Trump picks RFK Jr as health secretary and gives first speech since election night

Earlier, Trump nominated Robert F Kennedy Jr for health and human services secretary

In a statement, the president-elect says Kennedy, a vaccine sceptic, will help protect Americans from "harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products and food additives"

Trump has been selecting his top team since winning the US election last week - his party is projected to win the House of Representatives, meaning the Republicans will run the White House and all of Congress

Marco Rubio has been nominated for secretary of state and former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence - look at Trump's nominations in full

Earlier, Senator Dick Durbin, the sitting chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked for the findings of a report into Matt Gaetz - Trump's controversial pick for attorney general - to be published.

RFK Jr's nomination for the highest health position in the US government was not a given.

While Trump had repeatedly said the former independent presidential candidate would have some sort of role in his administration during the campaign, he generally kept vague about what that might entail.

RFK clearly expected to be given a job after he endorsed Trump - and said so publicly - but again, there was ambiguity over what form it would take.

Six days before the election, Howard Lutnick - who is now co-leading Trump's transition team - told CNN, external that RFK Jr was "not getting a job" running the health department, seemingly ruling out the cabinet-level role, while leaving the door open to a less senior position.

Tonight we've learned RFK is getting that exact job after all - if the Senate approves him.