memeorandum: Stop Handwringing, Start Fighting (William Kristol/The Bulwark)

11:15 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, Washington Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, ABC News, Daily Mail, Raw Story, CBS News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Examiner

William Kristol / The Bulwark:

Stop Handwringing, Start Fighting — 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!

Discussion: CNN, Reason and The Gateway Pundit

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

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: Associated Press, Washington Examiner, New York Times, RedState, The Hill, Foreign Policy, Fox News, The Daily Caller, al.com, The Times of Israel, Daily Mail, CBS News, The Independent, IJR, Reuters and Washington Times

CNN:

State of the Union — DANA BASH, CNN HOST (voice-over): Political comeback. Donald Trump sweeps the swing states and heads back to the White House as he vows to keep his promises. — DONALD TRUMP, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (R) AND CURRENT U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT: We're going to fix everything about our country.

Discussion: HotAir, Breitbart and Washington Times

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

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and Axios

Politico:
Trump picks House ally Elise Stefanik for UN ambassador

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

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

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, NPR, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Townhall, RedState, American Greatness, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Mail, Rolling Stone, Axios, ABC News, Raw Story, Bloomberg and News18

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

Discussion: 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

NBC News:

Democrats hold out hope in Pennsylvania Senate race as Republicans declare victory — NBC News hasn't yet called the Senate race in Pennsylvania, where Republican Dave McCormick holds a narrow lead over Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. — Pennsylvania's hotly contested Senate race hangs …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Gateway Pundit

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.”

Greta Reich / Politico:
Schumer withholds Senate orientation invite from McCormick

Discussion: Fox News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, American Greatness, Michigan Advance, Washington Times, Raw Story, Breitbart, Washington Examiner, Townhall, RedState and Twitchy

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

Dems roll the dice with another SCOTUS seat — ⚖️ Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button below to sign up and support our independent journalism. ⚖️ — 👩‍⚖️ Subscribe to Publice Notice 👩‍⚖️

Discussion: CNN, Balls and Strikes and Law & Crime

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: The Bulwark, 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

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

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?

Discussion: Washington Times

Anya Andrianova / Bloomberg:

Dollar Rises to Yearly High as Trump's White House Win Keeps Powering Gains — Yen is leading losses against greenback among developed peers — Fed's avoidance of clear guidance on next rate cut aids dollar — The dollar rose Monday, touching the highest level in a year …

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 …

Lee Moran / HuffPost:

Authoritarianism Expert Shatters A Trump ‘Illusion’: ‘One Of The Biggest Scams Of All’ — Ruth Ben-Ghiat said this reason for voting for Trump would have “very sad” consequences. — LOADING — Authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat spoke on MSNBC's “The Weekend” about one particular appeal …