The Donald Trump Administration
The cabinet, senior staff, and advisors of President Donald Trump’s administration.
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- Trump’s Cabinet
- Other Key Roles
- Confirmation Hearing Schedule and Status
- News on Trump’s Administration
President Trump’s Cabinet
(*)Requires Senate Confirmation
- J.D. Vance – Vice President of the United States
- Susie Wiles – Chief of Staff
- Marco Rubio – Secretary of State* – Confirmed
- Scott Bessent – Secretary of the Treasury* – Confirmed
- Pete Hegseth– Secretary of Defense (DoD)* – Confirmed
- Sean Duffy – Secretary of Transportation (DOT)* – Confirmed
- John Ratcliffe – Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)* – Confirmed
- Lee Zeldin – Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)* – Confirmed
- Kristi Noem – Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS)* – Confirmed
- Doug Burgum – Secretary of the Interior* – Confirmed
- Chris Wright – Secretary of Energy (DOE)* – Confirmed
- Pam Bondi – Attorney General of the United States* – Confirmed
- Doug Collins – Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA)* – Confirmed
- Russel Vought – Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)* – Confirmed
- Scott Turner – Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)* – Confirmed
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. – Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)* – Confirmed
- Brooke Rollins – Secretary of Agriculture* – Confirmed
- Tulsi Gabbard – Director of National Intelligence (DNI)* – Confirmed
- Howard Lutnick – Secretary of Commerce* – Confirmed
- Jamieson Greer – United States Trade Representative* – Confirmed
- Kelly Loeffler – Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)* – Confirmed
- Linda McMahon – Secretary of Education* – Confirmed
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer – Secretary of Labor (DOL)* – Confirmed
Senior Staff, Advisors, and Key Roles (non-cabinet)
- Tom Homan – Border Czar
- Karoline Leavitt – White House Press Secretary
- Stephen Miller – Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Homeland Security Advisor
- Rep. Mike Walz – National Security Advisor
- William McGinley – White House Counsel
- Elon Musk – Co-Leaders of the Department of Government Efficiency (US DOGE Service)
- Dr. Mehmet Oz – Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid*
- Jay Bhattacharya – Director of the National Institutes of Health* – Confirmed
- – Center for Disease Control (CDC)*
- Kash Patel – Director of the FBI* – Confirmed
- Dr. Janette Nesheiwat – Surgeon General*
- Mike Huckabee – Ambassador to Israel*
- Steve Witkoff – Special Envoy to the Middle East*
- – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations*
- Stephen Miran – Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors*
- Michael Kratsios – Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy*
- Marty Makary – Food and Drug Administration Commissioner(FDA)* – Confirmed
- Dean John Sauer – Solicitor General*
(*) Requires Senate Confirmation
Confirmation Status (all times Eastern Time)
Nominees attend one or more Senate committee hearings. After the hearings, the committee(s) hold a vote on whether to advance the nominee to a full Senate vote. The Senate then debates whether to confirm the nominee and holds a vote which must garner a simple majority to confirm.
| Name | Committee Hearing(s) | Senate Vote | Confirmed |
| Marco Rubio | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Pete Hegseth | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Kristi Noem | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| John Ratcliffe | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Scott Bessent | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Pam Bondi | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Lee Zeldin | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Doug Burgum | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Brooke Rollins | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Howard Lutnick | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Kelly Loeffler | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Scott Turner | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Sean Duffy | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Chris Wright | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Linda McMahon | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Doug Collins | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Elise Stefanik | Completed – Advanced | withdrawn from consideration | N/A |
| Russell Vought | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Jamieson Greer | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Tulsi Gabbard | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Kelly Loeffler | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Kash Patel | Completed – Advanced | Completed | Yes |
| Mike Huckabee | |||
| Steve Witkoff | |||
| Dr. Janet Nesheiwat | |||
| Dr. Mehmet Oz | |||
| Dr. Dave Weldon | Nomination withdrawn | ||
| Michael Kratsios | Completed – Not yet voted on | ||
| Stephen Miran | Completed – Not yet voted on |
News About the Trump Administration
Hegseth Launches Major Anti-Drone Task Force Against Growing Airspace Threat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Army Thursday to create a new task force designed to protect American skies and troops abroad against unmanned aerial threats, amid growing concerns over vulnerability to potential drone attacks. Hegseth directed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to create Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), with the mission to “lead and…
Trump Admin Asks Congress To Cancel $5 Billion In Foreign Aid Using Hotly-Contested Maneuver
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the cancellation of nearly $5 billion in funding for a wide array of foreign aid programs Friday morning, building on the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on spending determined to be wasteful. President Donald Trump sent House Speaker Mike Johnson a letter Thursday evening of his…
FTC Puts Google On Notice For ‘Partisan’ Filtering Against Republicans
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson is pressing Google over allegations that its Gmail platform is unfairly targeting Republican emails while giving Democrats a pass. In an Aug. 28 letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Ferguson said he was concerned by reports that Gmail’s spam filters block Republican political messages at a much higher…
