White House pushes back on Trump call to halt confirmations in lame duck period  —  A White House spokesperson on Monday pushed back on President-elect Trump's demand that the Democratic Senate stop confirming judges during the lame-duck period before he takes office and the upper chamber flips to GOP control.

Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy  —  President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce in the coming days that Stephen Miller, his top immigration adviser, will serve as White House deputy chief of staff for policy, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN.

Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta  —  Republicans are projected to keep control of the House of Representatives, handing the party total control of Washington with former President Trump back in the White House in January.  —  Decision Desk HQ projected the GOP would hold …

Trump picks Lee Zeldin to lead EPA — adding second NYer to cabinet  —  WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, The Post can exclusively report.  —  Zeldin, 44, served four terms …

Trump Selects Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser  —  The congressman is known as a China hawk and NATO critic.

Warren: Trump transition ‘already breaking the law’  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Monday that President elect-Trump “and his transition team are already breaking” a law on presidential transition.  —  “Donald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law,” Warren said in a post on the social platform X.

Starmer Pushes UK Climate Leadership as Trump Win Poses Threat  — British premier attends UN summit as other leaders stay away  — UK expected to unveil pledge on climate emissions in Baku  —  Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wants the UK to assume a “global leadership” …

‘Hail Hitler and hail Trump’: People wave Nazi flags outside Jewish play in Michigan  —  President-elect Donald Trump's reelection was credited for emboldening a group of people waving Nazi flags in Michigan over the weekend.  —  WLNS reported that the flags were seen in two cities, including at a Jewish play.

He Went To A White Supremacist Event.  Now He'll Oversee Trump's Mass Deportations.  —  “We are going to have a historic deportation operation,” Tom Homan promised this summer.  —  LOADING  —  In February 2022, Tom Homan went to the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida …

Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Build Future in Streaming  —  The veteran broadcaster, 77, will walk away from his seven-figure role in a watershed moment for cable TV.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Chris Wallace is quitting CNN after three years as one of its biggest stars, he exclusively told the Daily Beast Monday.

DOJ says Jack Smith's delay in Trump case is no reason to do the same for Jan. 6 defendants  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's decision to pause his prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump is no reason to do the same for members of the mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Justice Department argued Monday.

Trump Plans Series of Executive Orders for Day 1, Susie Wiles Tells Donors  —  Ms. Wiles, the next White House chief of staff, said Donald Trump would move quickly to reinstate orders from his first term that President Biden had revoked, though she did not specify which ones.

Rick Scott's MAGA momentum backfires in the Senate … - Scott has his supporters, there's no question. … At this point I won't vote for him for anything ever," one Republican told Axios.  — Senate offices are dealing with a flood of trolling on social media from Scott allies …

Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep  —  President-elect Donald Trump's Republican Party will control both houses of Congress when he takes office in January, Decision Desk HQ projected on Monday, enabling him to push an agenda of slashing taxes and shrinking the federal government.

Trump calls on GOP senators vying to be majority leader to agree to recess appointments  —  President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a way for presidents to essentially bypass Congress that has recently been blocked by the minority party.

Kevin Costner defends Liz Cheney: ‘We should applaud her.  We should protect her.’  —  Costner endorsed Cheney during the 2022 midterm elections in which she was defeated by Harriet Hageman amid her criticism of Donald Trump  —  Actor Kevin Costner on Monday defended Liz Cheney …

Democrat Cleo Fields wins re-drawn Louisiana congressional district, flipping red seat blue  —  Democrat Cleo Fields has won Louisiana's congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district, flipping a once reliably Republican seat blue.  Fields' win means Democrats will hold …

Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says  —  Elon Musk's super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the group's spending, funding an effort that set a new standard for how billionaires can influence elections.