US Election 2024

Donald Trumps new candidates for his upcoming administration. Top left: Kristi Noem is Trump’s pick for secretary of homeland security. Top right: Matt Gaetz is Trump’s 2024 pick for attorney general. Bottom Right: Vivek Ramaswamy. Bottom Left: Tulsi Gabbard is Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence. Photo: Reuters
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Who are Trump’s cabinet picks so far and who is in the running?

Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defence, intelligence, health, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking

Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) speaks on Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, July 17, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US House Speaker Johnson wants Gaetz ethics report kept secret

Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard attends a campaign rally of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 4, 2024. REUTERS
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Spy world vexed by Trump choice of Gabbard as US intelligence chief

Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, US November 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
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Rubio pick signals a Trump China policy that could go beyond tariffs

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Trump wins Republican trifecta as GOP retains house majority

President-elect Donald Trump speaks as he meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill, November 13. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Trump's team drawing up list of Pentagon officers to fire: sources

Mike Huckabee looks on as Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump reacts during a campaign event at the Drexelbrook Catering and Event Center, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, US, October 29, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Trump picks Mike Huckabee, pro-Israel conservative, as ambassador

April Perry, a nominee to serve as a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois, appears before the US Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, July 31, 2024. via US Photo: Senate/File Photo
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US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office

Director of Natiional Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, December 3, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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Trump picks former top US spy John Ratcliffe to lead CIA

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump and and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) react during a campaign event at Dorton Arena, in Raleigh, North Carolina, US November 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Drake/File Photo
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Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for secretary of state: sources

Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, US, November 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Kamala Harris' Michigan loss highlights Democrats' weak spots

Donald Trump celebrates with his wife Melania as he claims victory in the US 2024 elections. West Palm Beach, Florida, November 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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How a Trump presidency could lead to a purge at the Pentagon

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump takes the stage following early results from the 2024 US presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo
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Trump wins Arizona, completing sweep of swing states