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

Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election

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ByJay O'Brien and Lauren Peller ABCNews logo
Nov 06, 2024, 4:51 AM GMT

All House GOP leaders heading to Mar-a-Lago, sources say

All members of Republican House leadership are expected to travel to Palm Beach, Florida tonight in a show of support for former President Trump, per sources familiar.

That includes:

  • Speaker Mike Johnson
  • Majority Leader Steve Scalise
  • Majority Whip Tom Emmer (already in Florida at Trump watch party)
  • Conference Chair Elise Stefanika

ByFritz Farrow ABCNews logo
Nov 06, 2024, 4:48 AM GMT

Harris campaign to staffers: 'Get some sleep'

Harris campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon sent an email to staffers with the subject line: "What We're Seeing So Far."

"As we have known all along, this is a razor thin race," she stressed.

O'Malley Dillon talked about the "blue wall states," and how they will likely not have the results until much later into the night.

"What we do know is this race is not going to come into focus until the early morning hours," she said.

"We'll continue to keep you all updated as we get more information. This is what we've been built for, so let's finish up what we have in front of us tonight, get some sleep and get ready to close out strong tomorrow," she added.

BySoo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibssa , and Kelsey Walsh ABCNews logo
Nov 06, 2024, 4:47 AM GMT

Trump party mood shifts

The vibe at Trump's watch party has significantly shifted to a livelier mood in the last hour.

CNN is playing on the TV screen, and as returns started rolling in showing Trump with a lead in battleground states, the campaign briefly turned off the news and started playing a supercut video of Trump dancing while YMCA was blasting.

People were mimicking Trump's dancing, bouncing around as we heard multiple cheers throughout the convention ballroom.

ByMonica Potts FiveThirtyEight logo
Nov 06, 2024, 4:57 AM GMT

Trump projected to win 3 Nebraska electoral votes

ABC News projects that Trump will three of Nebraska's five electoral votes -- two from the statewide count, and one from the 3rd District. The 2nd Congressional District, which covers the Omaha area, hasn't been projected yet, and Harris has a much better shot at winning its one electoral vote.