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- Begich Defeats Peltola in Alaska
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 10:30 PM“Nick Begich III, the Republican son of a prominent liberal political family in Alaska, has defeated Representative Mary Peltola to win the state’s sole House seat, ousting one of the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats and adding to Republicans’ slim House majority,” the New York Times reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Where Things Stand with Matt Gaetz
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:04 PMFormer Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) nomination for Attorney General is in serious trouble. That doesn’t mean he won’t ultimately get the job, but it’s looking increasingly unlikely.
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Here’s the latest: - Democrats Seek Files on Matt Gaetz Sex Trafficking Probe
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 01:01 PMSenate Democrats have sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for “the complete evidentiary file” from the bureau’s investigation into allegations of sex trafficking of minors against former Rep.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Trump Taps Russ Vought as Budget Chief
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 02:04 PMPresident-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Russ Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget, CBS News reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Quote of the Day
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 03:21 PM“We’re all just people trying to pee in peace.”
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— Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), on Bluesky, in response to the new transgender bathroom ban on Capitol Hill. - Gaetz Sent Over $10,000 to Two Women for Sex
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:08 PM“The House Ethics Committee obtained records, including a check and records of Venmo payments, that appear to show that then-Rep. Matt Gaetz paid more than $10,000 to two women who were later witnesses in sexual misconduct probes conducted by both the House and the Justice Department,” ABC News reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump Set to Skip FBI Vetting for Cabinet Nominees
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:55 PM“President-elect Donald Trump is poised to skip over FBI vetting of his nominees, upending more than 60 years of precedent and putting him on a collision course with members of his own party as he tries to power controversial cabinet picks through the Senate,” Bloomberg reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - ‘Morning Joe’ Turns Off Comments After Backlash
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:37 AMMSNBC’s Morning Joe turned off comments on their social media platforms and stopped posting clips of the show, following backlash from hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski meeting with Donald Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrats Seek New Generation of Leadership
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 08:01 AMThe Democrats’ generational divide is emerging as a key factor in the race to lead the DNC, as many in the party hope to move on from older leaders like Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi, Politico reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Austin Says Women in the Military ‘Make Us Stronger’
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 09:30 AMDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin told NBC News that women and racial diversity are vital to the strength of U.S. armed forces.
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- Gaetz Meetings Fail to Move the Needle in the Senate
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 05:39 PM“There’s a growing sentiment among President-elect Donald Trump’s allies in the Senate that they’re wasting time and valuable political capital on former Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-FL) nomination for attorney general,” Punchbowl News reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mike Johnson to Announce Transgender Bathroom Rule
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 11:56 AMSpeaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is planning to announce that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, The Hill reports.<
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Senate Republicans Want Lara Trump to Replace Rubio
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 01:51 PM“Senate Republicans are thrilled that Lara Trump, the Republican National Committee co-chair, is being floated as a potential replacement for Sen. Marco Rubio if he is confirmed as secretary of state,” NOTUS reports.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Past Nominees Have Been Undone by Far Less
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 02:06 PMNew York Times: “The legal and ethical issues surrounding some of President-elect Donald Trump’s selections for top administration jobs, not to mention their history of eyebrow-raising public statements, are far more profound than the kinds of revelations that have killed nominations in the Senate in the past.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House Ethics Panel Won’t Release Report on Matt Gaetz
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 03:46 PM“The House Ethics Committee met Wednesday but did not release its report on former Rep.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Canada Cabinet Minister Steps Down in Blow to Trudeau
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:26 PM“A member of Canada’s Liberal government stepped down on Wednesday amid allegations he had misrepresented his background, dealing another challenge to beleaguered Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,” Reuters reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Susan Collins Wants Extensive Vetting of Health Nominees
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 05:00 PM“Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) called Wednesday for President-elect Trump’s health administration appointees to face ‘extensive committee investigations’ as part of the Senate’s confirmation process,” Axios reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House Ethics to Meet on Matt Gaetz Report
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:42 AMThe House Ethics Committee “meets today to discuss whether to release their investigative report on Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general,” Semafor reports.
“The evenly-divided, 10-member panel requires a simple majority to release findings that reportedly center around alleged sexual misconduct with a minor, which Gaetz has denied.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - GOP Senators Cool to Using Tariffs to Pay for Tax Cuts
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 08:06 AM“Donald Trump may be interested in using steep new tariffs to pay for tax cuts next year, an idea that would force Congress to vote on his aggressive trade agenda,” Semafor reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How People Understand the News Matters More
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 09:51 AMThe endless debates about perceived bias in mainstream news organizations like The New York Times or The Washington Post miss the point entirely.
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These outlets simply aren’t as relevant as they once were in shaping public opinion.
- Lawler Says SALT Cap Must Go to Pass GOP Tax Bill
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 10:34 PMRep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said that “lifting the cap on state and local taxes will be crucial to getting President-elect Donald Trump’s tax overhaul through the House, given the party’s narrow majority in the chamber,” Bloomberg reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - MSNBC Faces Potential for Big Changes
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 12:43 PM“MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around,” Variety reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biden’s EV Chargers Likely Insulated from Trump
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 01:49 PMPolitico: “The president-elect has vowed to redirect all unspent funds from President Joe Biden’s climate programs to ‘important projects like roads, bridges and dams.’”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - North Carolina Republicans Push to Consolidate Power
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 02:40 PM“Republicans in North Carolina are rushing a bill through the legislature before they lose their supermajority to give their party more control over elections, eliminate the jobs of judges who have ruled against them and limit the authority of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general,” the Washington Post reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mike Johnson Blocks Proxy Voting for New Moms
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 03:34 PM“Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) said Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson has blocked her proposal to allow new mothers to vote by proxy for several months from being included in the rules package for the next Congress,” Politico reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fuller Election Results Show GOP Gains Were Small
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:28 PMAaron Blake: “We learned a while back that Republicans lost most of the swing-state Senate races — four of five. They flipped the chamber because they won in three red states that Trump carried by double digits.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump Rages as Senate Republicans Are Absent
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 04:58 PM“President-elect Trump is demanding that Senate Republicans show up and try to stop Democrats from confirming more judges,” Axios reports.
“Democrats confirmed two more judges on Wednesday by 50 to 48 margins, with Republican Sens.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrats Struggle Talking About Transgender Rights
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 07:47 AM“In the weeks before Election Day, aides to Kamala Harris could see in campaign polling that Donald Trump’s attacks on Ms. Harris’s support for transgender rights were driving away swing voters,” the New York Times reports.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - J.D. Vance Introduces Matt Gaetz to GOP Senators
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 08:04 AMWashington Post: “Vance will be on Capitol Hill today, ushering embattled attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz around Senate offices as the House Ethics Committee decides if they’ll release a report into Gaetz’s alleged sex trafficking and illicit drug use.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump Staffers Won’t Comment on Michael Wolff
Wednesday - 11/20/2024 - 09:56 AMDonald Trump campaign issued an unusual statement, preemptively saying it will not comment on forthcoming book from Michael Wolff:
“As a group, we have decided not to respond to his bad faith inquiries, and we encourage others to completely disregard whatever nonsense he eventually publishes.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share