{"id":2443,"date":"2024-11-14T00:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/heres-who-we-spotted-in-washingtons-halls-of-power-on-this-busy-news-day\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T00:19:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T00:19:13","slug":"heres-who-we-spotted-in-washingtons-halls-of-power-on-this-busy-news-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/heres-who-we-spotted-in-washingtons-halls-of-power-on-this-busy-news-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s who we spotted in Washington\u2019s halls of power on this busy news day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Capitol Hill was swamped with political heavyweights Wednesday as key players converged for meetings and early preparations for the transition.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans in the morning chose John Thune to succeed Mitch McConnell as GOP leader. In the afternoon, House Republicans unanimously elected Mike Johnson as their nominee for speaker. And the day didn&#8217;t end there.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at who was spotted in Washington\u2019s halls of power on Wednesday:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Donald Trump <\/b>met with House Republicans in the morning at the Capitol Hill Hyatt Regency hotel, where he voiced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/13\/congress\/trump-endorses-johnson-00189282?nname=playbook-pm&amp;nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&amp;nrid=2cc8c77e-8806-486f-a0c3-9a6830b158b6&amp;nlid=964328\">support for Mike Johnson<\/a> to remain speaker. He later met with President Joe Biden in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/13\/congress\/biden-trump-meet-00189290\">the Oval Office<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Elon Musk<\/b> attended the House GOP conference <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/13\/congress\/elon-musk-to-the-hill-00189258\">meeting with<\/a> the president-elect.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><b>JD Vance <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Reporter_Mia\/status\/1856706301817921806\">returned to the Hill<\/a> for the Senate Republican leadership elections.<\/li>\n<li><b>His wife Usha Vance <\/b>was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Reporter_Mia\/status\/1856753251057648103\">also spotted<\/a> in the Senate.<\/li>\n<li><b>Gavin Newsom<\/b> was on Blue Light News to meet with Democratic members of California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/13\/congress\/newsom-rallies-california-dems-00189337\">congressional delegation<\/a> and lobby the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/11\/12\/gavin-newsom-trump-proofing-california-00188951\">outgoing Biden administration<\/a> for additional funding and federal waiver extensions before Trump takes office.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><b>Elaine Chao,<\/b> the former transportation secretary and McConnell\u2019s wife, was spotted on the underground Senate subway. She told Blue Light News reporters that she was on Blue Light News for \u201corientation events for the new Senate spouses.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><b>Stephen Miller, <\/b>who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/13\/congress\/trump-white-house-staff-00189292\">Trump announced<\/a> earlier Wednesday will be his deputy chief of staff for policy, posted a photo from the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StephenM\/status\/1856739555853943198\">White House Rose Garden<\/a> on X.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dan Scavino,<\/b> the president-elect\u2019s deputy chief of staff, posted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanScavino\/status\/1856768227000697025\">several videos from Washington<\/a> on social media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capitol Hill was swamped with political heavyweights Wednesday as key players converged for meetings and early preparations for the transition. Senate Republicans in the morning chose John Thune to succeed Mitch McConnell as GOP leader. In the afternoon, House Republicans unanimously elected Mike Johnson as their nominee for speaker. And the day didn&#8217;t end there. 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