First: The president-elect has picked a cabinet of loyalists to carry out his MAGA agenda, but now comes the hard part. We have new reporting on how Team Trump is preparing for multiple contentious confirmation battles.  Plus: Rejection to affection. After disavowing Project 2025 on the trail, Donald Trump is tapping an architect of the far-right plan for a critical post in the White House.  And: A lame duck just spared two 40-pound turkeys from the kitchen table. How Peach and Blossom rode the gravy train all the way to the White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: President-elect Trump has a new pick for attorney general, but his plan to overhaul the Justice Department remains the same. We've got all the latest news from Mar-a-Lago.  Plus: With three House races still uncalled, the Republican majority could be one of the smallest ever. We'll look at the challenges ahead for House Speaker Mike Johnson.  And: Dana speaks with Colorado Democratic Governor Jared Polis, who is praising Donald Trump's choice of Robert Kennedy Jr. to run Health and Human Services.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Young voters—especially first-time young voters—helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump his victory this month. The 18-to-29-year-old set tends to vote Democratic, and most of them did. But Trump made significant inroads with young people. This week, John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, joins Political Director and Washington Bureau Chief David Chalian to discuss what happened with the youth vote and where the Democrats went wrong with this age group. They also break down three things Gen Z Trump voters expect from a second Trump term and explain why some young voters feel left behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Would you prefer to feel morally righteous, or to win? Audie talks with Adam Jentleson, who wants all Democrats to consider that question and adjust their tactics accordingly. He’s worked for U.S. Senators Harry Reid and John Fetterman, and in a recent New York Times op-ed, Jentleson prescribes his party a heavy dose of skepticism toward “the groups” on its left flank and a focus on making progress for all working people instead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Donald Trump's embattled pick to run the Pentagon is on Capitol Hill to meet with key Republican senators after new, graphic details about an allegation of sexual assault against him were revealed.  Plus: We have new reporting on Tulsi Gabbard's deeply rooted distrust of the agencies Trump wants her to lead  And: Dana speaks with former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel about how Republicans won and potential pitfalls for when they gain control in January.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The House Ethics committee meets this afternoon to discuss what to do with the report into Matt Gaetz's alleged sexual misconduct and illicit drug use as President-elect Trump says he's not giving up on Gaetz's nomination.  Plus: A top Senate Republican joins the show to discuss Donald Trump's cabinet picks and what he think of Trump's threat to use a constitutional loophole to put his team in place without Senate consent?  And: An undocumented immigrant is convicted of killing Laken Riley, a young Georgia woman out for a jog earlier this year. We take you live to that courtroom for reaction.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: We're following new pressure on the House Ethics committee to release its report on Matt Gaetz as Donald Trump makes it clear he's prioritizing his attorney general pick over everything else.  Plus: We bring you new reporting on why Congressman Hakeem Jeffries may now be the most important Democrat in Washington.  And: It was just six months ago that Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Now we're waiting for the judge in that case to tell us what Trump's election win means for that sentencing.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The president elect is standing by his decision to elevate MAGA firebrands to top government positions and tells his team that Matt Gaetz, his attorney general, is the most important pick he will make.  Plus: Is Elon Musk flying too close to the sun? The richest man in the world seems to go everywhere Trump goes and now is using his social media platform to publicly push his favorite cabinet picks.  And: We have new reporting on the hunt to find and fire federal employees the Trump team believes are not totally committed to his cause.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: New reporting on how the president-elect may reshape the FBI in his image with the hard-right loyalists who talk about going after the self-perceived enemies at home.  Plus: As medical experts express outrage that Trump made good on his promise to put RFK Jr. in charge of public health, we tell you whatKennedy could mean for you and your family.  And: New details on how Team Trump is planning to carry out his promised mass deportations by expanding detention facilities and issuing executive actions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Donald Trump is sending a clear message on what his government will look like and prioritize when he takes over in just 67 days. We examine this new reality.  Plus: With confirmation the GOP will control both chambers of Congress, Trump may have a clear runway to enact his agenda. We have new reporting on a potential pocket of resistance.  And: Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, has been attached at the hip to Donald Trump for weeks now. We get new insight into what he may do with his newfound power.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lifelong Republicans who passionately resisted Trump are now grappling with how to move forward. Audie talks with political strategist and publisher of The Bulwark, Sarah Longwell, about the future of the 'Never Trump' movement and how politics may evolve in the years ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democratic pollster John Anzalone wants voters to know that pollsters are not prognosticators. Instead, they use their findings to help craft strategy and messaging, and John has some advice for the Democratic Party after the 2024 election. He joined David to talk about the over saturation of lower quality polling, the need for Democrats to retool their economic message and focus on the American Dream, what hurt Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, and what Democrats can learn from their deep bench of future leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins as Donald Trump and Joe Biden are meeting at the White House and Republican senators are choosing their next majority leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump's cabinet picks are coming fast and furious and so far, he's rewarding his staunchest allies with plum jobs in his new administration. Vice president-elect JD Vance says who his boss selects for attorney general is Trump's biggest decision. Will whoever that is follow through on trump's vows of revenge  Also: As weird as it may seem, there are people who voted for both Trump and AOC. Several are speaking out about why they chose polar opposite sides of the ballot. We bring you the answers and how they help explain the 2024 election results.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins, President Biden concludes his Veterans Day remarks at Arlington National Cemetery. Following that, we turn to today's breaking news that President-elect Trump plans to name Stephen Miller as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. Miller is the man behind Trump's mass deportation plan and one of the most hardline voices in the first Trump White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the dust settled in the wake of election day, the All Over the Map team started calling up some of the 86 swing-state voters John King has been visiting and revisiting over the last year and a half. Who they ultimately voted for — and why — offers a window on a country taking stock in the aftermath of an unprecedented election.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On CNN's State of the Union, Independent Senator Bernie Sanders joins Dana Bash to discuss his criticism that Democrats lost the 2024 election because they abandoned the working class. Then, Dana presses Republican Congressman Jim Jordan about Trump's plans to use the justice system to target political opponents, as well as his pledge to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Finally, CNN commentators Ashley Allison, Scott Jennings, Jamal Simmons and Brad Todd talk with Dana about what they expect from a future Trump administration and their hopes for the rest of President Biden's term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Clean sweep. As Trump allies jockey for roles, the president-elect's plans take shape. Maggie Haberman joins to talk Trump's mind-set. How will his second term differ from the first? Plus: Dems in disarray. After widespread losses, how will the Democratic Party emerge from the wilderness? And: Full house. Republicans could control both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Are they ready? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: A top Trump advisor says the president-elect feels emboldened after a decisive election victory and is already preparing the massive policy overhaul he promised on immigration, trade, taxes and much more.  Plus: Are Republicans in Congress ready to pass anything and everything the new president wants? Dana talks to Senator-elect Jim Banks.  And: What now? That's the question so many Democrats are asking, but few have answers. The party is grappling with how to move forward after losses across nearly all demographics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

America was loud and clear in its decision this week, delivering President-elect Donald Trump a decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. Now, with Trump heading back to the White House, what’s next? CNN’s Chief National Affairs Correspondent, Jeff Zeleny, joins CNN Political Director David Chalian to break down America's decision. He shares what he learned from one Wisconsin voter that helps explain Trump’s win and lays out what we know so far about what a second Trump term will look like. Plus, they discuss two big surprises from the results.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices