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Date: November 12, 2024 at 10:08:46
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: the brilliant cabinet picks of sphincter boy |
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4985802-trump-cabinet-nominees-second-term/ |
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so far on his list there are 2 representatives and 1 senator...could be crucial in a closely divided congress...hopefully he'll pick a couple more of each and the dims will gain control of both chambers for at least the first half of 2025...takes time to replace them...
Trump Cabinet picks: Here’s who’s on the list to carry out his agenda
by Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels - 11/12/24 11:03 AM ET
President-elect Trump is assembling his Cabinet and senior staff for his second term in the White House before taking office in January.
Trump must nominate leaders for 15 government agencies and other top administration jobs that require Senate confirmation, along with appointing senior staff.
Here’s a look at who has been tapped to serve so far.
Cabinet
Secretary of State pick: Marco Rubio
The Republican Florida senator is seen as a foreign policy hawk who is tough on China and Iran. His selection to serve as Trump’s top diplomat completes a drastic turnaround from 2016, when the two were fierce rivals in a GOP presidential primary. Rubio was also in consideration for Trump’s running mate, before he selected Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio).
Environmental Protection Agency director pick: Lee Zeldin
Trump’s selection to lead the EPA is Zeldin, a Republican former New York congressman and gubernatorial candidate who was an outspoken defender of the 45th president during his first impeachment trial in 2020. Trump mentioned Zeldin’s legal background, a sign he will likely lean on the EPA to roll back environmental regulations.
Who might lead energy, environment agencies under Trump?
United Nations ambassador pick: Elise Stefanik
The House GOP conference chair who just won her fifth term representing an upstate New York district, Stefanik has limited diplomatic experience but has been an outspoken critic of the United Nations and a staunch ally of Israel.
5 things to know about Elise Stefanik
Homeland Security secretary pick: Kristi Noem
Noem, a Republican who has served as South Dakota governor since 2019, is a loyal Trump ally and would help oversee his immigration crackdown in a second term. She was also in consideration for Trump’s running mate before early excerpts of her book revealed she killed her hunting dog 20 years ago.
White House
Chief of staff: Susie Wiles
Wiles spent the past two years co-running Trump’s campaign and is well-respected as a political operative. She will become the first woman to serve as a White House chief of staff.
Wiles, among the people Trump thanked after his 2024 victory, was largely a behind-the-scenes figure during his run. She has also worked for Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and was a deputy director during former President Reagan’s 1980 campaign.
Why Susie Wiles might succeed where others faltered with Trump
Deputy chief of staff for policy: Stephen Miller
Miller was one of Trump’s closest advisers during his first term and was an architect of policies like a ban on travel from several Muslim-majority countries and family separation. He is expected to lead efforts to enact Trump’s immigration crackdown in a second term.
Border czar: Tom Homan
A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, Homan was named Trump’s “border czar,” tasked with cracking down on immigration and overseeing the “the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security,” according to a statement from the president-elect.
Homan has said he will crank up workplace raids as a way to address labor and sex trafficking and will prioritize “public safety threats and national security threats” for deportation as border czar. He was an early proponent of the “zero tolerance” policy that separated more than 4,000 children from their parents in the first Trump administration, and recently said “families can be deported together” while discussing plans for the upcoming term.
5 things to know about Tom Homan, Trump’s new border czar
National security adviser: Mike Waltz
Waltz, an Army veteran who was the first Green Beret elected to Congress, will serve as Trump’s top national security official, leaving the House after representing Florida since 2019.
The Republican congressman has called for Europe to do more to support Ukraine and for the U.S. to be more stringent with its support, aligning with a key foreign policy goal of the president-elect. He has also been a staunch critic of the Biden administration’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Date: November 12, 2024 at 10:16:55
From: ryanhttps://thehill.co, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: the brilliant cabinet picks of sphincter boy |
URL: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4986107-house-gop-leaders-hopeful-trump/ |
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Rump’s House GOP picks have Republicans worried
by Emily Brooks and Mychael Schnell - 11/12/24 11:50 AM ET
House Republican leaders facing another razor-thin majority in the upcoming Congress are hoping President-elect Trump will not tap any more House GOP members for positions in his administration.
Trump has already picked Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Mike Waltz (R-Fla.) for national security adviser.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that he does not “expect” Trump to nominate more members for administration positions.
“But I’ll leave that up to him,” the Speaker added.
It’s unclear what the GOP majority will be in the House next year, but it is sure to be narrow.
Decision Desk HQ has projected GOP victories in 219 House seats and Democratic victories in 210, with six seats still to be called — three in which the GOP candidate currently leads, and three in which a Democrat has the edge.
Stefanik and Waltz will both have to resign their seats to assume their administration roles, at which point Johnson will be dealing with two vacancies and a smaller majority. Replacing both could take months.
In the fractious GOP conference, in which members have frequently broken ranks to hold up legislative activity or stage protests, those two votes could make a big difference in what kind of partisan legislation can get to Trump’s desk.
Johnson said Trump is “fully aware” of the dynamics and “appreciates” the “numbers game.”
“President Trump and I have talked about this multiple times a day for the last several days,” Johnson said. “We have an embarrassment of riches. We have a really talented Republican conference; we’ve got really competent, capable people here. Many of them can serve in really important positions in the new administration.”
“But President Trump fully understands and appreciates the math here, and it’s just a numbers game,” he added. “We believe we’re going to have a larger majority than we had last time — it’s too early to handicap it, but we’re optimistic about that. But every single vote will count, because if someone gets ill or has a car accident or a late flight on their plane, then it affects the votes on the floor. So I think he and the administration are well in-tune to that.”
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) similarly complimented Trump’s Cabinet nominations, saying he’s “making really good, smart picks,” but added that he hopes the president-elect does not select more members of the House GOP conference.
“He’s already pulled a few really talented people out of the House. Hopefully no more until special elections can come,” he said.
The hopeful optimism comes as a number of other House Republicans remain on shortlists for various Cabinet positions. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), for example, is under consideration for Defense secretary, according to Politico; Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said he is in the mix for Transportation secretary, Missourinet reported; and Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) is being discussed for Agriculture secretary, according to Politico.
It will take a while to fill the vacancies left by Stefanik and Waltz — if they are confirmed by the Senate and leave their seats — though there is more flexibility in Florida’s special election timeline than in New York’s.
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has to announce a special election within 10 days of Stefnanik stepping down from her 21st Congressional District seat, and that election will have to take place between 70-80 days after the announcement. It remains unclear when Stefanik will officially relinquish her seat, however.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will set the timeline for the special election to fill Waltz’s seat in Florida’s 6th District, and has wide discretion in determining that timeline.
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