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We begin this morning with new info on the sexual assault allegations against Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary. Meanwhile, VP-elect JD Vance is back on Capitol Hill today. Can he convince senators to back Gaetz? Plus, that Northwest bomb cyclone topples trees, turns roads into rivers, and dumps over a foot of snow. And for some places, the worst is still to come.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Representative Gaetz paid both of my clients for sexual favors." That's from the lawyer for two women making allegations against Donald Trump's attorney general pick, Matt Gaetz. Plus, we explore the Capitol Hill bathroom bill proposed by a Republican congresswoman. And an urgent weather warning is issued for significant snowfall and life-threatening conditions as a bomb cyclone approaches the West Coast.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle joins the show to discuss how his party moves forward after the election. Plus, the Kremlin responds to President Biden allowing Ukraine to use long-range American missiles inside Russia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the same day Republicans officially score a governing trifecta - president, House, Senate - Donald Trump names infamous vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run the Department of Health & Human Services. Meanwhile, the timing of Matt Gaetz's resignation from the House immediately following his selection as Attorney General raises serious questions. And Dems continue their post-election soul searching as they try to determine what went wrong.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump stuns many by tapping Congressman Matt Gaetz to lead the Justice Department. Almost as surprising is his choice of Democrat-turned-MAGA Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans elect John Thune to lead them. All this occurs on the same day Joe Biden welcomes the former president back to the White House, a courtesy Trump didn't extend to Biden four years ago.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump picks a Fox News host and army veteran as his defense secretary and a familiar face as his right-hand man in Israel. Plus, Senate Republicans meet today behind closed doors to vote on who will replace Mitch McConnell as their leader. And federal workers' jobs will soon be at the mercy of Elon Musk after the president-elect named him and Vivek Ramaswamy to run the new Department of Government Efficiency.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump, looking to stack his White House with staunch defenders, is expected to tap Senator Marco Rubio to be the nation's top diplomat. Meanwhile, the DOJ braces for the retribution and potential revenge Trump has promised for his political enemies. And as Republicans scramble for the top spot in the Senate, the question is: who will the president-elect endorse?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just over two months until Inauguration Day, Donald Trump is talking unity after campaigning on retribution. Meanwhile, Democrats are pointing fingers, asking what went wrong and what comes next after their crushing defeat.Plus, a FEMA employee is fired after telling hurricane relief workers to skip homes with Trump signs. And, concerns about election fraud are disappearing in the wake of Trump's victory.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, we take a look at Susie Wiles, a key member of Donald Trump's inner circle who he just named chief of staff. Plus, can Republicans squeak out another win and keep control of the House? And Democrats are looking inward, trying to figure out what went wrong and what's next for the party.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite losing the race, Kamala Harris says she's not giving up hope as her party faces a reckoning. Meanwhile, the Republican party rides a red wave into Washington on the verge of a unified GOP government. And Democrats play the blame game as they begin searching for answers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Polls are open across the East Coast and the very first votes have already been cast. By this time tomorrow, we could know who will be the next president ... or not. Kamala Harris is counting on Oprah and other celebrities to push her over the finish line in the final hours. Also, Donald Trump's onetime primary opponent-turned outspoken supporter Vivek Ramaswamy joins the show live.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Both candidates are set to deliver their final messages in the crucial commonwealth. Meanwhile, a shocking new poll shows Kamala Harris leading in Iowa. Democrats haven't won the Hawkeye state since 2012. And we revisit Harris' surprise cameo on Saturday Night Live.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump goes after political foe Liz Chaney with some of his darkest, most violent rhetoric yet. Meanwhile, JD Vance follows his running mate onto the internet's biggest podcast, suggesting to Joe Rogan that upper- and middle-class kids "become trans" for college admissions and Trump may earn "normal gay guy vote."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why both the Trump and Harris campaigns are talking about "garbage" in the closing days of the presidential race. Why winning Wisconsin is so crucial, and how third-party candidates might impact voters in the Badger State.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kamala Harris makes her final case to voters six days out from Election Day, making her "closing arguments" at the Ellipse, the same place where Donald Trump inspired his supporters to storm the Capitol on January 6.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With a week to go before Election Day, Donald Trump is on defense as Democrats compare his Madison Square Garden rally to a 1939 pro-Nazi gathering. This, as Kamala Harris warns that if the former president wins he'll spend his first day back in the Oval Office working on his enemies list.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden yesterday was full of racist and vulgar remarks, including a speaker who risked alienating a key group of voters by saying, "There's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it's called Puerto Rico." And JD Vance tries to clarify his running mate's comments about the "enemy within."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Campaigning in Georgia, Kamala Harris' most anticipated celebrity supporter will take the stage tonight. Meanwhile, Donald Trump goes somewhere even he admits he's not gone before. Plus, in the fight for Congress, we're getting a clearer picture of where voters stand with the balance of power hanging in the balance. And, with Florida voters set to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights, we speak with Democratic challenger to Senator Rick Scott, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the latest installment of our "Battleground Beat" we look at two vital "blue wall" states with Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee and Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump continues to bash Kamala Harris on the campaign trail, this time taking aim at her schedule. This, as Trump's former Chief of Staff John Kelly says his one-time boss fits “into the general definition of fascist” and told him he wanted the “kind of generals Hitler had.”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices