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Leonid meteors are visible in the night sky from early November to early December. This weekend, the ongoing meteor shower reaches its maximum intensity, with a peak Sunday night into early Monday. wapo.st/48UCvRe


Ruben Gallego won his Senate race in a battleground state that Donald Trump flipped and will become the first Latino to represent Arizona in the upper chamber of Congress. He did so, he says, in large part by targeting Latino men. wapo.st/4fwdwGm


President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that Steven Cheung, a top communications adviser on his campaign, would serve as his communications director in the White House, with Sergio Gor directing the presidential personnel office. wapo.st/4fG1bz6


House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said Friday that he would “strongly request” that the House Ethics Committee not release a report on its investigation into allegations against former congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida). wapo.st/4evVNgU


Column by Rachel Tashjian: Television journalists such as Kaitlan Collins, Abby Phillip and Linsey Davis are changing expectations of what it means to look feminine and authoritative. wapo.st/3ALdQBQ


Opinion by Ruth Marcus: Trump is stocking his Cabinet with amateurs and pranksters. Can democracy survive it? wapo.st/4ewbuEE


Elon Musk has long complained about federal agencies — particularly those that have investigated and fined his companies. Here are some of the key agencies: wapo.st/4es3vZr


Opinion by Dana Milbank: His administration is going to be just as incompetent as it was last time — maybe more so. wapo.st/4fvx2Te


Two Missouri law enforcement officers have been charged in separate federal cases this week with illegally searching the cellphones of women they encountered during traffic stops to steal their nude or sexually explicit photos. wapo.st/40MJfOQ


Column by Danielle Douglas-Gabriel: Some HBCUs are seeing record enrollment growth while the rest of higher education contends with low head counts. wapo.st/4fPGzUO


An estimated 10.3 million cases of measles occurred worldwide last year, up 20 percent from 2022, primarily because of inadequate immunization coverage, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. wapo.st/3CuhTTC


China is preparing to retaliate against any new tariffs if Donald Trump launches another trade war when he returns to the Oval Office next year, with analysts saying Beijing has had time to develop tools that could prove useful in an economic tit-for-tat. wapo.st/3O9Zs9j


Conan O’Brien will host next year’s Oscars ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday, giving the longtime writer, comedian and former late-night show host his first chance to anchor Hollywood’s biggest night. wapo.st/3URqbeB


President-elect Donald Trump’s Palm Beach social club is home to his presidential transition, attracting long-shot job seekers and serious contenders for high-level administration positions. wapo.st/4fFoIQI


A former linebacker for the Detroit Lions was arrested Thursday in Georgia for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. wapo.st/48TUDKE


Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels hasn’t looked like himself, and there are no easy answers. wapo.st/40Pr9M1


A brief appearance by a tiger before an LSU football game sparked a feud between Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) — who said he pushed for the tiger to appear — and LSU students and animal welfare officials, who say the animal’s appearance was a cruel stunt. wapo.st/3AJH8ka


Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was investigated for an “alleged sexual assault” in 2017 by police in Monterey, Calif., the city said in a statement. wapo.st/3UU5jDt


Four people were arrested Wednesday for allegedly submitting fake videos of a bear attacking their car and defrauding companies of about $140,000, the California Department of Insurance announced. wapo.st/3Oa8oM0


It may sound counterintuitive, but this year’s hyperactive hurricane season may have helped fuel the drought across the United States. wapo.st/40I7pKq


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