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☆ Musk joins Trump and family for Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Kit Maher | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Tesla CEO Elon Musk had a seat at the family table for Thanksgiving dinner at Mar-a-Lago, joining President-elect Donald Trump, Melania Trump and their 18-year-old son Barron, in the latest indicator of Trump’s growing bond with the world’s richest man. Yaakov Safar, who took the video, is a French jewelry designer who was invited to Mar-a-Lago as a guest on Thanksgiving. “I was telling @TheSlyStallone that I just watched Demolition Man again and how well it predicted the crazy woke future 30 years ago!,” Musk posted on X. Musk was with Trump at Mar-a-Lago when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called to congratulate the president-elect the day after the election, according to a source briefed on the call. On the day after the election, Musk was seen in a Trump family photo at Mar-a-Lago posted by Trump’s granddaughter Kai.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Barron, Musk, Michael Solakiewicz, “, ” Trump, Trump, Yaakov Safar, “ Trump, Elon, ” Safar, Sylvester Stallone, ” Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, —, can’t, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Mark Zuckerberg, Trump’s, Kai, CNN’s, Kia Fatahi, Kaitlan Collins Organizations: CNN, Mar, Trump, Department, Government, Trump’s, America, SpaceX, Tesla, Trump . Meta, Wednesday Locations: French, “, Trump’s Florida, Ukraine, Lago, Texas

“We had hoped that this agreement would be comprehensive and include the Gaza Strip, or at least a deal would be reached on a ceasefire and end the ongoing suffering here,” said Nasser, 40, who has been displaced from his home in northern Gaza. “There are great concerns here in the Gaza Strip that the ceasefire in Lebanon will become a reason for expanding military operations here in the Gaza Strip,” he added. On Thursday, Israeli strikes killed at least 17 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as forces continued their bombardment of central areas and pushed farther north and south in the enclave. Israeli officials deny they are blocking aid. 'Deeply disappointed'Hostage families, meanwhile, have again voiced their dismay that there has been no apparent progress in their quest to have those who were taken on Oct. 7 returned.

Persons: Khan Younis, Mohammed Nasser, “, ”, Nasser Organizations: NBC News, International Committee, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, ” International Locations: Gaza, Khan, Lebanon, Israel, U.S

In our society and our culture, and therefore in our politics, there is a growing comfort in the “ends justifies the means” mentality. (Trump’s pick, Pete Hegseth, has denied an alleged sexual assault described in a 2017 police report and was never charged.) “You crossed the line,” Holly Hunter’s character screams at William Hurt’s character, who responds: “It’s hard not to cross it. And wouldn’t it be a shame if the electorate decided that politics now belongs to the low-character crowd. For what it’s worth, I do think our political leaders and public servants should be of a higher-than-average moral character.

Persons: Logan, Jake Paul, Donald Trump’s, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, ”, I’m, Bill Clinton, John F, don’t, —, There’s, Holly, William Hurt’s, We’ve, Richard Ben Cramer’s, let’s Organizations: Pentagon, Happy Locations: We’re, American

“I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General,” now-former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz posted on social media. Once the nation’s largest swing state, Florida is now stocked with Trump allies and a comfortable home turf for Republicans. It’s a state Trump won by more than 10 percentage points, up from his three-point win in 2020. “You need an Attorney General on Day 1 to be able to executive your plan,” a Trump official said. “I am kind of surprised other states are not pushing back harder, but they just are not.”“But that kind of makes sense to a degree,” Iarossi added of the state Trump won easily.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, “ I’ll, ”, Matt Gaetz, “, ” Gaetz, didn’t flinch, Trump, Gaetz, Pam Bondi, It’s, Evan Power, “ Trump, Sen, Marco Rubio, Mike Walz, Dave Weldon, Nick Iarossi, Iarossi, Susie Wiles, Trump’s, James Blair, Wiles, Blair, Tony Fabrizio, Brian Hughes, Danielle Alvarez, Alex Garcia, “ Susie, Brian Ballard, Bondi, Trujillo, Katie Wiles, “ It’s Organizations: Mar, Trump’s, Florida Rep, DOJ, Congress, Trump, Republicans, Republican Party of Florida, White, Gaetz, State, for Disease Control, Washington, BGR, Florida GOP, Florida, Ballard Partners, Continental, Organization of American, NBC News Locations: Palm, Florida, “ Florida, Lago, Bondi, Miami, Washington

☆ Supporters of Pakistan’s Imran Khan call off protest, local media says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party suspended street protests demanding his release from jail after a sweeping midnight raid by security forces in the capital, Islamabad, in which hundreds of people were arrested, local media reported Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, city workers were cleaning up debris and clearing some of the shipping containers that had blocked roads around the capital. PTI had planned on staging a sit-in in the red zone until the release of Khan, who has been in jail since August last year. PTI’s president for the city of Peshawar in the party’s northern stronghold of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said the party had called off the protest. He said that Bushra Bibi as well as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, a key Khan ally, had returned “safely” to the province from the capital.

Persons: Imran Khan’s, Khan’s, Bushra Bibi, Khan, ” Mohammad Asim, Ali Amin Gandapur, “ Organizations: Former Pakistani, Geo, PTI, Geo News, Reuters Locations: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Islamabad, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

☆ The Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire: What to Know
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Ephrat Livni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A cease-fire meant to end the deadliest war in decades between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah officially took effect early Wednesday, less than a day after President Biden announced the deal and Israel approved its terms. Thousands of Lebanese began to return to their homes in the first hours of the cease-fire. The fighting has killed thousands in Lebanon and around 100 Israeli civilians and soldiers. The conflict has also displaced about one million people in Lebanon, in addition to doing vast physical damage there, and about 60,000 people in Israel. Lebanon’s government agreed on Wednesday morning to the deal.

Persons: Biden, Lebanon’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Organizations: Hezbollah Locations: Israel, Lebanese, Lebanon, Gaza

Here are nine key senators to watch in the nomination battles. The incoming majority leader is nobody’s idea of an ultra-MAGA Republican, but he understands his assignment: advance the Trump agenda. Does he choose to be a heat shield for members who quietly want to buck Trump without doing so publicly? The answers will set the tone for a long-awaited new era facing the Senate GOP. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.McConnell is the ultimate free agent as he relinquishes the job of Senate Republican leader after a record 18 years.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, JD Vance, Sen, Susan Collins, Trump, Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Murkowski, Trump’s, That’s Lisa Murkowski’s, Wade, John Thune, Mitch McConnell, Ky, McConnell, Will McConnell, MAGA, He's, Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Thom Tillis, Tillis, won’t, Bill Cassidy, Cassidy, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ’, John Curtis, Mitt Romney, Curtis, Utah GOP Sen, Mike Lee, He’s, ”, Carlos Curbelo, “ I’m, ” Curtis, Will Curtis, Romney, John Fetterman, Fetterman, “, that’s, Mehmet Oz, “ He’s, they’re, I’m, ” Sen, Jon Ossoff, He’ll Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Republicans, Trump, Democratic, Collins, MAGA Republican, GOP, AG, NATO, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, Human Services, Utah GOP, NBC News, Capitol, NBC Locations: Maine, Alaska, Roe, Russia, Trump's, North Carolina, Utah, R, Florida, Trump, Israel, Gaza, Georgia

☆ Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jeremy W. Peters | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

To get on the wrong side of transgender activists is often to endure their unsparing criticism. When J.K. Rowling said that denying any relationship between sex and biology was “deeply misogynistic and regressive,” a prominent L.G.B.T.Q. group accused her of betraying “real feminism.” A few angry critics posted videos of themselves burning her books. allies last year to discuss new limits on the participation of transgender student athletes, one activist fumed on the call that the administration would be complicit in “genocide” of transgender youth, according to two people with knowledge of the incident. Now, some activists say it is time to rethink and recalibrate their confrontational ways, and are pushing back against the more all-or-nothing voices in their coalition.

Persons: cooperator, ”, J.K, Rowling, “, Biden, fumed Organizations: Democratic, Nazi

☆ Luis Rubiales: After ‘years of forced silence,’ Spanish women’s soccer players speak openly about the unwanted kiss in new documentary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

For many onlookers, the incident between Luis Rubiales and Jennifer Hermoso at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final offered momentary insight into the life of a women’s soccer player. The fallout to the Rubiales kiss only reinforced her view that this was a story that demanded a wider audience, and now was the time to tell it. Rubiales was serving as president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) when he kissed Hermoso during the Women’s World Cup final medal ceremony. Rubiales gives Hermoso what she says was an unwanted kiss after last year's Women's World Cup final. Vilda watches Spain's players warm up ahead of the Women's World Cup final.

Persons: wasn’t, Luis Rubiales, Jennifer Hermoso, Joanna Pardo, ”, Pardo, ” Pardo, ’, Rubiales, Hermoso, ” Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, Vilda, Alexia Putellas, Bonmatí, d’Or, – Irene Paredes, peck, Pablo Blazquez Dominguez, Sandra Paños, “, Paredes, Putellas, RFEF, coercing, Luis Jordana de Pozas, Franck Fife Organizations: CNN, Netflix, England, CNN Sport, Royal Spanish Football Federation, FIFA, Court, Getty, Sweden, Rubiales, World Locations: Eurasia, “, Spanish, Spain's, Madrid, AFP

☆ Israel Launches Heavy Strikes on Lebanon Ahead of Hezbollah Cease-Fire Deal Talks: Live Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | Euan Ward | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

The Israeli military also told entire towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate, including Naqoura, where a United Nations peacekeeping force is based. The cease-fire proposal, mediated by American and French diplomats, would start a 60-day process during which both sides would stop fighting and withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has sought guarantees from the United States that it would have U.S. support to send troops back into southern Lebanon if Hezbollah violated the arrangement. Hezbollah’s leader, Naim Qassem, suggested last week that the group would accept a truce if Israel stopped striking Lebanon and Lebanon retained its sovereignty. The cease-fire would officially be an agreement among Israel, Lebanon and the mediating countries, including the United States.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Mr, Naim Qassem, Israel, Hassan Nasrallah, Jack Nicas, Myra Noveck, Euan Ward Organizations: Lebanese, United Nations, Lebanese Army Locations: Lebanon, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Israel, United States, States, Jerusalem

Senate Republicans derailed President-elect Donald Trump’s first jaw-dropping pick for attorney general, Matt Gaetz. But it’s unclear if they will be able to block any other controversial nominees despite skepticism from some rank-and-file Republicans. In the weeks since Trump’s dramatic election victory, the power struggle between the president-elect and independent-minded Senate Republicans has been playing out in plain view. Senators are getting a brief reprieve from questions about Trump’s nominees as they celebrate Thanksgiving. Some Senate Republicans who leveled some of the strongest criticism at Gaetz said they could live with Hegseth, despite the 2017 assault allegations.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Matt Gaetz, MAGA, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Hegseth, ”, Sen, Kevin Cramer, Joni Ernst, Kirsten Gillibrand, ” Cramer, “ I’m, Gaetz, Cramer, Gaetz's, Kevin McCarthy, —, JD Vance, Pam Bondi, Bondi, Trump, … ” Sen, Markwayne Mullin, Pete, Gabbard, Kennedy, Lisa Murkowski, Sen, Ron Johnson, ” Gabbard, Bashar al, Assad, “, ” Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Eric Schmitt, Steven Cheung, Bill Hagerty, Adam Schiff, he’s Organizations: Republicans, GOP, Trump, Senators, Armed Services Committee, Sens, Justice Department, Union, Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, National Institutes of Health, RFK, Health, Fox News, Democratic, Armed Services, CNN, Press, “, ” Locations: Iowa, Florida, “ State, Alaska, Russia, Russian, Iraq, Japan

As President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the CDC, Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida and a physician, is positioned as an important anti-vaccine ally for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick for health secretary. The CDC is responsible for tracking and responding to infectious diseases, developing vaccine guidelines, collecting and analyzing health data and managing public health emergencies. The CDC provides vaccine recommendations for the public, including the pediatric vaccine schedule, which is followed by schools and parents. “This puts CDC, and HHS, in the driver’s seat for determining vaccine recommendations going forward,” she said. As HHS secretary, Kennedy could replace members of the ACIP with anti-vaccine advocates who make recommendations that the CDC approves, Reiss speculated.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Dave Weldon, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Weldon, Kennedy, ”, Dorit Reiss, “, Donald Trump, Tim Shortt, Reuters Kennedy, Weldon ‘, Trump, wouldn’t “, Jennifer Kates, Kates, Reiss, doesn’t, ” Reiss, Dr, Peter Hotez, “ We’ve, that’s, ” Hotez, we’ve, “ Who’s Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, of, CDC, Department of Health, Human Services, Senate, U.S, HHS, University of California Law, Trump, Florida Today, Reuters, NBC News, Global Health, HIV, Democratic, Affordable, Texas Children’s Hospital, Vaccine Development, World Health Organization Locations: Florida, U.S, of Florida, Francisco, Melbourne, Fla, Texas, pertussis

☆ Elon Musk brands Britain a 'tyrannical police state' and boosts far-right activist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON — He’s branded one U.S. ally's government “fascists” and another leader a “fool.” Now, Elon Musk has labeled Britain a “tyrannical police state” while endorsing calls for a new election and boosting a video from a jailed far-right activist. "The people of Britain have had enough of a tyrannical police state," Musk posted on his X platform, quoting a post about an online petition calling for another election that has now reached 2 million signatures. As Starmer's government works to overcome its own past public comments and build relations with Trump, Musk continues to attack it. Musk, who is known for picking fights online and retweeting far-right posts, also shared a post Saturday by Robinson — the jailed far-right activist and founder of the anti-immigrant English Defence League. Britain is not the only U.S. ally Musk has assailed publicly in recent weeks.

Persons: ”, Elon Musk, Musk, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer, Tommy Robinson, Taylor Swift, Stalin, Joseph Stalin, Robinson —, Robinson, Mark Kerrison, Starmer, Australia's, Olaf Scholz Organizations: Labour Party, Trump, NBC News, English Defence, Getty, Elon, Politico Locations: Britain, Soviet, British, London

☆ Pakistan violence: Imran Khan supporters march on Islamabad, clash with police after sectarian clashes
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Mushtaq Yusufzai | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The capital of Pakistan was locked down Monday as supporters of jailed former leader Imran Khan marched on the city to demand his release. It is the latest upheaval to hit this nuclear-armed United States ally after days of deadly clashes between rival sectarian groups. Supporters of Imran Khan during a rally in Swabi on Sunday. “We will not return till our leader Imran Khan is released from prison,” senior PTI politician Shaukat Ali Yousafzai told NBC News, adding that police had been using tear gas, causing injuries to some PTI supporters. Aamir Qureshi / AFP - Getty ImagesSupporters of Khan also gathered to demand his release in Swabi, northwestern Pakistan on Sunday.

Persons: Imran Khan, Khan, That’s, Abdul Majeed, Khan’s, Bushra Bibi, ”, Shaukat Ali Yousafzai, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Uzma Bukhari, Alexander Lukashenko, Pakistan's, Aamir Qureshi, Jamal Khan, Mohammad Ali Saif, ” Saif Organizations: Getty, PTI, NBC News, AFP, Associated Press Locations: PESHAWAR, Pakistan, United States, Islamabad, Swabi, Punjab, Peshawar

☆ Elon Musk floats buying MSNBC, but he’s not the only billionaire who may be interested
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Conventional wisdom holds that Musk — the world’s richest man and key Donald Trump ally — and his friends are just joking. But Musk’s posts are adding to the anxiety that MSNBC staffers are feeling about the reelection of Donald Trump and the recently announced spinoff of Comcast’s cable channels. I learned that more than one benevolent billionaire with liberal bonafides has already reached out to acquaintances at MSNBC to express interest in buying the cable channel. Instead, he is moving MSNBC and a half dozen other cable channels into “SpinCo,” a pure-play cable programming company. I have sensed quite a bit of enthusiasm at MSNBC about “SpinCo,” actually, because the new structure should allow for more investment into MSNBC, CNBC and the other brands.

Persons: CNN — Elon Musk, Donald Trump, —, bonafides, Brian Roberts, Benjamin Swinburne, Morgan Stanley, SpinCo, “, ”, Donald Trump , Jr, Joe Rogan, Rachel Maddow’s, Musk, Maddow, Mark Cuban, Trump, Matt Gaetz, Viktor Orbán’s “, Ian Bassin, ” Bassin, Gábor, Kamala Harris, Cuban Organizations: CNN, MSNBC, Twitter, Comcast, “, CNBC, Trump Jr, Former Florida, ” CNN, ”, Democracy, Politico Magazine, Fox Locations: Hungary

☆ Russia could give China submarine tech that would cut into US undersea dominance, US admiral says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRussia could hand China technology that would cut into US undersea dominance, a US admiral said. At a security forum, he said exchanges among Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China have intensified. Adm. Samuel Paparo, the US Navy's top commander in the Indo-Pacific, said that Russia will likely give submarine technology to China that would undercut the US' undersea dominance. According to Paparo, Russia is not only exchanging military capability and technology with China but also with North Korea and Iran. In return, according to Paparo, Russia would likely provide missile and submarine technology to the North Korean state.

Persons: Adm, Samuel Paparo, Paparo, Kurt Campbell, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Halifax Security Forum, US Navy, North Locations: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Halifax, People's Republic of China, Taiwan, South China, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Paparo, Korea, Ukraine, Korean, Russian, Pyongyang, Moscow

☆ A hybrid-car comeback is in the making — and it could be great news for your wallet
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As EV sales slowed this year, major automakers had to reckon with their lofty goals and adjust for shifting customer bases. Toyota, which was once criticized for its slow adoption of EV technology, is now enjoying big increases in hybrid sales. That is elevating the brand's cache among green-car shoppers in general, with Toyota often at the top of brand considerations for EV shoppers today. The company has said that Ford's hybrid cars are converting more car buyers than any other segment. AdvertisementFord also announced plans in August to replace two electric three-row SUVs with hybrid models.

Persons: they're, Ford, Kelley, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Elon Musk, Trump's Organizations: EV, Automotive, Companies, Tesla, Toyota, Ford, JD Power, GM, North, P Global Mobility Locations: North American

☆ Trump has been tough on EVs. Now Elon Musk is his best friend and nobody knows how it'll play out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementTrump has been hard on EVs, but a new friendship with Elon Musk could change things. So far, Musk supports Trump's plans to dismantle EV tax credits. Automakers had hoped that Musk would support EV regulations and tax credits, but it appears the CEO is siding with Trump for now. An industry group representing many automakers (but not Tesla) pleaded with Trump to preserve EV tax credits but reconsider some of the more stringent emissions regulations. This was an about-face from Musk's stance a few months earlier when he advocated for trade barriers and warned that Chinese EV companies would "demolish" competition without guardrails.

Persons: Elon, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Trump, he's, Trump's, Musk, Tesla Organizations: Trump, Biden, Government, Trump's, EV, Tesla, Twitter, US, Alliance, Automotive Innovation, Biden Administration Locations: Lago, China, Europe

☆ Inside the Trump-Fueled Lobbying Frenzy From Mar-a-Lago to Washington
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Never before, lobbyists say, has the geographic center of power shifted so dramatically with the arrival of a new administration. By leveraging his access to Trump, Ballard Partners was able to compete with the old white-shoe lobbying firms that have been the industry's dominant players for decades. Corporate clients need lobbyists who appreciate that Trump is "disrupting the status quo in Washington," Sayfie, the Ballard lobbyist, says. Some major companies, lobbyists say, have been caught off guard by the rapid pace of Trump's transition moves. Those who bankroll his staff and travel before he takes office, lobbyists say, stand to build connections and curry favor with the once and future commander in chief.

Persons: Donald Trump, Bill Helmich, Trump, Evan Power, who's, MAGA, Justin Sayfie, we've, Andrew Jackson, Trump's, Brian Ballard, Ballard, Jeffrey Brooks, Adams, Reese, Susie Wiles, Pam Bondi, Alex Brandon, Matt Slocum, Colin Roskey, Dave Wenhold, Miller, There's, Scott Mason, Knight, John Deere, Mason, Dave Levinthal Organizations: White House, Business, Florida GOP, Mar, Trump, Republicans, America, Washington, Ballard Partners, Google, American Airlines, Honda, Reynolds American, Geo Group, American Health Care Association, White, Facebook, Washington D.C Locations: Washington, —, Florida, Palm Beach, Doral, Mar, Holland

☆ 'We were willing to risk everything': Gen-Z duo started a pasta sauce brand that brings in $1 million a month
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-24 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

That kind of energy, they thought, was missing from the pasta sauce aisle. "We probably took $150,000 — everything we made from that business, honestly, bottom line — and put it into Sauz," Bonde says. The pasta sauce aisle was crammed with basil marinaras, vodkas and creamy alfredos. Maybe shoppers would enjoy the flavor in their pasta sauce. "If I went and surveyed 1,000 pasta sauce shoppers, I don't think any of them would have said hot honey marinara.

Persons: Troy Bonde, Winston Alfieri, Sauz, they'd, Gen, —, Bonde, Alfieri, Covid, I'd, Ally Kroeckel, They'd Organizations: USC, CNBC, NextPace Ventures, Foods, Ford, Mazda Locations: China, WhatsApp, Angeles, California

A handful of Democrats are sounding their approval of Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State but others continue to doubt some cabinet picks made by President-elect Donald Trump. Democratic Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she has "a friendship" with Rubio and said she's looking forward to talking to him about his policies. Another name that has drawn substantial criticism from the Senate is former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's candidate for Director of National Intelligence. Sen. Duckworth alleged that Gabbard is "compromised," and she worries that the former congresswoman couldn't pass a background check. It's a slur, quite frankly," Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Persons: Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Republican Florida Sen, he's, California Adam Schiff, I'm, Trump, Rubio, China's ByteDance, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen, John Fetterman, Fetterman, Elise Stefanik, Lori Chavez, Mehmet Oz, Democratic Illinois Sen, Tammy Duckworth, Duckworth, CNN's, Doug Collins of, Pete Hegseth, Hegseth, Collins, Doug Collins, Tulsi Gabbard, Sen, Schiff, couldn't, Vladimir Putin, Republican Sen, Eric Schmitt of, Trump's, Sebastian Gorka, McMaster, Putin's, They've, Bill Hagerty, Hagerty Organizations: Dorton, Republican Florida, State, Democratic, U.S . Senate, NBC News, Ukraine, Democratic Pennsylvania, Fox News, Fox, United Nations, DeRemer, Labor, Medicare, Democratic Illinois, Republican, Department of Veteran Affairs, Defense, Army National Guard, Senate, National Intelligence, House Intelligence Committee, Eric Schmitt of Missouri, Press, H.R, McMaster, Sunday, Trump, ABC Locations: Raleigh , North Carolina, U.S, California, China, United States, Iran, Pennsylvania, Iraq, Doug Collins of Georgia, Russian, Congress, Tennessee

☆ Trump picks Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be agriculture secretary. “As our next Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke will spearhead the effort to protect American Farmers, who are truly the backbone of our Country,” Trump said in a statement. Department of Agriculture officials and staff negotiate trade deals, guide dietary recommendations, inspect meat, fight wildfires and support rural broadband, among other activities. The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump’s campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration. Trump has said he again plans to institute sweeping tariffs that are likely to affect the farm sector.

Persons: Donald Trump, Brooke Rollins, Brooke, ” Trump, Rollins, “, Trump, Kelly Loeffler Organizations: America, Policy Institute, Agriculture, American Farmers, Senate, Department of Agriculture, American Farmer, American Food, CNN Locations: Trump’s, U.S, Mexico, Canada

☆ Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Israel’s new defense minister has said security forces would no longer apply administrative detention orders to Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, and thus only Palestinian suspects can be held indefinitely without trial. Israel Katz, a long-time ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was appointed defense minister earlier in November and announced the decision on Friday. In 2019, Trump abandoned the long-held U.S. position that West Bank settlements are illegal before it was restored by President Joe Biden. Settler immunity from administrative detention coincides with heightened rhetoric from Israeli ministers calling for the West Bank to be annexed. The U.N. said four Palestinian children have been killed every week in the West Bank on average since the current conflict began, a three-fold increase from the first nine months of 2023.

Persons: Donald Trump, Israel Katz, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Katz Bebeto Matthews, B’Tselem, Yair Lapid, Israel's, Itamar Ben, Trump, Joe Biden, Israel’s, Bezalel Smotrich, Trump’s, Smotrich, “, ”, Mike Huckabee, Yossi Mekelberg, Defense Lloyd J, Austin, Katz Organizations: West Bank, Palestinian Prisoner Society, National, Palestinian Authority, Arkansas Gov, Arutz, United Nations Office, Humanitarian Affairs, Chatham House’s, NBC, Defense Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Israel, Bank, U.S, Washington, Arkansas, East, North Africa, South Lebanon

☆ Trump expected to pick Brooke Rollins to be Agriculture secretary, WSJ reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A sign of United States Department of Agriculture is seen on USDA building in Washington D.C., United States on June 21, 2023. The United States Department of Agriculture has approved selling cell-cultured chicken. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be Agriculture secretary, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Department of Agriculture officials and staff negotiate trade deals, guide dietary recommendations, inspect meat, fight wildfires and support rural broadband, among other activities. The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump's campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration.

Persons: Celal Gunes, Donald Trump, Brooke Rollins, Rollins, Trump, Kelly Loeffler Organizations: United States Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C, Anadolu Agency, Getty Images, America, Policy Institute, Street, Department of Agriculture, CNN Locations: Washington, United States, Trump's, U.S, Mexico, Canada

☆ Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She was elected in 2011 to her first political position – Florida attorney general – and was the first woman to hold that office. “Knowing her as a trial attorney and the attorney general,” Colton told CNN, “I feel that she would be very qualified for this job.”Dave Aronberg, a Palm Beach County state attorney who worked for Bondi when she was attorney general in Florida, told CNN that while Bondi will carry out Trump policies loyally, she is likely to treat Justice Department employees fairly. And for Trump’s opponents, Aronberg said not to expect a better pick for attorney general. “Pam Bondi is the best attorney general that Donald Trump is going to nominate,” Aronberg said. Since leaving the Florida attorney general post in 2019, Bondi has worked Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to Trump and his incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles.

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