Trump's inner circle takes shape

President-elect Donald Trump is moving quickly to install immigration hardliners into prominent White House posts, suggesting his promise to implement sweeping new restrictions on migration and launch a mass deportation programme could take priority in the first days of his new administration.

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Trump plans to name long-time aide Stephen Miller as White House deputy chief of staff for policy, according to Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who in a social media post congratulated Mr Miller and credited Trump with a "fantastic pick". The appointment was first reported by CNN.

Mr Miller will serve under Ms Susie Wiles, who ran Trump's campaign, and alongside Mr Tom Homan, who the President-elect announced in a weekend social media post would serve as "border czar".

Mr Miller, who served as a senior adviser during Trump's first term, was the chief architect of his controversial Muslim travel ban.

In recent years, his America First Legal non-profit has mounted challenges to corporate diversity, equality and inclusion efforts.

Here is everything happening with Trump's transition:

MUSK QUESTIONS STEFANIK

Billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk questioned the President-elect's decision to appoint New York congresswoman Elise Stefanik as his ambassador to the United Nations, noting that Republicans are unlikely to hold more than a slim majority in the House.

"Elise is awesome, but it might be too dicey to lose her from the House, at least for now," Mr Musk tweeted on Nov 11 morning.

Republicans struggled over the past congressional term to manage their House caucus with a razor-thin majority as defectors paralysed the chamber and prompted multiple leadership battles.

House Speaker Mike Johnson will need to navigate those conflicts again and do so without the assistance of Ms Stefanik, a Trump loyalist who serves as the fourth-ranking GOP official in the chamber.