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Media Matters has the transcript: LARRY KUDLOW (CO-HOST): I just want to go back inside the church for a minute, Molly. Take a careful look at that. That wasn’t a nice conversation. That was outright flirtation. It was almost — HARRIS FAULKNER (CO-HOST): Oh my goodness! KUDLOW: That was almost heavy — that was almost heavy-duty petting at the G7 …

The New York Times reports: A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to change his family’s trust to consolidate his eldest son Lachlan’s control of his media empire and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant, according to a sealed court document obtained by The New York Times. The commissioner, Edmund J. Gorman Jr., concluded in a decision …

Axios reports: President-elect Trump is looking to fill his Cabinet and administration with familiar faces from one of his favorite right-leaning television networks. A dozen current or former Fox News employees have made Trump’s cut for his “central casting” Cabinet, as have frequent network guests. As in his first term, Trump appears to be treating hiring for top government posts …

“The alleged reference to the book about health care policy that was left on those bullet cases, that’s an important point, because that’s a book that proposes socialist policies for health care. “There seems to be a notable connection between the people who are celebrating what appears to be a deliberate assassination with the people who celebrated the attempted assassination …

“Well, I want to thank everyone. This is quite a group! I have so many friends sitting right here. How about Sean? Is Sean just great? You know? And he said every single thing that I was going to say and what the hell, I can’t say it again? “But he’s a special guy. He’s been my friend for a …

The Daily Beast reports: President-elect Donald Trump named Monica Crowley, a former Fox News contributor, as his nominee for chief of protocol at the State Department — marking the latest network personality to land a job in the incoming administration. Trump, an avid viewer of the right-leaning cable network, seems to be using the network as a farm team for …

“Not only do we have tourists here but we recently found out in the last day or so that we have 58,000 known criminals who have crossed our border illegally. Not that there would be any connection naturally with this, but it makes the work harder for NYPD because they’re already dealing with rampant crime uptick from those individuals who …

“Pete and his wife were going through a difficult divorce, a very emotional time and I’m sure many of you across the country understand how difficult divorce is on a family. There is emotion. We say things and I wrote that in haste, with deep emotion, as a parent. “About two hours later, my husband tells me I should think …

Fox News reports: President-elect Donald Trump will appear at FOX Nation’s Patriot Awards on Thursday and receive the Patriot of the Year award. Fox News host Sean Hannity, who will emcee the sixth annual event, announced the news Tuesday on “Hannity.” The Patriot Awards honors and recognizes America’s patriots, including military veterans, first responders and other inspirational everyday heroes. It …

NBC News reports: Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, drank in ways that concerned his colleagues at Fox News, according to 10 current and former Fox employees who spoke with NBC News. Two of those people said that on more than a dozen occasions during Hegseth’s time as a co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” which began …

The Daily Beast reports: Jesse Watters faced blowback online after saying he wanted to see more “eye candy” from female Trump appointees. The Fox News host said he’d “like to see Linda McMahon doing yoga” or Tulsi Gabbard “surfing.” His remarks came after The Five show screened footage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. showing off his muscles in a shirtless …

Mediaite reports: During Monday’s edition of The Ingraham Angle on Fox News, Laura Ingraham floated the idea of the president pardoning Trump before leaving office. “Jason, would Donald Trump accept a pardon from Joe Biden?” she inquired. “At this point, I don’t know what Joe Biden is gonna pull,” Miller replied. “I think it’s nonsense. If it’s some aspect of …

“Rachel, you referred to earlier this week in a conversation with me as [Trump’s cabinet] shaping up to be the Justice League. That is, in my opinion, very refreshing to hear. That is very dangerous for others to hear and they’ve responded by calling him [Kash Patel], in fact, unqualified and dangerous. But to me, he also represents consistency. If …

“I was in the first administration and I had numerous death threats, I had a security detail with me all the time. Even after I retired, the death threats continued and even after I retired as ICE director I had US marshals’ protection for a long time to protect me and my family. “What doesn’t help is all the negative …

“It’s going to be a wild ride. Let’s be realistic. I mean, a lot of American companies do not buy American. They do rely on a lot of merchandise that is purchased from other countries. I think if American companies are forced to buy American, it is going to cost more ultimately. And then who’s going to pay for that? …

The Washington Post reports: A Delaware judge Wednesday dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed last year by Ray Epps, an Arizona man who sued Fox News for comments made on the air about him that suggested he was an undercover federal agent who played a role in fomenting the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. While Epps protested outside …

The Associated Press reports: President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has chosen Keith Kellogg, a highly decorated retired three-star general, to serve as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, who is one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book that lays out an “America First” national security agenda for the incoming administration, will come into …

“The only reason Trump is not in jail right now is because of you, the voters. I’m telling you if the Democrats somehow manage to take the House in 2026, and they could, it is highly probable that they will do everything in their power, stay with me here, to impeach Donald Trump again. You think I’m kidding? Well, we’ll …

“With all due respect to my former colleague, we know that there were three cases of adultery for Pete Hegseth, and it is relevant. “And the reason why it’s relevant is, Article 134 of the UCMJ considers adultery against the military, which the Department of Defense is part of. You can’t lead an entire organization and all these people if …

CBS News reports: President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr. Marty Makary Friday to lead the Food and Drug Administration, selecting a surgeon and author who opposed vaccine mandates and some other public health measures during the coronavirus pandemic. Makary, a Johns Hopkins University professor, is the latest in a string of Trump nominees who have declared the U.S. health system to …