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Trump Struggles to Staff Ranks After Using Loyalty Tests to Vet Candidates

Loyalty tests and party infighting has Donald Trump falling short of his transition team’s goal of bringing on up to 2,000 political appointees on Day One of his administration. Sources told CBS News that, despite the president-elect’s plan to send out several offer letters to potential staffers Monday, Trump’s is struggling to fill open positions quickly. Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the network, however, “President Trump…
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Bill Belichick addresses Patriots firing Jerod Mayo after one year with a direct response to Pat McAfee

Jerod Mayo fired after just one season as head coach with Patriots (4-13). With the conclusion of the NFL regular season, the “Black Monday” marks the beginning of the firings of head coaches, assistant coaches, and general managers, kicking off the annual coaching carousel. So far, only two head coaching firings have been announced: Doug Pederson, who had two 9-8 seasons of his three seasons with the Jaguars but finished this year with a losing…
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Biden and Harris’s agonized, ironic roles in certifying Trump’s win

Eight years ago, Biden helped formalize Trump’s victory. On Monday, Harris did the same. In between, a pro-Trump mob attacked Biden’s certification.
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Judge Merchan denies Trump’s request to delay sentencing

New York Judge Juan Merchan denied President-elect Trump’s request to delay sentencing in the New York case that found him guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records.
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New York judge rejects Trump’s attempt to block sentencing

Judge Juan Merchan has indicated Trump will not face jail time when he is sentenced.
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‘Snow worries:’ Memes pile up after winter storm blankets much of the US

Among those having fun with the snow jokes are people who are ‘geekin’ about the names of snow plows in Wichita, Kansas.
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Los Angeles man nearly misses flight after Google’s self-driving car drives around parking lot in circles

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First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana after severe case of H5N1

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus.
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Meet the Press NOW

Congress certifies the Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory. Justin Trudeau announces he will resign as Canada’s Prime Minister. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) joins Meet the Press Now to discuss today’s election certification and the possibility of a single reconciliation bill to pass Trump’s agenda.
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Trump claims he will reverse Biden’s offshore drilling ban

President Biden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline as President-elect Trump plans to boost oil and gas productions during his second term. NBC News Senior White House Correspondent Kelly O’Donnell reports on the latest.