President-elect Trump is tapping Republican lawmakers and governors to staff his incoming administration, leaving open seats to be filled across the country. Why it matters: Those vacancies mean voters could head to the polls for another round of special elections only months after handing Republicans the keys to Washington,

Within a week of winning the election, at least seven positions have been filled. Monday, he announced Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy, former New York congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Rep.

A second Trump administration will coincide with the ascent of new China hawks to increasing levels of influence, one of whom previously told RealClearPolitics that the United States is already engaged in a new “Cold War” with the Chinese Communists.

With Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he has a few months to build his next adminsitration. He has picked his chief of staff, who is next?

Here are the people Donald Trump has picked or is considering to fill his Cabinet and key positions in his administration.

President-elect Trump has made six selections to serve in his Cabinet in the week since the election, a faster pace than he set when elected to the presidency in 2016.