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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. speaks during the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum. The third day of the RNC focused on foreign policy and threats.
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Jan 5, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., votes for Donald Trump during the seventh round of voting for Speaker of the House. The House of Representatives reconvenes on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, trying for a third day to elect a Speaker of the House as the 118th session of Congress begins. Republicans take over the U.S. House of Representatives with a slim majority and Democrats maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate.. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USAT-522019 ORIG FILE ID: 20230105_ajw_usa_026.JPG Usp News 118th Session Of Congress Begins A Oth Usa Dc
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) making media rounds in the Spin Room at Georgia Tech's McCamish Pavilion after the CNN Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump held at CNN's studios in Atlanta. CNN Anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash are moderators of the debate.
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Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is helped get ready to talk with a news organization after the second night of debates at the Spin Room in Hockeytown Cafe in Detroit on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.
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July 31, 2019; Detroit, MI, USA; Democratic presidential candidate U.S. representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii speaks the second night of the Democratic presidential debates at the Fox Theatre in Detroit on Tuesday, July 31, 2019. Mandatory Credit: Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY NETWORK
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Aug 29, 2024; La Crosse, Wisconsin; USA; Former President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall event hosted by Tulsi Gabbard at the La Crosse Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-USA TODAY Network
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Donald Trump holds hands with wife Melania Trump at his Election Night Watch Party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center after being elected the 47th President of the United States. Viktor Knavs, JD Vance and Ivanka Trump also are in the photo.
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VP nominee JD Vance speaks during a rally at HES Equipment on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Holland.
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Vice President-elect JD Vance speaks at a rally at the Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno on Oct. 23, 2024.
JASON BEAN/RGJ, JASON BEAN/RGJ / USA TODAY NETWORK Via Imagn ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with his senior advisor Susie Wiles. Trump named Wiles as his White House chief of staff.
Carlos Barria, REUTERSSusie Wiles, senior advisor of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, attends a rally in North Carolina on Nov. 3, 2024. Trump has named her White House chief of staff.
Brian Snyder, REUTERSWhite House Chief of staff-designate Susie Wiles and U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) arrive at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on November 13, 2024.
Brian Snyder, REUTERSU.S. President Donald Trump is interviewed by Fox and Friends co-host Pete Hegseth at the White House in Washington, U.S. April 6, 2017. Trump has nominated him as Secretary of Defense.
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Pete Hegseth talking with diners in Rehoboth Beach on Friday, April 26, 2019. Trump has nominated him as Secretary of Defense.
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Pete Hegseth speaks onstage during the 2023 FOX Nation Patriot Awards at The Grand Ole Opry on November 16, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Trump has nominated him as Secretary of Defense.
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FOX & Friends weekend co-host Pete Hegseth signs a "Make America Great Again" hat at Goolee's Grill in Rehoboth Beach on Friday, April 26, 2019. Trump has nominated him as Secretary of Defense.
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Gov. Kristi Noem pictured on Feb. 8, 2024 in Madison, South Dakota. Trump has nominated her for Secretary of Homeland Security.
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President-elect Donald Trump greets South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem during a rally in March 16, 2024 in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump has nominated her for Secretary of Homeland Security.
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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem shown during a press conference on Friday, May 17, 2024, at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota. Trump has nominated her for Secretary of Homeland Security.
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U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) listens during a House Judiciary Committee markup hearing on December 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Trump has nominated him for CIA director.
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Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, arrives to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on December 12, 2020. Trump has nominated him for CIA director.
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Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-TX, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington,DC on May 5, 2020.Trump has nominated him for CIA director.
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Congressman Lee Zeldin, Republican candidate for governor of New York, speaks during a press conference outside the Whitehall Terminal in New York on November 7, 2022. Trump has nominated him to head the EPA.
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Rep. Lee Zeldin with running mate Alison Esposito greets the crowd at the end of the night, during the election night watch party in his race for New York Governor, at Cipriani on East 42nd Street in New York, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) (L) and Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) (R) join Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally on January 19, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. Trump has nominated Zeldin to head the EPA and Stefanik as Ambassador to the UN.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., delivers remarks during the second day of the Republican National Convention. Trump has nominated her for Ambassador to the UN.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) attends the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024. Trump has nominated her for Ambassador to the UN.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) asks questions during The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education hearing on antisemitism in K-12 schools on May 8, 2024 in Washington. Trump has nominated her for Ambassador to the UN.
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Elise Stefanik, Matt Mania and Samuel Manda,center, take photos during the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. Trump has nominated her for Ambassador to the UN.
Megan Smith, Megan Smith-USA TODAYFILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Brooke Rollins, President and CEO of AFPI and former Director of the U.S. Domestic Policy Council, depart following remarks at the America First Policy Institute America First Agenda Summit in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger/File Photo
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