Wright has been one of the industry's loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change and could give fossil fuels a boost, including quick action to end a year-long pause on natural gas export approvals by the Biden administration.

Mr. Trump said Chris Wright would help “drive U.S. energy dominance.” He hasn’t yet announced the leaders of the Treasury, Commerce and Labor Departments, among other roles.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to work with incoming President Donald Trump in his final meeting with current US leader Joe Biden. The two met on Saturday on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Peru where they acknowledged "ups and downs" in relations over Biden's four years in office.

The two leaders had what could be their final meeting in a long relationship, but often seemed to be speaking more to the president-elect than each other.

Billionaire Elon Musk, who will help lead Trump's Department of Efficiency, addressed a crowd at the the America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-a-Lago.

Donald Trump joked that he could not get Elon Musk "out of here" during a speech at a black-tie event in Mar-a-Lago. In his first major speaking event since the president-elect's election victory, Trump praised the "high IQ" of the tech entrepreneur and owner of X,

CNN reports that Trump’s son-in-law may still end up being a major influence on Middle East policy: Kushner is not likely to assume a formal role in Trump’s second administration, but he is likely to serve as an outside advisor,

Donald Trump Cabinet and White House administration list is growing with an antivaxxer to head Health and Human Services. See list of picks so far

Trump’s nominees share two main attributes: loyalty and loathing. Donald Trump hasn’t filled his Cabinet yet, but evidence suggests he’s looking for two main attributes in his picks: loyalty to him and a loathing for what he calls the “deep state.