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Trump transition live updates: Trump considering his lawyer for deputy attorney general, sources say
Donald Trump is wasting no time in planning his return to the White House.
After a sweeping victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Nov. 5, President-elect Donald Trump is now set to become just the second ever to serve nonconsecutive terms in office.
Trump has wasted no time in moving to assemble his team for a second term in the White House -- naming Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz as his national security adviser and Tom Homan as his "border czar," among other positions.
Inauguration Day is Jan. 20.
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Tracking those Trump has named to serve in his Cabinet, administration
Ahead of his return to power in January, Trump is announcing who he wants to fill Cabinet positions and other key roles inside his administration.
They include some of his staunchest allies on Capitol Hill and key advisers to his 2024 campaign.
Here is a running list of the people Trump has selected, or is expected to select, to serve in his administration.
Trump picks Elise Stefanik as UN ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump selected Rep. Elise Stefanik to be his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, multiple Trump officials told ABC News.
"I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," Trump said in a statement to ABC News.
Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman from New York's 21st District, was elected last week to her sixth term in the House. She will inherit a role Nikki Haley held for two years in the first Trump administration.
-ABC News' Rachel Scott, Katherine Faulders and John Santucci