Election 2024 updates: Trump begins selecting cabinet positions

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:26PM GMT
Trump's cabinet picks include close allies from his campaign
Trump's cabinet picks include close allies from his campaignPresident-elect Donald Trump is naming members to his administration. Here's a look at the president-elect's appointees so far.

Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.

Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.

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Nov 06, 2024, 8:59 AM

Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election

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Nov 06, 2024, 3:27 AM GMT

ABC News projects Trump will win Ohio, Landsman in Ohio's 1st Congressional District

At 73% of the vote reporting, ABC News has projected Trump will carry Ohio, and its 17 Electoral College votes.

They also project Democrat Greg Landsman will defeat Republican Orlando Sonza in Ohio's 1st Congressional District in central and northeast Cincinnati. Landsman leads 53%-47%, with 82% of the expected vote reporting.

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Nov 06, 2024, 3:10 AM GMT

Trump will take Montana and Utah

ABC News projects Trump will carry the deep-red states of Montana and Utah, combining for 10 electoral votes in his column.

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Nov 06, 2024, 3:08 AM GMT

Harris will carry Colorado, ABC News projects

The ABC News Decision Desk has projected Kamala Harris will win Colorado's 10 Electoral College votes.

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Nov 06, 2024, 3:02 AM GMT

Elizabeth Warren projected to be reelected

Democrat Elizabeth Warren is projected by ABC to be reelected senator from Massachusetts.

Warren, who the widely used DW-NOMINATE ideological score places as the most liberal sitting U.S. senator, joined the Senate in 2013 after defeating incumbent Republican Scott Brown, who himself won a surprising special election to fill the seat formerly held by Democrat Ted Kennedy.