Donald Trump has been the 47th president for almost two weeks now. But does he have a full cabinet yet? Here’s the situation on confirming Trump’s cabinet nominations.
Many people are excited about the team of rivals that Trump assembled for his second administration. But in order to take office, the Constitution requires that the president’s nominees be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. This process can take time, sometimes slowing the effectiveness of an incoming administration.
According to AP, the following nominees have been confirmed:
Treasury Secretary – Scott Bessent
Interior Secretary – Doug Burgum
Transportation Secretary – Sean Duffy
Defense Secretary – Pete Hegseth
Homeland Security Secretary – Kristi Noem
Central Intelligence Agency Director – John Ratcliffe
Secretary of State – Marco Rubio
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator – Lee Zeldin
The following nominees still need confirmed by the Senate:
Health and Human Services Secretary – Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Director of National Intelligence – Tulsi Gabbard
Attorney General – Pam Bondi
Labor Secretary – Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Veterans Affairs Secretary – Doug Collins
United States Trade Representative – Jamieson Greer
Administrator of the Small Business Administration – Kelly Loeffler
Commerce Secretary – Howard Lutnick
Education Secretary – Linda McMahon
Agriculture Secretary – Brooke L. Rollins
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations – Elise Stefanik
Housing and Urban Development Secretary – Scott Turner
Director of the Office of Management and Budget – Russell Vought
Energy Secretary – Chris Wright
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