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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

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Hegseth fights to save Pentagon nomination as sources say Trump considers DeSantis

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ZEKE MILLER and TARA COPP
Updated 7:05 PM CST, December 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant Pete Hegseth fought to save his nomination to be Donald Trump’s defense secretary Wednesday as the president-elect considered possible replacements in the face of growing questions about the former Fox News host’s personal conduct and ability to win Senate confirmation.

Hegseth met with legislators on Capitol Hill, conducted a radio interview and released an opinion article denying allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking. He insisted he was “not backing down one bit,” said Trump was still supporting him and planned to return Thursday for more meetings with lawmakers. But the president-elect’s team was looking at alternatives, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Trump himself remained quiet about Hegseth while issuing a flurry of statements on social media Wednesday about other nominees and his news coverage. ...

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Spending bill talks bog down after Trump's efforts to slash government

  • News source: Kevin Freking | The Associated Press
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Before President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress can enact much of their legislative agenda, they have to deal with some unfinished business — completing work on the current budget year's spending bills. It's a task that by all accounts is not going well.

The current stopgap measure lasts through March 14. After that, without congressional action, there would be a partial government shutdown.

Five weeks is an eternity when it comes to resolving spending bills in Washington. But Trump's first weeks in office have escalated tensions between...
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Who is Norm Eisen? Meet the anti-Trump attorney repping FBI agents suing the DOJ

  • News source: FOX News
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One of the attorneys representing anonymous FBI agents suing the Department of Justice to block the public identification of agents who investigated Jan. 6 is a longtime anti-Trump lawyer who worked with House Democrats on President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.

Norm Eisen is an attorney, CNN legal analyst and expert at the Brookings Institution public policy think tank who previously served as the U.S.' ambassador to the Czech Republic and special counsel for ethics and government reform under the Obama administration, when he earned the...
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Pritzker trolls Trump by 'renaming' Lake Michigan as 'Lake Illinois,' joking he'd annex Green Bay

  • News source: FOX News
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has taken a satirical jab at President Donald Trump’s effort to rename the Gulf of Mexico and annex Greenland.

A straight-faced Pritzker released a choreographed video on Friday, with fake camera shutter clicks going off in the background, where he asserts that he is renaming Lake Michigan to "Lake Illinois," poking fun at Trump’s recent executive order where he changed the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America.

PRITZKER BASHES TRUMP ORDER ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: 'WE WILL NOT FOLLOW AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL ORDER'

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How USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls

  • News source: Kimmy Yam | NBC News
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In Malawi, clinics could soon be running out of critical HIV medication, unable to replenish their supply since the Trump administration ordered a freeze to U.S. foreign aid. The pause has halted HIV programs spearheaded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, said one worker, potentially impacting some 142,000 girls and young women who received care from one of the agency’s programs last year alone.

“When you suddenly turn off those programs, I fully expect to see an exponential increase in new HIV infections,” said the USAID worker, who...
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DOGE rooted into Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as new acting head named

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has gained access to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and has started a thorough review of the independent government agency designed to protect consumers from corporate fraud and scams.

DOGE representatives have gained access to the internal systems, including personnel rolls and financial records of the agency, according to two sources directly familiar with their review. The agency is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices...
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Freed Israeli hostage's British family concerned over gaunt appearance

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The in-laws of Eli Sharabi say they are worried he may not know his wife and daughters have been killed.
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Experts warn of threat to global health as US freezes overseas aid

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The spread of disease, as well as delays to the development of vaccines and new treatments, could be affected by cuts to USAID.
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Actor's grief after mum and husband die in France

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Actor Callum Kerr said the family are grieving the loss of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who were found dead in France.
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Inside DOGE's takeover of the Education Department

  • News source: Tyler Kingkade and Natasha Korecki | NBC News
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Members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team have obtained “administrator” email accounts at the Department of Education, just as President Donald Trump announced that the billionaire will soon be examining the agency closely.

The rapid deployment of Musk’s aides across multiple agencies has raised concern from federal officials, lawmakers and watchdog groups that his team has gained access to sensitive information and is leading a purge of government workers.

When NBC News asked Trump at a White House press conference Friday...
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Trump dismisses head of the National Archives

  • News source: Raquel Coronell Uribe | NBC News
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President Donald Trump dismissed the head of the National Archives, a White House official said Friday night, following through on a vow last month to change the leadership atop the agency, which was involved in the criminal case that had accused Trump of mishandling classified documents.

White House director of presidential personnel Sergio Gor said on Xthat national archivist Colleen Shogan was dismissed Friday night at Trump’s direction.

“At the direction of @realDonaldTrump the Archivist of the United States has been dismissed tonight. We thank...
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The Super Bowl team Trump may not be rooting for on Sunday

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump, taking to social media ahead of the Super Bowl, praised both teams facing off in professional football's biggest game.

"Two great Quarterbacks in this game. Also, an unbelievable running back, and the absolute best tight end in football (Ever!). Incredible coaching!" the president wrote Friday in a post on his Truth Social platform. "IT WILL BE A GREAT GAME!!!"

Trump is expected to make history this weekend as the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl in person, when the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the...
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How environmental groups are battling the 1st actions of the Trump administration

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Environmental nonprofits are gearing up to challenge the number of actions President Donald Trump has issued since he took office.
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Rubio scores key wins for Trump immigration agenda with blitz through Latin America

  • News source: FOX News
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrapped up his first overseas trip across Latin America with several wins on immigration, a top priority for President Donald Trump.

America’s new top diplomat returns home with a binder full of agreements from foreign governments on day-one priorities to interdict human and drug trafficking – a testament to how the Trump administration wields America’s economic might.

"I think the fact that his first trip was to Latin America, I think was a huge statement in itself," said Joseph Humire, executive director of the...
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Trump’s cuts to foreign aid could benefit US position in Iran negotiations, expert says

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump's decision to cut foreign aid funding could strengthen the president’s bargaining position as he looks to contain Iran.

"I look at the USAID cutoff and the praise that the Iranians have given as part of President Trump’s negotiating skills," EJ Kimball, director of Policy & Strategic Operations at the U.S. Israel Education Association, told Fox News Digital.

The comments come after Trump’s controversial decision to halt funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and send most of the employees...
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Trudeau says Trump is serious about Canada becoming 51st state: reports

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump has for weeks suggested that Canada become the United States’ 51st state, and while opinion has been divided about whether Trump is serious or merely trolling its neighbor, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reportedly said that it’s the former, according to reports.

In a closed-door meeting with Canadian business and labor leaders, Trudeau reportedly affirmed that Trump’s ambitious aims of annexation are "a real thing."

"Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In...
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