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President-elect Donald Trump He began to elect important assistants who would form his second administration.

In a major move Monday, Trump named Stephen Miller, one of his longest-serving immigration advisers, as the new White House deputy chief of staff for policy. Miller’s appointment comes after Trump launched a presidential campaign in 2024 on pushing for mass deportations of immigrants in the country illegally.

Trump also chose former Rep. Lee Zeldin to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Tom Homan, former head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be a “border czar” overseeing enforcement Deportation policy.

And the name of the president-elect Representative Elise StefanikRY will be the next ambassador to the United Nations and Representative. Mike WaltzR-Fla., to serve as national security adviser

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.

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Donald Trump has asked Florida congressman Mike Waltz to serve as his 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 picks former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to head EPA

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

Stephen Miller appointed as Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy

Donald Trump has named Stephen Miller, one of his longest-serving top immigration advisers, as the new White House’s deputy chief of staff for policy.

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

Who is Elise Stefanik? Donald Trump picks leading House ally as next UN ambassador

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