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15.11.2024

The Day Cabinet Picks Met Congress

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 15.11.2024.

It displays 264 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

15.11.2024 โ‡ข The Day Cabinet Picks Met Congress
โŒจTrump's cabinet nominations faced early congressional response. The RFK Jr. selection for HHS Secretary generated pharmaceutical market turbulence and healthcare sector concern. Speaker Johnson moved to block the release of Matt Gaetz's ethics report, complicating his Attorney General confirmation prospects.
Doug Burgum received dual appointments as Interior Secretary and head of a new National Energy Council, while Marco Rubio's State Department nomination signaled potential Latin America policy shifts. Pete Hegseth's Defense Secretary nomination encountered scrutiny over a 2017 sexual assault investigation.
Iran's formal assurance against targeting Trump emerged as a diplomatic development, while Tulsi Gabbard's DNI nomination sparked allegations of Russian connections. Senate leadership indicated openness to confirmation strategies, with John Thune stating "all options" remain available.
The White House decision to skip FBI background checks for certain nominees added procedural complications to the confirmation process.
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RFK Jr. could have a huge impact on Americans' health

Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings
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Tulsi Gabbardโ€™s expressed support for national security leakers and her elevation of Russian-backed narratives are coming under renewed scrutiny after President-elect Trump nominated her to the highest intelligence post in the country. If confirmed as director of national intelligence (DNI), Gabbard would be responsible for wrangling the information collected across all 18 intelligence agencies. The...
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With Republicans securing control of the House, Senate and White House in the election, they are poised to claw back major legislation Democrats have passed to fight climate change. Chief in the GOP's crosshairs are provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act โ€” a massive climate, tax and health care packageย thatย containsย hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tax credits...
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06:15 (11:15)โ‡ขBeijing Readies for Trump Round Two

โŒจThe newspapers extensively report on Trump's cabinet formation process. RFK Jr.'s nomination for HHS Secretary continues to draw attention, with focus on his vaccine skepticism (Yahoo, CNN, CBS). New cabinet picks include controversial appointments that signal a religious and confrontational direction (Mother Jones, Washington Post). China and North Korea emerge as early foreign policy challenges, with Beijing preparing countermeasures against potential Trump tariffs (Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek).
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In todayโ€™s issue: President-elect Trump wants Washington to take him seriously โ€” and literally. After promising voters he would rewire U.S. governance, heโ€™s putting his political heft to the test in a Republican-led Senate already balking at some of his controversial Cabinet picks. Trumpโ€™s choice to make former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) the attorney general...
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CNN

RFK Jr. could have a huge impact on Americansโ€™ lives

โ€˜Possibility of a catastrophic failureโ€™: Inside the space station leak problem that has NASA worried
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Yahoo! News

Mixed reactions after Trump picks RFK Jr. for top health role

The vaccine skeptic is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Yahoo! News

From 'brilliant' to 'dangerous': Mixed reactions to RFK Jr. in top health role

The vaccine skeptic is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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08:23 (13:23)โ‡ขDefense Pick's Past Haunts Cabinet Formation

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's potential cabinet picks. Pete Hegseth, nominated for Defense Secretary, faces scrutiny over a 2017 sexual assault investigation (CBS, NPR) and his criticism of military leadership. Doug Burgum, selected for Interior, signals a pro-drilling agenda (Common Dreams). Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi's decision to file for 2026 reelection at age 84 generates discussion (Breitbart).
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House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) said Thursday that the former Rep. Matt Gaetzโ€™s (R-Fla.) House Ethics Commitee report โ€œshouldnโ€™t go public," amid pressure to release it after he was tapped for a potential Trump administration role. โ€œWell, itโ€™s my understanding that itโ€™s not supposed to go public. So, if itโ€™s not supposed to...
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Democrats had a billion dollars to pull off a Kamala Harris victory. They hurled much of that money at celebrities and designing lavish environments to say the word โ€œjoyโ€ in. It was one big A-list party, and Americans didnโ€™t feel invited.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) spoke out on President-elect Trumpโ€™s recent decision to tapย environmental lawyerย Robert F. Kennedy Jr.ย to lead theย Department of Health and Human Servicesย (HHS), calling the former presidential candidate a โ€œfringe conspiracy theorist.โ€ ย  Murray released a statement Friday morning in response to the appointment, citing Kennedy's history as an anti-vaccine advocate...
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Sylvester Stallone says President-elect Trump is as legendary as America's first commander in chief, praising him as the "second George Washington." "When George Washington defended this country, he had no idea that he was gonna change the world," the "Rocky" star said while speaking at the America First Policy Insititute gala on Thursday at Trump's...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) questioned President-elect Trumpโ€™s decision to elevate former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (R) to serve as his director of national intelligence (DNI), arguing the selection is a โ€œpro-war nomination globally.โ€ย  โ€œI actually think almost more than Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard's appointment is devastating,โ€ Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in an interview on MSNBCโ€™s โ€œThe...
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The editorial board of the New York Post is admonishing President-elect Trump over his nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the department of Health and Human Services. The Post called Kennedy's views on health "aย head-scratchingย spaghettiย of what we can only callย warpedย conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines." "He told us with full conviction that...
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The city of Palm Springs, Calif., will pay nearly $6 million in reparations to Black and Brown families who were displaced from a neighborhood there during the 1960s.ย  The tentative settlement will be split among families who had lived in the neighborhood known as Section 14. In the 1960s, the city demolished the neighborhood for...
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Right-wing Israelis have embraced fresh Trump appointees like Mike Huckabee and Elise Stefanik, foreshadowing a closer U.S.-Israeli relationship.
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Television personalityย and former Trump allyย Geraldo Rivera blasted President-elect Trumpโ€™s nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision was a โ€œhorrible, creepy choice.โ€ ย  โ€œWhen I heard that Matt Gaetz was picked to be attorney general, I threw up in my mouth,โ€ Rivera said on NewsNation Thursday evening. Rivera has expressed...
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10:24 (15:24)โ‡ขGaetz Pick Splits Trump Camp

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's recent cabinet formation and its reception. Matt Gaetz's nomination for Attorney General draws criticism, including from former Trump ally Geraldo Rivera (The Hill). The administration's education agenda focuses on opposing "wokeness" (AP News), while Democrats face internal criticism over their failed campaign strategy (Jacobin, Slate). A separate development sees Israel expanding military operations in Lebanon (Wall Street Journal).
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Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles region are consciously shifting their activity to avoid interacting with human residents, a new study has found. Big cats living in areas with higher levels of human recreation may be more nocturnal than those inhabiting more remote areas, where felines tend to be active at dawn and dusk,...
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Pundit George Conway, an outspoken Republican critic of President-elect Trump, said the recent Cabinet picksย are "truly as bad as you can imagine." He singled out the nominations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, Tulsi Gabbard as national intelligence director and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as U.S. attorney general....
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Kathleen Sebelius, a former Democratic governor who served as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary during the Obama administration, said thatย having anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyerย Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leading HHS is "very frightening" for Americans. "To have someone coming into a scientific agency that is a vaccine skeptic and may well undo decades of...
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General Motors laid off almost 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market conditions.
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CNBCโ€™s Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke out on President-elect Trumpโ€™s nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision resulted in a โ€œshift in toneโ€ for Wall Street CEOs. โ€œUp until that moment, so many of them had frankly a big grin on their face about where the markets were going,โ€ he said. โ€œWhen [the...
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11:27 (16:27)โ‡ขFBI Checks Skipped as Cabinet Forms

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's cabinet formation process, with new focus on FBI background check skipping for some nominees (CNN). Matt Gaetz's nomination for Attorney General creates Wall Street concerns (The Hill, CNBC). Iran's written assurance not to attempt assassination of Trump emerges as a significant development (WSJ). Meanwhile, GM announces layoff of 1,000 employees (OAN), and climate activists demand reform of COP summit structure (Common Dreams).
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President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, was involved in a 2017 sexual assault incident in California, according to Monterey City police. The city confirmed an investigation into an "alleged sexual assault" at a home in the city in October 2017 between the late night hours and early morning. A summary...
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the โ€œcensorship cartel,โ€ charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with โ€œthe orwellian-named NewsGuard,โ€ fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced โ€œone-sided narratives.โ€
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging GOP senators to reject President-elect Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services because of his views on abortion. ย  In a statement Friday from his conservative nonprofit Advancing American Freedom, Pence said Kennedyโ€™s nomination โ€œis an abrupt departure from...
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the โ€œcensorship cartel,โ€ charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with โ€œthe orwellian-named NewsGuard,โ€ fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced โ€œone-sided narratives.โ€
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the โ€œcensorship cartel,โ€ charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with โ€œthe orwellian-named NewsGuard,โ€ fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced โ€œone-sided narratives.โ€
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Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults are considered overweight or obese, according to new research published Thursday from The Lancet. The research points to a substantial increase in overweight and obese adults in the last 30 years as well as an especially large increase in adolescents aged 5-24, with forecasts showing little room for improvement...
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Shares in several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies have fallen since President-elect Trump announced Thursday that he had tapped vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF, which tracks the biotech sector, has dropped 3.7 percent as of noon. Shares in major pharmaceutical...
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12:47 (17:47)โ‡ขRubio Gets State, Press Wars Heat Up

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's cabinet formation developments, with Marco Rubio emerging as Secretary of State pick (AP News), while his defense secretary nominee faces sexual assault probe revelations (CBS). Press freedom concerns surface as Trump pursues legal actions against news outlets (Common Dreams). FCC commissioner Brendan Carr demands tech platforms dismantle what he terms a "censorship cartel" with NewsGuard (Breitbart).
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As the current cease-fire agreement is being negotiated, its content needs to express an understanding of the complex situation of Lebanon as a country and apply strategic rehabilitation mechanisms accordingly.
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is facing backlash following a comment he made about being "excited" by President-elect tapping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). โ€œIโ€™m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in...
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Yahoo! News

RFK Jr.'s to-do list to make America 'healthy' has health experts worried

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s selection for the nation's top health post sent shock waves through the public health world.
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The 119th Congress will be the first to begin since the Supreme Court overturned its 1984 Chevron decision, and their are proposed reforms to restore the role of the legislative branch in policymaking, incentivizing members to invest in lawmaking and reclaiming its role as the people's chamber.
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Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), who was recently unseated by Republican businessman Bernie Moreno, seems open to a bid for the rest of the term of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), who will be stepping down to serve as vice president following last week's elections. โ€œIโ€™m not ruling anything out," Brown told Politico when asked if...
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday called on Senate Republicans to act as a check on the incoming Trump administration โ€” a response to a handful of controversial Cabinet nominations announced by the former president this week. Jeffries declined to weigh in specifically on Trumpโ€™s list of picks, which includes two of Jeffries...
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be used to stop an execution after lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used it last month to pause Robert Roberson's execution.ย  Roberson, 57, was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17 after being convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter, when...
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The FDA's REMS program has been found to have unintentionally created barriers to accessing clozapine, a crucial antipsychotic drug for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, leading to tragic stories of relapses and suicide attempts.
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14:23 (19:23)โ‡ขJohnson Moves to Shield Gaetz Report

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Speaker Johnson's attempt to block the release of the Matt Gaetz ethics report (NYTimes, CNN, HuffPost), while Trump's cabinet formation continues to generate discussion. Democrats analyze their election loss, with focus on voter turnout (Boston Globe) and inflation impact (Yahoo). Rep. Tlaib calls for Blinken's resignation over Gaza policy (Common Dreams), while FDA's medication policies face scrutiny regarding homelessness (The Hill).
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Actor Sylvester Stallone introduced 47th President-elect Donald Trump at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Gala on Thursday, in addition to giving a brief speech where he referred to Trump as the โ€œsecond George Washington.โ€
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Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki is blaming Vice President Harris's loss to President-elect Trump in part on disinformation. โ€œOne of the things thatโ€™s changed even since I got involved in politics is just the rise of the percentage of people who get their information off of platforms that have no fact checking mechanism...
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Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), two of the Senateโ€™s most aggressive advocates for action on climate change, said Friday that the second Trump presidency will be a major setback for that action but expressed confidence there would still be opportunities for progress. Speaking on a press call from the COP29 climate summit...
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Yahoo! News

Voters blamed Biden and Harris for rising costs. Was that fair?

Exit polls suggest inflation loomed large in Donald Trump's triumph in the Nov. 5 election, with more than two-thirds of voters believing the economy was in bad shape.
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American Airlines flight pilots were told to make an โ€œexpedited climbโ€ to avoid crashing into Hawaii mountains on Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).ย  An air traffic controller instructed Flight 298, heading toward Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, to โ€œperform an expedited climb after the crew did not make the assigned turn...
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In their despair at Donald Trumpโ€™s victory, liberal pundits are concluding that the masses, especially the working class, are irredeemably terrible. Thatโ€™s apolitical nonsense.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump's pick for national intelligence director, is "likely a Russian asset." "There's no question I consider her someone who is likely a Russian asset," Wasserman Schultz said on MSNBC on Friday. The Hill has contacted Gabbard's press team for comment. Wasserman Schultz's comment...
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Yahoo! News

Changes RFK Jr. could make as health secretary, from vaccines to food dyes

Kennedy has pledged to pursue his "Make America Healthy Again" agenda to combat chronic illnesses and childhood diseases.
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15:35 (20:35)โ‡ขJohnson Shields Gaetz as Cabinet Wars Heat Up

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Mike Johnson's attempts to block the release of the Matt Gaetz ethics report, which concerns Trump's attorney general nominee (CBS, NYTimes, HuffPost, CNN). Trump's cabinet selections generate controversy, with new concerns about his chief of staff pick (Common Dreams) and criticism from John Bolton (Fox News). Meanwhile, accusations surface about Tulsi Gabbard being a "Russian asset" (The Hill), while former supporters like Sylvester Stallone praise Trump (OANN).
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday that President-elect Trumpโ€™s reported plans to cut consumer subsidies for electric vehicles would benefit China. โ€œYou eliminate these credits, and what do you do? You end up ceding the territory to other countries, particularly China,โ€ Granholm told reporters at the COP29 global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. โ€œIf we...
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Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel raised alarming concerns with President-elect Trumpโ€™s choice to appoint Pete Hegseth to the highly regarded post in a New York Times op-ed published on Friday. โ€œPolitical independence and ethics are the bedrock of our military. Today, I am concerned that both are in danger. If we begin to compromise...
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Boy Scouts of America is aiming to compensate hundreds of former scouts who were sexually abused by selling its artwork collection, including historic paintings from Norman Rockwell. The collection of over 300 works has an estimated value of approximately $60 million, according to the Associated Press. Rockwell is known for his paintings featured in the Saturday...
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Former President Clinton is revealing some of his "rules of politics," which include avoiding bringing "your feelings to work," never drinking in public and taking criticism "seriously but not personally." Inย an excerptย published Friday by People from his forthcoming memoir, "Citizen," the 42nd president discloses his "Clinton's Rules of Politics," which he said he has kept...
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Sarah Matthews,ย a former spokesperson for President-elect Trump, said his recent Cabinet picks stem from him being โ€œdrunk on power.โ€ย  In an MSNBC appearance Friday afternoon, Matthews said that the narrative of Trump playing โ€œ4D chessโ€ by making distracting nominations is โ€œhilarious.โ€ โ€œThat's not what's happening. He knows that he is drunk on power right now...
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A pair of Democratic senators called for a federal investigation into Elon Muskโ€™s involvement in SpaceXโ€™s federal contracts following reports the tech billionaire has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a letter sent Friday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) said Muskโ€™s reported relations...
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16:31 (21:31)โ‡ขBurgum Gets Double Power

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's cabinet formation, with Doug Burgum named to head a new National Energy Council while also leading Interior (AP News, Epoch Times). The Matt Gaetz ethics report controversy continues as Speaker Johnson pushes to keep it sealed (USA Today, The Hill). New developments include Iran's formal assurance against targeting Trump (NYTimes) and Democratic senators calling for investigation into Elon Musk's Russian contacts (The Hill).
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President-elect Trump has made quick work of pulling together a Cabinet and group of senior aides for his incoming administration, roiling Washington with some of his more controversial picks in the process. Trump issued a flurry of nominations and appointments during his first full week as president-elect, sending lawmakers scrambling to react. Here are five...
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President-elect Trump's decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary will put some of the former independent presidential candidate's most controversial views under deep scrutiny. Kennedy will need to win 50 Senate votes to get confirmed, and while that's far from impossible, a series of statements he's made in...
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Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Pharma stocks sink after RFK Jr. tapped to lead HHS Several pharmaceutical and biotechnology company shares sank Friday after President-elect Trump tapped vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human...
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Presented by American Chemistry Council โ€” Plus: House Democrats want expanded offshore drilling protections ahead of transition {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump names Burgum Interior secretary, energy czar President-elect Trump has named Doug Burgum as both his choice as Interior secretary and the leader of a brand new...
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17:35 (22:35)โ‡ขHegseth's Past Haunts Defense Nomination

โŒจThe newspapers report extensively on Trump's cabinet formation controversies, with Pete Hegseth's nomination for Defense Secretary facing scrutiny over alleged white supremacist connections (AP News). Doug Burgum's dual role as Interior Secretary and Energy Council leader generates discussion (The Hill, Epoch Times). Meanwhile, RFK Jr.'s health policy proposals, particularly regarding vaccines, draw criticism from medical experts (CNN, Newsweek).
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Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Musk draws scrutiny over US contracts with Russia contact Two Democratic lawmakers are calling for a federal probe into Elon Musk's involvement in SpaceXโ€™s federal contracts following reports the tech billionaire has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. ...
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Plus: Why Mike Pence is opposing RFK Jr.'s nomination {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Kennedyโ€™s HHS nod gets bearish response from drug market Shares in several pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies dropped sharply after President-elect Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human...
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Yahoo! News

Voters blamed Biden, Harris for inflation. So what actually caused it?

Exit polls suggest inflation loomed large in Donald Trump's triumph in the Nov. 5 election, with more than two-thirds of voters believing the economy was in bad shape.
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President-elect Trump has tapped Karoline Leavitt, the top spokesperson for his 2024 campaign, to be his White House press secretary when he takes office in January. โ€œKaroline Leavitt did a phenomenal job as the National Press Secretary on my Historic Campaign, and I am pleased to announce she will serve as White House Press Secretary,"...
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was an โ€œabsurdโ€ choice for President-elect Trump's attorney general, during a Friday appearance on CNN. โ€œThis is an absurd choice given that he has been outwardly under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, and then he resigned right before the report is to be released on...
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Yahoo! News

Winter-related warnings in effect as residents in 7 states brace for heavy snow, ice

The National Weather Service advised people in Alaska, California, Montana, Maine, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming to prepare.
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Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, said he was looking to balance opinion pieces in the publication through new recruits โ€” such as a popular conservative commentator โ€”after deciding not to endorse a presidential candidate this past election cycle. โ€œI think itโ€™s important for us to differentiate the editorial board is...
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19:35 (00:35)โ‡ขLeavitt Gets Press Role as Trump Team Grows

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's latest cabinet appointments, with Karoline Leavitt named as press secretary (NY Post) and Tulsi Gabbard's nomination for DNI drawing criticism from AOC (OANN). Multiple sources discuss Trump's victory analysis, with shifting county patterns (USA Today) and Biden's infrastructure investments failing to yield political benefits (NPR). Public health experts express concern over RFK Jr.'s influence, particularly regarding a measles outbreak in Samoa (Washington Post).
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that an unnamed individual in Oregon contracted bird flu pathogens in the first case in the state on Friday. The person was linked to a previously reported outbreak affecting birds at a commercial poultry operation in Clackamas County. โ€œClackamas County Public Health Division has been closely...
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The Pentagon on Friday failed its seventh audit in a row, with the nation's largest government agency still unable to fully account for its more than $824 billion budget, though officials stress they are making good progress toward a clean audit in 2028. The Department of Defense technically earned a disclaimer of opinion, meaning it...
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Kyivโ€™s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and canโ€™t be electronically jammed.
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Officials shared that high school Hispanic and LGBTQIA students are receiving offensive messages saying theyโ€™ve been selected for deportation or re-education camps. โ€œAlthough we have not received reports of violent acts stemming from these offensive messages, we are evaluating all reported incidents and engaging with the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division,โ€ the FBI wrote...
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23:08 (04:08)โ‡ขHegseth's Past Haunts Defense Nomination

โŒจThe newspapers report on Trump's latest cabinet controversy, with his Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth facing scrutiny over alleged "insider threat" concerns (AP News, CBS, CNN). His selection of Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary (Breitbart, NY Post) and Matt Gaetz's ethics investigation developments (HuffPost) dominate coverage. Several sources note Trump's continued support in India (NPR) while NYC Mayor Adams notably declines to criticize him on 'The View' (OANN).
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Pollster Nate Silver said he has "a lot of sympathy" for Vice President Harris after her loss to President-elect Trump because President Biden "did her no favors" before or after he dropped out of the presidential race this summer. โ€œHe gave her tough assignments โ€” the border, perhaps Democratsโ€™ worst issue, and voting rights, an...
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