In the last week since winning the election, Trump has already named some of the positions, including the 'border czar' and chief of staff.

President-elect Trump is quickly testing the will of Senate Republicans, asking them to back controversial picks to his Cabinet such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), while at the same time demanding they give him more power by easing recess appointments.

Recess appointments would allow Donald Trump to appoint his nominees while the Senate is not in session, skirting the confirmation process.

After losing the White House and both houses of Congress, Democrats are grappling with how to handle transgender politics and policy following a campaign that featured withering and often misleading GOP attacks on the issue.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) left the door open to join President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, marking his latest move to distance himself from the Democratic Party. Weighing in after voters overwhelmingly handed Trump a second term last week,