Trump News for Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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Melania Trump Reportedly Won't Move Back Into The White House Full Time
HotNewHipHop
Melania Trump will serve a second term as the First Lady, but will allegedly not be spending all of her time in the White House.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:58 PM

Comptroller Brad Lander
New York Daily News
Lander gave the bleak assessment at a press conference announcing a report on the impacts of the 2024 elections — saying that if Trump cuts federal funding, key infrastructure projects, schools and housing could be imperiled.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:56 PM

Republicans win House of Representatives, as Trump’s party takes full control of Washington
The Indian Express
Republicans under Donald Trump are all set to control both chambers of the Congress, House of Representatives and Senate, which has opened the path to bring in sweeping changes in America.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:56 PM

Political Shake-Ups and Power Plays in the US
Devdiscourse
Donald Trump selects loyalists with little experience for key positions, including Matt Gaetz as attorney general. Senate Republicans select John Thune as leader. A recount is triggered for Pennsylvania's US Senate race. Marco Rubio is nominated as secretary of state. Prosecutors pause a case against Trump.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:52 PM
Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office was historic, but there were surprises still to come
ABC News
It's a decades-old White House tradition, but the meeting between Biden and Trump was nothing short of remarkable. And there were still surprises to come.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:51 PM

Matt Gaetz once faced a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he could now lead
Toronto Star
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he's been tapped
Nov 13, 2024, 11:48 PM

FBI raids home and seizes phone of Polymarket founder
The Guardian
Shayne Coplan calls incident ‘discouraging’ as firm suggests raid was retaliation for site’s users betting on Donald Trump
Nov 13, 2024, 11:37 PM

Special counsel Jack Smith seeks pause
CNBC
The election of Donald Trump as president prompted prosecutors to ask for pauses in three criminal cases against the Republican.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:31 PM

Election 2024 live updates: Trump chooses Matt Gaetz and Tulsi Gabbard for top Cabinet posts; Republicans win the House
NBC News
Follow live updates on Trump’s transition plans after the 2024 election: Biden White House meeting, Cabinet selections and key developments.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:26 PM

Special counsel Smith asks court to pause appeal seeking to revive Trump's classified documents case
Toronto Star
WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a court Wednesday to pause prosecutors' appeal seeking to revive the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of the
Nov 13, 2024, 11:24 PM

Dick Van Dyke ‘Fortunate’ to Miss Trump Presidency
Vulture
There’s making peace with your mortality, and then there’s being amped to die because it means fewer years of President Trump. Dick Van Dyke has joined the latter camp.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:22 PM
‘Not on my bingo card’: Trump’s shock justice pick faces pushback
The Australian Financial Review
Firebrand Matt Gaetz, who has never worked in the Justice Department or as a prosecutor at any level of government, is the latest in a wave of Donald Trump’s nominations.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:16 PM

Stephen Colbert jokes about Americans who want to flee U.S. after Trump win
Salon
Stephen Colbert addresses the new appointees for Donald Trump's second term and how American want to flee
Nov 13, 2024, 11:14 PM

Crypto Bet Controversy: Raid on Polymarket CEO's Home Exposes Election Gambling Anomalies
Devdiscourse
Federal agents raided the home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, seizing electronics following a controversial presidential election. Polymarket, a prediction market platform, faced scrutiny for its election odds and a French trader's high-profit bets on Trump. The site is under investigation for compliance with French laws.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:14 PM

Who is Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman Donald Trump picked to serve as attorney general?
Toronto Star
In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his
Nov 13, 2024, 11:13 PM

What to know about Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump's pick to serve as attorney general
Toronto Star
In picking Rep. Matt Gaetz as his nominee for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is looking to install a fierce loyalist who has been seen as divisive even within his
Nov 13, 2024, 11:13 PM

What's DOGE? Musk's new political appointment under Trump is a crypto joke
TechCrunch
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that one of his top donors, Elon Musk, will co-lead the newly created Department of Government
Nov 13, 2024, 11:11 PM

Inside the only Manhattan voting district that favored Trump in the 2024 presidential election: 'It used to be a safe city'
New York Post
Just one district in Manhattan chose Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in last week's election -- becoming the first in the borough to vote for a Republican presidential candidate in at least a decade.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:08 PM

Democrats who shun Trump-voting family only drive division
New York Post
Only two types of people will tell you to separate yourself from your friends and family because of ideological differences: cult leaders and domestic abusers.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:08 PM

Trump stirs the pot with shock Cabinet picks
Cable News Network
President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks keep getting more outlandish, which may be part of the point.
Nov 13, 2024, 11:05 PM

There's only one reason Trump would put crackpots in charge of military and intelligence agencies.
Slate
This is a national security disaster.
Nov 13, 2024, 10:53 PM

Karine Jean-Pierre dodges question on Trump-Biden golf plans
Washington Examiner
The question about President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden's golf plans referenced a moment in the first 2024 presidential debate when the former president knocked Biden for being unable to “hit a ball 50 yards.”
Nov 13, 2024, 10:48 PM

Trump’s allies must be pissed.
Slate
Republicans’ new Senate leader is not who Trump had in mind.
Nov 13, 2024, 10:45 PM

Gaetz selected as attorney general for being ‘very smart on policy’: Steve Hilton
Washington Examiner
Trump has praised Matt Gaetz for being “a deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who will restore “faith and confidence in the Justice Department.”
Nov 13, 2024, 10:45 PM