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7:35 AM ET, November 12, 2024

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New York Times:
Trump Expected to Name Marco Rubio as Secretary of State  —  The president-elect appears to have settled on the Florida senator to be the nation's top diplomat.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to name Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his secretary of state …
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state  —  Donald Trump selected U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to be his secretary of state, the New York Times reported on Monday, putting the Florida-born politician on track to be the first Latino to serve as America's top diplomat once …
Politico:
The big takeaway from Trump's whirlwind round of personnel announcements  —  The president-elect is sending a clear message to Washington as he begins to reveal who's in — and who's out — of his next administration.  —  Donald Trump is sending a message to anyone hoping to work with his second White House: Dissenters need not apply.
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart and WSAV-TV
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
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.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Dems' 11th-hour plot to sabotage Trump's agenda … - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is already telling allies how he is preparing to lead the resistance to Trump, Axios' Hans Nichols reported.  — “We as Democrats have to roll up our sleeves and get into defense …
NOTUS:
Trump's Cabinet Picks Put a Further Strain on a Shrinking House Majority
Politico:
Scenes from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago transition  —  A look at the power players populating Trump's club since the election.  —  Over the weekend, Donald Trump zipped around his West Palm Beach club on a golf cart with Elon Musk, stopping to introduce him to club members.
Discussion: CNN
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CNN:
Swisher makes prediction on what could push Musk from Trump's favor
Discussion: HuffPost and The Independent
CNN:
Melania Trump expected to skip Wednesday White House meeting with Jill Biden  —  Melania Trump is not expected to attend the traditional White House meeting with first lady Jill Biden, sources familiar with her plans said.  —  It's a decision that underscores Melania Trump's long-held willingness …
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Calder McHugh / Politico:
How the Senate map explains Trump  —  TURNAROUND — As Democrats continue to shift into recrimination mode about exactly what happened last Tuesday evening, they've found blame in lots of places — demographic shifts, inflation, concerns about immigration and even the wide world of podcasts.
Discussion: Politico
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Senate Dems begin their final effort until at least 2029 to put judges on the courts  —  In the coming weeks, Democrats will have their last chance to put Democratic nominees on the federal courts until at least 2029.  —  With Republicans taking Senate control on January 3 when the new Congress begins …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House pushes back on Trump call to halt confirmations in lame duck period
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Selects Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser  —  The congressman is known as a China hawk and NATO critic.
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
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.
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump picks Kristi Noem to serve as his Homeland Security secretary  —  President-elect Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Who really supports free speech?  —  A central premise of Donald Trump's candidacy is that he and his Republican allies are champions of free speech.  In a 2022 video, Trump claimed that “a sinister group of Deep State bureaucrats, Silicon Valley tyrants, left-wing activists …
Discussion: HotAir
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Blue state govs gear up to protect their people  —  “You come for my people, you come through me.” … 👊  —  Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election last week has led, inevitably, to a miserable round of Democratic blaming, shaming, bitterness, and general panic.
NBC News:
FBI Director Christopher Wray is preparing for a possible forced exit under Trump  —  One person under consideration for the job is Trump adviser Kash Patel, who is also being considered to lead the CIA, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.  —  FBI Director Christopher Wray …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Even Fox News Saw a Close 2024 Election.  Then the Voting Data Came In  —  At the start of Election Night, even executives at Fox News Channel didn't think Donald Trump had a decisive edge over Kamala Harris.  —  “At 5 p.m., the most likely outcome was a very close election,” says Arnon Mishkin …
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump selects Lee Zeldin to lead EPA  —  President-elect Trump has selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, putting a second New Yorker and loyalist into his forming Cabinet.  —  “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Congressman …
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump picks Lee Zeldin to lead EPA — adding second NYer to cabinet
Tara Suter / The Hill:
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.
Discussion: HuffPost, RedState and Raw Story
Ailbhe Rea / Bloomberg:
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” …
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CBS News:
COP29 climate summit begins today in Baku. Will it be the last for the U.S.?
 
 
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage
Discussion: Fox News
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Kamala Harris snubbing Josh Shapiro in favor of Tim Walz for VP backfired with Jewish voters - and may have cost her Pennsylvania: exit poll
Discussion: Power Line and Breitbart
Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Women stockpile abortion pills before Trump term
Discussion: Raw Story and News18
Dan Merica / Associated Press:
Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Democrat Cleo Fields wins re-drawn Louisiana congressional district, flipping red seat blue
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
He Went To A White Supremacist Event. Now He'll Oversee Trump's Mass Deportations.
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Trump Plans Series of Executive Orders for Day 1, Susie Wiles Tells Donors
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Rick Scott's MAGA momentum backfires in the Senate
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Hail Hitler and hail Trump’: People wave Nazi flags outside Jewish play in Michigan
Discussion: Michigan Advance
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
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