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Donald Trump’s Washington Not Your Typical Presidential Cabinet
Here’s a look at the people Trump has named to his Cabinet and to other key posts and what he expects of them.
President-elect Donald Trump has rapidly named congressional supporters, donors, friends and even family to his Cabinet and other top jobs since he won the 2024 election. Some of them will sail through Senate confirmation hearings. Others didn’t even get that far, like former US Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida, who was nominated for attorney general but withdrew after senators raised questions about allegations of sexual misconduct that he denies. Other nominees without the traditional experience for the job may yet face similar fates.
Economic Policy
Confirmed
Who
Scott Bessent
Nominated
Treasury Secretary
Current Role
Founder, Key Square Group, a macro hedge fund
Key bio points
- Longtime Wall Street veteran who was part of a George Soros-money managing group that made $1 billion shorting the British pound in 1992
- Would be first openly gay Treasury head
- Net worth of $500 million
What he brings
- Bessent was the most market-friendly of the leading candidates for the job, with a solid investment track record. He oversaw about $10 billion for the Soros family office when he served as its chief investment officer
- He hasn’t been prominent in the MAGA movement, but he has started to openly support spending cuts and tariffs
Key Trump policy goals
- Re-establish 2017 tax cuts and add promises made during campaign, including relief for corporations and ending taxation of tipped wages
- Use tariffs and sanctions as leverage in foreign economic deal-making
- Cut enforcement budget of Internal Revenue Service, which is part of Treasury
- Maintain a weaker dollar, which Trump argues is necessary to protect American manufacturers
What to watch during confirmation process
- Given his outspokenness on the Federal Reserve — including floating the idea of a shadow Fed chair — Bessent will likely field questions on whether he’ll pledge not to interfere with the central bank’s independence
- Among areas of potential differences between him and Trump, questions could arise around cryptocurrency policy and how to compromise Trump’s weaker-dollar agenda with his own suggestions that Trump policies tend to strengthen the dollar
Who
Paul Atkins
Nominated
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair
Current Role
Founder and CEO of Patomak Global Partners
Key bio points
- Former Republican SEC commissioner during the George W. Bush administration
What he brings
- He’s seen as an influential GOP financial regulation insider who is a fixture in Washington’s conservative financial circles
Key Trump policy goals
- A more friendly atmosphere for the cryptocurrency industry
- Increased focus on reducing regulations
- Plans to reduce penalties against industry
What to watch during confirmation process
- Senators will have questions about how he will approach the cryptocurrency industry as a regulator, where he plans to focus any deregulatory efforts and his plans for cost-cutting at the agency
Confirmed
Who
Howard Lutnick
Nominated
Commerce Secretary
Current Role
Trump transition co-chair; chairman & CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald LP
Key bio points
- Seasoned Wall Street hand with more than 30 years in New York finance circles
- Key fundraiser for Trump’s 2020 and 2024 presidential campaigns
- Net worth of $2.2 billion
What he brings
- He’s seen as a loyalist who is a co-leader of the transition team
- His rebuild of Cantor Fitzgerald in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and his charitable donations have won him special praise from Trump
Key Trump policy goals
- Increase the use of tariffs — especially those targeting imports from China — as leverage in foreign policy
- Overhaul economic policy with an emphasis on deregulation, bilateral transactions and less coordination with allies
- Carry out a more populist approach while reversing Biden-era policies around clean energy
What to watch during confirmation process
- Senators will have questions about how he might navigate direct responsibilities for the office of US Trade Representative that Trump gave him oversight of
Confirmed
Who
Russ Vought
Nominated
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Current Role
President, Center for Renewing America
Key bio points
- Former budget director in Trump’s first term
- Founded Center for Renewing America, which focuses on countering critical race theory
- Key contributor to Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation-led manifesto to reshape the federal government in Trump’s second term.
What he brings
- Vought is a known quantity from the first Trump White House, and the president-elect has boasted that the OMB then helped “cut four regulations for every new regulation”
- His vision for OMB chief was laid out in Project 2025, in which he called the agency the president’s “air-traffic control system” — and its director “the best, most comprehensive approximation of the president’s mind as it pertains to the policy agenda”
Key Trump policy goals
- Reduce federal regulation
- Cut government spending
- Use House and Senate majorities to push through sweeping changes in the budget, especially for immigration, health care and foreign aid
What to watch during confirmation process
- Lawmakers likely will have questions around the timing and prioritization of a broad range of significant policy changes
Confirmed
Who
Jamieson Greer
Nominated
United States Trade Representative
Current Role
Partner, international trade at King & Spalding law firm
Key bio points
- Protégé and former chief of staff to USTR Robert Lighthizer in Trump’s first term
- Also worked with Lighthizer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Officer with US Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps
What he brings
- A known quantity, having worked in the first Trump trade representative’s office and being involved in the biggest trade policy decisions of that term, including steep duties on China
- Continued working on international trade between Trump presidencies
- China hawk who talks the Trump line on protecting American workers and “defending against Chinese unfair trading practices, and preventing Chinese military or technological dominance”
Key Trump policy goals
- Tariffs as a bedrock of the economic policy agenda, especially as negotiating tool and rallying cry for American workers
- Deals, deals, deals: shunning multilateral groupings in favor of bilateral trade agreements
- Drawing on export restrictions as potential additional leverage tool with trading partners
- Aggressively defending dollar, negotiating with countries considering transacting in other currencies
What to watch during confirmation process
- What he uniquely brings to the trade agenda and how he plans to work with other point people on trade — Peter Navarro in a White House trade adviser post, and Commerce Secretary-designate Howard Lutnick, who Trump says will have direct responsibility for USTR —as well as what has been communicated to him about the delineation of the roles
National Security
Confirmed
Key bio points
- Served in the Army National Guard with tours in Guantanamo, Iraq and Afghanistan
- Earned a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, which he reportedly mailed back to protest the school’s liberal teachings
- Facing possibly devastating allegations of alcohol and sex abuse
- Ran two veterans groups, Veterans for Freedom and Concerned Veterans for America
- Has appeared on Fox News for 10 years, often railing against the “woke” military
What he brings
- He’s both an outsider and a military veteran, and his experience on Fox News has strong appeal to Trump
- His public opposition to DEI policies and emphasis on the need for a well-resourced and loyal fighting force complement Trump’s messaging
Key Trump policy goals
- Ending conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East while dialing back US commitments elsewhere
- Increasing military focus on China
- Boosting defense equipment and resources
- Changing Pentagon personnel policy to ban transgender workers and end diversity and inclusion policies
- Ensuring political loyalty of generals and other military officials
What to watch during confirmation process
- A handful of senators, enough to sink his confirmation, have expressed serious doubts about him taking over the Department of Defense, the largest federal agency with more than 2 million employees and a budget of $900 million
- Besides his lack of any government experience, he has been accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment, public drinking at both the veterans organizations he ran and at Fox News, and has also been accused of financial mismangement at the veterans groups
- His advocacy of American soldiers accused of war crimes and his views on the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay are controversial
- Senators are likely to seek insight into how he might manage SpaceX defense contracts, which are worth billions for close Trump ally Elon Musk
Confirmed
Who
Pam Bondi
Nominated
Attorney General, replacing earlier nominee Matt Gaetz
Current Role
Works at Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm; registered foreign agent for the government of Qatar
Key bio points
- Managed legal shop of Trump-aligned America First Policy Institute
- Defense lawyer for Trump’s first impeachment trial, in 2020
- Former Florida state attorney general, 2011-2019
What she brings
- Longtime Trump ally
- Has taken initiative on other Trump-friendly missions, such as seeking to overturn and hollow out the Affordable Care Act during her time as Florida attorney general
- Another Fox News guest, who also co-hosted a show for three days while holding state office
Key Trump policy goals
- End DOJ investigations and legal cases that he’s called political interference
- Trim bureaucracy and transform a department that currently employs more than 115,000
- Carry out an abrupt turn in federal policies on immigration, border security and policing
What to watch during confirmation process
- While she doesn’t carry the baggage of Trump’s first choice for AG, Gaetz, Bondi will likely have to explain her vision for carrying out Trump’s ideas for reforming the Justice Department
Confirmed
Key bio points
- One of the most traditional of Trump’s choices, Rubio has held senior positions on the Senate foreign relations and intelligence committees
- A child of Cuban immigrants, Rubio would be the first Latino to hold the post and the highest-ranking Latino in the US government
- Close to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles
- His appointment would free up a Senate seat in Florida. Among the possible replacements is Trump’s daughter-in-law, Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump
What he brings
- He’s a China hawk, sanctioned by Beijing, who lobbied successfully for federal retirement funds to stop investing in China
- Has acted as surrogate with Latino voters for Trump, who won record support among them for a Republican
- Senators love confirming their own
Key Trump policy goals
- End Russia’s war in Ukraine immediately
- End Israel-Gaza conflict with bolstered support for Israel
- Get US NATO allies to increase spending on defense
- Increase or add new tariffs on US imports, deemphasize multinational organizations and focus on bilateral deals
What to watch during confirmation process
- More establishment than MAGA, he’s earned plaudits from traditional Republicans
- His support for NATO is at odds with Trump’s criticism of the alliance
Confirmed
Who
Kristi Noem
Nominated
Department of Homeland Security Secretary
Current Role
Republican South Dakota Governor
Key bio points
- Raised in rural South Dakota
- Former four-term member of Congress
What she brings
- Noem would be the only Senate-confirmed officials of three aides tasked with immigration policy, meaning she is the only member of his key immigration team that would face Senate questions
- She’s a MAGA loyalist who was considered for the role of Trump’s vice presidential running mate
- As governor, she sent National Guard soldiers from her state to help secure the southern border, a move Trump lauded in nominating her
Key Trump policy goals
- Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants
- Using executive orders or legislation to seize drug-cartel assets and allocating the funds to compensate victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants
- Addressing what Trump on the campaign trail called the “enemy within,” a group he’s said included “radical left lunatics”
What to watch during confirmation process
- Noem gained notoriety when she boasted in a memoir of shooting her own 14-month-old dog
- Her lack of experience in law enforcement, immigration and counterterrorism will likely come up in hearings
Confirmed
Who
Kash Patel
Nominated
Director FBI
Current Role
Director on the board of Trump Media & Technology Group
Key bio points
- Chief of staff to Defense Secretary at end of Trump’s first term
- Deputy in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence during Trump’s first term
- National security staffer during Trump’s first term
- Former trial attorney for Justice Department national security division
- Former public defender in Florida for eight years
What he brings
- An unabashed Trump loyalist
- Wrote a book promoting a “deep state” conspiracy against Trump and three children’s books where Trump is the “MAGA King”
- Played a key role in Republican efforts to counter the investigation into whether Trump conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election
Key Trump policy goals
- Use FBI powers to investigate Trump’s perceived enemies in government, media and the technology industry
- Overhaul the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a focus on removing so-called “deep state” employees who oppose Trump
- End or reform the FBI’s intelligence and surveillance powers
What to watch during confirmation process
- Patel will likely be pressed on whether he has the experience and qualifications to lead the FBI, which has 35,000 employees and 56 field offices
- He also will be challenged on whether he will exploit FBI powers to carry out retribution against Trump’s perceived enemies.
Appointed
Who
Michael Waltz
Appointed
National Security Advisor
Current Role
Republican US House member from Florida
Key bio points
- Former Green Beret
- Co-founder of defense contracting firm Metis Solutions
- Counterterrorism adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney
What he brings
- Waltz is a China hawk
- He’s advocated for an end to US involvement in Ukraine and Gaza to focus on China
- He introduced legislation to end diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the military and halt teaching of critical race theory
Key Trump policy goals
- Immigration overhaul
- Taking a more hawkish stance on China
What to watch during confirmation process
- Job doesn’t require Senate confirmation
Confirmed
Who
Tulsi Gabbard
Nominated
Director of National Intelligence
Current Role
Honorary co-chair, Trump transition team
Key bio points
- Former Democratic US Congresswoman from Hawaii
- Iraq War combat veteran
- Former vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was once considered a rising Democratic star
- Ran for president in 2020 Democratic primaries
What she brings
- She staunchly opposed US involvement in the Iraq war, where she was deployed, and “wars of regime change” in places such as Syria.
- She’s a fierce skeptic of US aid for Ukraine.
Key Trump policy goals
- Reining in the US intelligence community, with which he’s previously clashed
- Exerting more executive control over the handling of sensitive intelligence material
What to watch during confirmation process
- She lacks experience in intelligence matters, and has even echoed Russian propaganda on social media.
- She met with, and then defended, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad despite US opposition to his war on his own people.
Appointed
Key bio points
- Former acting head of US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) under Trump and former executive associate director of the agency under President Barack Obama
- Former police officer and Border Patrol agent
- Former Fox News contributor
What he brings
- Homan has experience as the public face of the immigration crackdown, which included a widely derided policy of separating detained family members
- He oversaw deportations at ICE during the Obama administration, when those figures were higher than under President Joe Biden.
- He’s publicly hammered the Biden administration’s immigration policies and said that if authorities, especially in so-called sanctuary cities, won’t help target undocumented immigrants they should “get the hell out of the way.”
Key Trump policy goals
- Returning to “zero-tolerance” policy on illegal immigration of Trump’s first term
- Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, with plans to employ the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
- Trump has supported the death penalty for undocumented-immigrant criminals and plans to seize the assets of drug cartels and gangs to compensate victims of what he calls “migrant crime”
What to watch during confirmation process
- Job doesn’t require Senate confirmation
Confirmed
Who
John Ratcliffe
Nominated
Director CIA
Current Role
Co-chair of America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security
Key bio points
- Former Director of National Intelligence during Trump’s first term
- Former four-term Republican Representative from Texas
- Former US attorney for the Eastern District of Texas in the George W. Bush administration
What he brings
- Trump ally who was seen as one of the most conservative members in Congress
- One of the most outspoken critics of the investigation into Russia’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 election
- Seen as a traditional choice who Trump said will be a “warrior for Truth and Honesty with the American Public”
Key Trump policy goals
- Reform US intelligence agencies in response to criticism by Trump and his allies that they have been weaponized against conservatives
- Heavy focus on countering national security threats and foreign adversaries such as China and Iran
What to watch during confirmation process
- Ratcliffe could have one of the easier confirmation routes in the Republican-controlled Senate. However, senators are likely to press him on whether he will try to use national intelligence powers to target Trump’s perceived enemies.
Domestic Policy
Confirmed
Nominated
Health & Human Services Secretary
Current Role
Honorary co-chair, Trump transition team
Key bio points
- Son of the late US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, nephew of former President John F. Kennedy
- Environmental lawyer
- A vaccine skeptic who peddles a number of health-related conspiracy theories and questions the use of fluoride in drinking water
- Independent 2024 presidential candidate
What he brings
- High-profile name from a legendary Democratic political family — most of whom have condemned his positions
- A Trump convert who, after suspending his own campaign for the presidency, tried to remove his name from state ballots in a bid to help Trump
Key Trump policy goals
- Give free reign to Kennedy to “go wild” with health policy in a professed bid to “Make America Healthy Again”
- Protect Americans from “harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives” that Trump says have contributed to a health crisis
What to watch during confirmation process
- He’s a risky pick, given his adherence to conspiracy theories about public health that have been proven false. Senators are likely to ask questions about how his controversial positions on vaccines and fluoride would translate to policy
- His antagonism toward the pharmaceutical industry already provoked a drop in industry stocks upon his nomination
Confirmed
Who
Chris Wright
Nominated
Energy Secretary
Current Role
CEO of Colorado-based oil field services company Liberty Energy Inc.
Key bio points
- Wright’s company is among the largest providers of fracking services globally
- No government experience
- Serves on the board of small modular reactor developer Oklo Inc., and his company invests in geothermal energy and sodium-ion battery technology
- Net worth of $170 million
What he brings
- A vocal proponent of oil and gas, Wright says fossil fuels are crucial for spreading prosperity and lifting people from poverty, and once drank fracking fluid to persuade people it was safe
- While he supports the development of alternative energy sources, Wright has warned that subsidies for wind and solar power drive up electricity prices and increase grid instability
- Denies the existence of a climate crisis
Key Trump policy goals
- Expediting approvals to export liquefied natural gas
- Re-fill the nation’s emergency oil cache — the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
What to watch during confirmation process
- Wright’s views downplaying climate change could draw scrutiny from moderate Republican senators such as Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski
Confirmed
Who
Lee Zeldin
Nominated
Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Current Role
Founder of Leadership America Needs PAC, which recruits young and minority voters to the Republican Party
Key bio points
- Former member of the US House from New York, unsuccessful candidate for governor of the state
- Iraq War veteran
What he brings
- He has expressed doubts about the severity of climate change and opposes the Paris climate accord. The League of Conservation Voters gave him a score of 14% for his entire time in Congress and 5% for 2022, his final year there
- A lawyer and legislator, he belongs to the Conservative Climate Caucus. He was part of Trump’s defense team for his first impeachment trial in 2020 and demonstrated skepticism of Biden’s 2020 electoral victory
Key Trump policy goals
- Widespread deregulation with a goal of expanding US energy production
- Unwinding of Biden’s policies aimed at mitigating climate change, including rules for power plants, cars and industry
- Shrink the size of the EPA
What to watch during confirmation process
- Trump may see Zeldin’s inexperience with environmental issues as an asset, but the Senate may have questions
- Zeldin’s previous opposition to biofuels could draw the ire of farm-state Republicans
Confirmed
Key bio points
- Former CEO of Great Plains Software and founder of Kilbourne Group, a real estate development firm
- Venture capital investor with a net worth of $410 million
What he brings
- A successful investor and businessman, he has a network of corporate connections, especially in the energy industry
- He’s an enthusiastic supporter who campaigned and fundraised for Trump after dropping his own presidential bid
Key Trump policy goals
- Slash regulation and reverse Biden-era climate policies
- Clear obstacles to oil and gas production, in part by boosting industry leases
- Cut back on federally approved investments in renewable energy, particularly wind power, an industry Trump has vowed to target through executive order
What to watch during confirmation process
- His past embrace of a goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2030 could call into question his commitment to fossil fuels
- His estimated net worth of more than $1 billion could present conflicts of interest
Confirmed
Who
Brooke Rollins
Nominated
Agriculture Secretary
Current Role
President and CEO, America First Policy Institute
Key bio points
- Former acting director of White House Domestic Policy Council in Trump’s first term
- Raised in rural Texas and holds degrees in agriculture policy and laws
- Former policy director to Texas Gov. Rick Perry
- Ex-president of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank
What she brings
- Rollins served in the first term and carried his policy branding forward as head of the Trump-aligned AFPI
- Trump’s announcement touted her “practitioner’s experience” coupled with “deep policy credentials” — a nod to both her rural authenticity and Washington bona fides
Key Trump policy goals
- Support American farmers — a key constituency in Trump’s trade and tariff agenda
- Promote “American Food Self-Sufficiency,” as the president-elect touted in his announcement of Rollins for Agriculture chief
What to watch during confirmation process
- Questions about how Rollins will work with trade officials in efforts to elevate American farmers, and how she intends to help revitalize smaller agriculture-focused communities, especially if the workforce is cut through deportations of undocumented workers
- Whether she would cede food-regulation policy to Trump’s pick for HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Key bio points
- Labor Department-friendly record in Congress, having co-sponsored pro-union bills, including the PRO Act
- Member of House Agriculture, Education and Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure committees
What she brings
- DeRemer was deemed a “unicorn” by Obama-era acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris, as a “genuine pro-labor Republican”
- Her representation of a state far from Washington DC helps her fill out an image of an outsider
Key Trump policy goals
- Carry out a US manufacturing renaissance through onshoring
- Expand training and apprenticeships and boost American workers’ wages
What to watch during confirmation process
- Given her support of unions and workers, she might face questions on how her views will gel with Trump’s, who has demanded striking workers return to their jobs
- As overseer of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — which publishes highly market-sensitive data on jobs and inflation each month — DeRemer might have to answer how she plans to deal with the office, which has suffered from tight budgets, declining response rates and botched releases
Who
Linda McMahon
Nominated
Education Secretary
Current Role
Trump transition co-chair; chair, America First Policy Institute
Key bio points
- Former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
- Former head of Small Business Administration during Trump’s first term
- Former member of Connecticut Board of Education and Sacred Heart University’s board of trustees
- Two unsuccessful campaigns for US Senate
- Net worth of $850 million
What she brings
- A billionaire from her work with the WWE, McMahon fits the “showmanship” profile that appeals to Trump
- She helped lead AFPI to promote his policy positions after his 2020 election defeat
Key Trump policy goals
- Work toward abolishing the department, which would need congressional approval, in favor of Trump’s more state-centric approach
- Overhaul the department’s responsibilities, which include distributing $114 billion in federal student aid annually, investigating allegations of discrimination at schools and colleges, and dispensing congressional funding for education
What to watch during confirmation process
- McMahon’s appointment puts a target on the Department of Education, one that could lead to its elimination
- Her plans to pursue the department’s abolishment will be of great interest, as well as how she intends to lead the agency should Congress balk at its removal
Confirmed
Who
Scott Turner
Nominated
Housing & Urban Development Secretary
Current Role
Chair, Center for Education Opportunity, America First Policy Institute
Key bio points
- Former executive director, White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, in first Trump term
- Played nine seasons in the National Football League
- Texas state representative, 2013-2017
- Turner would not be the first former professional football player to serve as HUD secretary. Jack Kemp was George H.W. Bush’s HUD secretary and also played pro football
What he brings
- Turner is the only African-American nominee for Trump’s second-term Cabinet
- Another alum of Trump’s first term, he’s a trusted loyalist who also is involved in Trump-aligned AFPI
- Experience in education policy and work at the community level around economic opportunity
Key Trump policy goals
- Nourishing economic “opportunity zones” with private investment for distressed communities
- Turning around what Trump has deemed a housing crisis
What to watch during confirmation process
- Questions about how Turner sees his department helping boost housing supply, which has long haunted administrations of both parties but which Trump, drawing on his history as a real-estate developer, has emphasized as a solution to soaring housing costs
Confirmed
Key bio points
- Former five-term Republican congressman from Wisconsin
- Reality television star in the late 1990s
What he brings
- Another Cabinet official with Fox News experience, Duffy has used his platform to espouse Trump-friendly views, including criticism of current Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. His contract with Fox ended upon his nomination
- His time in Washington as a congressman and lobbyist makes him one of the more experienced politicians in Trump’s orbit
Key Trump policy goals
- Upgrading American highways, rail networks, bridges and airports
- Slashing Biden-era regulations that promoted electric vehicles
What to watch during confirmation process
- The big question is Elon Musk. How will the next transportation chief interact with the world’s richest man, whose electric vehicle company, Tesla, could benefit from changes to government policy?
Confirmed
Key bio points
- Former Congressman from Georgia who resigned after a failed bid for the Senate
- Military chaplain who was deployed to Iraq
- Former Baptist pastor with a master’s degree in divinity, and also practiced law
- Authored The Clock and the Calendar: A Front-Row Look at the Democrats’ Obsession with Donald Trump
What he brings
- His military service, coupled with his religious involvement, serves as a bridge to an important faction of the Republican Party
- Former ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee and member of House Oversight and Government Reform committee
Key Trump policy goals
- Make cuts at the second-largest federal government department, which has more than 400,000 employees
- Show support for military veterans
- Bolster Trump’s reputation with the military, which Democrats targeted during his 2024 presidential campaign
What to watch during confirmation process
- How his military experience might inform how he leads the VA will be of interest — as will whether he has views on its massive health-care budget and how it’s administered to military families
(Adds net worth for Lutnick, McMahon, Bessent and Wright. An earlier version corrected Doug Burgum's net worth.)