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White House correspondent Mary Alice Parks joins ABC News Live to discuss security clearances and President-elect Donald Trump's transition.

The Powerhouse Roundtable breaks down the latest news on “This Week.”

Judiciary Democrat worries background check dispute will delay confirmations.

White House Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl joins ABC News Live to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.

Trump will command compliance from his administration, GOP senator says.

This is a rush transcript of "This Week" airing Sunday, November 24.

ABC News’ Christiane Cordero and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley discuss the dark day in U.S. history, which still has people asking questions.

Trump's choices include RFK Jr., Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz and more.

The former mayor and businesswoman lost her bid for reelection to the House.

He's a billionaire hedge-fund manager and a Wall Street veteran.

Marty Makary became a GOP favorite for his questioning of COVID restrictions.

The announcement for the job was supposed to come earlier but had been stalled due to intense infighting among President-elect Trump's top advisers.

ABC News speaks with House Ethics Committee member Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., former Trump White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler on "This Week Live."

Doug Lute, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, discusses the future of the Russia-Ukraine war during Donald Trump’s second term on "This Week Live."

Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler emphasizes the need to reach voters who are uninvolved in politics on "This Week Live."

Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., criticized Speaker Mike Johnson for saying the report should not be released on "This Week Live."

Former RNC Chairman Reince Priebus discusses the implications of Donald Trump’s win on "This Week Live."

In bad news for House Republicans, his seat will be left vacant for months.

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"We can clean house next term and that's what has to happen," she said in 2023.

Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in New York.

Musk and Ramaswamy are set to helm the "Department of Government Efficiency."

House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., joined ABC News Live to discuss what a second Trump term may mean for the war in Ukraine.

Matt Gaetz says he will not return to Congress after withdrawing his name from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.

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Gaetz said he'll still be "in the fight but it's going to be from a new perch."

Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration eight days after it was announced.

"Debating resumes ... plays right into Trump's favor," one Democrat said.

Speaking about Tulsi Gabbard, Haley said she had "major issues" with her candidacy and reiterated comments Gabbard made in the past that run counter to the views of the U.S. intelligence community.

Republicans Mike Rounds and Thomas Massie want to abolish the DOE.

Trump chose the former Florida attorney general shortly after Gaetz withdrew.

The president-elect's selection comes the same day Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination.

Gaetz said his confirmation bid was "unfairly becoming a distraction."

Trump's Pentagon pick spoke as he met with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering the incoming Trump administration 1,402 acres it purchased along the Texas-Mexico border.

A former Trump Cabinet member, she railed against his choices for DNI, HHS.

A special election to fill the expected vacancy has not yet been scheduled.

Casten: "No workplace would allow that information to be swept under the rug."

Lawmakers reacted with anger at the homeland security chief and FBI director.

Illinois democratic Congressman Sean Casten suggests he's not withdrawing resolution to force release of Matt Gaetz Ethics report following Gaetz withdrawal to be Trump's attorney general.

GOP Sen. Kevin Cramer said there was "a sense of relief" after Matt Gaetz made his statement resigning from the attorney general nomination.

Jason Houser, former ICE chief of staff for the Biden administration talks about President-elect Donald Trump's mass deportation plan.

Trump's recess appointments demand seems to be meeting resistance with senators.

Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, visited Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with GOP senators in hopes of helping his nomination process.

ABC News’ Selina Wang discusses the latest on President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of defense.

"It is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition," Gaetz wrote in a post on X.

Critics say her echoing of Russian propaganda should be disqualifying.

Trump has nominated several Project 2025 contributors to his team.

Transgender activist and author Raquel Willis reacts to the bill to ban transgender women from using women's restrooms at the U.S. Capitol.

ABC News’ Anne Flaherty looks at how President-elect Donald Trump could upend the federal government, including "deleting" agencies and ousting workers he sees as unloyal.