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    Trump calls on Miller, Stefanik and Homan

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    While President-elect Donald Trump is busy choosing the best aides to serve in his new administration, his allies add their votes in another high-stakes election: the race for success Mitch McConnell as Republican leader in the Senate.

    Trump’s allies Tucker Carlson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.. and others are weigh on the critical vote to become McConnell’s heir. The new Senate leader will play a major role in the new administration’s vision for the country.

    McConnell — a Kentucky Republican who is the longest-serving Senate party leader in American history — is resigning his leadership post in January.

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

    Trump’s choices come as Republicans prepare to do so keep control of the House. Remember, a party needs 218 seats to run the Lower House, and Republicans have blocked 213 seats so far, compared to 205 for Democrats.

    Follow live coverage from the USA TODAY Network.

    Three senators are in the running to succeed the Republican leader in the Senate Mitch McConnellwho will leave his post in January.

    The two leading contenders to become McConnell’s heir are Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., who currently serves as the Senate’s number two Republican whip, and Sen. John CornynR-Texas, who also served as whip and previously led the Senate GOP campaign arm.

    But several of President-elect Donald Trump’s most recognized allies, including billionaire tech titan Elon Musk, are mounting a campaign to get the senator. Rick ScottR-Fla., elected to the post. They argue that Scott is the only candidate loyal enough to Trump and would be best equipped to represent the president-elect’s interests.

    The election will take place behind closed doors on Wednesday.

    −Riley Beggin

    Donald Trump should appeal to the senator. Marco Rubio of Florida to serve as his secretary of state, according to media reports.

    Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is Trump’s choice to become the nation’s top diplomat, according to CNN and the New York Times. Rubio, a Cuban-American, would be the first Latino to serve as secretary of state.

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

    − Riley Beggin and Michael Collins

    Donald Trump is expected to choose South Dakota governor. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security, according to multiple news reports.

    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, served as a Republican congresswoman from South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. She was elected the state’s first female governor in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022.

    A rancher, farmer and small business owner, Noem, 52, was briefly considered as Trump’s running mate this year. But her candidacy quickly collapsed amid a public backlash after Noem admitted in a memoir earlier this year that she shot and killed her dog Cricket because he was “untrainable.”

    − Joey Garrison

    Donald Trump asked Florida congressman Mike Waltz to serve as his national security advisor, according to two sources close to his selection.

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

    The three-term lawmaker was a member of the House Armed Services Committee, served in civilian office at the Pentagon and is a decorated Green Beret veteran. He is also an outspoken critic of the Department of Defense’s diversity programs.

    − Tom Vanden Brook and David Jackson

    Donald Trump chooses Lee Zeldin, former New York congressman, to lead the EPA

    Donald Trump has nominated former Rep. Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

    As head of the EPA, Zeldin is expected to be tasked with repealing many of the Biden administration’s environmental regulations while Trump favors fossil fuel expansion.

    “Lee, with a very strong legal background, has been a true fighter for the America First policy,” Trump said in a statement. “He will ensure that fair and timely deregulatory decisions are made in a way that unleashes the power of American businesses, while maintaining the highest environmental standards.”

    − Joey Garrison

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

    Donald Trump tapped Stephen Millerone of his longest-serving immigration advisers, as deputy chief of staff for policy in the new White House.

    Vice President-elect JD Vance congratulated Miller on his new role in an article on X after CNN was the first to report this decision. “This is another fantastic choice by the president,” Vance said.

    Miller’s appointment comes after Trump campaigned for the presidency in 2024 by mobilizing mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who are in the country illegally.

    Miller, 39, served as Trump’s senior adviser and speechwriting director during the Republican’s first term in the White House. He is credited with crafting Trump’s immigration policies, which included separating migrant children from their families and banning travel from predominantly Muslim countries. Miller played a central role in Trump’s 2024 campaign.

    – Garrison Joey

    Who is Élise Stefanik? Donald Trump picks major House ally to be next U.N. ambassador

    Donald Trump appointed Representative Elise StefanikRY, will be the next ambassador to the United Nations, according to multiple reports. The New York lawmaker accepted the offer.

    Trump’s nomination of Stefanik, a longtime congressional ally, is his first cabinet choice after he was re-elected Tuesday to a second nonconsecutive term in the White House.

    One of the Stefaniks most notable moments performed last year at a congressional hearing with the university presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT. During the hearing, she asked them whether the call for genocide of the Jews warranted disciplinary measures.

    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 chairs, Liz Magill of Penn and Claudine Gay of Harvard, have since left their positions.

    – Savanna Kuchar

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