Number of white men in the first cabinet of each president. Donald J. Trump Barack Obama 8. George W. Bush Bill Clinton George Bush Ronald Reagan Inner cabinet. Cabinet members listed in order of presidential succession. Cabinet-level positions have changed over time. For all presidents except for Mr. Trump, the first confirmed person in each position is shown. Number of women and minorities in the first cabinet of each president.
Nonwhite women. White women. Nonwhite men. Trump 6. Barack Obama Bush 9. George Bush 5. Ronald Reagan 2. The few women and minorities in his cabinet occupy lower-ranking positions. The cabinet of President Obama in September The White House. Bush, Mr. Bossert now runs a risk management consulting firm and is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council research institution.
The position will be equal in status to the national security adviser. Trump's campaign manager, confidante and spokeswoman, Ms. Conway also has a background in polling and may rely on these skills to keep tabs on public sentiment as she helps set the president's agenda. Trump's promised effort to unwind as many regulations on business as he can. The professor, who has been a staunch critic of current Chinese economic policies, is the only credentialed economist in Mr.
He will direct a new internal council overseeing White House trade and industrial policy. Spicer was the longtime spokesman for the Republican National Committee and top aide to Mr. Spicer will be the face of the White House, framing messaging, responding to stories of the day and briefing the press. As a commander, he was credited with demonstrating how a different counterterrorism strategy could defeat insurgents in Iraq. Please upgrade your browser.
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Mike Pompeo C. Director Confirmed by Senate: Senate Hearing ». Haley U. Ambassador Confirmed by Senate: Senate Hearing ». Scott Pruitt E. Administrator Confirmed by Senate: Senate Hearing ». Robert Lighthizer U. Most nominations are brought up by unanimous consent and approved without objection. Routine nominations often are grouped by unanimous consent in order to be brought up and approved together.
Some nominations, generally to higher-level positions, may need more consideration. Under Senate rules, there are no time limits on debate except when conducted under cloture or a unanimous consent agreement. Senators may speak on a nomination for as long as they want. At least 16 senators must sign a cloture motion to end debate on a pending nomination.
A senator can interrupt another senator who has been recognized in order to present a cloture motion. Cloture may be moved only on a question that is pending before the Senate.
Therefore, the Senate must be in executive session and considering the nomination when the motion is filed in the absence of unanimous consent. The Senate does not vote on the cloture motion until the second session day after the day the cloture motion is presented.
Once cloture is invoked, there is a hour maximum of post-cloture consideration, including debate, quorum calls, parliamentary inquiries, and all other proceedings.
At this point in the past four presidencies combined, only 15 executive-branch nominees were confirmed after cloture. Yet in the current Congress, Democrats have already invoked cloture on more than 50 Trump nominees. After the 30 hours of debate passes, the Senate then votes to confirm or reject the nomination. Nominations that are not confirmed or rejected are returned to the president.
Under the revised schedule, senators returned to their states for the week of August 6, , and returned to Washington, D. David Bergstein, a spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee , called the cancelation a move to prevent Democrats from campaigning ahead of the midterm elections.
He said, "Given his horrendous recruits, Senator McConnell is right to be terrified of Senate Democrats on the campaign trail, but whenever the GOP Congress is in session they find new ways to alienate and disgust voters.
On February 6, , Sen. James Lankford R-Okla. The resolution did not propose changing the rules for Supreme Court or Cabinet-rank nominees. Senate voted on S. It required 60 votes to change the rules for the remainder of the th Congress and 67 votes to become a permanent rule change.
In a press release announcing the resolution, Lankford said: [48]. On April 3, , the Senate voted to change the body's precedent and reduce post-cloture debate allowed on executive nominees below the Cabinet-level and federal district court nominees from 30 hours to 2 hours.
Two separate votes on executive nominees and judicial nominees passed To enact the changes, the Senate used the nuclear option rather than changing its standing rules. It is a new departure from that tradition. And this break with tradition is hurting the Senate, hamstringing our duly elected president, and denying citizens the government they elected. Senate Democrats also said McConnell pursued similar tactics while in the minority.
Michael Bennet D-Colo. And that was the blockade of Merrick Garland … it was shameful. McConnell responded by criticizing Senate Democrats for using the nuclear option to lower the cloture threshold from 60 votes to 51 votes in And I thought maybe the other side would rue the day they did it. Ballotpedia features , encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error.
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Shutdown Foreign policy and national security Iran nuclear agreement: U. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin. Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia. Secretary of Transportation Steven Bradbury acting. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette.
Secretary of Education Mick Zais acting. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie. Secretary of Homeland Security Peter Gaynor acting. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.
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