President-elect Donald Trump has quickly begun to announce who he plans to nominate to serve in his Cabinet and other key senior staff positions for his upcoming term. Many of our sources and contacts indicate that loyalty to the president-elect is a top consideration of his administration when it comes to picking his Cabinet and White House roles. Although some of his picks have been met with skepticism, others have been largely viewed as reasonable and non-controversial. Most of the nominees are expected to have a relatively easy confirmation process due to Republicans having a 53-47 majority for control of the Senate. Still, it is possible that some of the more controversial nominees will withdraw or even fail to get confirmed if they are not able to overcome potential hurdles and muster the amount of support needed in the Senate.
Republicans have a majority in both the House and Senate and have started picking their party’s leaders. Leadership on the House side will remain more or less the same since Republicans had the majority in the 118th Congress, but on the Senate side we will be seeing some new faces in leadership. Some are concerned about President-elect Trump selecting too many lawmakers from the House for his Cabinet due to Republicans having a very slim majority in that body. Special elections will be held during 2025 (on dates directed by State law) to fill the seats of those House Members leaving to serve the new Administration.
Below are the people President-elect Trump has named to be nominated to his incoming Cabinet and administration as well as the lawmakers who will have leadership positions in the 119th Congress. We will continue to update this list weekly as developments occur.
Cabinet Picks (Presumptive Nominees)
Executive Agencies:
- State: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Agriculture: Brooke Rollins
- Commerce: Howard Lutnick
- Defense: Pete Hegseth
- Education: Linda McMahon, Former Administrator of the Small Business Administration
- Energy: Chris Wright
- Environmental Protection Agency: Former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Health and Human Services: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Homeland Security: Governor Kristi Noem (R-ND)
- Housing and Urban Development: Scott Turner
- Interior & Chairman of National Energy Council: Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND)
- Justice: Pam Bondi
- Labor: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR)
- Transportation: Former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI)
- Treasury: Scott Bessent
- Veterans Affairs: Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA)
Other Appointments:
- Attorney General: Pam Bondi
- Solicitor General: John Sauer
- Director of National Intelligence (DNI): Tulsi Gabbard
- National Security Advisor (NSA): Mike Waltz
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director: John Ratcliffe
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair: Brendan Carr
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Marty Makary
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Russ Vought
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Dr. Dave Weldon
- Surgeon General: Dr. Janette Nesheiwat
- Border Czar: Tom Homan
- Department of Government Efficiency: Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy
- UN Ambassador: Elise Stefanik
- U.S. Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Matthew Whitaker
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): Paul Atkins
- Internal Revenue Service: Former Rep. Billy Long (R-MO)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): Jared Isaacman
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC): Andrew Ferguson
- U.S. Customs and Border Protections: Rodney Scott
- Small Business Administration (SBA): Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA)
- Social Security Administration: Frank Bisignano
Key White House Staff
- Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles, Co-Chair of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign
- Deputy Chief of Staff: Dan Scavino
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy: Stephen Miller
- Border Czar: Tom Homan
- White House Counsel: Bill McGinley
- Press Secretary: Karoline Leavitt
- Director of Communications: Steven Cheung
- Director or the Presidential Personnel Office: Sergio Gor
- Senior Advisor: Massad Boulos
- Counselor to the President: Alina Habba
Congressional Leadership
HOUSE
Republican Party:
- Speaker: Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Majority Leader: Steve Scalise (R-LA)
- Majority Whip: Tom Emmer (R-MN)
- House Republican Conference Chair: Lisa McClain (R-MI)
- House Republican Conference Vice Chair: Blake Moore (R-UT)
- National Republican Congressional Committee Chair: Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- House Republican Policy Chair: Kevin Hern (R-OK)
- Conference Secretary: Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Republican Study Chair: August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Agriculture: GT Thompson (R-PA)
- Appropriations: Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Armed Services: Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Budget: Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)
- Education and Workforce: Tim Walberg (R-MI)
- Energy and Commerce: Brett Guthrie (R-KY)
- Financial Services: French Hill (R-AR)
- Foreign Affairs: Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Homeland Security: Mark Green (R-TN)
- House Administration: Bryan Steil (R-WI)
- Judiciary: Jim Jordan (R-OH)
- Natural Resources: Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
- Oversight and Accountability: James Comer (R-KY)
- Science, Space, and Technology: Frank Lucas (R-OK)
- Small Business: Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Transportation and Infrastructure: Sam Graves (R-MO)
- Veterans’ Affairs: Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Ways and Means: Jason Smith (R-MO)
Democratic Party:
- Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
- Minority Whip: Katherine Clark (D-MA)
- Democratic Caucus Chair: Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Democratic Caucus Vice Chair: Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Assistant Democratic Leader: Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Chair: Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
SENATE
Republican Party:
- Majority Leader: John Thune (R-SD)
- Assistant Majority Leader: John Barrasso (R-WY)
- Republican Conference Chair: Tom Cotton (R-AR)
Democratic Party:
- Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
- Minority Whip: Dick Durbin (D-IL)
- Steering and Policy Chair: Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
