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9:40 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 …
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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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.
NOTUS:
Trump's Cabinet Picks Put a Further Strain on a Shrinking House Majority
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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CBS News:
Trump expected to nominate Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary  —  Washington — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his nominee for Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, two sources familiar with the transition discussions confirm to CBS News.
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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Calder McHugh / Politico:
How the Senate map explains Trump
Discussion: Politico
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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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.
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 …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Musk Turning Himself Into the 'Guest Who Wouldn't Leave' at Mar-a-Lago  —  WORN-OUT WELCOME  —  The Tesla CEO is not expected to have an official position in Trump's incoming administration, but he's apparently weighing in on staffing decisions already being made in Florida.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill, ABC News and CNN
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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.
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner:
FAA considers Haiti travel ban after planes struck by gunfire  —  The Federal Aviation Administration will decide whether to ban flights to Haiti on Tuesday after gunmen shot at two different flights attempting to land there.  —  As of Monday, the Toussaint Louverture International Airport …
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
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.
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Is Joining a Venture Capital Firm  —  The firm, 1789 Capital, invests in products and companies aimed at conservative audiences.  —  The eldest son of President-elect Donald J. Trump will not be a member of his father's administration — he is joining a venture capital firm.
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.
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
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.
Discussion: CNN
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 …
Associated Press:
Judge set to rule on whether to scrap Trump's conviction in hush money case  —  A judge is due to decide Tuesday whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump's conviction in his hush money case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
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 …
 
 
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Andrew Stiles / freebeacon.com:
WATCH: Token Republican Scott Jennings Makes CNN Watchable Again
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Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
Will the Supreme Court Stand Up to Trump? Can It?
Discussion: Raw Story and Bloomberg
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Even Fox News Saw a Close 2024 Election. Then the Voting Data Came In
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage
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: Breitbart and Power Line
Marisa Iati / Washington Post:
Women stockpile abortion pills before Trump term
Discussion: Raw Story and News18
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Merica / Associated Press:
Elon Musk's PAC spent an estimated $200 million to help elect Trump, AP source says
Discussion: Quartz
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
He Went To A White Supremacist Event. Now He'll Oversee Trump's Mass Deportations.
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Rick Scott's MAGA momentum backfires in the Senate
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Trump selects Lee Zeldin to lead EPA
 

 
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