memeorandum: Trump and Musk: The Bromance That Cannot Last (David Nasaw/New York Times)

10:20 AM ET, November 11, 2024

Top Items:

Kaitlan Collins / CNN:

Trump offers Rep. Elise Stefanik role of UN ambassador, sources say — President-elect Donald Trump has offered Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik the job as US ambassador to the United Nations, two sources familiar told CNN on Sunday. — The New York congresswoman, the fourth-ranking House Republican …

Discussion: NBC News, USA Today, ABC News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money, CBS News, Daily Mail and Washington Examiner

Steven Nelson / New York Post:

Trump offers Rep. Elise Stefanik ambassador to United Nations post after NY ally's aggressive defense of his policies: report — WASHINGTON — New York Rep. Elise Stefanik has accepted President-elect Donald Trump's offer to be his enforcer as United Nations ambassador, The Post can reveal.

Discussion: New York Times, Fox News, The Hill, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, al.com, The Daily Caller, The Times of Israel, The Independent, CBS News, Daily Mail, IJR, Reuters and Washington Times

The Bulwark:

Stop Handwringing, Start Fighting — Plus: The next GOP Senate gears up to hand Trump more of its power. — Donald Trump, as everyone knows, is no neocon. He's so not a neocon that he recently spent days insisting he didn't actually want to see Liz Cheney shot—he just wanted her to have a reckoning with her “war hawk” views!

Politico:

Trump picks House ally Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador — The New York representative has been a fierce critic of the world body. — President-elect Donald Trump has picked House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York to be his next ambassador to the United Nations.

Discussion: NPR, Scripps News, Axios, The Hill, Washington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, CBS News, Townhall, Washington Times, Israpundit, The Independent, New York Daily News, The Gateway Pundit, Bloomberg, News18 and abc7NY

Politico:

The Rick Scott backlash builds — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — LATEST RACE CALLS — Rep. YADIRA CARAVEO (D-Colo.) conceded to Republican GABE EVANS. Rep. DAVID SCHWEIKERT (R-Ariz.) wins reelection. — SAME AS IT EVER WAS …

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Political Wire

Punchbowl News:
11/11/24 ☀️ AM: — Trump is bending Washington to his will

Discussion: The Hill

CNN:
State of the Union — DANA BASH, CNN HOST (voice-over): Political comeback.

Discussion: HotAir and Washington Times

Anthony Adragna / Politico:
Trump presses next GOP Senate leader to allow ‘recess appointments’

Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Immigration advocates brace for Trump: ‘Buckle up’

Discussion: Los Angeles Times

Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Musk calls Thune “top choice of Democrats” for GOP leader

Discussion: Florida Phoenix, Raw Story, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, RedState, The Hill, Townhall, Washington Examiner and Twitchy

CNN:

Trump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration's ‘border czar’ — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration, will be in charge of the nation's borders.

Discussion: CBS News, Scripps News, Washington Examiner, NPR, Fox News, Townhall, RedState, American Greatness, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Raw Story, Axios, ABC News, Bloomberg and News18

Josh Gerstein / Politico:

Trump taps former immigration official Thomas Homan as border czar — President-elect says Homan will oversee deportation of illegal immigrants — President-elect Donald Trump has picked former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Thomas Homan to serve as a “border czar” for the incoming administration.

Discussion: Associated Press, USA Today, New York Times, Reason, The Hill, Al Jazeera, Washington Post, Daily Mail, UPI, Fox News, The Daily Caller and IJR

Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:

Trump announces Tom Homan as incoming border czar — Homan touts hard-line immigration views and has previously vowed to “run the biggest deportation force this country has ever seen.” — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced late Sunday that Tom Homan …

Discussion: Axios, Fox News, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Louder With Crowder, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Fox Business, News18, The Times and Daily Mail

Andrew Stiles / freebeacon.com:

Fighters, Failures, and Freaks: The Definitive List of Winners and Losers of the 2024 Election — The 2024 election is over. Donald Trump and the Republicans won a stunning and decisive victory. Kamala Harris and the Democrats suffered a thoroughly deserved defeat.

Discussion: Townhall

Bradford Betz / Fox News:

Biden appears to struggle while walking on beach with first lady — President Biden to meet with successor President-elect Trump at White House on Wednesday — A video clip making the rounds online shows President Biden appearing to struggle while walking on the beach with first lady Jill Biden.

Discussion: ABC News, Townhall and IJR

Tara Suter / The Hill:
Former Harris aide calls for Biden to resign so she can be president briefly

Discussion: The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, IJR, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, RedState, Fox News, USA Today, New York Post, Raw Story, Clayton Cramer and The Daily Caller

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Dean Phillips tears into fellow Democrats over 2024 loss

Discussion: RedState, Mediaite, Washington Examiner and The Hill

Associated Press:

Will Trump's hush money conviction stand? A judge will rule on the president-elect's immunity claim — A gut punch for most defendants, Donald Trump turned his criminal conviction into a rallying cry. His supporters put “I'm Voting for the Felon” on T-shirts, hats and lawn signs.

Luc Cohen / Reuters:
Judge to decide whether Trump's hush money conviction can stand

Discussion: UPI and USA Today

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Many in government are worried about Trump's return. At DOJ, they're terrified.

Discussion: Twitchy and Raw Story

Chris Geidner / Law Dork:

Protecting the rule of law under Trump is going to be precarious — The justices must decide, in the wake of last term's decisions, whether they will play any role in that aim. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs. — ∙ Paid — The coming period is one that will be difficult for the rule of law.

Devin Dwyer / ABC News: Courts restrained Trump in first term. Will they ‘check’ his power again?

Margaret Renkl / New York Times:

Against Panic: A Survival Kit — I had an elaborate itinerary for Election Day that I took to calling the Panic Abatement Plan. I'd walk in the woods early because temperatures are still breaking records down here. I'd stop by Parnassus Books, which would be full of kindred souls …

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

Dems roll the dice with another SCOTUS seat — What could possibly go wrong? … ⚖️ — After the shock of Donald Trump's victory last week, Democrats are trying to figure out whether it's possible to Trump-proof a Supreme Court seat. Though conservatives already hold …

Discussion: CNN, Law & Crime and The Guardian

Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:

Republicans' First Tax-Cut Challenge: How Much Red Ink Can They Live With? — To pass a bill without Democrats, GOP lawmakers seek agreement on the deficit number — WASHINGTON—As Republicans prepare the party-line tax bill at the core of their 2025 agenda, the key to everything is, simply, “The Number.”

NOTUS:

‘What a Joke’: Heritage Staffers Are Only Laughing About Project 2025 Now That Trump Has Won — Heritage staffer group chats have been filled in recent days with tweets admitting that, actually, the Trump agenda has always been Project 2025. — Ben T.N. Mause and Helen Huiskes — Copy

Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg

Washington Post:

Trump talked to Putin, told Russian leader not to escalate in Ukraine — President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the call. — President-elect Donald Trump spoke …