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.

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 …

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.

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.

Russia Attempts to Collect Its Winnings  —  Russia has been engaged in a good deal of dick-wagging with Trump since the election.  —  After Trump won, Russia did not call to congratulate — at least as far as we know (though Viktor Orbán seems to be Trump's handler and he did).

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel  —  President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Trump announced Tuesday.  Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes …

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.

Will the American project survive the anger of white men?  —  At key moments throughout US history, white male anger has been privileged over national security, progress or basic welfare  —  A friend recently asked: “Do you think the United States will survive the anger of white men?”

Justice Samuel Alito Plans to Remain on Supreme Court  —  Some Republicans suggest the veteran jurist could step down to let Trump appoint a younger conservative  —  WASHINGTON—Justice Samuel Alito has no plans to step down from the Supreme Court, people close to the justice said …

What the numbers actually say about the 2024 election  —  In what will likely be the narrowest margin of victory since 2000, Trump probably benefitted from who stayed home.  —  We remain in the post-election period when consultants and politicians try their best to frame the results …

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 …

Trump Gears Up for Assault on Wokeness With Education Overhaul  —  President-elect lays out big changes for America's classrooms, including expanding school choice and closing Department of Education  —  President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to remake education in the U.S. …

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.

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 …