Jay Bhattacharya is now the presumptive favorite to be selected by President-elect Donald Trump as the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Washington Post reported on Saturday. President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Richard Grenell, his former intelligence chief, to be a special envoy for the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Donald Trump Jr. has emerged as the most influential Trump family member in the transition as the president-elect builds the most controversial cabinet in modern U.S. history. Top national security advisers to President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden are working 'hand in glove' to pose a united front against U.S. adversaries during the presidential transition. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Russ Vought, a key architect of 'Project 2025,' to be director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.