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Brooke Migdon / The Hill:
2 Democrats speak out against transgender athletes after Trump win — Two House Democrats said they oppose transgender athletes competing in women's sports in the immediate aftermath of President-elect Trump's decisive victory over Vice President Harris, shifting right of their previous policy positions …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Why Trump won — 9 takeaways from the 2024 election — What happened in the 2024 election was a political earthquake. — Former President Trump not only won in the Electoral College, but he won so big that he expanded his coalition with historic demographic shifts.
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Talking Points Memo and Washington Examiner
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Harris Tried to Win Over Republicans. Democratic Support Collapsed Instead — The vice president did not pull Republicans from Trump, and the percentage of voters identifying as Democrat declined, according to exit polls — During the final weeks of the 2024 campaign …
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The Hill, freebeacon.com, LGBTQ Nation, CommonWealth Beacon, Reuters, New York Magazine and Newsweek
Clarissa-Jan Lim / MSNBC:
The right-wing claims about voter fraud have suddenly vanished — On election night, as the results looked to be in Trump's favor, the baseless conspiracy theories about fraud began tapering off. — In the months leading up to the election, Donald Trump and his Republican allies warned relentlessly of widespread voter fraud.
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Stateline, PolitiFact, Election Law Blog, New York Times, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Linley Sanders / Associated Press:
How 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024: AP VoteCast
How 5 key demographic groups voted in 2024: AP VoteCast
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City & State New York, CBS News, The National Pulse, American Greatness and New York Post
Claire Lampen / The Daily Beast:
Election Deniers Went Suddenly Quiet When Trump Won
Election Deniers Went Suddenly Quiet When Trump Won
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PBS NewsHour, PolitiFact, Election Law Blog and The Independent
Ishai Melamede / ABC News:
More voters saw Trump as the candidate of change: Exit poll analysis
More voters saw Trump as the candidate of change: Exit poll analysis
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The Hill and The Guardian
Christiaan Hetzner / Fortune:
Trump's election win sends private prisons stocks soaring as investors anticipate hard crackdown on migration
Trump's election win sends private prisons stocks soaring as investors anticipate hard crackdown on migration
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Strategic Failure of 2024 Was Written in 2021
The Strategic Failure of 2024 Was Written in 2021
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Twitchy, Washington Monthly and The Dispatch
NBC News:
Trump says there's ‘no price tag’ for his mass deportation plan — In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump talked about his campaign promise to carry out the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. history. — President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News on Thursday …
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
What Trump's MAGA allies have planned for immigration in Project 2025 … - Trump repeatedly claimed during his campaign that he knew nothing about the right-wing policy map, despite the fact that the Heritage Foundation-backed plan was written by his close allies and supported by his top advisers.
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Asia Times, Scripps News, The Dispatch, SFist, Slate, The Gateway Pundit, FOX 35 Orlando, Mother Jones and New York Times
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Judge declares Biden immigration program for spouses of U.S. citizens illegal — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration program that would allow unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens to get legal status and a streamlined path to U.S. citizenship, declaring the policy illegal.
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Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation — A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.
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New York Times, East Bay Times, New York Post, Forbes, RedState, ABC News, Washington Times, Axios, Mother Jones and Christianity Today
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles to be chief of staff — A veteran of Florida politics, Wiles directed Trump's campaign to victory in the state in 2016. — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped his campaign senior adviser Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
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Telegraph, Associated Press, The Sun, New York Times, The Western Journal, Washington Times, The Independent, The Hill, Fox News and CatholicVote org
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Politico:
Florida woman takes job as White House chief of staff
Florida woman takes job as White House chief of staff
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CNN and The Daily Caller
Fox News:
Trump names Susie Wiles as first female White House chief of staff in history
Trump names Susie Wiles as first female White House chief of staff in history
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American Greatness, Mother Jones, USA Today, The Daily Signal, Washington Post, Mediaite, Stephen K Bannon's War Room, RedState, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, CBS News, One America News Network, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit, Rolling Stone, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, New York Post, Associated Press, The Independent, NPR, Florida Politics, Scripps News, Reuters, The Hill, Washington Times, Deadline, IJR, ABC News, Bloomberg, The National Pulse, The American Conservative, NBC News, KNSD-TV and The 19th
Taylor Lorenz / User Mag:
Why Democrats won't build their own Joe Rogan — Minutes after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, Dana White took the stage to thank the influencers who helped lead Trump to victory. “I want to thank the Nelk Boys, Adin Ross, Theo Von, Bussin' With The Boys …
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Wired, The Independent, Instapundit, The Free Press and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Mediagazer »
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Colorado governor says tax cuts key to state's shift left — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said on Wednesday tax cuts are key to his state's shift to the left in the wake of President-elect Trump's win in the 2024 presidential election. — Republicans made gains in large portions of the U.S …
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Mediaite and Scripps News
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts
For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts
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Politico, New York Times, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Washington's open for business
Behind the Curtain: Washington's open for business
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Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and CNN
Debbie Elliott / NPR:
Racist text messages target young African Americans post-election — Black college and high school students report receiving racist texts about being “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.” — Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days.
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CBS News, The Crimson White, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, WVEC and Baltimore Sun
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Stephanie Johnson / WVEC:
Virginia Attorney General condemns racist text messages sent out following presidential election
Virginia Attorney General condemns racist text messages sent out following presidential election
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CNN, Federal Bureau …, Forbes, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, KUSA-TV, 6abc, FOX 35 Orlando, TheGrio, Urban Milwaukee, MPR News, Wisconsin Examiner, USA Today, WTTG-TV, Atlanta Black Star, KSNG-TV, Vibe, The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
MAGA Launches Increasingly Horrific Attacks on Women After Trump Win — The immediate aftermath of Donald Trump's presidential election win is already a bad omen for women and minorities across the nation, who within less than 48 hours have found themselves the subjects of hate campaigns designed to belittle and marginalize them.
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The model exactly predicted the most likely election map — Before we get into the meat of today's newsletter, just a quick update on our plans. Silver Bulletin, we hope, will have a long future. But I'm thinking about things in a few different stages: — Short term: We're treating next week …
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Need To Compete In The New Media Landscape — Or Keep Paying The Price — This is your TPM evening briefing. — As always happens after a bad election loss — and is compounded when that loss is sweeping, and to the man who launched a coup against the country — the losing side is in full panic mode.
Punchbowl News:
11/8/24 ☀️ AM: — House Republicans could be saddled with another tiny majority — Trump looms over Senate GOP leadership race — Hawley backs Cornyn for Senate GOP leader — Who's in line to lead the NRCC and DCCC — House Republicans could be saddled with another tiny majority
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The Daily Signal and Fox News
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Trump dismissed Rick Scott as Senate GOP leader … - A senior Trump campaign official pushed back on Axios' reporting, saying Trump “hasn't weighed in on the leadership race and anyone who says differently is wrong.” … - Scott had signs at his campaign victory party on Tuesday that read …
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Washington Post, The Hill, Raw Story, NBC News, Semafor, Fox News, Washington Examiner, Washington Times and New York Post
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten / Fox News:
Dem governor issues stark warning to Trump: ‘You come for my people, you come through me’ — Gov. JB Pritzker says he is a ‘warrior’ for the people of Illinois — Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker issued a stark warning to President-elect Trump following his landmark victory …
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Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Examiner and The Hill
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
After 248 years, America prepares for life under a king — It took only hours after a majority of Americans chose to return Donald Trump as a strongman-style president for the first billionaire supplicant to come forward on bended knee. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the third-richest person on the planet …
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The Bulwark and New York Times
Politico:
Adams pledges to work with Trump on public safety, infrastructure — The mayor, a Democrat, said he can find common ground with “anyone and everyone.” — NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams spoke Wednesday with President-elect Donald Trump about working together on infrastructure …
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CBS News, abc7NY and Daily Caller News Foundation
Catherine Morehouse / Politico:
Ex-energy regulator says he offered Trump team plan to cut his old agency — Other former FERC officials warned ex-FERC chair Neil Chatterjee's message could prompt an exodus of talented staff at the agency that regulates the nation's interstate pipelines and electricity markets at a critical period for the power industry.
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Raw Story