November 12, 2024: Trump's Cabinet Nominations and Executive Office Appointments Plus How These Picks Affect Congress, Louisiana 'Ten Commandments' Law Temporarily Blocked, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Trump's First Cabinet Nominations and Executive Office Appointments (2:25)

• Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles (5:20)

• Border Czar: Tom Homan (7:41)

• DHS Secretary: Gov. Kristi Noem (12:15)

• Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy: Stephen Miller (13:43)

• Secretary of State: Sen. Marco Rubio (15:28)

2. How Trump's Picks Will Affect Congress (18:33)

3. Quick Hitters: Louisiana 'Ten Commandments' Law Blocked, Judge Merchan Delays Ruling in Trump's 'Hush Money' Case, EPA Finalizes Rule Requiring Fee for Released Methane Gas, FAA Blocks US Flight to Haiti for 30 Days (20:07)

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Trump's First Cabinet Nominations and Executive Office Appointments

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-executive-branch/#:~:text=The%20Cabinet%20is%20an%20advisory,often%20the%20President's%20closest%20confidants

https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/hhs-agencies-and-offices/index.html

https://www.justice.gov/agencies/chart/grid#:~:text=This%20Office%20supervises%20and%20directs,U.S.%20Attorneys%20and%20U.S.%20Marshals

https://www.cliffsnotes.com/study-guides/american-government/the-president/organization-of-the-executive-branch

Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles

https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-key-figures-65b19fb408511f6eebec27ae12241385

https://time.com/7174721/meet-susie-wiles-the-future-trump-appointed-white-house-chief-of-staff/

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-taps-campaign-co-manager-susie-wiles-as-white-house-chief-of-staff-c95f93b3

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/susie-wiles-trump-campaign-manager-8fa5dd15?mod=livecoverage_web

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Huntsman_2012_presidential_campaign

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0gdnp9d3ko

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/07/politics/susie-wiles-trump-chief-of-staff/index.html

Border Czar: Tom Homan

https://apnews.com/article/trump-homan-ice-border-czar-7dea915b5ea43896390b8020d254f887

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx24gze60yzo

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6364544497112

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/11/trump-taps-former-immigration-official-thomas-homan-as-border-czar-00188726

https://border911.com/

https://apnews.com/article/trump-vice-president-rubio-vance-burgum-scott-8b6a3a22eecdfff668a5002ddfd3af18

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113462412414821782

DHS Secretary: Gov. Kristi Noem

https://www.dhs.gov/operational-and-support-components

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary/index.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iQOPMyMNjw

https://nypost.com/2024/11/12/us-news/trump-taps-kristi-noem-as-homeland-security-secretary-report/

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy: Stephen Miller

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/trump-adviser-stephen-miller-reveals-aggressive-second-term-immigration-agenda-n1245407

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/stephen-miller-expected-named-trumps-deputy-chief-staff-policy-rcna179602

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/11/g-s1-33741/trump-stephen-miller-deputy-chief-of-staff-immigration-policy-deportations

Secretary of State: Sen. Marco Rubio

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/12/trump-marco-rubio-secretary-state

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/how-marco-rubio-has-shapeshifted-to-embrace-trumps-foreign-policy

https://www.state.gov/duties-of-the-secretary-of-state/#:~:text=The%20Secretary%20of%20State%2C%20appointed,Service%20of%20the%20United%20States.

How Trump's Picks Will Affect Congress

https://www.cnn.com/election/2024/results/senate?election-data-id=2024-SG&election-painting-mode=projection-with-lead&filter-key-races=false&filter-flipped=false&filter-remaining=false

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/trump-administration-picks-limit-house-majority/

Quick Hitters

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/education/judge-blocks-louisiana-ten-commandments-law/

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/judge-trump-hush-money-case-delays-key-ruling-ahead-sentencing-rcna179763

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/climate/methane-rule-biden-trump/index.html