Trump names campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
Donald Trump makes his first staffing announcement as president-elect, naming his White House chief of staff. And a federal judge in Texas makes a ruling concerning undocumented immigrants married to American citizens. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Nov. 8, 2024.
Trump names campaign manager Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
President-elect Donald Trump’s administration is starting to take shape. Trump made his first presidential staffing announcement Thursday, Nov. 7.
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In a historic move, he named Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff. Wiles was Trump’s campaign manager for the 2024 presidential race.
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) November 7, 2024
She will become the first woman to hold the job of chief of staff when Trump takes office on Jan. 20. It is a position considered to be the second most powerful job in Washington — behind the presidency.
Wiles, the daughter of the late NFL broadcaster Pat Summerall, also ran Trump’s campaign in the state of Florida during the 2016 and 2020 elections. Her political career dates back to Ronald Reagan’s years, when she worked as a campaign scheduler for his 1980 presidential bid.
In a statement, Trump said, “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns. Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to make America great again.”
In the coming days, the president-elect is set to begin reviewing other names to build out his team, including filling cabinet positions. His son Donald Trump Jr. told Fox News the key factor each candidate must have is delivering on his father’s message and not someone who “thinks they know better.”
Republicans add to Senate majority as battle for House continues
As the battle for the House of Representatives continues with more than 20 races still yet to be called, Republicans widened their majority in the Senate Thursday.
The GOP picked up a seat in Pennsylvania with several media outlets projecting Dave McCormick defeated Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey. Republicans now hold 53 seats in the chamber with two races, one in Nevada and one in Arizona, still to be called.
As for the House, Democrats need to win 19 of the remaining uncalled races to take a majority.
California governor calls special session to protect liberal policies
California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has called a special legislative session to protect the state’s liberal policies ahead of a second Trump presidency. Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday they’re preparing to “protect California values” against the incoming administration.
California is ready to fight.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 7, 2024
I just called an emergency special session to help bolster our legal resources and protect our state against any unlawful actions by the incoming Trump Administration.
Whether it be our fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, or climate… pic.twitter.com/fIBPKsehot
During Trump’s first term, California also launched a resistance campaign against conservative policies.
“We know to take Trump at his word when he says he’ll roll back environmental protections, go after our immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities, attack our civil rights and restrict access to essential reproductive care,” Bonta said. “Mr. Trump repeatedly overstepped his authority between 2016 and 2020. There’s no reason to think he won’t do it again. We checked him and we stopped him, and we pushed him back into his box when he tried to step out of it.”
The California special session is scheduled to start Dec. 2. Newsom is also calling on the state legislature to give the attorney general’s office more funding to battle federal challenges.
You can read more on the special session in Karah Rucker’s report.
Federal judge strikes down Biden ‘parole in place’ policy
A federal judge has struck down the Biden administration’s “parole in place” policy, which gave legal status to certain undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens.
In his ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker — who was appointed by President-elect Trump during his first term — said Congress has not given the executive branch the authority to implement such a policy. Campbell Barker had previously put an administrative hold on the regulation as he considered the lawsuit, which was brought by Texas and 15 other states.
The policy, which the Biden administration called “Keeping Families Together,” would have applied to spouses who have been living in the country for 10 years, as well as stepchildren. It could have affected between 750,000 and 800,000 people.
3 arrested in former ‘One Direction’ singer Liam Payne’s death
Authorities in Argentina have arrested three people in connection with the death of former “One Direction” singer Liam Payne.
In a press release, Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office said authorities had arrested an employee at the hotel where Payne fell to his death last month, an alleged drug dealer, and a person who “accompanied the artist daily during his stay in the city of Buenos Aires.”
Officials said at least four supplies of narcotics were “conclusively proven” to have been addressed to Payne during his stay at the Casa Sur hotel between Oct. 13 and 16. Payne fell from a third-floor balcony of the hotel on Oct. 16.
Thursday’s report revealed that in the 72 hours before he died, Payne had alcohol, cocaine, and a prescription anti-depressant in his system.
The hotel employee and alleged dealer are both charged with providing narcotics while the third person is charged with providing narcotics and abandonment of a person followed by death.
Man behind AOL’S iconic ‘you’ve got mail’ dies at 74
An iconic voice that defined a generation in technology has died.
Elwood Edwards, endearingly known as AOL’s “You’ve got mail” guy, died Tuesday. Nov. 5, at the age of 74 after suffering from a “long illness,” according to an announcement by local news station WKYC-TV in Cleveland, Ohio.
Edwards worked there as a graphics and camera operator, among other roles. According to the announcement, made Thursday, he died one day before his 75th birthday.
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THIS MORNING – PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.
TRUMP MAKING HIS FIRST PRESIDENTIAL STAFFING ANNOUNCEMENT THURSDAY – A HISTORIC ONE -NAMING SUSIE WILES AS HIS WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF.
WILES WAS TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
SHE WILL BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO HOLD THE JOB OF CHIEF OF STAFF WHEN TRUMP TAKES OFFICE ON JANUARY 20TH. IT IS A POSITION CONSIDERED TO BE THE SECOND MOST POWERFUL JOB IN WASHINGTON – BEHIND THE PRESIDENCY.
WILES, THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE NFL BROADCASTER PAT SUMMERALL, ALSO RAN TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA DURING THE 2016 AND 2020 ELECTIONS.
HER POLITICAL CAREER DATES BACK TO RONALD REAGAN’S YEARS WHERE SHE WORKED AS A CAMPAIGN SCHEDULER FOR HIS 1980 PRESIDENTIAL BID.
IN A STATEMENT TRUMP SAID QUOTE “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history and was an integral part of both my 2016 and 2020 successful campaigns. Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again.”
IN THE COMING DAYS — THE PRESIDENT-ELECT IS SET TO BEGIN REVIEWING OTHER NAMES TO BUILD OUT HIS TEAM – INCLUDING FILLING CABINET POSITIONS. HIS DON JR. TELLING FOX NEWS THE KEY FACTOR EACH CANDIDATE MUST HAVE IS DELIVERING ON HIS FATHER’S MESSAGE AND NOT SOMEONE WHO QUOTE “THINKS THEY KNOW BETTER.”
AS THE BATTLE FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONTINUES – WITH MORE THAN 20 RACES STILL YET TO BE CALLED – REPUBLICANS WIDENED THEIR MAJORITY IN THE SENATE THURSDAY.
THE GOP PICKING UP A SEAT IN PENNSYLVANIA WITH SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS PROJECTING DAVE MCCORMICK HAS DEFEATED DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT SENATOR BOB CASEY –
REPUBLICANS NOW HOLD 53 SEATS IN THE CHAMBER WITH 2 RACES – ONE IN NEVADA AND ONE IN ARIZONA – STILL TO BE CALLED.
AS FOR THE HOUSE – DEMOCRATS NEED TO WIN 19 OF THE REMAINING UNCALLED RACES TO TAKE A MAJORITY.
CALIFORNIA’S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom HAS CALLED A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO PROTECT THE STATE’S LIBERAL POLICIES AHEAD OF A SECOND TRUMP PRESIDENCY.
NEWSOM AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA ANNOUNCED THURSDAY THEY’RE PREPARING TO QUOTE “PROTECT CALIFORNIA VALUES” AGAINST THE INCOMING ADMINISTRATION.
DURING TRUMP’S FIRST term, CALIFORNIA ALSO LAUNCHED A RESISTANCE CAMPAIGN AGAINST CONSERVATIVE POLICIES.
ROB BONTA | CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
“Mr. Trump repeatedly overstepped his authority. Between 2016 and 2020. There’s no reason to think he won’t do it again. We checked him and we stopped him and we pushed him back into his box when he tried to step out of it.”
“We know to take Trump at his word when he says he’ll roll back environmental protections, go after our immigrant and LGBTQ plus communities, attack our civil rights and restrict access to essential reproductive care.”
THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL SESSION IS SCHEDULED TO START DECEMBER 2-ND.
NEWSOM IS ALSO CALLING ON THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE MORE FUNDING, WHEN IT MEETS IN DECEMBER TO BATTLE FEDERAL CHALLENGES.
A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS STRUCK DOWN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION’S “PAROLE IN PLACE” POLICY — WHICH GAVE LEGAL STATUS TO CERTAIN UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE MARRIED TO U-S CITIZENS.
IN HIS RULING ON THURSDAY, U-S DISTRICT JUDGE J. CAMPBELL BARKER — WHO WAS APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP DURING HIS FIRST TERM — SAID CONGRESS HAS NOT GIVEN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT SUCH A POLICY.
CAMPBELL BARKER HAD PREVIOUSLY PUT AN ADMINISTRATIVE HOLD ON THE REGULATION AS HE CONSIDERED THE LAWSUIT, WHICH WAS BROUGHT BY TEXAS AND 15 OTHER STATES.
THE POLICY WHICH THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION CALLED “KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER” WOULD HAVE APPLIED TO SPOUSES WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING IN THE COUNTRY FOR 10 YEARS — AS WELL AS STEPCHILDREN.
IT COULD HAVE AFFECTED BETWEEN 750,000 TO 800,000 PEOPLE.
AUTHORITIES IN ARGENTINA HAVE ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF FORMER ONE DIRECTION SINGER LIAM PAYNE.
IN A PRESS RELEASE, ARGENTINA’S NATIONAL CRIMINAL AND CORRECTIONAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SAID AUTHORITIES HAD ARRESTED AN EMPLOYEE AT THE HOTEL WHERE PAYNE FELL TO HIS DEATH LAST MONTH, AN ALLEGED DRUG DEALER, AND A PERSON WHO QUOTE “ACCOMPANIED THE ARTIST DAILY DURING HIS STAY IN THE CITY OF BUENOS AIRES.”
OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST FOUR SUPPLIES OF NARCOTICS WERE QUOTE “CONCLUSIVELY PROVEN” TO HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED TO PAYNE DURING HIS STAY AT THE CASA SUR HOTEL BETWEEN OCTOBER 13-TH AND 16-TH.
PAYNE FELL FROM A THIRD-FLOOR BALCONY OF THE HOTEL ON OCTOBER 16-TH.
THURSDAY’S REPORT REVEALED THAT IN THE 72 HOURS BEFORE HE DIED — PAYNE HAD ALCOHOL, COCAINE, AND A PRESCRIPTION ANTI-DEPRESSANT IN HIS SYSTEM.
THE HOTEL EMPLOYEE AND ALLEGED DEALER ARE BOTH CHARGED WITH PROVIDING NARCOTICS WHILE THE THIRD PERSON IS CHARGED WITH PROVIDING NARCOTICS AND ABANDONMENT OF A PERSON FOLLOWED BY DEATH.
FINALLY THIS MORNING — THE ICONIC VOICE THAT DEFINED A GENERATION IN TECHNOLOGY HAS DIED.
ELWOOD EDWARDS — ENDEARINGLY KNOWN AS A-O-L’S “YOU’VE GOT MAIL” GUY — DIED TUESDAY AT THE AGE OF 74 AFTER SUFFERING FROM A QUOTE “LONG ILLNESS.”
HIS FORMER EMPLOYER NEWS STATION, W-K-Y-C, IN CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT THURSDAY.
EDWARDS USED TO WORK THERE AS A GRAPHICS AND CAMERA OPERATOR, AMONG OTHER ROLES.
ACCORDING TO THE STATION, HE PASSED AWAY ONE DAY BEFORE HIS 75-TH BIRTHDAY.
FROM ALL OF US WHO CAME TO KNOW EDWARDS’ VOICE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS… WE SEND OUT A FINAL HEARTFELT “GOODBYE.”
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