The Trail 2016: Victory tastes sweet

by Jonathan Swan - 11/09/16 6:26 PM ET

Welcome to THE TRAIL 2016, your daily rundown from The Hill on all the latest news in the White House, Senate and House races.

Jubilation ran wild among political conservatives as they woke Wednesday to a new establishment in Washington.

Donald Trump, America’s president-elect, has promised to radically alter the institutions that have governed the U.S. and international orders for decades.

The conservative base now gazes over a political landscape that seemed unimaginable 24 hours ago. From January, the Republican Party will control the House, Senate, and the White House. Finally, they believe, they might get everything they want.

Movement leaders want their agenda and they want it now. Their wish list includes repealing ObamaCare, defunding Planned Parenthood, cutting taxes and reforming the regulatory system. Oh, and swiftly appointing Supreme Court justices who’ll overturn rulings on gay marriage and abortion rights.

Trump and the new GOP leadership will face towering expectations. “Now they have everything,” said movement leader Brent Bozell. “I don’t expect, I don’t want 60 percent. We should be able to get 100 percent.”

Trump looks like he’ll enjoy some sort of respite from the animosity coursing through both parties throughout the campaign season.

Hillary Clinton gave a gracious concession speech saying the American public owe their president-elect an “open mind” and a chance to lead. And even Trump’s fiercest critics within the GOP – Never Trumpers like Mitt Romney and the Bushes – are wishing him luck.

Stay with TheHill.com as we follow the most extraordinary story in global politics. We’re tracking every element of the New Trump Order and reporting on the angling for jobs in his administration.

RACE TO 1600 PENN

GLOBAL SHOCKWAVES: The Hill’s Julian Hattem reports: Donald Trump’s presidential victory sent leaders around the globe reeling on Wednesday as many wondered whether the first-time politician would carry through with his dramatic reinterpretation of the United States’s international role.

DIVIDED AMERICA: The Hill’s Reid Wilson reports: Across the nation, Tuesday’s election results revealed an electorate starkly divided by race, gender, education and geography — from Donald Trump’s stunning win over Hillary Clinton to a series of ballot measures that will further the long segregation between red America and blue America.

MEXICO MEETING: The Hill’s Mallory Shelbourne reports: President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto before he takes office, the Mexican leader said Wednesday.

INVITATION ACCEPTED: The Hill’s Mallory Shelbourne reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an offer from President-elect Donald Trump to meet in the United States, according to ABC News.

ON SECOND THOUGHT: The Hill’s Julian Hattem reports:Donald Trump appears to be sounding a different note about jailing Hillary Clinton as president-elect, and it’s unclear whether the Republican will stick to his earlier threat.

STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED: The Hill’s Peter Schroeder reports: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Wednesday that she would like to put aside differences and try and work with President-elect Donald Trump.

ODDS AND ENDS

WAR ON RYAN: The Hill’s Jonathan Swan reports:Populist pro-Donald Trump website Breitbart is not stopping its war on Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) now that Trump is president-elect.

PROJECT STEAMROLL: The Hill’s Jordain Carney reports: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is calling on Senate Republicans to get rid of the filibuster to help a Trump administration get its priorities passed through the upper chamber.

THE TALES BEGIN: The Hill’s Rebecca Savransky reports: Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus was reportedly in tears after the release of a 2005 tape in which Donald Trump was heard making lewd comments about women.

TRIMMING THE HIT LIST: The Hill’s Rebecca Savransky reports:Donald Trump is not seeking the resignation of Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, The Wall Street Journal reported.

POLL POSITION

SAD! The Hill’s Jonathan Easley reports: Pollsters and election modelers suffered an industry-shattering embarrassment at the hands of Donald Trump on Tuesday night.

NO KIDDING: The Hill’s Brooke Seipel reports: Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, apologized Wednesday for pundits and polling strategists, including himself, failing to predict Donald Trump’s victory. “We, the whole industry, have a lot to learn from this,” Sabato said on “Fox and Friends.”

HEAD SCRATCHERS: The Hill’s Brooke Seipel reports: Given the polling failures, last night’s result left many Americans in a state of confusion. “How did Trump win?” and “Why did Trump win” are two of Wednesday’s most searched phrases on Google, according to the company.

THE DAILY TRUMP

SEE YOU IN COURT: The Hill’s Rebecca Kheel reports: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning President-elect Donald Trump that it will “see him in court,” threatening to use its “full firepower” if he tries to follow through on controversial campaign promises on immigration, torture and other issues.

SQUARING THE CIRCLE: The Hill’s Lisa Hagen reports: Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday morning assured Americans that there will be a unified Republican government going forward following Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory.

TRADING PLACES: The Hill’s Tim Devaney reports: The nation’s top labor leader vowed Wednesday to work with President-elect Donald Trump to defeat the Obama administration’s controversial Asia Pacific trade agreement.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“I think the Republican leadership hopefully got the message. There’s a new sheriff in town . . .”

— Conservative movement leader Richard Viguerie, addressing reporters at Washington’s National Press Club on Wednesday.

CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGNS

SLIM PICKINGS: The Hill’s Cristina Marcos reports: Democrats are poised to make only single-digit gains in the House, as Republicans rode Donald Trump’s coattails to victory.

ADIOS AYOTTE: The Hill’s Lisa Hagen: Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Wednesday afternoon conceded the New Hampshire Senate race after a nail biter that came down to just over 1,000 votes.

MONEY WATCH

FIVE BUCKS A VOTE: Reuters reports: Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest upsets in American political history when he toppled Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday – and he did it using far less cash than his rival.

WHAT WE ARE WATCHING FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

(All times Eastern)

Donald Trump will meet with President Obama at 11 a.m. Thursday at the White House to start the transition process.

TWEET OF THE DAY

If you need something to get you thru the day, here’s one silver lining: #SNL and other comedy shows will have tons of material for 4 years.

— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) November 9, 2016