On Politics

Tue Nov 12 2024

Rebecca Morin | Senior National News Reporter

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Hi all! It's Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. No amount of sleep will ever make me feel rested again after covering the election I fear.

How the 'diploma divide' helped steer Trump back to the White House

What exactly happened in the 2024 election? That's the big question many pundits and election experts are asking after Donald Trump had a decisive victory in the (what many thought would be an extremely tight) presidential election. One trend: Kamala Harris did worse among voters without college degrees than Joe Biden did four years ago. While Trump held the support of white women, and peeled away some support among Latino and Black voters, his win was the result of different demographics of voters who did not have a college degree. Read more.

Trump is selecting candidates for his upcoming administration: Who's in and who's out?

President-elect Donald Trump has been quickly moving ahead to build out his administration, tapping trusted allies to serve as advisers and Cabinet members. Long time advisor Stephen Miller was named his deputy chief of staff for policy, former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin will head the Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Rep. Mike Waltz is Trump's national security adviser. Read more.

•	Photos: See President-elect Donald Trump's staffing picks for key administration roles

A politics pit stop

•	Will she or won't she? Unclear if Melania Trump will have tea with Jill Biden.
•	Watch: States just gave an OK to these ballot measures. Here's what to know.
•	Harris fundraising page says a portion of donations will be directed to recount effort
•	Democrat Ruben Gallego makes Arizona history, defeats Kari Lake in US Senate race
•	Watch: Republicans claim House victory before final races are officially called

Trump's New York hush money sentencing in jeopardy as case deadlines paused

A New York court suspended all the current deadlines in Donald Trump's New York hush money case, including a scheduled Nov. 26 sentencing on his 34 felony convictions. It's unclear what Tuesday's decision to pause the current deadlines means for whether Trump will ever be sentenced. Read more.

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