Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The 7

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🗓️ 12 November 2024

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Tuesday briefing: Trump eyes Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem; Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake; Caribbean storm; and more

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0:00.0	Donald Trump is building a team for his next administration.
0:06.3	That's where we're starting The Seven from the Washington Post.
0:09.6	I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, November 12th.
0:13.1	Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.
0:18.1	One of Donald Trump's first tasks as president-elect is to fill top positions in his government.
0:25.0	It's early in the process, but Trump and his team are already busy vetting candidates and zeroing in on key cabinet and White House roles.
0:33.8	Trump is expected to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. He's also asked
0:40.2	Florida Representative Mike Walts to be the White House National Security Advisor. Both Republicans
0:45.9	have more hawkish foreign policy views than that of the incoming president. Another potential
0:52.0	appointment is Stephen Miller. He's a former speechwriter and campaign
0:56.4	advisor to Trump. He helped develop policies during Trump's first term, including the ban on
1:02.5	travel from Muslim-majority countries and the separation of families at the U.S. border.
1:08.0	Miller is expected to return to government as Trump's deputy chief of staff to oversee
1:13.3	an immigration crackdown. The post is tracking all of Trump's picks as they come. You can find a link to
1:19.8	our tracker in our newsletter today. Find that in our show notes. Number two, Democrat Rubin Gallego was elected Arizona's first Latino U.S. senator.
1:34.6	The Arizona Senate race was the last to be called, but last night, Gallego was projected to defeat Republican Carrie Lake.
1:42.6	She's a pro-Trump former news anchor, who also lost the race for
1:46.5	governor in 2022. Gallego spoke to his supporters last night at a news conference in Phoenix.
1:53.4	Thank you, Arizona. Thank you for all the Arizonans who supported me, the Democrats, Republicans,
2:00.0	and independents. And for those that did not support me or didans who supported me, the Democrats, Republicans, and independents.
2:01.4	And for those that did not support me or did not vote for me, please know, I will always still
2:08.2	fight for you. I will treat you with respect, and we may not agree all the time, but I will
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