News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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BREAKING: Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before President-elect Trump takes office, a source familiar with the matter says. https://t.co/ws7Rfx1aGT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 13, 2024
Trump meets with Biden for a traditional White House sitdown that the president-elect never gave when he left office. Follow live updates.https://t.co/IYYuHh67j3
— CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2024
Republicans hold onto their majority in the House of Representatives, CBS News projects. https://t.co/YVrqt1Ilm0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 13, 2024
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, has called for a war on what he calls the “woke” military, including potentially firing top brass. https://t.co/Qf92cbvpAQ
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 13, 2024
‘Who the f–k is this guy?’: Defense world reacts to Trump’s surprise Pentagon pick https://t.co/QVzoC8mZVQ
— POLITICO (@politico) November 13, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead what he called the Department of Government Efficiency, which he said will be "the Manhattan Project" of this era, driving "drastic change" throughout the government. https://t.co/Q7UTPNQoGg
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 13, 2024
The details of the plan open a window into what Trump has promised will be the “largest deportation operation in American history.” https://t.co/ztRJuXc1Ry
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 13, 2024
Ukraine orchestrated an attack on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula that killed a high-ranking Russian naval officer, sources in Ukraine's security services told the AFP and Reuters news agencies. https://t.co/FO2RQZ9DWR
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 13, 2024
BREAKING: A man employed by the U.S. government abroad was charged with leaking what appears to be Israel’s plans to retaliate against Iran, according to sources familiar with the matter and charging documents unsealed Wednesday. https://t.co/wgmLher4U0 pic.twitter.com/RJJfS1lKPB
— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2024
Senate Republicans select Sen. John Thune of South Dakota as their new leader, replacing longtime GOP stalwart Mitch McConnell https://t.co/UfGLWZIkBn pic.twitter.com/pDFfNSqOD6
— CNN (@CNN) November 13, 2024
Two Democratic governors announced on Wednesday that they were forming a group to help protect state-level institutions of democracy and oppose the right-wing policies of President-elect Donald Trump. https://t.co/OeoPShF6T3
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 13, 2024
A New York volunteer firefighter is accused of intentionally setting a brush fire, as officials issued a statewide burn ban due to increased fire risk. https://t.co/V3uGHg8PLI
— ABC News (@ABC) November 13, 2024
