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Trump Picks RFK Jr. to Be Head of Health and Human Services Dept.

Whether the Senate would confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic who has unorthodox views about medicine, is an open question.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spread false information about vaccines and publicly contradicted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation that communities fluoridate their water.

Republicans Float Lara Trump to Fill Rubio’s Senate Seat

If Senator Marco Rubio becomes secretary of state, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida will choose his replacement. Some lawmakers are pushing for the president-elect’s daughter-in-law.

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“I don’t think you’ll find a person who is more in line with Donald Trump’s America-first values and policies than me,” said Lara Trump, who is married to Eric Trump, left. Together with Donald Trump Jr., right, they watched a rally this month.

Techies Push Other Techies to Musk to Join Trump Administration

Tech leaders are recommending their own brethren to Mr. Musk and others, as they aim to leave a Silicon Valley imprint on Donald Trump’s new administration.

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Donald J. Trump with Elon Musk in October. While Mr. Musk is not technically on Mr. Trump’s transition committee, he has become a de facto official of the incoming administration.

Trump’s Nominees Pose Dilemma for Senate G.O.P., Testing Their Deference

The president-elect’s choice of combative loyalists who could have trouble being confirmed has raised constitutional questions about executive power and the Senate’s prerogatives.

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Senator John Thune, the newly elected majority leader, leaving a Senate Republican conference leadership meeting at the Capitol on Tuesday.

NASA Says Astronaut Suni Williams Is in ‘Incredible Health’

The agency’s top medical official was responding to rumors that Suni Williams had lost an unusual amount of weight during an extended stay in orbit.

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The NASA astronaut Suni Williams replaced particulate filters on the water recovery system, a component of a waste-and-hygiene compartment of the International Space Station’s bathroom, on Nov. 1.

Lawmakers Demand Ethics Report on Gaetz, Trump’s Attorney General Pick

Republicans and Democrats alike insisted that the findings of the House Ethics Committee, which has been investigating the Florida Republican for years over sexual misconduct and other charges, be made public.

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Former Representative Matt Gaetz resigned abruptly from the House after President-elect Donald J. Trump chose him for attorney general this week.
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