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New Matt Gaetz Details Emerge Amid House Ethics Report Controversy

Published Nov 18, 2024 at 3:42 PM EST Two women are accusing former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz of paying them for sex.Florida attorney Joel Leppard said Gaetz paid through Venmo both of his clients for sex. The two women testified before the House Ethics Committee as well as in the federal investigation. Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to become U.S. attorney general. "The House was very clear about that and went through each. They e ...

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Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Updated 12:46 PM EST, November 18, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he did not want to “add to political strife through a contentious recount” even though he raised debunked election conspiracies. Hovde, who was backed by President-elect Donald Trump, could have requested a recount because his margin of defeat was less than 1 percentage point, at about 29,000 votes. He wo ...

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Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board

November 18, 2024 5:00 AM ET In the nearly four years that Joe Biden has been president, the National Labor Relations Board has taken an assertive — some say overly aggressive — approach to protecting workers' rights to organize and collectively bargain. Now, SpaceX and Amazon are at the forefront of a corporate-led effort to monumentally change the labor agency. On Monday, attorneys for the two companies will try to convince a panel of judges at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that the la ...

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'Betrayed': Forensic science failures undermine justice as labs fail to adopt standards

Published 5:03 a.m. ET Nov. 18, 2024 | Updated 5:03 a.m. ET Nov. 18, 2024 Kathy Eppler had waited seven years to see the man who murdered her two brothers and sister-in-law be punished for his crimes. Garrett Coughlin was sentenced to life without parole in the triple murder, but failures in a forensic lab contributed to the derailment of her long-sought justice. A forensic scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation manipulated hundreds of DNA test results – including those in the 20 ...

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ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump's plan for mass deportation

ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump’s plan for mass deportation The lawsuit alleges that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to respond to requests for basic information about matters including flights. Share https://wapo.st/4eFCrps A Texas delegate holds a sign during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 17. (Kamil Krzaczynski /AFP/Getty Images) By Maria Sacchetti November 18, 2024 at 2:07 p.m. EST Civil-l ...

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Jeffries: 'Of course' House Ethics Committee report on Gaetz should be released

(The Hill) House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday “of course” the House Ethics Committee should release its report on the misconduct allegations against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned from Congress last week when President-elect Trump tapped him to be attorney general. “Of course it should be released,” Jeffries said on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” when Kristen Welker asked about Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) saying that the report should not be released. “And that’s not just Democrats saying that,” Jeffries continued.

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Schiff says he's 'not going to be intimidated' by Trump

(The Hill) Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said he is “not going to be intimidated” by President-elect Trump as concerns grow over if the next administration will go after Trump’s enemy list. “Look, I’m not going to be intimidated by anything he says, by anything he does,” Schiff said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Schiff, a current California representative, is on Trump’s list after he played a key role in his first impeachment trial. Trump has vowed for revenge and faces few limitations with loyal Republicans nominated to his cabinet and the GOP in control of both the House and Senate.

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Litigation Coalition Forming to Confront Trump Administration Policies

(Federal Newswire) A coalition of over 280 organizations has announced what it says is a multimillion-dollar legal initiative to challenge policies from the incoming Trump administration. The coalition, "Democracy 2025,” includes legal, advocacy, and policy groups to "disrupt far-right attacks on the American people," according to its website. According to a press release by the coalition, Democracy 2025 is spearheaded by Democracy Forward, a legal advocacy organization to promote "transparent and accountable governance.” The coalition says more than 800 individuals are involved, including "litigators, strategists, advocates, academics, policy experts, and faith leaders."

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From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy

(AP) Speaking from the Amazon rainforest, President Joe Biden declared Sunday that there’s no going back in America’s “clean energy revolution” even as the incoming Trump administration vows to spur fossil fuel production and scale back efforts against climate change. Biden, the first sitting U.S. president to visit the world’s largest tropical rainforest, saw up close the ravages of deforestation. Flanked by giant ferns in the forest, Biden said the fight against climate change has been a defining cause of his presidency — he’s pushed for cleaner air, water and energy and achieved legislation that steered unprecedented federal spending to the fight against global warming.

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House Ethics chair: Panel's decision on Gaetz report won't be influenced by Johnson

1 hr ago - House Ethics chair: Panel’s decision on Gaetz report won’t be influenced by Johnson Chair Michael Guest also said Monday that all members of the panel currently have access to the report. Olivia Beavers Olivia Beavers 11/18/2024, 4:17pm ETU ... (politico)

Trump advisers contemplating cuts to Medicaid and other welfare programs

1 hr ago - restaurant workers. Photograph: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Donald Trump Trump advisers contemplating cuts to Medicaid and other welfare programs Further plans include blows to food stamps that could threaten millions of Americans to fund tax cut extensio ... (Guardian)

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills

3 hrs ago - Nov 18, 2024, 08:36 PM EST CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. Teton County District Judge Melissa ... (Huff Post/AP)

White House condemns 'sickening' Nazi march in Columbus, Ohio

3 hrs ago - November 18, 2024, 11:03 AM The White House has condemned an incident over the weekend in which a group of masked individuals with Nazi flags marched through the streets of Columbus, Ohio. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said in a statement Pre ... (ABC News)

US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Alaska campaign finance law

4 hrs ago - 9h (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge based on constitutional free speech protections to a voter-approved measure in Alaska that required greater public disclosure of certain political donations as the justices ... (msn/Reuters)

Court-Martialed Military Veteran Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Capitol Riot Attack

4 hrs ago - Nov. 18, 2024, at 12:56 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for his role in the a ... (US News and World Report/AP)

Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, humanitarian groups say

5 hrs ago - WP EXCLUSIVE Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, humanitarian groups say A U.N. memo obtained by The Post concluded that gangs "may be benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence" or "protection" from Israel's milit ... (Washington Post)

House Ethics panel to meet as demand grows for Gaetz report

5 hrs ago - 8 hours ago The House Ethics Committee is expected to meet Wednesday for a possible vote on whether to release its report into allegations of sex trafficking, corruption and drug use against former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), two sources familiar with ... (Axios)

Trump picks former Rep. Sean Duffy as next Transportation secretary

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Top House Democrat: Gabbard 'a national security threat' to US

5 hrs ago - 11/18/24 3:01 PM ET Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Monday that former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii), President-elect Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, is &# ... (The Hill)

Lawyer tries to name-drop Trump get-out-of-jail-free card in failed bid to delay Jan. 6 defendant's case

6 hrs ago - Nov 18th, 2024, 2:17 pm An accused Jan. 6 rioter from Florida who allegedly harbored a member of the Proud Boys extremist group while they were on the run from police has tried — and failed — to get the Donald Trump treatment this week, un ... (Law & Crime)

Pa. Supreme Court again rules that Philly and other counties cannot count undated mail ballots

6 hrs ago - Published Nov. 18, 2024, 4:30 p.m. ET The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling reiterating its previous stance that undated or misdated mail ballots should not be counted in the 2024 election, dealing a blow to Democratic U.S. Sen. Bo ... (Philadelphia Inquirer)

FAA has proposed large fines for Musk -- and he may soon hold power over them: report

7 hrs ago - Sarah K. Burris November 18, 2024 4:42PM ET A battle could be looming between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and the Federal Aviation Administration, which handles, among other things, air traffic as planes fly through U.S. airspace. Musk faced proposed fine ... (raw story)

New Matt Gaetz Details Emerge Amid House Ethics Report Controversy

7 hrs ago - Published Nov 18, 2024 at 3:42 PM EST Two women are accusing former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz of paying them for sex.Florida attorney Joel Leppard said Gaetz paid through Venmo both of his clients for sex. The two women testified before the H ... (Newsweek)

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

8 hrs ago - Updated 12:46 PM EST, November 18, 2024 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat on Monday to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he did not want to “add to political strife throu ... (AP)

ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump's plan for mass deportation

9 hrs ago - ACLU files lawsuit seeking details on Trump’s plan for mass deportation The lawsuit alleges that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to respond to requests for basic information about matters including flights. Share https://wapo ... (Washington Post)

'Betrayed': Forensic science failures undermine justice as labs fail to adopt standards

9 hrs ago - Published 5:03 a.m. ET Nov. 18, 2024 | Updated 5:03 a.m. ET Nov. 18, 2024 Kathy Eppler had waited seven years to see the man who murdered her two brothers and sister-in-law be punished for his crimes. Garrett Coughlin was sentenced to life without pa ... (USA Today)

Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board

9 hrs ago - November 18, 2024 5:00 AM ET In the nearly four years that Joe Biden has been president, the National Labor Relations Board has taken an assertive — some say overly aggressive — approach to protecting workers' rights to organize and collect ... (NPR)

Biden admin sanctions Israeli West Bank settlement organization

10 hrs ago - The Biden administration on Monday imposed sanctions on Israel’s largest settlement development organization as part of the latest US actions targeting those fomenting instability in the occupied West Bank. The administration has issued a number ... (CNN)

1 in 5 U.S. adults get their news from social media influencers, according to Pew report

10 hrs ago - Nov. 18, 2024, 10:00 AM EST Social media influencers were a hot topic during the 2024 presidential race as both parties courted creators ahead of the election. Now, a new Pew Research Center survey reveals just how impactful so-called news influencer ... (NBC News)