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Here’s what we’re watching in transition world today:
🗓️ What we're watching
- The House Ethics Committee is under continued pressure to release its report on attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz. Speaker Mike Johnson has said the report should remain under wraps as prominent Democrats call for its release. The committee is set to meet on Wednesday.
- Despite moving quickly to pick a number of top Cabinet positions, President-elect Donald Trump is hung up on who to pick for Treasury secretary. He’s long fixated on stock markets and interest rates, choosing someone who would create great disruption could upset markets.
👀 What’s Trump up to?
- Joining Elon Musk at a SpaceX launch in Texas
🚨What’s up with the nominees?
- All eyes are on Matt Gaetz as his nomination hangs in the balance and nearly a dozen GOP senators won’t commit to confirming him for attorney general. Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, said Monday she wants her panel’s report on Gaetz to be released to the public.
- Democratic-aligned health care advocacy groups launched a “Stop RFK War Room” effort to fight Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be HHS secretary. The groups plan to convince swing GOP senators to oppose his nomination.
📝ICYMI: Here are the latest Cabinet picks
- Sean Duffy, Fox News contributor and former reality TV star, was nominated as Transportation Secretary
⏱️What Cabinet secretary announcements are we still waiting on?
- Treasury
- Agriculture
- Commerce
- Labor
- HUD
- Education
- Trade
