Hello, from CNN, I'm Joe Beck, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, November 12th.

President-elect Donald Trump's administration decisions are signaling what his White House priorities will look like.

Two sources familiar with his choices say he's picked South Dakota Governor Kristy Noem as his Homeland Security Secretary.

It comes after he already chose two key immigration hardliners to serve in senior roles.

And by picking Noam, Trump is putting a loyal supporter in charge of an agency he prioritizes,

and that's key to his domestic agenda. Here she is talking about the border

earlier this year.

The United States of America is in a time of invasion. The invasion is coming over our southern

border.

Sources also told CNN that Trump is likely to pick Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his Secretary

of State. As of last night, it wasn't clear whether he's formally offered Rubio the role, though,

and one source said Trump could still change his mind.

Rubio has a lot of foreign policy experience, and has been very critical of China, even being

sanctioned by the Chinese government in the past.

So Trump picking him could show that

he's willing to aggravate Beijing right out of the gate. Lawmakers will be back on Capitol

Hill today, as Senate Republicans prepare to elect their new leader, and we still don't know

who will have control of the House. The candidates for Senate Majority Leader will be making

their pitches this afternoon, before a vote tomorrow. Meanwhile, CNN projects that Democrat

Ruben Gallego will win the closely watched Senate race in Arizona, beating Republican

Carrie Lake to become the state's first Latino senator. As for the House race, Republicans currently have 215 seats, while Democrats have 206.

Either party needs 218 to win control, and there are 14 left to call.

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