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But Gomez, a Democrat from California, thinks his and his fellow Dads Caucus members’ focus is on point with voters, especially working-class men. And no matter what, you can’t make enough.”The caucus members, Gomez said, provide a kind of "sample and access" to American families throughout the country. According to NBC News' exit polls of 10 key states, 55% of Latino men voted for Trump. The Dads Caucus is expanding the areas they work in. … It kind of stuck with a lot of us — we were all thinking they’re fine,” he said, referring to young men.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg leads the way with over 770,000 TikTok followers, while Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has a verified TikTok account with just over 1,100 followers. Of the 353 who supported the bill to force a sale, 13 have verified TikTok accounts, all of whom are Democrats. Luna’s communications director said that her TikTok account was for personal use and is not an official campaign account. Unlike in the House, where elected officials with verified TikTok accounts voted in both directions across party lines, 10 Senate Democrats with verified TikTok accounts voted to force a sale of the platform, while one independent and one Senate Republican with verified TikTok accounts voted against the bill to do so. Senators with verified TikTok accounts have an average of 318,000 TikTok followers, while representatives with verified TikTok accounts have an average of 178,000 TikTok followers.

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☆ ‘Wildly disruptive’: What happened last time Trump moved a federal agency out of DC
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

That western relocation was “wildly disruptive” and should serve as a “cautionary tale” for the incoming Trump administration, said Tracy Stone-Manning, the Biden administration’s BLM director. Project 2025, a conservative blueprint written by dozens of former Trump administration officials, recommended returning the BLM headquarters to the West. Most BLM staffers already worked in states outside of DC, but a disproportionate level of senior staffers worked in the nation’s capital. But an inspector general report later found that Trump administration officials had misled Congress in statements about the relocation. Future efforts to move federal offices out of DC could lead more federal workers to unionize.

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The tariffs would be a significant escalation of Trump’s previous proposal, which was already a major increase on more targeted tariffs enacted during Trump’s first administration and kept in place by President Joe Biden. Canada is similarly considering its own options, including possible tariffs on U.S. goods, according to The Associated Press. America’s biggest import from Canada is oil — and any increase in energy prices would likely be felt throughout the economy. And in her statement reacting to Trump’s posts, Mexico’s Sheinbaum stated caravans of migrants were no longer reaching the border. And now he’s talking about tariffs to punish Mexico and Canada for not enforcing drugs and migrants across the border.

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☆ RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’ and likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic Church
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brandy-Zadrozny-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Brandy Zadrozny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

It’s misinformation about autism and mass injury that doctors and public health officials have disproven over and over again. Less attention has focused on the CDC, a public health agency Kennedy has long vilified in speeches and writings. In his 2017 speech, Kennedy criticized ACIP as a group of self-interested actors who base decisions on financial gain instead of public health. “The people who are on ACIP are not public health advocates,” he said. “We would know the answer to that question if we were given access to the vaccine safety database, but they’ve hidden it,” Kennedy said.

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☆ DK Metcalf: The journey of the ‘eclectic’ Seattle Seahawks receiver
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Coy Wire | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The then-21-year-old was ruled out for the remainder of the season, and a doctor told him at the time that he’d never play football again. But remarkably, Metcalf made a full recovery, declaring for the 2019 NFL Draft in which he was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the final pick of the second round. But despite his impressive showing, Metcalf fell to the second round of the NFL Draft where the Seahawks selected him with the 64th overall pick – the ninth receiver taken overall. Metcalf was selected with the 64th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. “Because there was a time where I was sitting in college with a broken neck not knowing if I was going to play football again.

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☆ Will TikTok be banned? Here are the latest details on the app's legal fight to stay in the US and Trump's options
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US government is on track to force the app out on January 19, the day before Donald Trump takes office. There's a possibility that President Joe Biden could extend that deadline by 90 days, but he hasn't said he will. AdvertisementBut will a TikTok ban actually happen? While there is bipartisan support in Congress for a TikTok ban, support for a ban is fading among the American public. Some members of Congress have raised concerns that TikTok could be used as a CCP propaganda tool.

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☆ Leading Democrat who represents Silicon Valley encourages liberals to stay on X amid Bluesky exodus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA top Democrat urged fellow liberals to remain on Elon Musk's X platform. This month, millions of users have joined Bluesky, which bills itself as a liberal alternative to X.Khanna told Politico that his relationship with Elon Musk is an example of finding common ground. Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading progressive lawmaker representing the heart of Silicon Valley, said liberals shouldn't flee Elon Musk's X, instead urging his fellow Democrats to engage with those who share opposing beliefs. Khanna made the comments on an episode of Politico's Power Play podcast this week amid an exodus of liberal users from X to Bluesky. AdvertisementLast year, Khanna praised Musk as an entrepreneurial "genius" but criticized the Tesla CEO's controversial online behavior, including his posting of edgy memes.

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Several of President-elect Donald Trump's planned Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were subjected to bomb threats and "swatting" attacks Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the Trump transition team said. These attacks ranged from bomb threats to ‘swatting,’" transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. Three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the swatting incident involving multiple Trump allies told NBC News that these were not credible threats. The FBI said in a statement it “is aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees, and we are working with our law enforcement partners. New York State, County law enforcement, and U.S. Capitol Police responded immediately with the highest levels of professionalism."

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“President Trump and the Transition are focused on doing the work of uniting our nation by ensuring a safe and prosperous future. With President Trump as our example, dangerous acts of intimidation and violence will not deter us,” Leavitt said. “New York State, County law enforcement, and U.S. Capitol Police responded immediately with the highest levels of professionalism,” Stefanik’s office said. “The FBI is aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees, and we are working with our law enforcement partners. We take all potential threats seriously, and as always, encourage members of the public to immediately report anything they consider suspicious to law enforcement,” the statement read.

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“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.

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After a lengthy delay, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House, allowing the next administration to coordinate with federal agencies. Trump’s incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said in a statement the memo’s signing allows for “critical preparations” to begin. During the campaign, Trump's team had blown past an Oct. 1 deadline to enter a memorandum of understanding with the White House. The agreement with the White House outlined that Trump must publicly post his ethics plan for the transition team on the GSA website. The Trump transition team and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday evening.

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☆ Patagonia's Restructuring Has Led to Employee Fallout
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Patagonia's sales soared during the pandemic. A Patagonia spokesperson told BI that it uses less air freight now than it did before the pandemic. Related storiesThe Patagonia spokesperson said it had been tricky to navigate the demand for instant gratification. Adams recalled that at an event in about 2013 in Idaho, Chouinard seemed shocked at how large Patagonia's sales representatives' trucks were. Several people said the 72-hour deadline for CX employees was insufficient to make such a major life decision.

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☆ Analysis: Tariff-happy presidents are not what the Constitution envisioned
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The tariffs might also violate the very trade agreement Trump negotiated with Mexico and Canada during his first term. This is not what the Constitution envisionedAfter all, the Constitution specifically gives Congress, not the president, the power to “regulate Commerce with foreign Nations.”How does Trump have the power to impose tariffs without any input from Congress? It’s pretty much the opposite of what’s in the Constitution, and it didn’t happen right away. In 1934, they passed the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, which gave the president power to lower import duties for countries with which the US had trade agreements. In the 1970s, Congress gave the president new trade promotion authority power to negotiate trade agreements and then have Congress ratify them without amendment.

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☆ Trump sprints through transition as he faces narrow window to act in office
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Steve Contorno | Aaron Pellish | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On Tuesday, Trump’s transition team signed an agreement with the White House after months of postponing the traditional transition process – a delay that Biden officials warned could undermine an orderly transfer of power and pose national security risks. In a statement announcing the agreement, the Trump transition said it will use its own security and information systems, its own office spaces and maintain its own ethics plan. The transition team said its ethics plan will be posted online in compliance with federal law. Several of Trump’s picks have vast personal fortunes and deep ties to the private sector. Trump’s transition team has so far relied instead on internal vetting.

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The White House is in touch with federal law enforcement and the President-elect’s team, and continues to monitor the situation closely. A federal law enforcement source said none of those targeted were protectees of the US Secret Service. “Anytime a Member of Congress is the victim of a ‘swatting’ incident, we work closely with our local and federal law enforcement partners. Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, posted on X about a pipe bomb threat targeting his home. “A pipe bomb threat targeting me and my family at our home today was sent in with a pro-Palestinian themed message.

Persons: Vance, Donald Trump’s, “, ‘, ” Karoline Leavitt, Trump, ”, Joe Biden, ” “, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan, Elise Stefanik, Lee Zeldin, Brooke Rollins Organizations: CNN, FBI, White, Service, Trump, New York, GOP, United Nations, U.S . Capitol Police, US Capitol Police, Environmental Protection Agency, Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Saratoga County, Washington, York State, U.S

☆ Supreme Court’s transgender care fight creates conservative ‘reckoning’ over parental rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the Supreme Court’s upcoming and potentially explosive transgender care case is dividing conservatives, with many of those same groups backing Tennessee’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone treatments, which critics say injects the state into family medical decisions and overrides parental rights. Tennessee, and many conservatives who support the state’s position, argues parental rights aren’t a factor in the case. Conservative groups have lined up in federal courts to make nearly identical parental rights arguments in other cases. That separate lawsuit specifically asked whether the state law violates the “fundamental right of parents” to make decisions about the medical care of their children. In allowing the Tennessee ban to take effect last year, a divided 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals brushed aside the parental rights arguments.

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☆ Trump’s trade threats put the world on a precipice and may say a lot about his second term
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

His first major global brouhaha since winning reelection posed the following questions that will help define the character of his second term. There’s no guarantee that Canada, Mexico and China will back down immediately. Trump’s trade war rhetoric is a reminder that in his worldview, the United States has few friends — only adversaries against whom it can choose to win or lose. The prime minister therefore has a huge incentive to avoid a trade war that could cause havoc in the Canadian economy. Initial reaction to Trump’s broadside against Canada and Mexico suggests that many observers see his outburst as a negotiating tactic.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, he’s, Pete, George W, Bush’s, “, “ Trump, Elon Musk, Justin Trudeau, Claudia Sheinbaum, —, Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, Sen, Marco Rubio, Xi Jinping, ”, Gerry Connolly Organizations: CNN, Trump, Central ”, Elon, Conservative Party, Trade, North American Free Trade Locations: Canada, Mexico, China, United States, NATO, Russia, Ottawa, Canadian, Washington, Beijing, Europe, Ukraine

☆ Trump’s national security adviser pick is weighing proposals to end the Russia-Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | Zachary Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Trump administration officials are also expected to push for European allies and NATO to take on more of the cost-sharing burden for supporting Ukraine. He also vowed to end the war, sometimes even claiming he would stop the years-long conflict before taking office. Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first Administration. Ukraine was among a range of issues Waltz discussed with Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan during a meeting last week. Shannon Stapleton/ReutersZelensky, who met with Trump in New York in September, told reporters in Budapest that “I believe that President Trump really wants a quick decision” to end the war.

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☆ A Biden-brokered cease-fire has begun in Lebanon. Trump's team is claiming credit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump," said Florida Rep. Mike Waltz. Donald Trump's team has claimed credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hezbollah, which took effect in Lebanon on Wednesday morning. Mike Waltz, the President-elect's national security advisor, posted on X that "everyone is coming to the table because of President Trump." AdvertisementAccording to the Associated Press, a senior Biden administration official said that Trump's team was kept informed about negotiations as they unfolded. The official added that the incoming Trump team was not directly involved in the talks.

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WASHINGTON — A former FBI informant whose false claims about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden were at "the heart" of the Republican impeachment inquiry against the president has now been indicted on tax charges. Alexander Smirnov, the former FBI informant charged with lying to the FBI about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, has now been indicted on 10 separate tax-related charges. The charges against Smirnov, who had been a confidential human source for the FBI since 2010, were brought by David Weiss, the special counsel on the Hunter Biden case, which resulted in convictions on gun charges in June and tax charges in September. Before Smirnov was indicted, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said his claims were "the heart" of Republicans' impeachment inquiry against the president. Prosecutors said Smirnov was "actively peddling new lies that could impact U.S. elections after meeting with Russian intelligence officials" in Nov. 2023.

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Back in 2006 in Italy, newly elected Vladimir Luxuria was briefly barred from using the ladies' room when she took her seat in Parliament. "What is happening to Sarah McBride is rank politics." "So I am very sympathetic to Sarah McBride." During her four years in the Polish Parliament, Grodzka also faced verbal attacks and was repeatedly misgendered by fellow Polish lawmaker Krystyna Pawlowicz. In recent years — nearly a decade after she left Parliament — Grodzka is still occasionally on the receiving end of personal attacks from Polish lawmakers, as the country's right-wing has embraced anti-LGBTQ sentiments.

Persons: Sarah McBride, Vladimir Luxuria, McBride, Nancy Mace, Donald Trump, ”, Mace, Mike Johnson, Sarah McBride Bill Clark, Getty Images McBride, ” Luxuria, Georgina Beyer, Anna Grodzka, Luxuria, Elisabetta Gardini, Silvio Berlusconi, Gardini, huff, Kamala Harris ’, Biden, Harris, Grodzka, Krystyna Pawlowicz, “ Krystyna, Grodza, — Grodzka, Beyer, “ Organizations: U.S . Congress, NBC News, South Carolina Republican, Republican, Trump, Getty Images, NBC, Republicans, NFL, Pink News Locations: Italy, Delaware, Rome, New Zealander, Polish, Britain

☆ Abortions increase after Roe overturned and Mario Andretti talks new Formula 1 team: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

And former racing champ Mario Andretti shares early ideas for his new Formula 1 team. The much-anticipated decision comes after a yearlong saga marked by drama and bitter tensions between F1 and Andretti Global, led by former world champion Mario Andretti. Sahil Kapur, an NBC News senior politics reporter and F1 enthusiast, spoke exclusively to Mario Andretti about his ambitions for the new team. The one thing Mario, America’s last former F1 champion, hasn’t done is build an F1 team. Read more about Sahil’s exclusive interview with Mario Andretti.

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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.

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☆ Lauren Boebert took down her shortlived Cameo account that offered videos for $250
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementRep. Lauren Boebert joined Cameo on Saturday, offering personalized videos for $250 and up. Rep. Lauren Boebert has taken down her Cameo account just days after creating it. The firebrand Colorado conservative joined the online platform on Saturday, offering personalized videos for a starting fee of $250. However, by becoming the first Congress member to join the platform while holding office, Boebert may have broken House ethics rules. AdvertisementThe rules state that House members are not allowed to receive any payment of money or a thing of value for an appearance, speech, or article.

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