Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday she believes former president Donald Trump is a fascist, agreeing with the assessment of a growing number of Trump’s former top aides as she escalated her warnings about the Republican nominee’s character. washingtonpost.com/elections/2024…

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says that Joe Biden will attend the inauguration on Jan. 20, regardless of who is elected. "This president believes in the peaceful transfer of power, and that's what you're going to see this president do," she says.

Staggering class realignment/shift in working class Harris lost DESPITE major shift of affluent voters her way 2020: Trump wins voters over $100K, 54-52 2024: *Harris* wins voters over $100K, 54-45 2020: Biden wins voters $50K-$100K, 57-42 2024: *Trump* w/ voters $50K-$100K,

Former Pres. Donald Trump and Vice Pres. Kamala Harris have allegedly not connected yet as of early this morning, Trump’s senior adviser Jason Miller said on ABC News’ Good Morning America. Follow live election updates: trib.al/TGTTIWg

Pres. Biden giving post-election remarks in the Rose Garden. Promises orderly transition. “The American experiment endures,” Biden said.

Republican Donald Trump won Arizona and its 11 electoral votes, according to NBC and ABC. trib.al/jsbYOZl

Donald Trump has asked FL Rep. Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser, multiple sources tell me Rachel Scott John Santucci Ben Siegel

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary via Michelle L. Price apnews.com/article/trump-…

Thank you Paul Beckett @paulwsj of The Wall Street Journal, Vladimir Lučić, CEO of Telekom #Serbia, Yann Philippin of Mediapart in English & Transatlantic Leadership Network 2024 Gold Medal for Investigative Reporting awardee & Daniel Bush of Newsweek for a great discussion during the award ceremony gala at National Press Club Mediapart

On the White House rescinding the memo, aides say it is not an end to the intended freeze of federal funding that clashes with Trump's worldviews. It's meant to get around the court injunction. White House aides think the memo did what they wanted: make US govt officials

President Trump starting his press conference on the American Airlines crash in Washington.

Elon Musk is officially serving under President Trump as a special government employee, according to a White House official. Per a DOJ summary, a special government employee is "anyone who works, or is expected to work, for the government for 130 days or less in a 365-day

When pressed by @RachelVScott about his potential conflicts of interest, Elon Musk said DOGE is “maximally transparent.” “All of our actions are fully public ... You can see, am I doing something that benefits one of my companies or not." abcnews.link/kkQMAri

Statement from the editors of Reuters, The Associated Press and Bloomberg News reutersagency.com/resources/stat…

Rep. Al Green speaking to the White House press corps after getting kicked out of the House chamber tonight. Green said he was yelling at Pres. Trump not to cut Medicaid. Trump “has no mandate” to cut Medicaid and other programs, Green said.

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🚨 BREAKING: Ukraine has agreed to immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, but Russia must agree first. US will immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and restart security assistance to Ukraine.

BREAKING: The DC Circuit has *rejected* DOJ's effort to lift Judge Boasberg's block on Alien Enemies Act deportations. Ruling is 2-1, with Judge Walker dissenting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

🚨 SCOOP 🚨 DHS is asking IRS to locate **7 MILLION** suspected undocumented immigrants using confidential tax records. It’s a massive escalation by DHS to use the tax system for mass deportation. IRS officials are aghast, say it’s likely illegal. Link in thread ⤵️

Among those in White House Situation Room monitoring Iran mission were: President Trump VP JD Vance SecDef Pete Hegseth Chairman of Joint Chiefs Dan Caine CIA Director John Ratcliffe National security advisor/secretary of State Marco Rubio Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Deputy Chief