Daily Briefing: Military for mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump pledged to direct U.S. troops to carry out mass deportations of unauthorized migrants. Since Trump picked former Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general, some Republican senators have said they want to see a House Ethics Committee investigation into him. We look at a day when America changed time — literally.

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Trump vows to use military for mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump said Monday that he would declare a national emergency and use the military to carry out his mass deportation plans.

The background: During his campaign, Trump repeatedly promised a "mass deportation" that would round up immigrants around the country who have violated the law. Yet, migration at the U.S.-Mexico border declined to the lowest level since the Trump administration this year.

• Now he's promising to deliver. There will be fewer legal obstacles to his promise after Trump appointed hundreds of judges during his first term, reshaping the courts that previously slowed or stopped his attempts to ramp up immigration enforcement.
• This is a housing issue, too. Housing of all kinds is in short supply due to falling construction rates. Immigrants make up a significant portion of the construction labor force, and removing them en masse would cripple the industry – not to mention having devastating social and emotional consequences, experts and advocates say.
• Trump has seized on Americans' fever-pitch feelings about immigration. An ongoing trial of an undocumented immigrant accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley underscores national sentiment on immigration.

Maybe hold off the carrots on today's salad

More than a dozen brands are recalling bags of organic carrots that were sold in 18 states for potential E. coli contamination, federal officials announced. One person has died and 15 have been hospitalized in connection to the outbreak. Affected brands are more than likely no longer in store, but could still be found in people's homes.

• See the list of affected carrot products.
• Here's a map of infections related to the carrot recall across the country.
• What is Grimmway Farms? Here's what we know about the carrot producer tied to E. coli outbreak.

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• Biden asked Congress for $100 billion to aid recovery from hurricanes and other disasters.
• Trump picked Fox host Sean Duffy for Transportation secretary.
• People without diabetes can use continuous glucose monitors. But should they?

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Women allege Matt Gaetz paid them for sex

A Florida lawyer who represented two women in the House Ethics Committee investigation into former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said the women alleged Gaetz paid them for sex, according to multiple media reports. One of the women also said she saw Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old, according to reports from the Washington Post and ABC News. Since Trump made his preference for Gaetz as attorney general known, House Speaker Mike Johnson has said the committee's report on Gaetz should not come out. Read more

Trump supporters explain the hope they feel for his second presidency

"Under Trump I expect my financial situation to improve with lower taxes and no tax on overtime which is a game-changer to working class people."

-David Rose, a 43-year-old steelworker from Indian Head, Pennsylvania. Rose and other Trump supporters spoke with Paste BN about why they voted for the president-elect. Many cited the economy as a motivating factor.

Today's talkers

• Here's what to do if you're flying Spirit for the holidays.
• Who are the MLB's Rookies of the Year?
• Sabrina Carpenter "arrested" Domingo from "Saturday Night Live" at her concert.
• A viral Trump dance is taking hold in the NFL.
• Beyoncé will perform at halftime for the NFL Christmas Day game between Ravens and Texans.

Why Americans shifted, scrapped minutes and changed time forever 141 years ago

At high noon 141 years ago, time changed forever in America. In Boston, time moved forward 16 minutes. In Baltimore 6. New Yorkers lost about 4 minutes. That Sunday in 1883, communities across the country ‒ and the railroads operating in them ‒ agreed to standardize time and create four time zones across North America. Learn more about "the day of two noons."

Photo of the day: Where's Joe Biden?

Don't you hate when they take the group photo before you get to the party? The outgoing U.S. president missed a photo with Group of 20 leaders on Monday in Brazil after summit organizers proceeded without him. The White House said the photograph was taken earlier than planned.

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