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What to know about Chris Wright, Trump’s choice to run the Energy Department

FILE - President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)

Trump’s treasury pick could give an indication of what he plans to do about tariffs

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde speaks at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

About 20% of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris hold up their phones as she delivers a concession speech for the 2024 presidential election, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, on the campus of Howard University in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, center, stands alongside local Muslim leaders during a campaign rally, Oct. 26, 2024, in Novi, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump names Brendan Carr, senior GOP leader at FCC, to lead the agency

FILE - Brendan Carr answers questions during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 24, 2020. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via AP, Pool, File)

Donald Trump Jr. says pushback against Cabinet picks proves they’re the disrupters voters wanted

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, looks at his son Donald Trump Jr. at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy

Marine One carrying President Joe Biden flies over the Amazon during a tour, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Manaus, Brazil. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says

FILE - Pete Hegseth walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

FILE - Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Kingston Armory in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)