Trump names Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador as he moves to the White House: Live updates

Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Cory Mills of Florida have floated the idea of ​​criminal charges being brought against Judge Juan Merchan — who oversaw the president-elect’s New York business fraud trial this spring and could still sentence him to prison — as well as his daughter Loren Merchan and special prosecutor Jack Smith, despite Jordan’s assurances, this government is not interested in revenge.

Here’s more from the Republican congressman who was put to the sword by Dana Bash yesterday, explaining why his party only claims voter fraud when their candidate is defeated – a good question that he didn’t answer at all.

Mike Bedigan has the details.

Veteran GOP pollster Frank Luntz has accused Kamala Harris’ campaign advisers of “political misconduct” by fixating on Trump’s mistakes instead of telling voters “about her.”

Luntz sat down with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl This week and argued that the vice president’s campaign aides had set her up for failure by not focusing on creating her own political identity and policies.

Here’s more of it James Liddell.

I’ll keep talking Fox and friends This morning, Tom Homan – Trump’s new border czar – revealed that his family is “not home at this time” because they have already received death threats since his appointment was announced by the president-elect on Truth Social last night.

Homan dismissively told the hosts that such threats are “something we will deal with.”

“They won’t bully me,” he added.

The official explained that his job was to carry out Trump’s promise to carry out “the largest deportation operation in history” and that he would first target those who “a federal judge said needed to go, and they have.” not done.”

Addressing migrants, Homan said: “You have the right to seek asylum. You have the right to see a judge. We make it possible… [But if the] The judge says you have to go home, then we have to take her home.”

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Sunday dampened fears that the president-elect will use the federal government as a weapon against his political enemies, even though Trump himself has publicly promised to do so, as the graphic below shows.

Here is John Bowden about what Jordan had to say to CNN State of the Union.

The congresswoman now appears to have accepted the aforementioned position, which is significant The New York Post in a statement:

“I am truly honored that President Trump has been nominated to join his Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

“During my conversation with President Trump, I expressed how excited I am to accept his nomination and that I look forward to winning the support of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate.”

It currently still requires the approval of senators.

The biotech CEO appeared on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, where he was asked by Jonathan Karl whether he would be part of a second Trump administration, one that the Trump transition team is likely to assemble around political candidates who place loyalty to Trump above all else will be different.

Ramaswamy did not comment on what exact role he might play, but confirmed that he was having “influential discussions” about his future path.

The former Fox News host and Trump ally claimed that Senate Republicans were staging a “coup” against the president-elect as three senators vied to succeed Mitch McConnell.

Republicans regained control of the Senate on election night, leaving the door open for one of them to replace McConnell, the chamber’s longest-serving party leader, who plans to step down at the end of the year.

“What the hell is going on in the US Senate?” Carlson posted on X this weekend.

“Just hours after Donald Trump won the most convincing mandate in 40 years, Mitch McConnell is staging a coup against his agenda by calling a snap election for Senate leadership.

“Two of the three candidates hate Trump and his candidacy.”

Here is Kelly Rissman on his objections to John Cornyn and John Thune.

The America First Policy Institute, a right-wing think tank with influence on Donald Trump, advocates for promoting loyalists to executive positions, forcing local and state law enforcement to comply with mass deportations, and taking a confrontational approach to relations with China.

Ariana Baio it collapses.

The former U.N. ambassador and chief rival to the president-elect is on good terms after being publicly snubbed by Trump in a Truth Social post that said she and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will both be expelled from his second administration.

Here is John Bowden with Haley’s answer.