President Trump's Cabinet

Sworn In

The Job: Second top elected official in the country, Senate president and first in the presidential line of succession

• Signed controversial religious freedom bill as Indiana governor that allowed LGBT discrimination
• Attempted to stop Syrian refugees from resettling in Indiana
• Supports anti-abortion policies
• A Democrat as a teen, Pence says he converted to Republican Party after listening to Ronald Reagan

Confirmed

The Job: Top diplomat for the U.S. concerned primarily with foreign affairs and relations

• CEO of ExxonMobil (Roughly $500 million total assets, some in Russia and China, documents show)
• Faced bipartisan criticism for close ties to Russia and President Putin
• No government or public service experience
• Reportedly considered resigning this summer and called Trump a 'moron' at a Pentagon meeting in July 

Confirmed

The Job: Second only to the president in the military chain of command

• Retired Marine general
• Popular among both parties
• Given a waiver by Congress that recent military personnel need to be allowed to serve as Secretary of Defense
• Led the 1st Marine Division advance on Baghdad
• Supports remaining in Iran nuclear deal, which Trump has called "one of the worst and most one-sided" deals ever made by the U.S.

Confirmed

The Job: Main financial, monetary and tax policy adviser. Includes oversight of the treasury department's law enforcement activities

• Former Goldman Sachs employee & One West bank manager during foreclosure crisis
• Said he would research potential issues stemming from Trump's foreign debts
• Violated the Service Members Civil Relief Act by foreclosing on active-duty military families
• No government experience

Confirmed

The Job: Nation's top law enforcement official and chief lawyer

• One of the Senate's most conservative members
• Has fought to limit LGBTQ protections and was denied a judgeship in 1986 for alleged racist comments
• Does not support a ban on Muslim immigration
• Recused himself from Justice Department's Russia investigation
• On Twitter, Trump has characterized him as "beleaguered" and "VERY weak" 

Confirmed

The Job: Top spy managing the agency responsible for surveillance and intelligence gathering activities abroad

• Said he would not support the use of waterboarding
• Accepted intelligence community's assessment of Russian electoral interference
• Served on the House Intelligence Committee
• As GOP congressman, he supported mass surveillance programs that gathered information on Americans

Confirmed

The Job: Manages federal lands & natural resources, including national parks

• GOP congressman from Montana
• Under at least three seperate Interior Department investigations relating to threatening phone calls made to Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, premature large-scale reassignment of senior officals, and chartered air travel
• Has proposed shrinking at least four National Monuments, including reducing Bears Ears National Monument, an Obama era creation, from 1.35 million acres to 160,000
• Strong supporter of fossil fuels

Nominated

The Job: Maintains the safety of domestically sold food, coordinates food availability programs and advises farmers

• Former Georgia governor
• Served on Trump's agricultural advisory committee during the campaign
• Once prayed for rain on the steps of the Georgia Capitol
• A veterinarian by trade

Confirmed

The Job: Promotes American businesses and industries to develop commerce at home & abroad

• Will be in charge of negotiating new trade deals
• No public service record
• Billionaire with vast financial holdings
• Longtime Democratic donor

Nominated

The Job: Enforces regulations and laws relating to labor organizations and business-worker disputes

• Dean of Florida International University College of Law
• Was assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division under President George W. Bush
• Would be first Hispanic in Trump's cabinet
• Nominated after Andrew Puzder withdrew from consideration

Resigned

The Job: Deal with the nation's health matters

• Tom Price resigned on September 29th, 2017, after it was revealed he had cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars in private and military chartered flights
• He had introduced comprehensive Obamacare replacement plans in every Congress since 2009
• Traded more than $300,000 worth of health care stocks during a period in which he sponsored or co sponsored 44 pieces of health care industry legislation

Confirmed

The Job: Increase home-ownership rates and grow affordable housing

• Former neurosurgeon with no government experience
• Expressed interest in other cabinet posts before being nominated
• Grew up in inner-city Detroit, which Trump has cited as a reason Carson can do the job

Confirmed

The Job: Oversees the nation's federal transportation policies & infrastructure

• Former Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush
• Well liked by politicians on both sides of the aisle
• Supported by portions of Silicon Valley
• Married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

Confirmed

The Job: Primary adviser on federal education policy & programs

• Longtime supporter and advocate for school choice and voucher policies
• Supports requiring the government to pay for private and charter school tuitions
• Refused to rule out defunding public schools
• Intends to revoke Obama-era Title IX guidelines for schools investigating sexual assault 

Confirmed

The Job: Manages nuclear waste and safeguards nuclear armament, in addition to considering environmental protections

• Previously said he wanted to eliminate the Department of Energy (later said he regretted the remarks)
• Pledged to modernize the country's nuclear stockpile
• Wants to promote domestic energy production in "all forms"
• Promised to rely on scientific data when making climate change decisions

The Job: The President's gatekeeper — manages staff and controls the flow of information and visitors to the President

• Retired Marine four-star general
• Formerly secretary of homeland security
• Replaced former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on July 31, 2017

Confirmed

The Job: Oversees management of veteran's health care, cemeteries, monuments & benefits

• Current undersecretary for health at the VA
• Has been praised by veterans organizations
• Would be the first non-veteran to lead the VA
• Vowed to "straighten out the VA"

Confirmed

The Job: Represents the country on the U.N. Security Council & other U.N. assemblies

• Former governor of South Carolina
• Criticized Russia during her confirmation hearing
• Supports Israel, would have vetoed U.N. resolution condemning settlements
• Pledged to speak up when she disagrees with President Trump
• Does not support a Muslim registry

Confirmed

The Job: Enforce environmental regulations & recommending policy

• Has sued the EPA repeatedly as Oklahoma AG
• Believes climate change exists, but disputes effect human activity has had on climate
• Lobbied for oil companies while in office
• Under EPA investigation for the frequency of taxpayer-funded travel to his home state of Oklahoma 

Nominated

The Job: Develop, recommend, and negotiate U.S. trade policy

• Former deputy U.S. trade representative under President Ronald Reagan
• Long supporter on tariffs on foreign imports
• Critic of free trade
• Longtime critic of Chinese trade practices 

Confirmed

The Job: Drafts the president's budget & audits the quality of agency programs

• Fiscal conservative
• Elected in 2010, during the Tea Party wave
• Supported shutting down the government over increasing budgets
• Acknowledged that he failed to pay payroll taxes for a household employee

Confirmed

The Job: Provides support to small businesses and start-ups

• Co-founded pro wrestling company WWE
• Formerly a major donor to pro-Trump super PACs
• Ran two unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. Senate