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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson.

And today is Monday, November 11, 2024.

This is the excerpt.

Today, an early look at Trump's cabinet decisions.

Plus, what does the next administration mean for immigrants in the U.S.?

And a new global meeting on climate change begins.

President-elect Donald Trump has made some early decisions about his cabinet following his election win last

week. Trump announced Susie Wiles as his chief of staff Thursday, making her the first woman to hold

the position. He also said Saturday that neither former UN ambassador Nikki Haley nor former

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will have a role at the start of the new administration. Questions remain about the

role's high-profile supporters like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate

who endorsed him after dropping out of the race, and billionaire Elon Musk, who donated more than

$118 million to his Trump backing pack, will play in the next administration. Trump has previously

said he would give Musk a cost-cutting role in his administration while allowing anti-vaccine

activist Kennedy to, quote, go wild on health, unquote. With a Republican Senate majority in place,

Trump expects to have little resistance in confirming his cabinet picks.

For a closer look at some of the potential nominees for Trump's cabinet, check out a link

in today's show notes.

What does a new Trump presidency mean for immigrants and their family members across the country?

I spoke with USA Today, National Immigration Reporter Lauren Viagran, for more.

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