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The national shock of Trump created personalities out of Republicans who opposed him, such as Nicolle Wallace, the former White House communications director under George W. Bush.

The image below from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the bomb cyclone and the atmospheric river below it dumping precipitation on Northern California and surrounding states.

Many areas in Northern California can expect more than six inches of precipitation through the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service office in Sacramento.

Trump has repeatedly pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants and mobilise the National Guard to help carry this out.

Charlie Savage reports on national security and legal policy.