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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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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:
Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.
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Emmy Martin / Politico:
Schumer invites McCormick and Gallego to Senate orientation
Schumer invites McCormick and Gallego to Senate orientation
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer invites McCormick, Gallego to Senate orientation
Schumer invites McCormick, Gallego to Senate orientation
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Gram Slattery / Reuters:
Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state
Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state
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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.
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Paula Reid / CNN:
Decision on whether to overturn Trump's New York hush money conviction is delayed — Donald Trump's lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney's office have agreed to delay activity in the hush money case until November 19 to give the president-elect's lawyers time to make new arguments on how his election victory impacts the case.
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Graham Kates / CBS News:
New York judge delays presidential immunity ruling in Trump “hush money” case
New York judge delays presidential immunity ruling in Trump “hush money” case
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Elise Stefanik / Common Dreams:
Trump Cabinet Picks So Far Decried as ‘Nightmare Fuel’ — Progressive advocates voiced alarm Monday over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's initial leadership picks—including a border czar who oversaw the separation of migrant families during the Republican's first term …
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Who is Lee Zeldin? Six things to know about Trump's selection for EPA chief — President-elect Trump on Monday announced former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). — Zeldin has a fairly thin track record on environmental policy …
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New York Post:
Melania Trump declines to meet with Jill Biden at White House, citing Mar-a-Lago raid: source — Melania Trump declined an offer to head to the White House Wednesday and meet with Jill Biden, citing the Biden administration's past raid on Mar-a-Lago as part of the federal government's investigation into classified documents.
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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 …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Senate Dems begin their final effort until at least 2029 to put judges on the courts
Senate Dems begin their final effort until at least 2029 to put judges on the courts
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep
Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows appeal in Georgia election interference case — Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff failed in his bid to move the case to federal court to mount immunity arguments. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday dealt a setback …
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Freedom Caucus's rogue procedural move raises questions about consequences — Key members of the House Freedom Caucus went rogue with parliamentary procedure on the House floor while GOP leaders were far away and focused on other matters on Election Day, raising questions about whether …
Brian Flood / Fox News:
No Trump bump: MSNBC hemorrhaging viewers since Election Day, sheds more than half of primetime audience — 'It's a stale product no one will want to listen to going forward,' Curtis Houck says — MSNBC's reliably liberal audience has tuned out the anti-Trump network since Election …
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage
MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
A Common Sense Democrat manifesto — Where do we go from here? — Years ago, I coined a phrase — the pundit's fallacy — to describe the belief that to win elections, a political party needs to cater to the exact views of the pundit writing the column. — So as a believer …
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.
Sara Cline / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments — A new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 has been temporarily blocked after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on Tuesday.
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Daniel W. Drezner / Foreign Affairs:
The End of American Exceptionalism — Trump's Reelection Will Redefine U.S. Power — The only thing uncontroversial about Donald Trump is how he won his second term. Despite polls showing a statistical dead heat and fears of a long, drawn-out wait for election results, Trump was declared the winner early last Wednesday morning.
Brian Schwartz / Wall Street Journal:
John Paulson Drops Out of Running to Become Trump Treasury Secretary — Investor says his ‘complex financial obligations’ would prevent him from joining administration — Veteran investor John Paulson is dropping out of the running to become President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary …
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
EPA implements climate law's methane fee for oil and gas companies — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday issued a final rule that implements a charge for oil and gas companies that release too much of the planet-warming gas methane. — The fee was passed as part …
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, Associated Press and E&E News
Politico:
Who's really running Donald Trump's 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.
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures — Most of the bills target mifepristone — the drug used in more than two-thirds of abortions nationwide. — Anti-abortion groups on Tuesday unveiled their “Make America Pro-Life Again Roadmap,” an effort to chip away …
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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.
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Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump? Can It? — Because of all that has happened since President-elect Trump's first term in office, it is easy to forget that the Supreme Court repeatedly stood up to him during those chaotic four years. — The court impeded Mr. Trump's initial efforts …
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Lichtman blames bad election prediction on disinformation, Elon Musk — Historian and political scientist Allan Lichtman is blaming disinformation and billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk for his incorrect prediction that Vice President Harris would win the presidency. — “Number one, disinformation.