WASHINGTON: Questions - and, for some, outrage - intensified over several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks Friday (Nov 15), as Washington awaits

Questions - and, for some, outrage - intensified over several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks, as the United States awaits announcements for more major positions including head of the FBI and Treasury.

Trump says the liberal 'deep state' is running Washington, vows to dismantle it

President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a mandate to govern. But an uneasy question is emerging: Will there be any room for dissent in the U.S. Congress?Even before taking office, Trump is challenging the Senate, in particular, to dare defy him over the nominations of Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other controversial choices for his Cabinet and administration positions.Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024.Here’s the latest:Trump defense pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo he has that’s associated with white supremacist groups.Hegseth, who has downplayed the role of military members and veterans in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and railed against the Pentagon’s subsequent efforts to address extremism…