Fox News Politics: Setting the Stage for a New Administration

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump transition, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.

Here’s what’s happening…

-Thune wins secret ballot to become new Senate GOP leader, succeeding McConnell

-Trump thanks Biden for ‘smooth transition’ during White House meeting

-Trump names Stephen Miller, Dan Scavino to senior White House staff

WHO WILL BE ADVISING THE NEW PRESIDENT?

Since winning the election last week, President-elect Donald Trump has begun evaluating and rolling out his picks for his Cabinet and other top roles. 

Here’s a roundup of whom Trump has picked to fill top jobs in his administration…Read more

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at the PPG Paints Arena on Nov. 4, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

White House

IN THE RED: Top Democrat officials worried tens of millions in Harris campaign debt could be their problem…Read more

REINFORCEMENTS: Trump inauguration: DC police chief expecting ‘4,000 police officers to assist us’…Read more

President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 20, 2017.  (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

‘SECOND AMENDMENT WON’: Trump’s victory over Harris proves ‘Second Amendment won,’ gun rights groups say…Read more

QUITTING TIME: Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to resign, file report before Trump can fire him: report…Read more

‘CHILD MUTILATION’: Trump HHS could reverse Biden-Harris policies on gender treatments for minors…Read more

‘DEVESTATING IMPACTS’: Biden admin says climate change poses national security risks, sends delegation to address them…Read more

NUCLEAR CAPACITY: Biden admin sets new target to triple US nuclear capacity from 2020 levels…Read more

Cabinet Picks

NOT ISOLATIONISTS: Trump’s first Cabinet picks decidedly not isolationists: Ukraine, Israel breathe a sigh of relief…Read more

SHORT LIST: Trump considers New York Rep Brandon Williams for possible Labor Secretary nomination…Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 23: Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) listens at a hearing called “Calling for Accountability: Stopping Antisemitic College Chaos” before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Capitol Hill on May 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. University leaders are being asked to testify by House Republicans about how colleges have responded to pro-Palestinian protests and allegations of antisemitism on their campuses. (Michael A. McCoy/Getty Images)

‘YOU GUYS ARE STUCK WITH ME’: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders to remain in office, will not join Trump administration…Read more

‘REALLY EFFICIENT’: Elizabeth Warren gets sarcastic after Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy for DOGE: ‘Yeah, this seems REALLY efficient’…Read more

Capitol Hill

LONE STAR SPLIT: Ted Cruz gets behind Rick Scott for leader, in blow to fellow Texan John Cornyn…Read more

CABAL COVERUP: Ex-Pentagon official says government ‘cabal’ is hiding ‘the fact that we are not alone’…Read more

‘KEEP OUR NATION SAFE’: Senators vow to ban pro-Hamas migrants from entering US with bipartisan push…Read more

BALANCE OF POWER: Republicans 2 seats away from House majority, giving Trump leeway to implement agenda…Read more

Speaker Mike Johnson congratulated President-elect Trump and expressed confidence in winning the House (Getty Images)

‘IDLE SPECULATION’: Democratic committee chair pours cold water on replacing Sotomayor before Trump takes office…Read more

Across America

TRUMP ADDRESSES REPUBLICANS: Trump predicts GOP could win NY, CA next election and muses about running again himself…Read more

‘THEY’RE DETERMINED’: More migrants likely to rush border despite reports of splintering caravan: experts…Read more

‘TITAN OF THE PROFESSION’: Former solicitor general Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who argued Bush 2000 recount case, dead at 84…Read more

Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson testifies on the fourth day of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 7, 2018.  (Reuters/Chris Wattie)

‘THREAT REMAINS GREAT’: Democratic governors form resistance group against Trump…Read more
 

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