Republicans outline ‘first 100 days’ of Trump presidency – as it happened

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Trump on his win, according to Chinese state media.

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In his message, Xi said China and the US must “get along in the new era” and urged the two countries to strengthen communication and dialogue so as to properly manage their differences.

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Xi reiterated that China and the US gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation and that cooperation between the two countries remained a long-term goal, the official Xinhua news agency said.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has congratulated Trump on his “huge win” and discussed strengthening security and economic cooperation between the allies, according to a Seoul presidential official.

n Kim Tae-hyo, Yoon’s deputy national security director, said Thursday that Yoon and Trump also discussed the growing threats posed by nuclear-armed North Korea, including its intercontinental ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. mainland, and its reported provision of troops to Russia in support of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.

n Kim said Trump called for expanding the countries’ cooperation in the shipbuilding industries, highlighting South Korea’s strengths in building warships and vessels, and called for more detailed discussions on improving U.S. competitiveness in ship exports as well as maintenance and repair.

n Kim said Yoon and Trump agreed to arrange an in-person meeting soon.

The FBI is warning of additional fabricated videos that misuse its name and insignia to undermine confidence in the electoral system.

n One of the videos falsely claims that the FBI was made aware that at least 301 electors reported attempted bribery and blackmail by a political party.

n Another video falsely claims that the FBI is investigating voter pressure at US military bases overseas, a third claims that a US social media company has seen an increase in the number of separatist groups to include a total audience of more than 40 million people and the fourth falsely claims that the FBI has ordered media to restrict the spread of information about the bribery of electors.

n The FBI says each of the videos contains false information.

US president-elect Donald Trump will select personnel to serve under his leadership and enact policies that “make the life of Americans affordable, safe, and secure” in the days and weeks ahead, his campaign said on Wednesday.

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters on Thursday he had held a phone call with Trump and “in a nutshell, he was very friendly”.

n Ishiba said the pair had agreed to organise a face-to-face meeting “as soon as possible”, adding: “I had the impression that he is the kind of person who I will be able to talk to candidly.”

Jimmy Gomez won re-election to a US House seat representing California on Wednesday, the Associated Press reports.

He defeated fellow Democrat and children’s court attorney David Kim, who was running against him for the third time in a row. Gomez was first elected to Congress in 2017.

The district is almost entirely in the city of Los Angeles, and is majority Hispanic with a sizeable Asian American and white population. Roughly 20% live in poverty, and it is one of the poorest districts in the state. The Associated Press declared Gomez the winner at 8.36pm ET.

During Trump’s first 100 days in office, Republicans will “lock in the Trump tax cuts”, “unleash American energy” and “surge resources to the southern border”, among other measures, Scalise writes in his letter.

On energy, these policies include mandating lease sales, opening federal lands, including the Arctic national wildlife refuge, “to increased energy exploration and production,” and repealing parts of the Inflation Reduction Act, including what Scalise calls “harmful slush funds”.

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On immigration, Scalise says his party will “build the Trump border wall, acquire new detection technologies, bolster our border patrol and stop the flow of illegal immigration”.

Mike Johnson is running for House Speaker again & Steve Scalise is running for Majority Leader, they announce to House colleagues this evening in separate letters

Scalises letter was a 4-pager outlining a first 100 days under a Republican Congress & White House pic.twitter.com/kjgE7D2MB8

— Liz Elkind (@liz_elkind) November 7, 2024

The House speaker, Mike Johnson, is running for re-election, he announced in a letter late on Wednesday, and the House majority leader, Steve Scalise, is running for his position again.

In his letter, Scalise outlined the Republicans’ plans for their first 100 days in government. We will bring the key points to you in a moment.

Democrat Sam Liccardo has won election to US House in California’s 16th congressional district, the Associated Press reports.

He defeated state assemblymember Evan Low, another Democrat, in the highly competitive race. Liccardo served as San Jose mayor and council member for 16 years before winning