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15.11.2024The 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 270 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

15.11.2024The Day Cabinet Picks Met Congress
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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Radio host Charlemagne Tha God criticized President Biden for welcoming President-elect Trump to the White House for a transition meeting on Wednesday. “I just don't understand the White House visit. Now granted, you know, I'm glad it's a peaceful transition of power, but what happened to the ‘threat of democracy’ talk? What happened to the...
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President-elect Trump announced Thursday he will nominate three of his personal criminal defense attorneys to serve in senior Justice Department roles. Todd Blanche will serve as deputy attorney general, and Emil Bove will serve as principal associate deputy attorney general, the department's No. 3 official, Trump announced in a statement. Both men serve as Trump’s...
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00:11RFK Jr. Gets HHS Crown, Trump's Lawyers Get DOJ

The newspapers extensively report on Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health Secretary, with several new aspects emerging. Multiple sources (Boston Globe, NPR, AP, Atlantic) emphasize Kennedy's history of vaccine skepticism. New details surface about Trump's DOJ appointments, with his defense attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove receiving senior roles (The Hill). Meanwhile, Matt Gaetz faces renewed scrutiny as ethics panel testimony emerges regarding allegations of relations with a minor (NY Post).
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NBA star Rudy Gobert shared his approval of President-elect Trump tapping anti-vaccine activist and environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “Let’s go @RobertKennedyJr🙏🏽,” Gobert wrote in a short Thursday post on X following the announcement. The Minnesota Timberwolves center, a four-time Defensive Player of the...
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CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a brain surgeon, said that "there's a lot of concern" in the medical community over former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. having a larger role in the Trump administration, though he added that the medical community is "not monolithic." "There's a lot of concern. Well, even over the last...
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Environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed to be an “honest public servant” if he gets confirmed as the head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). “Together we will clean up corruption, stop the revolving door between industry and government, and return our health agencies to their rich tradition...
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President-elect Trump said Thursday he would nominate North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R) to serve as secretary of the Interior. Trump made the announcement during a gala for the America First Policy Institute being held at his Mar-a-Lago estate. Burgum was in attendance. The North Dakota governor ran an unsuccessful primary campaign before endorsing Trump earlier...
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Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said Fox News's Pete Hegseth was only selected to serve as the Secretary of Defense because President-elect Trump wants “yes men” around him. “He's unqualified to be the secretary of defense, what he's being installed to do is to say yes and to supplicate himself to the will of the White...
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Addressing the Federalist Society’s annual dinner on Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch sought to use a recent example to prove his point that government overreach has swept up ordinary Americans in the law. “I’ve just seen too many cases like that. You have just the other day, some of you might have seen one in the...
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A former Detroit Lions linebacker was arrested and charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Leander Antwione Williams, 31, of Savannah, Ga., was charged with a felony offense of resisting, assaulting and impending law police officers, according to the...
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03:39Doug Burgum Gets Interior Crown

The newspapers report extensively on Trump's new cabinet picks, with Doug Burgum nominated for Interior and Doug Collins for Veterans Affairs (Boston Globe, USA Today). Todd Blanche, Trump's former defense attorney, is named Deputy Attorney General (OANN). Reports highlight Trump's emphasis on loyalty in appointments (AP News), while some targets of his campaign threats prepare for the new administration (NPR). Iraqi militia groups signal openness to relations under Trump presidency (Newsweek).
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Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) launched a bid for Democratic leadership on Thursday, announcing his candidacy for co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC). If he wins the position, he will be the first Generation Z congressional leader from either party. He shared a letter, obtained by Axios, with fellow lawmakers to hammer down...
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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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Tulsi Gabbard’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 — a massive climate, tax and health care package that contains hundreds of billions of dollars worth of tax credits...
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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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11:15Beijing Readies for Trump Round Two

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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In today’s issue: President-elect Trump wants Washington to take him seriously — and literally. After promising voters he would rewire U.S. governance, he’s putting his political heft to the test in a Republican-led Senate already balking at some of his controversial Cabinet picks. Trump’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 Americans’ lives

‘Possibility of a catastrophic failure’: Inside the space station leak problem that has NASA worried
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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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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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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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13:23Defense Pick's Past Haunts Cabinet Formation

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 Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) House Ethics Commitee report “shouldn’t go public," amid pressure to release it after he was tapped for a potential Trump administration role. “Well, it’s my understanding that it’s not supposed to go public. So, if it’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 “joy” in. It was one big A-list party, and Americans didn’t feel invited.
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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) spoke out on President-elect Trump’s 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 “fringe conspiracy theorist.”   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 Trump’s decision to elevate former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (R) to serve as his director of national intelligence (DNI), arguing the selection is a “pro-war nomination globally.”  “I actually think almost more than Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard's appointment is devastating,” Ocasio-Cortez said Thursday in an interview on MSNBC’s “The...
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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 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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Television personality and former Trump ally Geraldo Rivera blasted President-elect Trump’s nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision was a “horrible, creepy choice.”   “When I heard that Matt Gaetz was picked to be attorney general, I threw up in my mouth,” Rivera said on NewsNation Thursday evening. Rivera has expressed...
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15:24Gaetz Pick Splits Trump Camp

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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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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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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CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke out on President-elect Trump’s nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision resulted in a “shift in tone” for Wall Street CEOs. “Up until that moment, so many of them had frankly a big grin on their face about where the markets were going,” he said. “When [the...
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16:27FBI Checks Skipped as Cabinet Forms

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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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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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.   In a statement Friday from his conservative nonprofit Advancing American Freedom, Pence said Kennedy’s nomination “is an abrupt departure from...
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the “censorship cartel,” charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with “the orwellian-named NewsGuard,” fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced “one-sided narratives.”
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Brendan Carr on Friday called on big tech platforms to dismantle the “censorship cartel,” charging that American democracy depends on it. Carr states that the tech Masters of the Universe, in conjunction with “the orwellian-named NewsGuard,” fact checking groups, and ad agencies, have enforced “one-sided narratives.”
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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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17:47Rubio Gets State, Press Wars Heat Up

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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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). “I’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. “I’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 — a response to a handful of controversial Cabinet nominations announced by the former president this week. Jeffries declined to weigh in specifically on Trump’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.  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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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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19:23Johnson Moves to Shield Gaetz Report

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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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 “second George Washington.”
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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. “One of the things that’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 Senate’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 “expedited climb” 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 “perform an expedited climb after the crew did not make the assigned turn...
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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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In their despair at Donald Trump’s victory, liberal pundits are concluding that the masses, especially the working class, are irredeemably terrible. That’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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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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20:35Johnson Shields Gaetz as Cabinet Wars Heat Up

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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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warned Friday that President-elect Trump’s reported plans to cut consumer subsidies for electric vehicles would benefit China. “You eliminate these credits, and what do you do? You end up ceding the territory to other countries, particularly China,” Granholm told reporters at the COP29 global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan. “If we...
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Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel raised alarming concerns with President-elect Trump’s choice to appoint Pete Hegseth to the highly regarded post in a New York Times op-ed published on Friday. “Political 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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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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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." 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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Sarah Matthews, a former spokesperson for President-elect Trump, said his recent Cabinet picks stem from him being “drunk on power.”  In an MSNBC appearance Friday afternoon, Matthews said that the narrative of Trump playing “4D chess” by making distracting nominations is “hilarious.” “That'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 Musk’s involvement in SpaceX’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 Musk’s reported relations...
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21:31Burgum Gets Double Power

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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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 — 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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22:35Hegseth's Past Haunts Defense Nomination

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 SpaceX’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 Kennedy’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

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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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. “Karoline 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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