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| Donald Trump begins to pick cabinet in White House transition – politics live | Donald Trump begins to pick cabinet in White House transition – politics live |
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| 7.48pm GMT | |
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| Gwen Ifill, the veteran journalist and co-anchor of PBS’ Newshour with Judy Woodruff, died on Monday of cancer, the network said. She was 61. | |
| A former newspaper reporter, Ifill switched to television and worked for NBC News and PBS. She moderated two vice-presidential debates. | |
| She took a leave from her nightly show for health reasons earlier this year, never making public her illness. A week ago, she went out on leave again, taking her away from election night coverage. | |
| Sara Just, PBS Newshour executive producer, called Ifill “a standard bearer for courage, fairness and integrity in an industry going through seismic change”. | |
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| Lawyers file motion to delay Trump University trial until after inauguration | |
| Attorneys for Donald Trump have filed a motion to delay until after the presidential inauguration a class-action fraud lawsuit involving the president-elect and his now-defunct Trump University. | |
| In the motion filed on Saturday in San Diego federal court, Trump lawyer Daniel Petrocelli argued that the extra months would give both sides time to possibly reach a settlement. | |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Petrocelli had asked to postpone the trial until sometime soon after the 20 January inauguration, to allow Trump to focus on the transition to the White House. | |
| “The 69 days until inauguration are critical and all-consuming,” Petrocelli said in the filing, arguing that the president-elect should not be required to stand trial during that time. | |
| Petrocelli had said at a hearing in San Diego on Thursday that he would request the delay, though US district judge Gonzalo Curiel, who is overseeing the lawsuit, told lawyers he was not inclined to put off the six-year-old case further and encouraged the parties to settle. | |
| The lawsuit involves students who claim they were lured by false promises to pay up to $35,000 to learn Trump’s real estate investing “secrets” from his “hand-picked” instructors. | |
| 7.10pm GMT | 7.10pm GMT |
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| From the long-suffering transition pool in Trump Tower: | From the long-suffering transition pool in Trump Tower: |
| At 1:45 p.m., Don Jr and Eric Trump got off the elevators, walked past the pool and descended the escalators to the food court in Trump Tower. One of us asked Don Jr. how things were proceeding and he said, ‘Going well.’ They took seats at a table in the Trump Tower Grille. | At 1:45 p.m., Don Jr and Eric Trump got off the elevators, walked past the pool and descended the escalators to the food court in Trump Tower. One of us asked Don Jr. how things were proceeding and he said, ‘Going well.’ They took seats at a table in the Trump Tower Grille. |
| While we were focused on that scene, Ivanka Trump apparently walked right by us and joined her brothers at the table. We are now holding near the Trump’s Ice Cream Parlor counter, awaiting further developments and considering whether it’s wise to abandon our post opposite the elevators. | While we were focused on that scene, Ivanka Trump apparently walked right by us and joined her brothers at the table. We are now holding near the Trump’s Ice Cream Parlor counter, awaiting further developments and considering whether it’s wise to abandon our post opposite the elevators. |
| At 2:02 p.m. Hope Hicks walked past us. | At 2:02 p.m. Hope Hicks walked past us. |
| This seems to be the place to be. | This seems to be the place to be. |
| 7.03pm GMT | 7.03pm GMT |
| 19:03 | 19:03 |
| Nigel Farage: Theresa May betraying national interest by rejecting my Trump offer | Nigel Farage: Theresa May betraying national interest by rejecting my Trump offer |
| Nigel Farage has accused Theresa May of betraying the national interest after she rejected his offer to help Downing Street build a better relationship with US president-elect Donald Trump, Rowena Mason reports. | Nigel Farage has accused Theresa May of betraying the national interest after she rejected his offer to help Downing Street build a better relationship with US president-elect Donald Trump, Rowena Mason reports. |
| The outgoing Ukip leader was the first foreign politician to meet Trump since last week’s US election, but No 10 made it clear today that there was no need for a “third person” in the relationship between Downing Street and the White House. | The outgoing Ukip leader was the first foreign politician to meet Trump since last week’s US election, but No 10 made it clear today that there was no need for a “third person” in the relationship between Downing Street and the White House. |
| In response, Farage reacted with fury, accusing “ghastly little apparatchiks” of excluding him, despite his attempt to help the prime minister. | In response, Farage reacted with fury, accusing “ghastly little apparatchiks” of excluding him, despite his attempt to help the prime minister. |
| “It just goes to show they are not really interested in the country or the national interest, they are more concerned about petty party politics and trying to keep me out of everything,” he said. | “It just goes to show they are not really interested in the country or the national interest, they are more concerned about petty party politics and trying to keep me out of everything,” he said. |
| “If you think of America in terms of a business and think of them as a client we want to do business with, what would you do? You would use the person who has the connections. Nobody in this administration in the UK has any connections with the Trump team at all, and yet they are prepared on behalf of the country to cut off their noses to spite their faces.” | “If you think of America in terms of a business and think of them as a client we want to do business with, what would you do? You would use the person who has the connections. Nobody in this administration in the UK has any connections with the Trump team at all, and yet they are prepared on behalf of the country to cut off their noses to spite their faces.” |
| 6.39pm GMT | 6.39pm GMT |
| 18:39 | 18:39 |
| Newly emboldened, populist voices of the Democratic party called on Sunday for the grassroots revival of progressive forces in America, to remake the party and rebound following Donald Trump’s crushing victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, Joanna Walters reports. | Newly emboldened, populist voices of the Democratic party called on Sunday for the grassroots revival of progressive forces in America, to remake the party and rebound following Donald Trump’s crushing victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, Joanna Walters reports. |
| Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who was defeated by Clinton in the Democratic primary, and Keith Ellison, a rising progressive star and a leading contender to become the new chair of the party, both called for redirecting of party efforts away from the wealthy liberal elite. | Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, who was defeated by Clinton in the Democratic primary, and Keith Ellison, a rising progressive star and a leading contender to become the new chair of the party, both called for redirecting of party efforts away from the wealthy liberal elite. |
| “We have to do a lot of rethinking,” Sanders told CBS on Sunday. “Democrats have focused too much on a liberal elite, which has raised incredible sums of money from wealthy people but has ignored … the working class, middle class and low income-people in this country. | “We have to do a lot of rethinking,” Sanders told CBS on Sunday. “Democrats have focused too much on a liberal elite, which has raised incredible sums of money from wealthy people but has ignored … the working class, middle class and low income-people in this country. |
| “Now we need to create a grassroots movement of millions of people who want to transform this country.” | “Now we need to create a grassroots movement of millions of people who want to transform this country.” |
| Sanders promised to fight Trump on environmental regulations, and said he wanted millions to campaign on forcing Republicans to action on climate change, which Trump has denied exists. He also repeated his rejection of Trump’s campaign rhetoric on immigrants, women, isolationism and Muslims, saying: “We will not accept racism, sexism or xenophobia.” | Sanders promised to fight Trump on environmental regulations, and said he wanted millions to campaign on forcing Republicans to action on climate change, which Trump has denied exists. He also repeated his rejection of Trump’s campaign rhetoric on immigrants, women, isolationism and Muslims, saying: “We will not accept racism, sexism or xenophobia.” |
| The senator, who has described himself as a democratic socialist, admitted he might find common ground on finance reform with Trump – if the Republican held to his word to be “the champion of working people” and has “the courage to stand up to Wall Street”. The senator also said he agreed with Trump on the need to rebuild America’s infrastructure and overhaul international trade deals. | The senator, who has described himself as a democratic socialist, admitted he might find common ground on finance reform with Trump – if the Republican held to his word to be “the champion of working people” and has “the courage to stand up to Wall Street”. The senator also said he agreed with Trump on the need to rebuild America’s infrastructure and overhaul international trade deals. |
| “If he’s for creating a trade policy so that corporate America starts investing in this country, not in China, yeah, we can work together on that,” Sanders said. | “If he’s for creating a trade policy so that corporate America starts investing in this country, not in China, yeah, we can work together on that,” Sanders said. |
| But he said he feared the government would devolve into an oligarchy, with a small number of extremely wealthy people in control of the US economic levers. Sanders reserved criticism for Democrats, as well, in their deference to the rich. He criticized the party for failing to appreciate that average working Americans are working longer hours for low wages, are upset and “worried to death about the future generation”. | But he said he feared the government would devolve into an oligarchy, with a small number of extremely wealthy people in control of the US economic levers. Sanders reserved criticism for Democrats, as well, in their deference to the rich. He criticized the party for failing to appreciate that average working Americans are working longer hours for low wages, are upset and “worried to death about the future generation”. |
| “Trump tapped that,” he said. | “Trump tapped that,” he said. |
| 6.23pm GMT | 6.23pm GMT |
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| Donations to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name surge | Donations to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name surge |
| Donations to Planned Parenthood, an organization dedicated to providing access to women’s health care, in the name of vice president-elect Mike Pence have soared in the wake of last Tuesday’s election. | Donations to Planned Parenthood, an organization dedicated to providing access to women’s health care, in the name of vice president-elect Mike Pence have soared in the wake of last Tuesday’s election. |
| According to the BBC, the campaign by supporters of abortion access began five years ago, when Pence was still a member of Congress and introduced measures to ban federal funding for the organization. During his tenure in Congress and as governor of Indiana, Pence was a staunch opponent of abortion and embryonic stem-cell research. | According to the BBC, the campaign by supporters of abortion access began five years ago, when Pence was still a member of Congress and introduced measures to ban federal funding for the organization. During his tenure in Congress and as governor of Indiana, Pence was a staunch opponent of abortion and embryonic stem-cell research. |
| Pence’s office has not returned a request for comment. | Pence’s office has not returned a request for comment. |
| 5.58pm GMT | 5.58pm GMT |
| 17:58 | 17:58 |
| Benjamin Lee | Benjamin Lee |
| John Oliver’s first post-election show gave the host a chance to implore that people refrain from normalizing Donald Trump as president. | John Oliver’s first post-election show gave the host a chance to implore that people refrain from normalizing Donald Trump as president. |
| The comedian used the episode of his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to express his dismay and concern over the result. “It turns out that instead of showing our daughters that they could someday be president, America proved that no grandpa is too racist to become leader of the free world,” Oliver said. | The comedian used the episode of his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver to express his dismay and concern over the result. “It turns out that instead of showing our daughters that they could someday be president, America proved that no grandpa is too racist to become leader of the free world,” Oliver said. |
| 5.46pm GMT | 5.46pm GMT |
| 17:46 | 17:46 |
| From the transition pool: | From the transition pool: |
| Spotted at Trump Tower heading up on an elevator about 12:30 p.m.: the President-elect’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. He did not reply to our questions about the transition. Also spotted: Arizona state treasurer Jeff DeWit, whose Twitter account says he was COO/CFO for Trump campaign. Asked his role in the transition, Mr. DeWit said: ‘Getting things done.’ | Spotted at Trump Tower heading up on an elevator about 12:30 p.m.: the President-elect’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. He did not reply to our questions about the transition. Also spotted: Arizona state treasurer Jeff DeWit, whose Twitter account says he was COO/CFO for Trump campaign. Asked his role in the transition, Mr. DeWit said: ‘Getting things done.’ |
| 5.14pm GMT | 5.14pm GMT |
| 17:14 | 17:14 |
| Supporters of Bernie Sanders are holding a sit-in at New York senator and likely future minority leader Chuck Schumer’s office: | Supporters of Bernie Sanders are holding a sit-in at New York senator and likely future minority leader Chuck Schumer’s office: |
| Bernie supporters are staging a sit-in at Schumer’s office. https://t.co/xle35VKImE | Bernie supporters are staging a sit-in at Schumer’s office. https://t.co/xle35VKImE |
| 5.04pm GMT | 5.04pm GMT |
| 17:04 | 17:04 |
| Speaking with the transition pool at Trump Tower, former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway - we say “former” because there’s not really a campaign left to manage, is there? - spoke to reporters for roughly five minutes, by far the longest exchange any member of the president-elect’s team has spoken with the press pool since his election last Tuesday. | Speaking with the transition pool at Trump Tower, former Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway - we say “former” because there’s not really a campaign left to manage, is there? - spoke to reporters for roughly five minutes, by far the longest exchange any member of the president-elect’s team has spoken with the press pool since his election last Tuesday. |
| Conway said that Americans could “possibly” hear about nominations for cabinet secretaries as soon as this week, although she declined to go into specifics. | Conway said that Americans could “possibly” hear about nominations for cabinet secretaries as soon as this week, although she declined to go into specifics. |
| Of the appointments of RNC chair Reince Priebus as chief of staff and the controversial naming of Breitbart chair Steve Bannon as senior counsel to the president, Conway was positive. | Of the appointments of RNC chair Reince Priebus as chief of staff and the controversial naming of Breitbart chair Steve Bannon as senior counsel to the president, Conway was positive. |
| “I’ve worked closely with both of them,” Conway said. “I think it’s a great team. And I’ll continue to work closely with both of them in some capacity to be decided. They complement each other. They both have the most important thing: the ear of the boss.” | “I’ve worked closely with both of them,” Conway said. “I think it’s a great team. And I’ll continue to work closely with both of them in some capacity to be decided. They complement each other. They both have the most important thing: the ear of the boss.” |
| On Bannon specifically, Conway was defensive: | On Bannon specifically, Conway was defensive: |
| I worked very closely with Steve Bannon. He’s been the general of this campaign. And frankly people should look at the full resume. He has got a Harvard business degree. He’s a Naval officer. He has success in entertainment. I don’t know if you’re aware of that. And he certainly was a Goldman Sachs managing partner. Brilliant tactician. | I worked very closely with Steve Bannon. He’s been the general of this campaign. And frankly people should look at the full resume. He has got a Harvard business degree. He’s a Naval officer. He has success in entertainment. I don’t know if you’re aware of that. And he certainly was a Goldman Sachs managing partner. Brilliant tactician. |
| Does Bannon need to do anything to reassure people about his alt-right connections? | Does Bannon need to do anything to reassure people about his alt-right connections? |
| I’m personally offended that you think I would manage a campaign where that would be one of the going philosophies. It was not. 56 million-plus Americans or so saw something else. I know people weren’t prepared for us to win. And so we’re reaching around to find extreme examples of - or perhaps those extreme examples of those who support the president. | I’m personally offended that you think I would manage a campaign where that would be one of the going philosophies. It was not. 56 million-plus Americans or so saw something else. I know people weren’t prepared for us to win. And so we’re reaching around to find extreme examples of - or perhaps those extreme examples of those who support the president. |
| And on Trump’s Twitter use: “I’ll leave that to him.” | And on Trump’s Twitter use: “I’ll leave that to him.” |