| | | | |  | | By Eli Okun | | Presented by |  | | | |  | THE CATCH-UP | | |  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem would take over DHS as a longtime hard-liner on immigration. | Francis Chung/POLITICO | South Dakota Gov. KRISTI NOEM will be President-elect DONALD TRUMP’s pick for DHS secretary, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins scooped early today. Along with his selections of TOM HOMAN and STEPHEN MILLER for key White House roles, Noem rounds out an administration staffing up early and aggressively for a major immigration crackdown. Noem is a longtime hard-liner on immigration — and a longtime Trump loyalist, which may be just as important (her personal controversies notwithstanding). At Homeland Security, she’d be in charge of not only ICE and Customs and Border Protection, but also a wide range of non-immigration-related agencies and policy priorities, from the Secret Service to disaster response. Before Noem is even confirmed, Homan and others are readying immigration executive orders for Trump to issue on Day One, Reuters’ Ted Hesson reports. Though plans aren’t finalized yet, ideas include expanding the targets of deportation to encompass people who haven’t committed felonies, ending temporary humanitarian parole programs, sending the National Guard to the border, restarting border wall construction and declaring a national emergency. The ramifications could be especially intense for Mexico, as Mexicans by far make up the largest share of undocumented people in the U.S., WaPo’s Mary Beth Sheridan and Gabriela Martínez report from Mexico City. A wave of millions of deportees could upend the Mexican economy — especially in conjunction with a hit from tariffs — and give a boost to organized crime. The view from CARLOS TRUJILLO: “Breaking down Donald Trump’s deportation agenda,” by Brakkton Booker MORE CABINET TEA LEAVES — The field for the next Treasury secretary got a little smaller today as JOHN PAULSON took himself out of contention, WSJ’s Brian Schwartz scooped . The billionaire investor cited his “complex financial obligations” as too great an obstacle to serving in the Trump administration. That could give fellow ultra-wealthy investor SCOTT BESSENT a leg up, as Bloomberg’s Saleha Mohsin and Jenny Leonard report that top Trump advisers are supporting him to succeed JANET YELLEN. Trump hasn’t made any decisions yet, but Bessent’s significant help during Trump’s campaign “earned the president-elect’s respect.” Transition co-chair HOWARD LUTNICK has also been mentioned as a possibility. At HUD, private equity CEO/donor/philanthropist BILL PULTE is interested in leading the housing department, the N.Y. Post’s Diana Glebova scooped. He’s talked with the transition team, where he already has some supporters. Pulte has been a prominent supporter of Trump on X and in Fox appearances. TIKTOK ON THE CLOCK — “Trump expected to try to halt TikTok ban, allies say,” by WaPo’s Jeff Stein, Drew Harwell and Jacob Bogage THE TRUMP TRIALS — We’ll have to wait at least another week for a ruling on whether Trump’s hush money criminal conviction should be tossed out. New York Justice JUAN MERCHAN agreed to the defense’s request, which prosecutors signed off on, to bump back his ruling to Nov. 19, AP’s Jennifer Peltz and Michael Sisak report. Trump’s team wants the case paused and dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling — and, now, because the courts need “to avoid unconstitutional impediments to President Trump’s ability to govern,” they wrote, per Erica Orden. Good Tuesday afternoon. Thanks for reading Playbook PM. Drop me a line at eokun@politico.com.
| | | | A message from America’s Credit Unions and the Independent Community Bankers of America: CREDIT UNIONS & COMMUNITY BANKS IN All 50 STATES OPPOSE THE DURBIN-MARSHALL CREDIT CARD BILL: America’s approximately 9,000 credit unions and community banks are united in opposition to the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Bill because credit card routing mandates harm local financial institutions and the communities they serve. Durbin-Marshall jeopardizes access to credit for 140 million credit union and community bank customers. Congress should make no mistake about our adamant opposition. | | | | | 7 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | | |  Sen.-elect Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) has finally gotten the invite to Senate orientation. | Francis Chung/POLITICO | 1. HILL LATEST: Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER has relented and invited Sens.-elect DAVE McCORMICK (R-Pa.) and RUBEN GALLEGO (D-Ariz.) to orientation, per Emmy Martin. Both their victories have now been called by the AP, though Sen. BOB CASEY (D-Pa.) is still refusing to concede until all ballots are tallied. Meanwhile, Senate Minority Leader MITCH McCONNELL said he won’t weigh in publicly on the GOP contest for his replacement, per CBS’ Alan He. In the House, various GOP leadership races are starting to take shape more. Rep. BLAKE MOORE (R-Utah) announced that he’s running to remain House GOP Conference vice chair, rather than seek the top role being vacated by Rep. ELISE STEFANIK (R-N.Y.). Rep. MARK ALFORD (R-Mo.) is throwing his hat in the ring for conference secretary, Olivia Beavers reports. For Democrats, Rep. SUSIE LEE (D-Nev.) is running to be battleground leadership representative, Axios’ Andrew Solender reports. Speaker MIKE JOHNSON told reporters today that plans are in the works for Trump to meet with House Republicans at the Capitol tomorrow, per Jordain Carney — and that he doesn’t expect Trump to pull any more of his members for the administration, per Jordain and Olivia. Johnson also said the decision about whether to fully fund the government through the end of the fiscal year or opt for a short-term fix will be significantly influenced by “the president’s preference,” per Jennifer Scholtes and Jordain. Some of Trump’s early picks are already getting bipartisan applause. Sen. JOHN FETTERMAN (D-Pa.) said he’ll vote to confirm Sen. MARCO RUBIO (R-Fla.) as secretary of State. And Rep. JARED MOSKOWITZ (D-Fla.) congratulated Rep. MICHAEL WALTZ (R-Fla.) for being tapped as national security adviser. FWIW: RIC GRENELL allies are still advocating for him to be selected over Rubio, who hasn’t been officially announced, Natalie Allison and Meridith McGraw report. But Grenell seemed to swat down speculation that he’s maneuvering to land secretary of State late this morning. Meanwhile, PBS’ Lisa Desjardins and Ali Schmitz report that LARA TRUMP is on the short list to replace Rubio in the Senate. Sen. KATIE BRITT (R-Ala.) wants the RNC co-chair for the role, per Axios’ Stef Kight. 2. SCOTUS WATCH: So much for GOP dreams of Trump getting another two picks on the Supreme Court. Justice SAMUEL ALITO doesn’t intend to retire and won’t make a decision based on political considerations, WSJ’s Jess Bravin scooped. Republicans have hoped that if septuagenarians Alito and Justice CLARENCE THOMAS hang it up during Trump’s second term, they could enshrine a conservative supermajority for decades to come. Today, the court turned down MARK MEADOWS’ effort to get his Georgia election subversion criminal case moved to federal court, per NBC’s Lawrence Hurley. The justices also declined to take up landlords’ challenge to NYC rent control laws, per Reuters’ John Kruzel, though Justice NEIL GORSUCH said he would have heard it.
| | | | REGISTER NOW: Join POLITICO and Capital One for a deep-dive discussion with Acting HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman, Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and other housing experts on how to fix America’s housing crisis and build a foundation for financial prosperity. Register to attend in-person or virtually here. | | | | | 3. CLIMATE FILES: Trump may be coming, but the Biden administration isn’t finished yet with trying to clamp down on emissions and promote alternative energy sources. At COP29 today, the EPA is announcing a major rule slapping a fee on oil and natural gas companies that produce excess methane emissions, AP’s Matthew Daly reports. Spurred by the Inflation Reduction Act, the rule will face legal challenges and could be undone by Republicans next year — though CNN’s Ella Nilsen writes that unwinding it might not be so simple. Meanwhile, the White House also laid out a road map for the U.S. to increase its nuclear power capacity threefold by 2050, Bloomberg’s Jennifer Dlouhy reports. And that could get buy-in from Trump. Climate advocates might also take some hope from comments by Exxon Mobil CEO DARREN WOODS, which indicate that a crucial energy industry player “might serve as a moderating influence” on Republicans, Zack Colman reports . Woods told Zack that he opposes carbon border tariffs and that Republicans shouldn’t enact huge policy swings on the IRA: Unpredictability is bad for business. Woods also told WSJ’s Collin Eaton and Benoît Morenne that Trump should not withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Related read: “How to Raise Trillions to Fight Climate Change, With or Without the U.S.,” by NYT’s Somini Sengupta and Lydia DePillis 4. WHAT’S NEXT ON ABORTION: “‘A whole hell of a lot you could do’: Anti-abortion groups prepare for a legislative blitz,” by Alice Miranda Ollstein: “Anti-abortion groups on Tuesday unveiled their ‘Make America Pro-Life Again Roadmap,’ an effort to chip away at federal and state access, including in nearly a dozen states that enshrined protections through ballot measures over the last two years. … [C]onservative groups plan next year to file lawsuits targeting federal regulation of abortion pills and push legislation in Congress and in at least 15 states they believe can circumvent constitutional amendments and court rulings protecting the procedure. Most of the bills target mifepristone.” 5. DECISION DAY ON ISRAEL: Today marks the deadline that U.S. officials set a month ago for Israel to significantly improve Palestinians’ humanitarian crisis or face consequences. The potential punishments that Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN and Defense Secretary LLOYD AUSTIN threatened could go as far as a pause in military aid. Today, eight humanitarian groups said Israel had failed to meet the U.S. conditions as aid remains limited and the situation has actually worsened in “apocalyptic” northern Gaza, CNN’s Jennifer Hansler reports. Israel maintains that it has worked to get aid in. What will the U.S. decide? 6. TRUMP’S BIG DECISION ON JAN. 6: “‘He has to deliver’: Trump’s dilemma on how far to go with promised pardons for January 6 rioters,” by CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Donie O’Sullivan and Curt Devine: “Many of Trump’s most loyal supporters expect him to grant maximum clemency, even for some of the most violent offenders. But that could upset a majority of voters and even some GOP allies who previously urged Trump not to pardon anyone who assaulted police that day. … Pardoning the rioters, or commuting their sentences, would drive a dagger through what has been the largest federal criminal investigation in US history.” 7. BARBARA LEE SPEAKS: “After Harris’s Loss, a Liberal Icon Ponders Life on the Outside,” by NYT’s Elizabeth Williamson: “The loss was deeply personal for Ms. Lee … Now she is packing up her Capitol office, and will soon return home. She has been floated as a potential candidate for Oakland mayor, but for now her future remains undecided. … Ms. Lee said she was ‘ecstatic about having two Black women in the U.S. Senate,’ but that the presidential result made her angry, and filled her with questions.”
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