President Donald Trump has said privately he wants to dismiss Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen for her alleged weakness on border security. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have been the first Trump Cabinet-level member purged in the wake of the midterm elections — but he is unlikely to be the last. Several Trump Cabinet officials and senior aides are on the ropes and could be pushed out by the end of the year in a dramatic shuffle that could reshape the character of his administration — but create new political headaches for the president. Story Continued Below Those officials include Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, whom Trump has said privately he wants to dismiss for her alleged weakness on border security. Trump has talked about replacing Nielsen with Kris Kobach, a right-wing immigration hawk who lost his bid for governor of Kansas governorship on Tuesday — though he has privately acknowledged Kobach would struggle to win Senate confirmation. Another name that’s recently been discussed for the job: Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a longtime friend and ally of the president’s. Also newly vulnerable is Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, whose ethics have been the subject of an inspector general investigation. Trump acknowledged during a Wednesday post-election news conference, which he attempted to frame as a victory lap after his party lost control of the House of Representatives, that he is “looking at” the allegations against him. We’ll probably have an idea about that in about a week” he said. In the past, Trump has p
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