President-elect Donald Trump's camp is floating a new batch of names as he is expected to announce more key nominations for his administration. 

Secretary of State

At the top of the list is Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL). Sources close to Trump told the New York Times he could be picked as his Secretary of State.

Rubio has a hard-line position on foreign policy, often butting heads with Republicans "about interventions abroad."

The Florida senator could play a major role in Trump's "America First" idea due to his strong stance on China, Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba.

Rubio sides with Trump about bringing a "conclusion" to Russia's war with Ukraine and has been outspoken "on the need for the United States to be more aggressive on China," the NYT reports. 

After Trump won the election last Tuesday, Rubio said the U.S. would see "pragmatic foreign policy" from the White House. 

"We're entering into an era of pragmatic foreign policy in which the world is rapidly changing," Rubio said in an interview with CNN. "Adversaries are uniting — North Korea, Iran, China, Russia [are]  increasingly coordinating — it's going to require us to be very pragmatic and wise and how we invest overseas and what we do."

If confirmed, Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, would become the first Latino to ever serve as the nation's top diplomat.

National Security Adviser

The news came shortly after the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had tapped Florida Congressman Mike Waltz to be his national security adviser. 

The national security adviser is a highly influential post appointed by the president that doesn't require Senate confirmation. This person is assigned to coordinate among all the top national security agencies and is tasked with briefing the president and executing his policies.

Waltz is the first retired Green Beret to serve in Congress and was one of Trump's most visible campaign surrogates often making an appeal to military members. He also helped with the Veterans For Trump coalition, Fox News reports.

As a House member, Waltz has served on the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence committees.

Waltz would step into this role as national security adviser amid conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.

According to the New York Center for Foreign Policy Affairs, Trump "will focus on restoring deterrence, fostering transactional relationships with allies, and intensifying diplomatic engagement in global conflicts."

Secretary of Homeland Security

Meanwhile, the President-elect has reportedly tapped South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to fulfill the role of Secretary of Homeland Security.

The Department of Homeland Security oversees U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Noem has served as governor of the Mount Rushmore State since 2019 and has sent troops from the South Dakota National Guard to serve along the U.S. southern border with Mexico on multiple occasions. 

Noem was thought to be a potential running mate for Trump earlier this year but fell out of contention after her book titled No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, came out in May. 

The publication sparked outrage for a story written about her dog named Cricket. She had to put the dog down, according to excerpts first reported by The Guardian.

Noem says she included that excerpt in the story to illustrate her willingness in politics to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly" if it needs to be done. 

As of Tuesday morning, the Trump transition team had not made an official announcement about Noem or Rubio's potential positions. 

UN Ambassador and 'Border Czar'

Trump has already named New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Tom Homan as "border czar", responsible for securing the border and deporting immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally.

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