Wall Street Journal
Beijing might have little choice but to reconfigure its economy should it become embroiled in a broader trade conflict.
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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 ⢠The Day Cabinet Picks Met Congress
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Trump'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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CNN
RFK Jr. could have a huge impact on Americans' health
Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings
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Videos of the incident show the woman arguing with police in Tehran after removing some of her clothes in protest of the countryâs Islamic dress code.
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The WHO and CDC say there were about 10.3 million cases of measles last year, up 20 percent from 2022. Children are especially susceptible to complications.
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The New York Times
The Justice Department, Pentagon and intelligence agencies were the areas of government that proved to be the most stubborn obstacles to Donald Trump.
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Stallone described Trump as âmythical characterâ as he was âawedâ by the former and next presidentâs historic election night victory.
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Wall Street Journal
The written communication last month came after the Biden administration warned Tehran against attempts on Trumpâs life.
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Young males helped propel Donald Trump to the presidency. Older ones who run countries overseas may look to him for their populist agendas.
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The Washington Post
The Treaty Principles Bill seeks to revise New Zealandâs foundational agreement with Maori people and is hugely unpopular, with even the prime minister deriding it.
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After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a âmandateâ to govern.
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The Washington Post
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose new tariffs on China, but Beijing is wiser and better prepared to push back this time around, analysts say.
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Despite outspending Republicans, Democrats didnât achieve some ambitious goals in state legislative races. The GOP continues to control more legislatures, though Democrats notched some victories.
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Wall Street Journal
Improving the regimeâs limited drone capabilities has been high on Kim Jong Unâs weapons wishlist.
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Tulsi Gabbardâs 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 â a massive climate, tax and health care package that contains hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tax credits...
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06:15â˘Beijing Readies for Trump Round Two
â¨The 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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President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.
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In todayâs issue: President-elect Trump wants Washington to take him seriously â and literally. After promising voters he would rewire U.S. governance, heâs putting his political heft to the test in a Republican-led Senate already balking at some of his controversial Cabinet picks. Trumpâs 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 Americansâ lives
âPossibility of a catastrophic failureâ: Inside the space station leak problem that has NASA worried
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The selection of Fox News host Pete Hegseth to lead the Trump Defense Department has renewed scrutiny of his political and religious views and his aggressive criticism of the military he would be leading.
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Letâs hope the Democratic Party takes a good long look at their lack of credibility on democracy as they process the results of this election and plot a path forward.
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New York Post
âI apologize to younger voters that my Gen X is full of fâking fascists.â
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The tax code, as it stands, stacks the deck against the small charitable donor.
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The Atlantic
The meritocracy isnât working. We need something new.
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The Washington Post
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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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How entertaining it will be in coming months to watch Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy take a hatchet to our bloated, inefficient federal government â but shrinking our government and cutting unnecessary regulations is also deadly serious.
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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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Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has filed to run for reelection in 2026 even as she is reportedly doing âterribleâ after President-elect Donald Trumpâs massive victory and Republicans taking the Senate and retaining the House majority.
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The Boston Globe
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DOGE's Chances Are Slim, but It Might Be Our Only Hope
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08:23â˘Defense Pick's Past Haunts Cabinet Formation
â¨The 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 Gaetzâs (R-Fla.) House Ethics Commitee report âshouldnât go public," amid pressure to release it after he was tapped for a potential Trump administration role. âWell, itâs my understanding that itâs not supposed to go public. So, if itâs not supposed to...
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A majority of Millennials and Gen Zers do not support the death penalty.
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Browsing real estate listings is enough to make you wish you invented a time machine so you could have bought a house a generation ago. This article may also have that effect.
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A neutral Ukraine would contribute to regional stability, reduce military and economic strains on the West, and allow all parties to pivot toward peace.
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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 âjoyâ in. It was one big A-list party, and Americans didnât feel invited.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) spoke out on President-elect Trumpâs recent decision to tap environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), calling the former presidential candidate a âfringe conspiracy theorist.â  Murray released a statement Friday morning in response to the appointment, citing Kennedy's history as an anti-vaccine advocate...
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Voters blamed the Biden/Harris administration for inflation. Was that fair? We asked economists to weigh in.
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Among the most enthusiastic Trump supporters today are the members of the entrepreneurial middle and lower-middle classes.
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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 Trumpâs decision to elevate former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (R) to serve as his director of national intelligence (DNI), arguing the selection is a âpro-war nomination globally.â âI actually think almost more than Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard's appointment is devastating,â Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in an interview on MSNBCâs âThe...
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Andrew Selee of the Migration Policy Institute tells NPR that President-elect Donald Trump could begin his focus on newer arrivals and other immigrants on shaky legal grounds.
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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 "a head-scratching spaghetti of what we can only call warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines." "He told us with full conviction that...
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
President-elect Donald Trump has a vision for education that revolves around a single goal: to rid Americaâs schools of perceived âwokenessâ and âleft-wing indoctrination.â
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Voters blamed the Biden/Harris administration for inflation. Was that fair? We asked economists to weigh in.
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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. 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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The Washington Post
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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Breitbart News
Actor Sylvester Stallone celebrated President-elect Donald Trumpâs victory in a speech at Mar-a-Lago, referring to him as âthe second George Washington.â
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Television personality and former Trump ally Geraldo Rivera blasted President-elect Trumpâs nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision was a âhorrible, creepy choice.â  âWhen I heard that Matt Gaetz was picked to be attorney general, I threw up in my mouth,â Rivera said on NewsNation Thursday evening. Rivera has expressed...
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Wall Street Journal
Israel is sending troops into villages farther from its border, in what some former senior security officials worry could turn into a war of attrition.
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10:24â˘Gaetz Pick Splits Trump Camp
â¨The 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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Alexander Sammon
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Alexander Sammon
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Pundit George Conway, an outspoken Republican critic of President-elect Trump, said the recent Cabinet picks 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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Prosecutors claim Jose Ibarra, 26, attacked the Augusta University nursing student, hitting her head and asphyxiating her with the plan to sexually assault her.
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Wall Street Journal
The written communication last month came after the Biden administration warned Tehran against attempts on Trumpâs life.
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The Washington Post
Defense Minister Israel Katz gave the go-ahead for 7,000 draft notices to be sent to ultra-Orthodox Jews, for enlistment in the Israel Defense Forces.
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MIND-BOGGLE RFK JR. PRAISE: 'He Wants To Make People HealthyââŚ
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Prosecutors claim Jose Ibarra, 26, attacked the Augusta University nursing student, hitting her head and asphyxiating her with the plan to sexually assault her.
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The Washington Post
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âPossibility of a catastrophic failureâ: Space station leak has NASA worried
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Kathleen Sebelius, a former Democratic governor who served as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary during the Obama administration, said that having anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer 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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Kennedy has been most vocal about the FDA, an agency that oversees nearly $3 trillion in medicines, food and tobacco products.
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Prosecutors claim Jose Ibarra, 26, attacked the Augusta University nursing student, hitting her head and asphyxiating her with the plan to sexually assault her.
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One America News
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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CNBCâs Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke out on President-elect Trumpâs nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision resulted in a âshift in toneâ for Wall Street CEOs. âUp until that moment, so many of them had frankly a big grin on their face about where the markets were going,â he said. âWhen [the...
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11:27â˘FBI Checks Skipped as Cabinet Forms
â¨The 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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Mother Jones
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Vladimir Putin aims to keep Moldova and Georgia under his thumb â and the electoral results from both countries suggest his strategy is working.
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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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ATHENS, Ga. â The chilling 911 call that captured Georgia nursing student Laken Rileyâs horrifying final moments was played in court Friday â leaving her grieving mother in a flood of tears during the first day of openingâŚ
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Breitbart News
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the âcensorship cartel,â charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with âthe orwellian-named NewsGuard,â fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced âone-sided narratives.â
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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. Â In a statement Friday from his conservative nonprofit Advancing American Freedom, Pence said Kennedyâs nomination âis an abrupt departure from...
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Breitbart News
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the âcensorship cartel,â charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with âthe orwellian-named NewsGuard,â fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced âone-sided narratives.â
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Associated Press
President-elect Donald Trumpâs pick of Sen. Marco Rubio to become U.S. secretary of state is likely to jolt Latin America after decades of neglect from Washington.
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Breitbart News
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the âcensorship cartel,â charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with âthe orwellian-named NewsGuard,â fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced âone-sided narratives.â
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Meet Trump's Incredibly Confusing New National Security Cabinet
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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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Courtney Kocak
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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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The 2024 election saw a shift towards the GOP and MAGA, with Democrats needing to aggressively address economic anxieties in order to win back voters.
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The tools you cook with may be introducing an unwanted ingredient into your family dinner: flame retardant.
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12:47â˘Rubio Gets State, Press Wars Heat Up
â¨The 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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President-elect Trump promised to close the Department of Education. We asked several education policy experts what the impacts of doing so would mean for students and the country.
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âPossibility of a catastrophic failureâ: Space station leak has NASA worried
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The New York Times
Scientists welcome a renewed focus on worrisome trends in child health. But vaccines and fluoride, targets of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are not the cause.
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The man is the third person arrested at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach since a July 13 assassination attempt.
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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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Democrat Rep. Wiley Nickel is so bereaved by President-elect Donald Trumpâs Cabinet picks that he is suggesting his party take action to form a âshadow government.â
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune has assured the public that âall the optionsâ are on the table to get President-elect Donald Trumpâs cabinet picks through the confirmation process amid concerns that some appointees might not receive enough votes.
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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). âIâm 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. âIâm not ruling anything out," Brown told Politico when asked if...
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The Hill
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday called on Senate Republicans to act as a check on the incoming Trump administration â a response to a handful of controversial Cabinet nominations announced by the former president this week. Jeffries declined to weigh in specifically on Trumpâs 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. 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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Los Angeles Times
This is the story of her 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Los Angelesâ Exposition Park.
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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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Los Angeles Times
This is the story of her 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Los Angelesâ Exposition Park.
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The Boston Globe
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Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 when gunmen opened fire while he gave a speech in New York. A new lawsuit accuses the government of conspiracy.
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14:23â˘Johnson Moves to Shield Gaetz Report
â¨The 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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One America News
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 âsecond George Washington.â
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Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 when gunmen opened fire while he gave a speech in New York. A new lawsuit accuses the government of conspiracy.
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The Republican leader argued releasing the report about Trump's attorney general pick would set a "terrible precedent."
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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. âOne of the things thatâs 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 Senateâs 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 âexpedited climbâ to avoid crashing into Hawaii mountains on Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An air traffic controller instructed Flight 298, heading toward Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, to âperform an expedited climb after the crew did not make the assigned turn...
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Wall Street Journal
The government is trying to starve more than 1,000 informal prospectors out of a shaft of the Buffelsfontein mine, which police say extends some 8,000 feet below ground.
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In their despair at Donald Trumpâs victory, liberal pundits are concluding that the masses, especially the working class, are irredeemably terrible. Thatâs apolitical nonsense.
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New York Post
A series of scary text messages has heightened concerns for a Hawaii woman who vanished while on her way to a âbucket listâ vacation in New York City. Hannah Kobayashi, 31, was supposedlyâŚ
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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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RFK Jr. wants to tackle chronic disease. Despite controversial views on vaccines, his focus on healthy food and taking on special interests may find broad support â and face political headwinds.
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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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The Washington Post
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New York Post
A series of scary text messages has heightened concerns for a Hawaii woman who vanished while on her way to a âbucket listâ vacation in New York City. Hannah Kobayashi, 31, was supposedlyâŚ
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15:35â˘Johnson Shields Gaetz as Cabinet Wars Heat Up
â¨The 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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One America News
During the court's opening statements, the heartbreaking 911 call that documented 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley's horrific last minutes alive was played aloud in court on Friday, bringing her distraught mother to tears.
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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday that President-elect Trumpâs reported plans to cut consumer subsidies for electric vehicles would benefit China. âYou eliminate these credits, and what do you do? You end up ceding the territory to other countries, particularly China,â Granholm told reporters at the COP29 global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. âIf we...
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The Washington Post
Donald Trump said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will be secretary of state. Hereâs where Rubio stands on the Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine wars, NATO and more.
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Breitbart News
Bucks County Commissioners openly defied the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Thursday by moving to count provisional ballots that are missing a signature.
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Some warn that Mike Tyson is at a higher risk of injury - or worse - because his age has affected his ability to react quickly to punches.
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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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Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel raised alarming concerns with President-elect Trumpâs choice to appoint Pete Hegseth to the highly regarded post in a New York Times op-ed published on Friday. âPolitical 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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The New York Times
The Biden administration had warned the U.S. would consider any Iranian attempt on President-elect Trumpâs life to be âan act of war,â officials said.
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The Hill
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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The Epoch Times
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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." In an excerpt 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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Olson played a pivotal role in striking down affirmative action and securing George W. Bushâs 2000 victory, but called fighting for same-sex marriage âthe highlight of my life.â
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Sarah Matthews, a former spokesperson for President-elect Trump, said his recent Cabinet picks stem from him being âdrunk on power.â In an MSNBC appearance Friday afternoon, Matthews said that the narrative of Trump playing â4D chessâ by making distracting nominations is âhilarious.â âThat's not what's happening. He knows that he is drunk on power right now...
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Speaker Johnson said he will request the House Ethics Committee not release its report on the conduct of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's AG nominee.
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President-elect Donald Trump said Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Trumpâs choice to head the Interior Department, will also head a newly created National Energy Council that will seek to establish U.S.
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A pair of Democratic senators called for a federal investigation into Elon Muskâs involvement in SpaceXâs 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 Muskâs reported relations...
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â¨The 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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The Biden administration had warned the U.S. would consider any Iranian attempt on President-elect Trumpâs life to be âan act of war,â officials said.
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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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The Washington Post
Donald Trump says the North Korean leader âmisses him.â But Kim Jong Un has a new ally now in Russiaâs Vladimir Putin, and thatâs emboldening him like never before.
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One America News
The star of the new âSnow White,â Rachel Zegler said she wished Trump supporters would ânever know peace,â triggering calls for a Disney boycott.
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Trumpâs Cabinet Picks Unlikely To Avoid Senate Scrutiny
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The Washington Post
Officials at the Edinburgh Zoo want lawmakers to ban pyrotechnics after concluding that they caused 3-month-old Roxieâs stress-induced vomiting.
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âPossibility of a catastrophic failureâ: Space station leak has NASA worried
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The New York Times
Senators have sought to see the inquiry into President-elect Trumpâs attorney general pick. Speaker Mike Johnson said releasing the report would breach protocol.
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One America News
Whoopi Goldberg recently celebrated her 69th birthday on âThe View,â taking advantage of the occasion to accuse a Staten Island bakery of refusing to serve her due to her political ideology, a claim that the bakeryâs owner has since denied.
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The Biden administration had warned the U.S. would consider any Iranian attempt on President-elect Trumpâs life to be âan act of war,â officials said.
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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 â 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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Leonid meteors are a few years away from producing a storm that dazzles viewers once every 33 years, but they could still put on a show this weekend.
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Associated Press
Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible âInsider Threatâ by a fellow service member due to a tattoo thatâs associated with white supremacist groups.
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17:35â˘Hegseth's Past Haunts Defense Nomination
â¨The 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 SpaceXâs 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 Kennedyâs 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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Los Angeles Times
Hit with sales dips as large as 46%, some of the regionâs farmers markets are struggling â and two could close. A new fundraiser aims to help keep them afloat.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that his longtime communications savant Steven Cheung will return to the White House with him as the director of communications.
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President-elect Donald Trumpâs so-called Trump Romp to the iconic âYMCAâ tune is the latest Trump-inspired phenomenon in pop culture.
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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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The Epoch Times
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The National Debt Just Hit $36 Trillion. Does Trump Have a Plan To Control It?
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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. âKaroline 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 âabsurdâ choice for President-elect Trump's attorney general, during a Friday appearance on CNN. âThis 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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The Washington Post
Experts and officials said a measles outbreak in Samoa, which came after a visit by Kennedy, was examplary of the dangers of his rhetoric.
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The Boston Globe
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The Biden administration is touting the third anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law that pumped billions into roads, bridges, airports and more. But thereâs been little political benefit.
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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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President-elect Donald Trump will name his campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, The Post has learned.
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The Hill
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 â such as a popular conservative commentator âafter deciding not to endorse a presidential candidate this past election cycle. âI think itâs important for us to differentiate the editorial board is...
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New York Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted President-elect Donald Trumpâs decision to nominate Tulsi Gabbard for the position of director of national intelligence, calling his choice âdevastating.â
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19:35â˘Leavitt Gets Press Role as Trump Team Grows
â¨The 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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Los Angeles Times
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One America News
President-elect Donald Trump has hit back by launching a barrage of lawsuits against publishers and media outlets that have defamed him by continuously "spreading lies," with only two months until he returns to the White House.
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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. âClackamas County Public Health Division has been closely...
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A new Trump administration could change course on Supreme Court cases over transgender care for minors and untraceable "ghost guns."
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One America News
New York City Mayor Eric Adams refused to condemn President-elect Donald Trump during a Friday filming of âThe View,â despite being prompted and set up to do so multiple times by the program's co-hosts.
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Though officially full on Friday, November 15, at 4:29 p.m. EST, the moon will also look plenty full and bright all night both Thursday and Saturday.
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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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âPossibility of a catastrophic failureâ: Space station leak has NASA worried
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President-elect Donald Trump gained ground in many counties throughout the country.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Trump campaign national spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt to serve as White House press secretary.
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Wall Street Journal
Kyivâs drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap to produce and canât be electronically jammed.
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Officials shared that high school Hispanic and LGBTQIA students are receiving offensive messages saying theyâve been selected for deportation or re-education camps. âAlthough 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,â the FBI wrote...
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The worldâs most populous country has consistently favorable views of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. In a Pew Research Center poll, 42% of Indians, including 51% of men, said they had confidence in him.
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Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth is President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be defense secretary.
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Los Angeles Times
Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term âsquawâ from over 30 geographic features and place names on California lands.
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MAGA MIKE MOVES TO BURY GAETZ PROBE!
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âPossibility of a catastrophic failureâ: Space station leak has NASA worried
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23:08â˘Hegseth's Past Haunts Defense Nomination
â¨The 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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Wall Street Journal
A win would give Friedrich Merz the daunting task of rebuilding a German economy that hasnât grown since 2019âand establish him as Europeâs main counterpart to Donald Trump.
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Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term âsquawâ from over 30 geographic features and place names on California lands.
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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. âHe gave her tough assignments â the border, perhaps Democratsâ worst issue, and voting rights, an...
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Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to fight at AT&T Stadium on Friday night and will be streaming on Netflix. Follow The Postâs live updates for the latest news, results, videos and more.
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Jake Paul and Mike Tyson are set to fight at AT&T Stadium on Friday night and will be streaming on Netflix. Follow The Postâs live updates for the latest news, results, videos and more.
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Officials have approved the removal of the derogatory term âsquawâ from over 30 geographic features and place names on California lands.
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