Updated Mar 3, 2025 - Politics & Policy
Trump 2.0: Confirmed Cabinet so far
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President Trump's Cabinet and West Wing picks have rapidly moved through the Senate confirmation process.
The big picture: The president has crafted a team of loyalists to advise him on the most pressing and important issues facing the nation both at home and abroad.
- That team includes members of his campaign staff, congressional and gubernatorial allies, supporters from the business world and Fox News. All but two roles — chief of staff and vice president — require Senate confirmation.
Trump Cabinet picks confirmed
- Linda McMahon: Trump's transition co-chair was confirmed in a 51-45 vote to be secretary of the Education Department, which the president had repeatedly threatened to dismantle.
- Jamieson Greer: The trade lawyer and former first-term aide was approved in a 56-43 vote to lead the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
- Kelly Loeffler: The former Georgia senator was confirmed in a 52-46 vote to lead the Small Business Administration.
- Howard Lutnick: The billionaire former Cantor Fitzgerald CEO was confirmed to be Commerce secretary in a 51-45 vote.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: His bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services narrowly cleared the Senate with a 52-48 vote, largely along party lines.
- Brooke Rollins: A policy adviser in Trump's first White House, Rollins was confirmed as his next agriculture secretary in a 72-28 vote.
- Tulsi Gabbard: The Senate voted to confirm the former Hawaii rep. as Director of National Intelligence, largely along party lines, 52-48.
- Russ Vought: The Senate voted along party lines, 53-47, to confirm Vought as head of the Office of Management and Budget after Democrats staged an all-night protest session.
- Pam Bondi: The Senate confirmed Trump's attorney general pick despite fierce Democratic opposition in a 54-46 vote.
- Doug Collins: The Georgia Republican was confirmed as secretary of veterans affairs with a 77-23 vote.
- Chris Wright: The engineer and fracking CEO was confirmed as Energy secretary in a bipartisan vote, 59 to 38.
- Doug Burgum: The former North Dakota governor and onetime 2024 presidential aspirant was easily confirmed by the Senate to be Interior secretary in a 79-18 bipartisan vote.
- Lee Zeldin: The former New York representative was cleared to be EPA administrator along mostly partisan lines in a 56 to 42 vote.
- Sean Duffy: The former Fox News contributor and reality star was green-lighted in a 77-22 vote to serve as Trump's secretary of transportation.
- Scott Bessent: The Senate voted 68-29 to confirm the financier to lead the Treasury Department.
- Scott Turner: The former NFL player who Trump nominated as Housing and Urban Development secretary was confirmed 55-44.
- Kristi Noem: The Senate voted 59-34 to confirm the former South Dakota governor as head of the Department of Homeland Security.
- Pete Hegseth: He was narrowly confirmed as Trump's Defense secretary after Vice President JD Vance cast a tie-breaking vote, 51-50. Hegseth survived a bruising confirmation battle that was nearly derailed by accusations of sexual assault and other forms of misconduct.
- John Ratcliffe: The Senate signed off 74-25 to confirm the former member of Congress from Texas as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
- Marco Rubio: The Senate voted 99-0 to confirm the former Florida senator as Trump's secretary of state.
Trump Cabinet picks awaiting confirmation
- Elise Stefanik: The fourth-ranking House Republican and staunch supporter of Trump is his pick to serve as ambassador to the United Nations.
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer: The one-term Oregon Republican who lost her reelection bid in November is Trump's Labor secretary pick.
Don't need confirmation
Vice President JD Vance and Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles did not require Senate confirmation and have already begun serving in their roles.
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Editor's note: This article has been updated with details of the Senate confirmations of Linda McMahon, Jamieson Greer, Kelly Loeffler, Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi, Russ Vought and Howard Lutnick.
