Katherine Doyle

President-elect Donald Trump said he intends to nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the U.S. ambassador to Israel, a high-profile diplomatic posting in a tumultuous region.

Trump didn't extend the same invitation to Biden when he was defeated in 2020 as he refused to concede the election results.

Long-time supporters, aides and members of Congress thus far have been named to posts in the incoming Trump administration.

Lutnick has worked as co-chair of Trump's transition team.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a key transition adviser and billionaire financial services executive, Howard Lutnick, to

Separately, JD Vance posted that he had participated in interviews for a new FBI director, a post that technically won't become vacant until 2027 unless Trump fires the current chief.

Separately, JD Vance posted that he had participated in interviews for a new FBI director, a post that technically won't become vacant until 2027 unless Trump fires the current chief.

Trump has been critical of Powell, whom he first appointed in 2018, and has argued the president should have a say in interest rates.

The president commuted more than 1,500 sentences, setting a record for the most executed by a president in a single day.

Selzer published a poll days before the election that said Kamala Harris was ahead by 3 percentage points. Trump ultimately won the state by 13 percentage points.