Trump cabinet: Here’s the full list of the president’s picks

WASHINGTON – Following his inauguration ceremony Monday, President Donald Trump released the full list of his cabinet appointees. 

The nominees must be confirmed by the Senate, a process that will move forward this week, the Associated Press reports. Each nominee requires 51 votes to secure confirmation.

Senate hearings are scheduled for several of Trump’s Cabinet picks. Many nominees have met with senators individually. Now they will go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.

Here’s the full list of nominees released by the White House Monday: 

• Attorney General: Pamela Bondi
• Secretary of the Treasury : Scott Bessent
• Secretary of the Interior: Douglas Burgum
• Secretary of Labor: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs: Douglas Collins
• Secretary of Transportation: Sean Duffy
• Secretary of Defense: Peter Hegseth
• Secretary of Health and Human Services: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
• Secretary of Commerce: Howard Lutnick
• Secretary of Education: Linda McMahon
• Secretary of Homeland Security: Kristi Noem
• Secretary of Agriculture: Brooke Rollins
• Secretary of State: Marco Rubio (CONFIRMED)
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Eric Turner
• Secretary of Energy: Christopher Wright
• Director of National Intelligence: Tulsi Gabbard
• Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: John Ratcliffe
• Administrator of the Small Business Administration: Kelly Loeffler
• U.S. Trade Representative: Jamieson Greer
• U.S. Representative to the United Nations: Elise Stefanik
• Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought
• Environmental Protection Agency Administrator: Lee Zeldin

When are the confirmation hearings?

What we know:

The confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet picks are expected to continue after Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. Here’s a look at the schedule so far, according to the Associated Press.

Tuesday

9 a.m.: Doug Collins, Department of Veterans Affairs

The former Georgia congressman goes before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Collins is a Baptist minister, former Navy chaplain and Air Force Reserve colonel. The VA provides health care to former members of the armed forces.

10 a.m.: Elise Stefanik, U.N. ambassador

Stefanik, a New York congresswoman who serves as chair of the House Republican Conference, has a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Long one of Trump’s most loyal allies in the House, she was among those discussed as a potential vice presidential choice. The U.N. ambassador represents the United States at the international organization, where there are deep divisions from the wars in the Mideast and Ukraine.

Wednesday

10 a.m.: Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget

Vought, OMB director during Trump’s first term, goes before the Senate Budget Committee. Vought, who has already had a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that the Republican nominee tried to distance himself from during the campaign. The budget director oversees the building of the president’s budget and reviews proposed regulations.

Thursday

10 a.m.: Brooke Rollins, Agriculture Department

The former White House aide, who served as Trump’s domestic policy chief during his first administration, appears before the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. The agriculture chief oversees a sprawling agency that controls policies, regulations and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition.

Dates not yet confirmed

What we don’t know:

Hearings are not yet scheduled for all of Trump’s choices, including some of the most contentious ones.

How do confirmation hearings work?

Once Trump nominates his picks for various positions, they are then presented to the appropriate Senate committee. The committee would then vote to recommend a candidate to the full Senate. The full Senate will debate. Trump’s picks will either be confirmed or rejected by a simple majority. If they are approved, they are then sworn-in. 

Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, which could suggest many of Trump’s picks will be confirmed without issue.