Trump has moved quickly to fill top positions in his White House and Cabinet since his election victory last week including hiring senior campaign adviser Susie Wiles as his White House chief of staff and nominating Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of State and former Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general.

President-elect Donald Trump reached into his inner circle on Friday and chose his transition spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, as his White House press secretary, putting a 27-year-old firebrand in position to aggressively defend him.

Both positions could be influential in the new administration, helping to develop its public messaging and internal workforce.

Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the White House on Wednesday, where outgoing president Joe Biden offered a show of civility to the bitter rival who denied him the same courtesy four years ago.

Trump announced on Friday that he had chosen Steven Cheung, his chief campaign spokesman, to be his White House communications director. Mr. Cheung, who once worked in communications for the Ultimate Fighting Championship,

President-elect Donald Trump has made two more additions to his White House staff, promoting campaign spokesman Steven Cheung to White House communications director and Sergio Gor to the personnel office.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Steven Cheung, who served as director of communications during the election campaign, to be his White House communications director, the Trump transition team said on Friday.

Cheung served as director of communications in Trump’s latest presidential campaign, issuing many statements on behalf of the campaign and attacking Trump’s enemies in the sam

Steven Cheung, a press aide to Donald Trump who has been one of the president-elect’s most combative and steadfast defenders over the years, will serve as the White House communications director under his long-time boss.