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Tracking who Trump has named to serve in his Cabinet, administration

President-elect Donald Trump is rolling out names for top jobs in his administration.
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Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets Senator Marco Rubio during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, N.C., on Nov. 4, 2024.
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Judge declines to postpone Steve Bannon's trial on 'We Build the Wall' fraud charges

A New York judge has declined to immediately postpone Steve Bannon's Dec. 9 trial on charges that he defrauded supporters of the "We Build the Wall" fundraiser.
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Steve Bannon, a former political advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, appears in court for a hearing in New York City on Nov. 12, 2024.
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Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be Israeli ambassador

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be the U.S. ambassador to Israel.
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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee moderates a roundtable discussion with Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 29, 2024, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
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Trump expected to select Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state: Sources

Rubio, 53, has served in the Senate since 2011. He is currently the vice-chair of the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Intelligence and also sits on the chamber's Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Rubio, 53, has served in the Senate since 2011. He is currently the vice-chair of the Senate Select Committee on Foreign Intelligence and also sits on the chamber's Committee on Foreign Relations.
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SCOTUS rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move Georgia election case into federal court

The Supreme Court has rejected a request from former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows to move his Georgia election interference case from state court into federal court.
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In this Oct. 21, 2020 file photo White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks to reporters following a television interview, outside the White House in Washington.
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Johnson, GOP leaders take victory lap and say they're ready for Day 1 under Trump

House Republican leaders took a victory lap as they returned to Washington, saying they are ready on Day 1 to work on President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, speaks during a news conference on the results of the 2024 election outside of the U.S. Capitol Building, Nov. 12, 2024, in Washington
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Judge to decide fate of Trump’s ‘hush money’ case

A New York judge is set to decide  whether to throw out President-elect Donald Trump's conviction based on the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on presidential immunity.
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VIDEO: Judge to decide fate of Trump’s ‘hush money’ case
November 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM

House Republicans talk ‘new day in America’ after Trump win

House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by other Republican members of Congress for the first time since the election.
November 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM
VIDEO: House Republicans talk ‘new day in America’ after Trump win
November 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM

Judge delays decision on fate of Trump's criminal hush money conviction

House Speaker Mike Johnson was joined by other Republican members of Congress for the first time since the election.
November 12, 2024 at 3:51 PM
VIDEO: Judge delays decision on fate of Trump's criminal hush money conviction
November 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM

Judge delays decision on fate of Trump's criminal hush money conviction

The judge in Donald Trump's criminal hush money case in New York has agreed to delay any decision on whether to throw out Trump's conviction.
November 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM
In this July 31, 2024, file photo, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waits on stage to speak at a campaign rally, in Harrisburg, Pa.
November 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM

Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s presidential transition

The Washington Post’s Drew Harwell explains how billionaire Elon Musk has leveraged his money to further his political objectives.
November 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM
VIDEO: Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s presidential transition
November 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM

Elon Musk weighing in on Trump staffing decisions: Sources

Several people close to Donald Trump have stressed to ABC News the significance and influence billionaire Elon Musk has had in the Trump orbit over the last week.
November 12, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, and Donald Trump, prior to a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2024.
November 12, 2024 at 2:22 PM

South Korean president takes up golf again to forge a bond with Trump

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has dusted off his golf clubs in an attempt to forge a bond with President-elect Donald Trump, an avid lover of the game
November 12, 2024 at 2:22 PM
FILE - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol answers a reporters' question during a news conference at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP, File)
November 12, 2024 at 2:12 PM

What Trump has said about birth control, and what he could do as president

Online searches on women's health topics have surged since the Nov. 5 election.
November 12, 2024 at 2:12 PM
A pile of birth controls pills are seen in this stock image.
November 12, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Crypto prices hit all-time highs. Experts explain why.

Bitcoin climbed 6.5% on Monday, surpassing $84,000 for the first time ever.
November 12, 2024 at 1:05 PM
A Bitcoin is pictured in this Nov. 24, 2013, file photo.
November 12, 2024 at 9:10 AM

Trump names a ‘border czar’ to join his incoming administration

President-elect Donald Trump, who campaigned on the promise of mass deportations, has appointed hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff and former ICE Director Tom Homan as “border czar.”
November 12, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Trump names a ‘border czar’ to join his incoming administration
November 12, 2024 at 6:24 AM

Trump selects Rep. Elise Stefanik to be UN ambassador

Trump in a statement described Stefanik as "incredibly strong, tough and smart."
November 12, 2024 at 6:24 AM
Rep. Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, speaks during a campaign rally for former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York on October 27, 2024.
November 12, 2024 at 3:58 AM

Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico

Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the co...
November 12, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Newly inaugurated Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum smiles as she holds the staff of office during a rally in the Zócalo, Mexico City's main square, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)
November 12, 2024 at 12:11 AM

Trump announces staffing decisions, set to meet Biden this week

Also, Elon Musk is weighing in on President-elect Donald Trump's staffing decisions and the Senate leadership race heats up.
November 12, 2024 at 12:11 AM
VIDEO - Trump announces staffing decisions, set to meet Biden this week
November 11, 2024 at 11:14 PM

Trump says former ICE Director Tom Homan will be 'border czar'

Former ICE Director Tom Homan is going to be the "border czar" in the Trump administration, the president-elect announced Sunday.
November 11, 2024 at 11:14 PM
WASHINGTON - MARCH 15: Tom Homan, a FOX News contributor and former Trump Administration Head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) delivers the keynote speech at the Columbiana County Lincoln Day Dinner in Salem, Ohio on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
November 11, 2024 at 10:58 PM

Elon Musk weighing in on Trump staffing decisions: Sources

Several people close to Donald Trump have stressed to ABC News the significance and influence billionaire Elon Musk has had in the Trump orbit over the last week.
November 11, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Several people close to Donald Trump have stressed to ABC News the significance and influence billionaire Elon Musk has had in the Trump orbit over the last week.
November 11, 2024 at 10:23 PM

Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS

The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, consolidating presidential power.
November 11, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Donald Trump takes the stage following early results from the 2024 presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, November 6, 2024.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM

Dismantling the Department of Education? Trump's plan for schools in his second term

Trump has proposed featuring prayer in public schools and dismantling the Department of Education.
November 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump points to supporters with former first lady Melania Trump during an election night event, Nov.6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
November 11, 2024 at 9:10 PM

Biden's White House invitation to Trump continues a tradition Trump shunned in 2020

Before he comes back for good on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will return to the White House briefly at the invitation of President Joe Biden
November 11, 2024 at 9:10 PM
FILE - Former President Donald Trump, right, and Melania Trump disembark from their final flight on Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
November 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM

Donald Trump promises mass deportations in second term

Former Assistant for DHS Public Affairs, Marsha Espinosa reacts to the incoming Trump administration's plans for immigration and border security.
November 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM
VIDEO: Donald Trump promises mass deportations in second term
November 11, 2024 at 8:18 PM

What Trump's comeback reveals about American voters: ANALYSIS

Trump's historic climb back to the White House is a capstone of his singular stamp on American politics.
November 11, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
November 11, 2024 at 8:18 PM

How Democrats won Senate seats in states that Trump carried

The 2024 election had at least three split-ticket results, though presidential and Senate votes still closely aligned.
November 11, 2024 at 8:18 PM
At least three Democratic Senate candidates are poised to win their contests in states that Donald Trump carried in the 2024 presidential race.
November 11, 2024 at 7:22 PM

Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff in new admin

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to announce that Stephen Miller will become his deputy chief of staff for policy, multiple sources told ABC News.
November 11, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Former White House adviser Stephen Miller speaks before former US president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at McCamish Pavillion on the campus of Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 28, 2024.
November 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Tom Homan will join Trump administration as 'border czar'

Homan, a staunch Trump supporter, will be in charge of the mass deportations that have been promised by Trump throughout his 2024 campaign.
November 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Homan, a staunch Trump supporter, will be in charge of the mass deportations that have been promised by Trump throughout his 2024 campaign.
November 11, 2024 at 5:50 PM

Trump likely to target climate measures that are making the most difference

The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions e...
November 11, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Wind turbines are silhouetted against the setting sun at the Spearville Wind Farm, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, near Spearville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
November 11, 2024 at 5:36 PM

Trump’s plans for veterans, military are ‘bleak’: Former VA official

Veteran and podcast host Allison Gill talks about what’s at stake for veterans and the military under a second Trump administration.
November 11, 2024 at 5:36 PM
VIDEO: Trump’s plans for veterans, military are ‘bleak’: Former VA official
November 11, 2024 at 4:33 PM

Senate leadership race heats up as Trump issues demands

Senate Republicans are poised to make a historic decision on Wednesday when they'll gather behind closed doors to select their new party leader.
November 11, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump takes the stage to address supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 6, 2024.
November 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Kremlin spokesman indicates Trump presidency would be improvement over Biden

Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied reports that President-elect Donald Trump spoke to President Vladimir Putin last week but says the Kremlin looks favorably on Trump compared to President Joe Biden.
November 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM
VIDEO: Kremlin spokesman indicates Trump presidency would be improvement over Biden
November 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Courts restrained Trump in his 1st term. Will they 'check' his power again?

Donald Trump's critics warn that he will have "no guardrails" in a second term, but his agenda and his personal impulses won’t proceed entirely unchecked.
November 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, stand on stage at an election night watch party, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
November 11, 2024 at 2:56 PM

Trump to meet with Biden as new details emerge about transition

Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump hunkered down at Mar-a-Lago to meet with advisers ahead of his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office this week.
November 11, 2024 at 2:56 PM
VIDEO: Trump to meet with Biden as new details emerge about transition
November 11, 2024 at 1:10 PM

Serbian leader speaks to Trump, pointing out Serb support during US election

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic says he has spoken with Donald Trump, inviting him to visit the Balkan country while pointing out that in Serbia the U.S. president-elect had the highest level of support of all European states during the election ca...
November 11, 2024 at 1:10 PM
FILE - President Donald Trump listens to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speak during a signing ceremony with Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
November 11, 2024 at 12:32 PM

How fierce Trump ally Kash Patel could help reshape the FBI or Justice Department

Trump ally Kash Patel, a former Defense Department official who wants to end the "Deep State," could make big changes if he's given a top spot at the FBI or DOJ.
November 11, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Former Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Findlay Toyota Center on Oct. 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Ariz.
November 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM

Kremlin signals support for President-elect Trump 

A spokesperson for the Kremlin signaled support for President-elect Donald Trump, the comments come as sources say Russia has amassed 50,000 troops for a counteroffensive against Ukraine.
November 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM
VIDEO: Kremlin signals support for President-elect Trump 
November 11, 2024 at 2:09 AM

Donald Trump and Elon Musk golf at Trump International after election win

The president-elect returned to golf at Trump International, the same course where an assassination attempt was made against him in September.
November 11, 2024 at 2:09 AM
BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 05: Elon Musk embraces Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 05, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. This is the first time that Trump has returned to Butler since he was injured during an attempted assassination on July 13.  (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
November 11, 2024 at 1:46 AM

Trump rules out Haley and Pompeo in White House administration 

President-elect Donald Trump announced this weekend that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley would not be part of his White House administration.
November 11, 2024 at 1:46 AM
VIDEO: Trump rules out Haley and Pompeo in White House administration 
November 10, 2024 at 6:55 PM

Trump picks Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jon Karl discusses potential picks for President-elect Donald Trump's new administration.
November 10, 2024 at 6:55 PM
VIDEO: Trump picks Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff
November 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Trump transition underway 

ABC News’ Rachel Scott reports on president-elect Donald Trump’s transition plans.
November 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
VIDEO: Trump transition underway 
November 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM

‘He’s going to be a president for all Americans’: Vivek Ramaswamy on Trump’s election

ABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on “This Week.”
November 10, 2024 at 6:51 PM
VIDEO: ‘He’s going to be a president for all Americans’: Vivek Ramaswamy on Trump’s election
November 10, 2024 at 5:11 PM

Ramaswamy calls for unity, defends Trump's immigration plan

Vivek Ramaswamy, an ally of Donald Trump, said the president-elect would bring the country together while also defending his immigration plan for mass deportations.
November 10, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Vivek Ramaswamy in ABC's This Week.
November 10, 2024 at 3:09 PM

The key figures in Trump’s new administration

ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jon Karl breaks down the roster of key figures expected to be in President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration.
November 10, 2024 at 3:09 PM
VIDEO: The key figures in Trump’s new administration
November 10, 2024 at 3:08 PM

Biden to meet with President-elect Trump

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks reports on the latest transition details for President-elect Donald Trump as he is set to meet with President Joe Biden on Wednesday at the White House.
November 10, 2024 at 3:08 PM
VIDEO: Biden to meet with President-elect Trump
November 10, 2024 at 10:05 AM

What could abortion access look like under Trump?

Abortion rights advocates warn that a second Donald Trump presidency puts access to abortion in danger.
November 10, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump departs an election night event, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
November 9, 2024 at 11:52 PM

Biden and Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday

President Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday as an early step in the Trump administration transition into power.
November 9, 2024 at 11:52 PM
VIDEO: Biden and Trump to meet at White House on Wednesday
November 9, 2024 at 11:49 PM

Women’s rights under a second Trump term

Mary Ellen Klas, a politics and policy columnist at Bloomberg, discusses the potential future of women’s rights during the second Trump term.
November 9, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Women’s rights under a second Trump term
November 9, 2024 at 6:37 PM

Elon Musk joins Trump’s calls with world leaders

The president-elect had Elon Musk listen in and speak with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
November 9, 2024 at 6:37 PM
VIDEO: Elon Musk joins Trump’s calls with world leaders