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According to MSNBC host Jonathan Lemire, Donald Trump is getting increasing warnings from GOP lawmakers who hold the keys to approving his cabinet choices that four nominees may have an uphill battle.

During the discussion on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," co-host Joe Scarborough offered, "The four most horrifying selections thus far and they actually rank them in order, and I think depending on where you are, you know, you can move that list around, but I would tell you, for a lot of Republicans that are in the Senate and the House and who care about American national security, if you ask them, they will say it is Department of Defense."

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"If you talk to people, again, really conservative Republicans in the House, really conservative republicans in the Senate, they will say it is [DNI nominee] Tulsi Gabbard –– they're horrified by Tulsi Gabbard," he added. "If you talk to a lot of other people, they will say it is Matt Gaetz and John Heilemann has great reporting on that in a second about talking to Republicans on the Hill yesterday. So, it really is -- there are four picks right now that -- and, of course, RFK Jr., the New York Post keeps pounding RFK every day saying how nutty that selection is."

That led co-host Lemire to comment, "To Matt Gaetz, I was talking to a number of Republicans on the Hill yesterday, senators and aides, and there is real doubt that Gaetz can get through –– growing momentum here that this is one pick they will say 'no' to. I'm told some of the senators are telling Trump, 'Look, don't make us vote on this one, because we're going to have to vote against you, don't make us stand up against you, because this one is simply not palatable, we can't do it.'"

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Some of the less talked about election results that have a big impact on courts across the country were won in state Supreme Courts where voters across the country sent liberal justices, Slate legal analyst Mark Joseph Stern wrote Tuesday. And that’s “a very big deal” for progressives across the country, he said, especially as federal courts have shifted rightward.

A nonpartisan watchdog is seeking a preliminary injunction in its ongoing lawsuit seeking interview records from the federal investigation of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who has been nominated for attorney general.

American Oversight filed its motion Tuesday as it seeks FBI summaries of witness interviews conducted during its investigation against Gaetz, including sex trafficking of a minor.

Donald Trump’s next White House press secretary praised the incoming president as being a great advocate for a free and fair press — just before trashing the media as “hostile and fake.”

The curious juxtaposition came Tuesday during Karoline Leavitt’s first interview since being named as Trump's next White House press secretary – the youngest person to hold the role. In her Fox News appearance, Leavitt said her boss — who repeatedly used the phrase "enemy from within" to describe media outlets that he viewed as unfavorable to him — praised his media-handling skills and his accessibility to the press.

Although Donald Trump is confident in his defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, two sources tell Vanity Fair special correspondent Gabriel Sherman that some of the president-elect's allies are worried the Fox News host won't "survive" the allegations against him.

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A fierce ally of Donald Trump — who was recently named his deputy chief of staff for policy — told a Fox News host on Tuesday night that the president-elect will use all "lawful" means to push through any Cabinet nominees who face a difficult confirmation.

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One problem: He has suggested in recent months he would do just that.

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