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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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NOTUS:
‘Just a Numbers Game’: Mike Johnson Doesn't Expect Any More House Republicans in the Trump Administration
‘Just a Numbers Game’: Mike Johnson Doesn't Expect Any More House Republicans in the Trump Administration
Politico:
The big takeaway from Trump's whirlwind round of personnel announcements
The big takeaway from Trump's whirlwind round of personnel announcements
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Washington Post:
Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say
Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Katie Britt pitches Lara Trump to fill Rubio's Florida Senate seat
Scoop: Katie Britt pitches Lara Trump to fill Rubio's Florida Senate seat
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Riley Beggin / USA Today:
Donald Trump to make first visit to Capitol Hill since winning election
Donald Trump to make first visit to Capitol Hill since winning election
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Blake Mauro / freebeacon.com:
More Trump Cabinet Picks Emerge: Marco Rubio for State, Mike Waltz for NatSec Adviser, Kristi Noem for DHS
More Trump Cabinet Picks Emerge: Marco Rubio for State, Mike Waltz for NatSec Adviser, Kristi Noem for DHS
CNN:
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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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta
Republicans win House, delivering Trump a trifecta
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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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NBC News:
Judge delays decision on tossing Trump's hush money conviction
Judge delays decision on tossing Trump's hush money conviction
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Breanne Deppisch / Fox News:
‘Extraordinary circumstances’: NY judge in Trump case pauses all court deadlines, sentencing
‘Extraordinary circumstances’: NY judge in Trump case pauses all court deadlines, sentencing
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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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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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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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emptywheel:
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).
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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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Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana's Ten Commandments in public schools law
Federal judge temporarily blocks Louisiana's Ten Commandments in public schools law
Rogé Karma / The Atlantic:
The Two Donald Trumps — The central contradiction of Donald Trump's reelection is this: He owes his victory to the fact that millions of voters appear to have seen him as the stability candidate who would usher in a return to pre-COVID normalcy. But he has put forward a second-term agenda …
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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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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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.
Associated Press:
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 …
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Carol Anderson / The Guardian:
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?”
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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
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 …
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Axios:
“Babydog” banned: Jim Justice's bulldog can't visit Senate floor … - Justice, the current West Virginia governor, is in Washington for orientation alongside his fellow incoming senators. — He asked Tuesday if Babydog could join him on the Senate floor and was told no by staff, the sources said.
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Washington Post:
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 …
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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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 …
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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.