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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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Swisher makes prediction on what could push Musk from Trump's favor
Swisher makes prediction on what could push Musk from Trump's favor
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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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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump expected to name Rubio as secretary of State
Trump expected to name Rubio as 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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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 — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has extended Senate orientation invitations to Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick and Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego after previously withholding them while their respective races remained unsettled.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer invites McCormick, Gallego to Senate orientation — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has invited Pennsylvania Republican David McCormick and Arizona Sen.-elect Ruben Gallego (D) to the Senate orientation this week after initially not extending an invitation to either man due to uncounted ballots in both races.
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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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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
Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Inside House Dems' 11th-hour plot to sabotage Trump's agenda
Inside House Dems' 11th-hour plot to sabotage Trump's agenda
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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.
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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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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.
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 …
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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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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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 …
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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