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Trump transition live updates: Trump announces fracking business leader as energy secretary
Chris Wright has expressed strong opposition to climate change action.
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.
Key Headlines
- Trump announces Brendan Carr to helm the FCC
- Ramaswamy on DOGE: 'We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright'
- Johnson said he didn't discuss Gaetz Ethics Committee report with Trump
- Trump taps fracking company executive for energy secretary
- Trump announces Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary
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 names another one of his lawyers to White House staff
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that William Owen Scharf, an attorney who represented him in several cases including the Supreme Court case involving presidential immunity, will serve as assistant to the president and White House staff secretary.
"Will is a highly skilled attorney who will be a crucial part of my White House team," Trump said in a Truth Social Post.
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa
Trump to return to MSG Saturday for UFC fight: Source
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to attend Saturday night’s UFC Fight: UFC 309: Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic at Madison Square Garden, a source familiar with Trump's planning told ABC News.
He is planning on spending the night in New York on Saturday and will return to Florida on Sunday, according to the source.
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kelsey Walsh
Trump announces Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary
President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he selected Karoline Leavitt, a longtime communications staffer, as his White House press secretary.
Leavitt, 27, previously served as an assistant press secretary in Trump's first administration and was the national press secretary for his reelection campaign.
"Karoline is smart, tough, and has proven to be a highly effective communicator," Trump said in a Truth Social post.
-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh, Lalee Ibssa and Soo Rin Kim
Doug Burgum announced as interior secretary pick, chair of new 'National Energy Council'
Trump announced he has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as his interior secretary in a post on social media Friday.
The president-elect teased his pick for the position, which requires Senate confirmation, during remarks at Mar-a-Lago Thursday night.
Trump also announced that Burgum will be joining his administration as chairman of the "newly formed, and very important, National Energy Council."
The council will consist of all departments and agencies "involved in the permitting, production, generation, distribution, regulation [and] transportation" of American energy, Trump said.
Burgum was seen as a possible running mate of Trump's. He was one of his busiest surrogates, campaigning for the former president and raising money for his reelection campaign.