1. Trump shakes up Washington with ... Wall Street
The president-elect announced several high-profile cabinet nominations today. His picks include ex-Goldman Sachs banker Steven Mnuchin as secretary of the Treasury, and investor and banker Wilbur Ross as secretary of commerce.
Trump’s treasury secretary pick
Steve Mnuchin is a Goldman Sachs banker-turned-Hollywood movie financier, who was called the “foreclosure king” during the 2008 financial crisis for his ability to pick up distressed mortgages and evict residents.
Mnchuin declared he would oversee ‘the largest tax change since Reagan’
2. Pelosi holds onto House minority leader job
Nancy Pelosi fended off a leadership challenge from Congressman Tim Ryan from the working-class area of Youngstown, Ohio.
Pelosi, who has led the party since 2002, won 134-63.
Trump aide offers Pelosi zinger
What a relief. I was worried they had learned from the elections & might be competitive and cohesive again. https://t.co/cvwi0IxLdU
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) November 30, 2016
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3. Clinton supports hand-counting of Wisconsin votes
Hillary Clinton is backing calls for a recount of Wisconsin’s three million votes by hand, supporting the lawsuit brought about by Green party nominee Jill Stein. It’s the first time she’s spoken up about a recount in key states.
Hillary Clinton supports hand-counting Wisconsin ballots
4. Teen not giving away her shot to destroy Trump
A teenage electoral college member from Washington says she will break with party affiliation and lodge a protest vote during the December 19 electoral college meeting to formally confirm the next US president.
Levi Guerra, 19, is supposed to vote for Hillary Clinton, but instead will vote for “another Republican”.
She is part of a group of seven ‘Hamilton electors’
5. Trump claims he'll step away from family company
Nearly every morning since his election, Trump has tweeted something scandalous or newsworthy to help control the news agenda. Today’s missive: that he’ll leave his business “in total” as he feels it is “visually important” to focus being president.
Here he is:
Hence, legal documents are being crafted which take me completely out of business operations. The Presidency is a far more important task!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 30, 2016
... and another thing
Gonna compile a coffee table book of politicians in the moment they realize they sold their souls to support Trump pic.twitter.com/ru6ThdDTuT
— Black Marvel Girl (@blackmarvelgirl) November 30, 2016
