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7:30 AM ET, November 8, 2024

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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
Jared Gans / The Hill:   California Republican who impeached Trump wins reelection
Ishai Melamede / ABC News:
More voters saw Trump as the candidate of change: Exit poll analysis
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Christiaan Hetzner / Fortune:
Trump's election win sends private prisons stocks soaring as investors anticipate hard crackdown on migration
Discussion: HuffPost, CBS News and CNN
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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Politico:
Playbook: Dems agonize over Sotomayor  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE LATEST RACE CALLS — Republican DAVE McCORMICK defeats Democratic Sen. BOB CASEY in Pennsylvania. ...  Reps. DON DAVIS (D-N.C.), YOUNG KIM (R-Calif.), JULIA BROWNLEY …
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
Democrats Are in Disarray With No Easy Fix  —  The idea that another candidate could have succeeded where Harris failed seems spurious at best. … Vice President Kamala Harris led a coalition that stretched from lefty Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to former Representative Liz Cheney …
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.
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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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
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Fox News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune urges Trump to stay out of race to replace McConnell
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.
Discussion: Reuters
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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.
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans to Dismantle Biden's Climate Law.  It Won't Be Easy  —  Oil companies and some Republican lawmakers support parts of the Inflation Reduction Act, making outright repeal less likely than new restrictions, caps and expiration dates. … President-Elect Donald Trump will be empowered …
Discussion: Inside Climate News
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Colorado governor says tax cuts key to state's shift left
Discussion: Mediaite and Scripps News
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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Politico:
Florida woman takes job as White House chief of staff
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and NBC News
Axios:
Trump appoints Susie Wiles as chief of staff
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 …
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.
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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Stephanie Johnson / WVEC:
Virginia Attorney General condemns racist text messages sent out following presidential election
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 …
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 …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The wreckage Merrick Garland leaves behind  —  His failures left American democracy ripe for the picking. … ✍️  —  It has often been said that Donald Trump was running for president to keep himself out of prison.  Mission accomplished.  —  But the fact that Trump wasn't …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Bulwark and New York Times
 
 
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Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
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Catherine Morehouse / Politico:
Ex-energy regulator says he offered Trump team plan to cut his old agency
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Politico:
Stefanik eyed for top Trump administration post
Discussion: Fox News
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
There's No Denying It Anymore: Trump Is Not a Fluke—He's America
Discussion: Raw Story
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