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    During President-elect Donald Trump While he is busy selecting top aides to serve his new administration, his allies are making their voices heard in another important election: The race to succeed Mitch McConnell As Senate Republican leader.

    Trump allies tucker carlson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. et al focus on critical voting To be McConnell’s heir apparent. The new Senate leader will play an important role in the new administration’s vision for the country.

    The president-elect is also increasing his choices for his second term: Trump announced former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor and Faith Leader for many years,” a statement said, saying he would be his choice as U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Trump is also expected to pick the Governor of South Dakota. Kristi Noem Leading the Department of Homeland Security.

    Trump’s election comes at a time when Republicans are ready keep control of the parliament. Note that a party needs 218 seats to lead in the lower house, and Republicans have 213 seats so far compared to Democrats’ 205.

    Follow USA TODAY Network’s live coverage.

    After Donald Trump announced that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee would serve in the White House as the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee’s daughter and current governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, celebrated the move.

    “I went to Israel for the first time with my father when I was eleven, and it changed my life. There is no one President Trump could have chosen with a greater love for the people of Israel and a greater commitment to the unbreakable bond between America and Israel than him,” he said. Shared on X.

    – Marina Pitofsky

    Governor Ron DeSantis coming soon Hole the size of Marco Rubio To fill the U.S. Senate.

    Rubio is widely reported to be President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be the new Secretary of State. The same reports say the decision is not final, but If Rubio is elected and confirmed DeSantis would be named by his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to name his replacement.

    He would promote DeSantis, who is running against Trump for the GOP nomination in 2024 and i’m lostwith an important decision that may affect him possible future desires He will run for president in 2028.

    The person selected will serve until 2026, when a special election will be held to complete the remaining two years of Rubio’s term. DeSantis, a former U.S. House member, could choose someone to run in 2026 or a placeholder if he chooses to attempt to return to Washington before a potential presidential run in 2028.

    The initial list of possible picks includes Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and DeSantis chief of staff James Uthmeier.

    – Gray Rohrer

    President Joe Biden invited his predecessor and soon-to-be president Donald Trump to meet with him because that was the norm, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday.

    “Because he believes in the norms, he believes in the institution, he believes in the peaceful transfer of power,” he said at the White House press conference.

    He said Biden reached out to Trump and asked them to meet in the Oval Office.

    “This is what needs to happen. And this is what the American people deserve,” he said.

    – Francesca Rooms

    President-elect Donald Trump announced former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. He would be his choice as US Ambassador to Israel. “Mike has been a great public servant, Governor and Faith Leader for many years,” Trump said.

    “He loves Israel and the people of Israel, and the people of Israel love him as well. Mike will work tirelessly to achieve Peace in the Middle East!” Huckabee’s daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who is now the governor of Arkansas, previously served as press secretary during Trump’s first term.

    Trump officially appoints Mike Waltz as national security adviser

    Trump has (finally) made it official: Florida congressman Mike Waltz will be his new national security adviser. Trump said in a statement about Waltz’s appointment that the former Green Beret “is a nationally recognized leader in National Security, a best-selling author, and an expert on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran, and global terrorism.”

    Waltz has been named national security adviser, sources said Monday.

    The political world is still awaiting Trump’s comments on other members of his national security team, including reports that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio could become Secretary of State and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will head the Department of Homeland Security.

    – David Jackson

    Trump plans to meet with Congressional leaders tomorrow

    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters on Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump plans to come to Capitol Hill to meet with Johnson and the next Senate Majority Leader, who will be elected tomorrow morning.

    Johnson said he expected the meeting to take place before Trump’s meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House at 11 a.m. The Senate leadership election is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

    Trump appointed two members currently serving in the House of Representatives: Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Y., and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla. –to serve in its management.

    That could cause problems for the GOP House of Representatives, which is on track to narrowly retain a majority in the lower chamber.

    “President Trump fully understands and appreciates the math here,” Johnson said, noting that he does not expect Trump to elect more current House members, but that that is up to Trump.

    -Riley Beggin

    Three senators vying to replace Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnellHe will resign from his position in January.

    The two main candidates to succeed McConnell are Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who is currently second in command as the Republican whip in the Senate GOP, and Sen. John CornynR-Texas, who also served as whip and previously led the Senate GOP’s campaign arm.

    But some of President-elect Donald Trump’s best-known allies, including billionaire tech giant Elon Musk, are launching a campaign to win over Sen. Rick ScottR-Fla., was elected to office. They argue that Scott is the only candidate sufficiently loyal to Trump to be best equipped to represent the next president’s interests.

    The election will be held behind closed doors on Wednesday.

    -Riley Beggin

    Donald Trump is expected to touch the Senator. Marco Rubio According to reports, he will serve as Florida Secretary of State.

    Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is Trump’s choice to be the nation’s top diplomat, according to CNN and The New York Times. Rubio, who is Cuban American, will be the first Latino to serve as Secretary of State. However, the Times noted that its sources said Trump could change his mind at the last minute.

    Rubio has deep foreign policy experience and has gone from being Trump’s rival to a close ally who became a finalist to serve as Trump’s vice president. Rubio has expressed support for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia, but voted against additional aid to the country last year.

    -Riley Beggin and Michael Collins

    Donald Trump is expected to pick the Governor of South Dakota. Kristi Noem He will lead the Department of Homeland Security, according to multiple reports.

    CNN first reported that Noem was Trump’s choice to be Homeland Security secretary. Noem, a longtime Trump loyalist who joined Trump in the 2024 campaign, served as a South Dakota Republican congresswoman from 2011 to 2019. She was elected the state’s first female governor in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022.

    Noem, 52, a rancher, farmer and small business owner, was briefly considered as Trump’s vice presidential candidate this year. But her proposal quickly collapsed amid public backlash after Noem admitted in a memoir earlier this year that she shot and killed her dog, Cricket, because he was “untrainable.”

    -Joey Garrison

    Donald Trump asked the Florida congressman Mike Waltz He will serve as national security adviser, according to two sources familiar with his selection.

    Waltz, 50, is set to join the new administration, which is waging several tense geopolitical struggles, including the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas wars. The role Trump wants Waltz to fill does not require Senate confirmation.

    The three-term lawmaker was a member of the House Armed Services Committee, held civilian positions at the Pentagon and is a Green Beret-decorated war veteran. He is also an outspoken critic of the Department of Defense’s diversity programs.

    -Tom Vanden Brook and David Jackson

    Donald Trump tapped former Rep. Lee Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

    As head of the EPA, Zeldin is expected to be tasked with rolling back many of the Biden administration’s environmental regulations, while Trump is pushing for an expansion of fossil fuel energy.

    “Lee had a very strong legal background and was a true warrior of America First policies,” Trump said in a statement. he said. “It will ensure that fair and swift deregulation decisions will be enacted in ways that will unleash the power of American businesses while maintaining the highest environmental standards.”

    -Joey Garrison

    Donald Trump touched Stephen MillerThe incoming White House deputy chief of staff for policy is one of its longest-serving top immigration advisers.

    Vice President-elect JD Vance later congratulated Miller on his new role in a post on X. CNN first reported the move. “This is another great choice by the president,” Vance said.

    Miller’s appointment comes after Trump launched a presidential campaign to mobilize mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who are in the country illegally in 2024.

    Miller, 39, served as Trump’s senior adviser and speechwriting director during Republicans’ first term in the White House and is known for shaping Trump’s immigration policies, which have included separating immigrant children from their families and banning travel from predominantly Muslim countries. Miller played a central role in Trump’s 2024 campaign.

    –Joey Garrison

    Donald Trump named Representative Elise StefanikRY will be the next ambassador to the United Nations multiple reports. New York lawmakers accepted the offer.

    Trump’s nomination of Stefanik, a longtime congressional ally, was his first cabinet pick after he was re-elected to a second non-consecutive term in the White House on Tuesday.

    Stefanik’s one most important moments It came during a congressional hearing last year attended by university presidents from Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT. During the hearing, he asked them whether calling for genocide against Jews warranted disciplinary action.

    All three presidents chattered and avoided the question; instead, they offered legal responses to the call for genocide against the Jews without directly condemning it. Two of the presidents, Penn’s Liz Magill and Harvard’s Claudine Gay, have since stepped down.

    –Savannah Kuchar

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