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Donald Trump was still publicly supporting the nomination, but people close to the president-elect said he has been mulling contingency plans.<\/li>\n<li>Trump is eager for details on Hegseth&#8217;s meetings on Blue Light News, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/playbook\/2024\/12\/05\/pete-hegseths-last-stand-00192754\" target=\"_blank\">Playbook reports this morning<\/a>. He&#8217;s especially keen on learning more about Hegseth&#8217;s conservation with Sen. Joni Ernst, who described it as \u201cfrank and thorough.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Trump is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/05\/fbi-trump-cabinet-security-clearance-00192693\">finally allowing the FBI to vet his nominees<\/a>, but it doesn\u2019t mean he has to listen to the bureau. As president, Trump can grant security clearances to anyone, even if the FBI raises issues.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A return to the White House for Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/05\/ron-desantis-secretary-of-defense-trump-00192708\">is helping revitalize Gov. Ron DeSantis\u2019 political fortune<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udc40 What\u2019s Trump up to?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/trump-meet-the-press-kristen-welker-nbc-00192687\">lined up his first network interview<\/a> since winning the election with NBC\u2019s Kristen Welker on \u201cMeet the Press\u201d set to air at 10:30 a.m. ET on Sunday.\u00a0The interview will take place on Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\ud83d\udcddICYMI: Here are the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/interactives\/2024\/trump-cabinet-picks-2025-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>latest Cabinet picks<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/trump-sba-kelly-loeffler-00192716\">tapped former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler<\/a> to lead the Small Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Former Missouri Rep. Billy Long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/trump-taps-long-for-irs-00192718\">was picked to be<\/a> the IRS\u2019s new commissioner<\/li>\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/donald-trump-white-house-counsel-00192611\">changed his mind Wednesday<\/a> about his White House\u2019s top lawyer, elevating David Warrington to the role just three weeks after initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/12\/congress\/donald-trump-white-house-counsel-00189153\">giving the job <\/a>to veteran GOP lawyer William McGinley<\/li>\n<li>Trump said he will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/trump-picks-atkins-for-sec-chair-00192600\">nominate former Wall Street regulator Paul Atkins<\/a> to run the Securities and Exchange Commission<\/li>\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/trump-taps-faulkender-for-no-2-treasury-job-00192596\">selected finance professor Michael Faulkender<\/a> to be deputy Treasury secretary<\/li>\n<li>Investor Daniel Driscoll was tapped to become the next secretary of the Army<\/li>\n<li>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/04\/congress\/nasa-army-donald-trump-00192579\">picked Jared Isaacman<\/a>, a billionaire and space explorer, to be the head of NASA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we\u2019re watching in transition world today: \u00a0\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f What we&#8217;re watching Pete Hegseth and his allies attempted to salvage his nomination to lead the Pentagon on Wednesday, but it\u2019s unclear whether their joint efforts would be enough. 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