominees. In an interview on CNN’s “The Lead” with Jake Tapper, Coons said he would engage in the confirmation process but...
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18:47⇢Senate GOP Revolts Against Gaetz
⌨The newspapers extensively cover reactions to Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, with widespread Republican opposition in the Senate (Fox News, Newsweek, The Hill). Sen. Chris Coons calls it a "deadly serious challenge" to Senate confirmation powers. The nomination package includes Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, which faces criticism (Mother Jones), and plans to purge "woke" officials from the Pentagon. Meanwhile, John Thune defeats Trump allies in Senate leadership vote 29-24 (Yahoo).
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One America News
Argentina’s Federal Cassation Chamber has upheld the conviction of former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in relation to her fraud case.
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Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on Wednesday acknowledged he had been briefly detained at Dulles International Airport earlier this month because airport authorities thought he appeared drunk. McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, acknowledged in a statement to NewsNation, The Hill's sister nerwork, that he had made a “mistake” in mixing the sleep...
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Elon Musk Vivek Ramaswamy are taking a knife to wasteful government-spending on things like handouts to China, monkey islands and empty public buildings.
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The president-elect’s most controversial Cabinet picks share one crucial tie.
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House lawmakers on Wednesday heard from witnesses who claim the United States government is sitting on a trove of information on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) stretching back decades. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), in his opening remarks, called on President-elect Trump to throw off the veil of secrecy on UAPs. He said the push for transparency...
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The Hill
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Inflation ticks up Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in October and 2.6 percent over the previous 12 months as inflation flirts with prepandemic norms, according to new federal data. © AP Photo/David Zalubowski The latest annual reading...
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Associated Press
Gaetz’s decision to step down ends a congressional ethics probe into allegations he engaged in sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use.
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Reason
The Impact of Trump's Cost-Cutting Initiative Hinges on What He Means by 'Government Efficiency'
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47th President-elect Donald Trump met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday, in which the two reportedly discussed their political differences on foreign affairs and the peaceful transition of power.
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Breitbart News
Senate Majority Leader-elect John Thune (R-SD) said Senate Republicans “are excited” to enact President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.
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Yahoo! News
Trump and Biden call for smooth transition in historic Oval Office meeting
President Biden has resumed a tradition that President-elect Donald Trump flouted in 2020 after he was voted out of office.
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Yahoo! News
Trump and Biden shake hands in historic Oval Office transition meeting
President Biden has resumed a tradition that President-elect Donald Trump flouted in 2020 after he was voted out of office.
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{beacon} Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump gets blowback for untested Pentagon chief pick President-elect Trump's surprise choice of Pete Hegseth, a conservative Fox News host, as Defense Secretary has enraged Democrats and left even some Republicans scratching their heads. ©...
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Actress Jamie Lee Curtis announced Wednesday that she has deactivated her account on X. She announced her departure from the social media platform via Instagram, writing in the caption “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change. Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference.”...
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Republicans are giddy and preparing for at least two years with a trifecta. Democrats are reassessing their losses and looking to Trump's agenda.
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One America News
A former Los Angeles County middle school special education teacher has pleaded not guilty to allegations of lewd acts and ongoing sexual abuse of an underage male student.
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The world’s pre-eminent East-meets-West investment hub has become more Chinese as international financial institutions, corporations, and expatriates retreat
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In a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination of Gaetz, Trump said: "Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System." Gaetz said he would resign from the U.S. House of Representatives, effective immediately.
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Democrats in both chambers of Congress have expressed concern over President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to serve as the next attorney general. Trump announced on Wednesday that Gaetz, a loyal congressional ally, will be nominated to become the nation’s top law enforcement official, praising the Floridian as a “deeply gifted and...
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Yahoo! News
Trump says transition will be 'as smooth as it can get' in historic Biden meeting
President Biden has resumed a tradition that President-elect Donald Trump flouted in 2020 after he was voted out of office.
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21:27⇢Gaetz Quits Congress for Justice
⌨The newspapers extensively cover Matt Gaetz's immediate resignation from Congress following Trump's nomination of him as Attorney General (AP, Fox News, NPR, HuffPost), ending an ongoing ethics probe. Senate Majority Leader-elect Thune signals Republican enthusiasm for Trump's agenda (Breitbart), while Democrats express concerns over Gaetz's nomination (The Hill). The transition appears more cordial than 2020, with Biden and Trump meeting at the White House (Yahoo).
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Former national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)—President-elect Trump’s nominees for director of national intelligence (DNI) and attorney general, respectively— should not appear for their Senate confirmation hearings until they are investigated by the FBI. In an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Bolton said...
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Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson was unanimously chosen to stay on as the House Speaker. He ran unopposed.
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Yahoo! News
Gabbard tapped to be director of intelligence in Trump administration
It's been a week since the 2024 election, and Donald Trump has already named several people who will play roles in the White House.
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American voters are unfazed by President-elect Trump's various misdeeds, said retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, a longtime conservative jurist who has vocally opposed the former president. "The American voters do not care about who, as an individual, is in the White House," Luttig said Wednesday evening during a panel hosted by the Society for...
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The president-elect’s pick of Matt Gaetz for attorney general signals that he wants the Justice Department to take a sharp-elbowed, hyperpartisan approach to legal matters.
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President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is planning to clean house at the Pentagon by firing several military officers.
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Associated Press
Gaetz’s decision to step down ends a congressional ethics probe into allegations he engaged in sex trafficking, sexual misconduct and drug use.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general.
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Yahoo! News
Trump adds Rubio, Gabbard and Gaetz to incoming administration
It's been a week since the 2024 election, and Donald Trump has already named several people who will play roles in the White House.
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The Boston Globe
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has resigned from his congressional seat after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to serve as Attorney General in his administration.
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The New York Times
The party protected vulnerable incumbents and picked off Democrats in competitive districts, handing President-elect Trump a unified Congress to enact his agenda.
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Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that people should “buckle up” for President-elect Trump's second term in the White House since “we got a lot more coming your way.” "I said this morning, if you are shocked or surprised by the appointment of Pete Hegseth last night as Secretary of Defense, buckle up...
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CNN
Shock waves over Trump's controversial Cabinet picks
Quincy Jones’ cause of death revealed
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Los Angeles Times
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Trump.
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Wall Street Journal
Warm words between President-elect Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin don’t necessarily signal a thaw in relations between the U.S. and Russia.
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Associated Press
Republicans have won enough seats to control the U.S. House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on U.S. government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.
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Yahoo! News
GOP wins the House. What total control in D.C. will mean for Trump's presidency.
A handful of races remain uncalled. When the dust settles, the GOP could end up with only the slimmest of majorities.
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The Washington Post
The meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hung over Gabbard, Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, as she ran for president in 2020.
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23:44⇢The Red Trifecta Emerges
⌨The newspapers report on Republicans securing control of the House (AP, Boston Globe, Fox News, NYTimes), completing a "trifecta" of power alongside the Senate and White House. Matt Gaetz's resignation from Congress follows his Attorney General nomination (Breitbart, CBS, LA Times), while Trump's other controversial cabinet picks include Tulsi Gabbard for DNI and Pete Hegseth for Defense (The Hill, Washington Post). Sean Spicer warns to "buckle up" for dramatic changes ahead.