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    While President-elect Donald Trump is busy picking top aides for his next administration, his allies are adding their voices to another high-stakes election: the race to succeed Mitch McConnell as the Senate’s Republican leader.

    Trump allies Tucker Carlson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others are weighing in on the critical vote to become McConnell’s heir apparent. The new leader of the Senate will play an important role in the new government’s vision for the country.

    McConnell – a Republican from Kentucky and the longest-serving leader of the Senate party in American history – will leave his leadership post in January.

    Meanwhile, Trump has appointed Stephen Miller, one of his longest-serving immigration advisers, as deputy chief of staff for policy in the new White House. Miller is one of several nominations Trump has announced.

    Trump’s choices come as Republicans are poised to retain control of the House of Representatives. Remember, a party needs 218 seats to control the House of Representatives, and Republicans have locked up 213 so far, compared to Democrats’ 205.

    Stay up to date with live coverage from the USA TODAY Network.

    President-elect Donald Trump announced that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee would be his choice for 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 in the same way. Mike will work tirelessly to bring peace to the Middle East!” Huckabee’s daughter, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who is now governor of Arkansas, served as Trump’s press secretary during his first term.

    Trump has formally appointed Mike Waltz as national security adviser

    Trump (finally) made it official: Florida Congressman Mike Waltz will become his new national security advisor. The former Green Beret “is a nationally recognized national security leader, a best-selling author and an expert on the threats posed by China, Russia, Iran and global terrorism,” Trump said in a statement about the appointment of Waltz.

    Sources said Monday that Waltz was the chosen national security adviser.

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

    -David Jackson

    Trump plans to meet with congressional leaders tomorrow

    House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters 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 chosen tomorrow morning .

    Johnson said he expects the meeting to take place in the morning before Trump meets President Joe Biden at the White House at 11 a.m. Senate leadership elections are scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

    Trump has already recalled two sitting members of the House of Representatives: Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla. – to serve in his government.

    That could cause problems for the Republican Party in the House of Representatives, which is on track to keep the majority in the House of Representatives at a razor-thin margin.

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

    -Riley Beggin

    Three senators are running to succeed Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who will leave office in January.

    The two leading contenders to become McConnell’s heir apparent are Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who is currently second-in-command in the Senate GOP as Republican whip, and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who has also served as whip and led rather the campaign arm of the Senate GOP.

    But some of newly elected President Donald Trump’s most recognized allies, including billionaire tech titan Elon Musk, are mounting a campaign to get Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., elected to the post. They argue that Scott is the only candidate who has been sufficiently loyal to Trump and would be best equipped to represent the interests of the newly elected president.

    The elections will be held behind closed doors on Wednesday.

    −Riley Beggin

    According to news reports, Donald Trump is expected to tap Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as his Secretary of State.

    Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is Trump’s pick to become the country’s top diplomat, according to CNN and The New York Times. Rubio, a Cuban American, would be the first Latino to become secretary of state. The Times noted, however, that sources said Trump could change his mind at the last minute.

    Rubio has deep foreign policy experience and has transformed from an opponent of Trump to a close ally who was a finalist to serve as Trump’s vice president. Rubio has expressed support for Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia, but voted against additional aid to the country last year.

    − Riley Beggin and Michael Collins

    According to multiple news reports, Donald Trump is expected to appoint South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security.

    CNN first reported that Noem was Trump’s choice to become secretary of homeland security. Noem, a longtime Trump loyalist who joined Trump on the 2024 campaign trail, was a Republican congressman in South Dakota 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 this year as Trump’s vice presidential running mate. But her bid quickly crumbled amid a public backlash after Noem acknowledged in a memoir earlier this year that she shot and killed her dog Cricket because he was “untrainable.”

    − Joey Garrison

    Donald Trump has tapped Florida Congressman Mike Waltz to serve as his national security adviser, according to two sources familiar with his selection.

    Waltz, 50, will join the new administration as it navigates several tense geopolitical battles, including the wars between Ukraine and Russia and between Israel and Hamas. The role Trump asked Waltz to play does not require Senate confirmation.

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

    − Tom Vanden Brook and David Jackson

    Donald Trump chooses former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

    Donald Trump has appointed former Representative Lee Zeldin as 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 as Trump pushes an expansion of fossil energy.

    “Lee, with a very strong legal background, has been a true fighter for America First policies,” Trump said in a statement. “He will ensure fair and swift deregulation decisions that will be made in a way that will unleash the power of American corporations while maintaining the highest environmental standards.”

    − Joey Garrison

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

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

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

    Miller’s appointment comes after Trump campaigned for president in 2024 on mobilizing mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who are in the country unlawfully.

    Miller, 39, was Trump’s senior adviser and director of speechwriting during the Republican’s first term in the White House and is credited with shaping Trump’s immigration policies, including separating migrant children from their families and banning travel from predominantly Muslim countries. to land. Miller played a central role in Trump’s 2024 campaign.

    – Joey Garrison

    Who is Elise Stefanik? Donald Trump chooses a key House ally as the next UN ambassador

    According to multiple reports, Donald Trump has named Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., as the next ambassador to the United Nations. The New York lawmaker accepted the offer.

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

    One of Stefanik’s most prominent moments came last year during a congressional hearing with university presidents from Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT. During the hearing, she asked them whether the call for genocide against Jews warranted disciplinary action.

    All three presidents hesitated and dodged the question, instead offering legal answers without directly condemning the call for genocide of the Jews. Two of the presidents, Liz Magill of Penn and Claudine Gay of Harvard, have since left their posts.

    – Savannah Kuchar

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