Election 2024 updates: Trump begins selecting cabinet positions

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:26PM GMT
Trump's cabinet picks include close allies from his campaign
President-elect Donald Trump is naming members to his administration. Here's a look at the president-elect's appointees so far.

Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.

Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.

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Nov 06, 2024, 8:59 AM

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Nov 05, 2024, 3:26 PM GMT

US cyber agency 'not tracking' any 'significant incidents'

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is not tracking any "national level significant incidents" on election day, according to a top CISA official.

No major threats reported at polling locations in the Tri-State area.

Cait Conley, a senior advisor to the CISA Director and the official in charge of election security said in the early hours of voting, there haven't been any major incidents.

"We are tracking instances of extreme weather and other temporary infrastructure disruptions in certain areas of the country, but these are largely expected, routine and planned for events separately," she said on a call with reporters on Tuesday.

Additionally, Conley told ABC News that they are "not aware" of any foreign influence operations going on right now but they "remain incredibly vigilant and in close communication with our federal government partners in case such instances were to arise."

Monday night, the intelligence community, including CISA attributed two Russian influence operations including one in Arizona that were spreading misinformation about the election.

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Nov 05, 2024, 5:54 PM GMT

Vance casts his ballot in Ohio

Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance voted in Cincinnati this morning.

"Look, I feel good. You never know until you know, but I feel good about this race," Vance said after he and his wife cast their ballots.

Vance said he would depart for Palm Beach, Florida, later today to be with Donald Trump as results come in.

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Nov 05, 2024, 5:54 PM GMT

Attorneys general urge a 'peaceful transfer of power'

The attorneys general from 47 states and three U.S. territories are urging people to remain peaceful and to preemptively "condemn any acts of violence related to the results."

The attorneys general from 47 states and three U.S. territories are urging people to remain peaceful.

The statement, released Tuesday, was signed by chief prosecutors from every U.S. state except Indiana, Montana and Texas. Attorneys general from the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands also signed.

"We call upon every American to vote, participate in civil discourse and, above all, respect the integrity of the democratic process," they wrote. "Violence has no place in the democratic process; we will exercise our authority to enforce the law against any illegal acts that threaten it."

Fears of election violence persist nearly four years after Trump supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop the election certification. Rather than condemning the violence during his campaign, Trump has celebrated the rioters, pledging to pardon them and featuring a recorded chorus of prisoners in jail for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack singing the national anthem.

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Nov 05, 2024, 1:43 PM GMT

Where the candidates have held the most events

This campaign season, both Harris and Trump have been criss-crossing the country, holding raucous rallies, moonlighting at local businesses and even stopping by a football game. Despite early concerns from some Democrats that Harris wasn't holding enough campaign events, both candidates have been campaigning hard in the final stretch, averaging more than one event per day. According to tracking by VoteHub, Trump has held 49 campaign events since Oct. 1, while Harris has held 45.

In the seven main swing states, though, Harris and Trump have actually held the same number of events (42). Harris has been focusing especially hard on Michigan, while Trump has held the most events in North Carolina. Neither candidate has spent too much time in Nevada or Arizona (perhaps they're just too far out of the way to be worth it).

Trump has also held seven events in non-swing states, such as his rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. While that may seem like poor strategy at first glance, it actually probably doesn't matter that much: Political science research shows that campaign events don't actually boost a candidate's vote share in the places they visit. The reality is, the vast majority of people who attend these events are already supporting the candidate, and any boost the candidate gets from media coverage of the event is fleeting.