(AP) By John Gizzi

• Secretary of Homeland Security: Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, the first senator to back Trump and his point man on immigration and border security in the Senate.
• Secretary of Education: Ben Carson is one of the people in Trump's closest circles. While having a medical background, there has been talk that Carson would serve better at Education. Like Trump, Carson is a strong advocate of charter schools and vouchers. the Trump team believes it made significant inroads with African-American voters on this issue, and it wants to continue that effort.
• Secretary of Health and Human Resources: Betsey McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of New York, and healthcare expert, has been one of Trump's fiercest and earliest supporters.
• Chairman of Council of Economic Advisers: Larry Kudlow, longtime supply sider and Reagan budget deputy director, was Trump's lead adviser on tax policy and his strongest financial media defender. Already talk of making the job Cabinet rank if Larry wants it. Kudlow is also talked about as Janet Yellen's replacement at the Fed if her position opens.
• Secretary of Agriculture: Rick Perry, former Texas governor and commissioner of agriculture; a one-time Trump critic, he loyally stumped for Trump after his own presidential bid ended.
• Secretary of Commerce: One named being mentioned is the embattled New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. An early Trump endorser, he could be Trump's point man on jobs, trade, and the economy.
• White House Chief of Staff: Trump's son-in-law and confidanteJared Kushner is at the very top of the list. The job does not require Senate confirmation, and the position puts one of Trump's most trusted advisers next to the president. Kushner served as de facto campaign manager and, as a Democrat, will have good ties with Senate and House Democrats in helping to push legislation through Congress.
• White House Counsel: Joseph Schmitz is the former inspector general of the Defense Department and former Ed Meese aide at Justice. Highly respected, he was an early Trump foreign policy adviser.
• RNC Chair: Not a government appointee but the president's top political appointee as head of the party could be Roger Stone. A wildcard choice, the former Nixon and Reagan strategist is considered the architect of Trump's political rise.
  
• White House Press Secretary: Laura Ingraham, the famed conservative talk show host. Conservative, she was in Trump's corner from the beginning.
• US Ambassador to the UN: Ric Grenell, long-time deputy to John Bolton at the United Nations, he has been a fixture on Fox News as a foreign-policy expert. He served as Trump campaign surrogate in key debates.