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#10 Democrat Anger as Blame Game Begins Over Kamala Harris’s Devastating Loss - Graig Graziosi for The Independent, Rambling Al, Modernity, Lorrie Goldstein, Kellie Meyer, LostDiva, and USBornNRaised on X
Democrats and political talking heads have initiated the circular firing squad as they search to blame anyone else for Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election. Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party lost the White House, the Senate, and may still lose the House. The Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, handed Trump a presidential “get out of jail free” card for almost anything he did in office between 2025 and 2028. So, who is to blame?
#9 Trump Discusses Middle East, Ukraine, and Trade in Calls With World Leaders - Rebecca Falconer for Axios, Forbes, and World News Tonight on X
President-elect Trump held his first discussions with world leaders on Wednesday since his presidential election win, as he received a series of congratulatory phone calls. The big picture: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he was "among the first to call" Trump, while India's prime minister and the offices of the Canadian PM and South Korean president also said they had conversations with the Republican leader. The intrigue: Netanyahu's office said on X that the two leaders had a "warm and cordial" conversation as they "agreed to work together for Israel's security" and discussed the threat of Iran, which U.S. intelligence officials say was behind a plot to assassinate Trump. Trump and Netanyahu fell out during the American's first term, but Axios' Barak Ravid notes they have since set aside their differences and have spoken frequently on the phone in recent months...
#8 Hill Republicans Ready Ambitious Agenda as They Hope for Full Sweep of Washington - CNN, Andy Cooper, Sky News Australia, Mitchell Miller, and Scott Wong on X
Republicans on Capitol Hill are laying the groundwork to push through an ambitious agenda with President-elect Donald Trump if they have total control of Washington next January – a rare GOP trifecta that party leaders believe is now within reach. And this time they’ll be prepared to use it. Unlike Trump’s surprise win in 2016, House and Senate GOP leaders have been preparing for months for a possible GOP sweep. Their goal is to get to work quickly drafting big pieces of the Trump administration’s agenda, starting with a major economic package centered on taxes, energy policy, border security and deregulation, according to two people familiar with discussions...
#7 Trump’s Allies Are Already Jockeying for High-Powered Spots in His Administration - CNN, A Dad from Florida, Just the News, ABC News LIVE, and The Times and Sunday Times on X
President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the new government. Those with particular positions in mind have begun reaching out to members of Trump’s inner circle to try and talk themselves up. Trump, who is known to be superstitious, largely avoided these conversations in recent weeks, despite allies who believed they proved their loyalty trying to position themselves favorably. Many hopefuls were at Trump’s victory parties in Florida Tuesday night and delayed their flights or adjusted their travel schedules to remain in the Palm Beach area. Trump could announce his decision on some key positions within days, sources told CNN.
#6 Proposition 36 Overwhelmingly Passes in California, Reversing Some Soros-Backed Soft-On-Crime Policies - Jamie Joseph for Fox News, Steve Bainbridge, Ian Miller, and Corey Uhden on X
A ballot measure that will roll back some of California's most controversial soft-on-crime policies has overwhelmingly passed in the deep blue state. Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, sought to undo portions of Proposition 47 by increasing penalties for some crimes. When Proposition 47 passed in 2014, it downgraded most thefts from felonies to misdemeanors if the amount stolen was under $950, "unless the defendant had prior convictions of murder, rape, certain sex offenses, or certain gun crimes."
#5 Nevada Votes Thrown Into Chaos Because Young Voters Can’t Sign Their Names - Daniel Hardaker The Telegraph, Kylie Jane Kremer, Just Plain Bette, and mjslovaaa on X
Vote counting in Nevada has been thrown into chaos because young people cannot sign their own names, a state official has said. Absentee ballots in the state require a voter’s signature to match with signatures already on file in state or federal databases. Roughly 13,000 mail-in ballots have been rejected across Nevada because the signatures on their ballot did not match the signatures in the system, secretary of state Francisco Aguilar said on Tuesday. The signatures of younger voters did not always match what was on their driver’s licenses, he added. “It’s mostly the fact that young people don’t have signatures these days,” he explained. “And when they did register to vote through the automatic voter registration process, they signed a digital pad … and that became their license signature.”
#4 Biden Admin Is Planning for a Possible Migrant Surge Before Trump Takes Office - Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez for NBC News, Diligent Denizen, Tom Fitton, and Tony Lane on X
The Biden administration is making contingency plans for a possible surge in border crossings ahead of a Trump presidency, as more would-be immigrants say they are concerned President-elect Donald Trump will shut down the border, according to two U.S. officials and exchanges between immigrants on WhatsApp groups. On Monday afternoon, nearly 36 hours before Trump declared victory, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas held a virtual meeting with his top advisers and the heads of Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in which the participants raised concerns about what a possible Trump victory would do to border security.
#3 Kamala Harris Campaign Fell $20 Million in Debt in Final Week - Elizabeth Weibel and Matthew Boyle for Breitbart, Jack Paso, Nick Sortor, and Kyle Becker on X
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign fell $20 million in debt during the final week of her campaign, according to several sources. Christopher Cadelago, the California bureau chief for Politico, wrote in a post on X that Harris’s campaign had “ended with at least $20 million in debt,” according to two sources familiar with the situation.
“Harris raised over $1 billion and had $118 million in the bank as of Oct. 16,” Cadelago added in his post...
#2 Hamas Calls for 'Immediate' End to War After Trump Election Win - Tom O'Connor for Newsweek, Donald Trump Jr., Cory Mills, and The Panda Tribune on X
A senior Hamas official has called for an immediate end to Israel's war against the group in the Gaza Strip and a plan to achieve Palestinian statehood in remarks shared with Newsweek in the wake of former President Donald Trump's election victory. "The election of Trump as the 47th president of the USA is a private matter for the Americans," Hamas Political Bureau member and spokesperson Basem Naim told Newsweek, "but Palestinians look forward to an immediate cessation of the aggression against our people, especially in Gaza, and look for assistance in achieving their legitimate rights of freedom, independence, and the establishment of their independent self-sovereign state with Jerusalem as its capital."
#1 What Is 4B? South Korean Protest Movement Hits US After Donald Trump Win - Maya Mehrara for Newsweek, Laarni Cuneta, Bobby, Dissident Media, Maggie Speaks, Meme'nOnLibs, and Travis on X
Interest in a new political movement has spiked in the U.S. following Donald Trump's reelection as president, according to the Independent, a U.K. newspaper. Thousands of people on TikTok and X, formerly known as Twitter, have been posting about participating in the 4B movement, a feminist protest movement that originated in South Korea in 2019. The movement is gaining traction in reaction to the male majority that voted for Trump and could have strong sociopolitical ramifications. Newsweek reached out to the Trump campaign for comment via email outside of business hours...
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