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With 152.7 million votes now counted in the presidential race, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 49.99% to 48.22%, according to the Cook Political Report.

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U. S. Muslim leaders who supported Donald Trump to protest against the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on Lebanon have been deeply disappointed by his cabinet picks, Reuters reports.

An attorney representing two women who were witnesses in the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz is calling for the release of the committee’s report, telling ABC News that one of his clients testified that she witnessed the Florida congressman having sex with a minor. NOTUS: Lawmakers want the Matt Gaetz ethics report released.

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 “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that’s associated with white supremacist groups, the AP reports.

“President-elect Donald Trump has selected longtime aide and media personality Karoline Leavitt to be his White House press secretary and carry the message of his administration publicly as he returns to the Oval Office,” NPR reports. “At 27 years old, Leavitt will be the youngest person to hold the position of top White House spokesperson.” Politico: Karoline Leavitt returns to Trump’s White House as press secretary.