Last updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:26PM GMT
President-elect Donald Trump is naming members to his administration. Here's a look at the president-elect's appointees so far.
Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.
Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.
Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.
Memo to Harris campaign staff: 'losing is unfathomably painful'
In an email sent to the Harris campaign staff obtained by ABC News, Harris campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon says: "I'll leave you with this: losing is unfathomably painful. It is hard. This will take a long time to process. But the work of protecting America from the impacts of a Trump Presidency starts now."
Dillon adds that Harris told Trump that she would work with Biden to ensure a peaceful transfer of power, unlike what happened in 2020. Harris will also hold an all-staff call after her speech to talk about the road ahead.
BySelina Wang
Nov 06, 2024, 7:13 PM GMT
Biden to call Trump, address nation: Source
President Joe Biden is expected to speak with former President Donald Trump by phone Wednesday to offer his congratulations, according to an administration official.
Biden is planning to address the nation Thursday, the source said.
President Joe Biden walks toward the Oval Office as he arrives at the White House from Camp David, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Washington.
Nov 06, 2024, 7:11 PM GMT
Baldwin retains Senate seat in Wisconsin
Democrat Tammy Baldwin is the projected winner in Wisconsin, ABC News reports. She will return to the Senate after defeating Republican challenger Eric Hovde.
ByPierre Thomas and Alexander Mallin
Nov 06, 2024, 6:54 PM GMT
Special counsel Jack Smith expected to wind down Trump prosecutions: Sources
Special counsel Jack Smith is in active talks with senior leadership at the Justice Department evaluating ways he can end his prosecutions of President-elect Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.
The decision is based on longstanding Department of Justice policy that a sitting president cannot face criminal prosecution while in office, sources said.
It is unclear as of today how Smith's prosecutors will approach dismissing both the federal election subversion case in Washington, D.C., and their ongoing appeal of Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal of the classified documents case.
