Former US lawmaker John Ratcliffe is a top name being touted for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director role under the incoming Trump administration, several sources have told our US partner CBS.
Ratcliffe was the national intelligence director under Trump during his first term in office.
Earlier, Mike Pompeo was floated as a contender to lead the defence department.
Meanwhile, President-Elect Donald Trump will meet Joe Biden in the Oval Office on Wednesday, the White House says, in their first encounter since the election.
Trump is preparing for his return to office at his Florida estate Mar-a-Lago.
Environmental lawyer and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr is on the shortlist to become Trump’s health secretary, sources tell the BBC’s partner CBS.
Elsewhere, Republicans are narrowly short of a majority in the House of Representatives as counting continues.
The Republicans have already won back control of the Senate – a House win would give them significant power to enact Donald Trump’s agenda.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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