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What Trump's win means to his voters


Happy Monday! It’s Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at Paste BN. I’m in the Rio Grande Valley (it’s almost 90 degrees!) where I’m reporting on a story about Latino voters.

In their own words: Trump supporters explain how they feel for his second presidency

Happiness. Fear. Indifference. Disappointment. There were a litany of emotions following the results of the 2024 election. But Donald Trump’s supporters say they feel hope for the president-elect’s new administration. From securing the country to lowering gas prices, my colleagues Trevor Hughes and Terry Collins spoke with Trump voters from across the country on how they feel like their life will improve under Trump. Read more.

And with a red trifecta in Washington, Trump is set up to have a favorable pathway forward for his legislative agenda. But there are early signs that he could see some hiccups in the new Congress – not from Democrats but from a few members of his own party. 

Trump stops by UFC

Donald Trump attended the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, along with a number of celebrities, politicians and prospective cabinet picks. Trump’s close ally, Dana White, is CEO and president of UFC.

A politics pit stop

Trump vows to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations

President-elect Donald Trump made border security and hardline immigration policies – including mass deportations – a key part of his platform. And now, he said he would declare a national emergency and use the military to execute his mass deportation plans. Read more.

Biden in Brazil

President Joe Biden is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday for the G20 summit. Ahead of the summit, Biden stopped by the Amazon rainforest on Sunday.

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