Cabinet of the United States
Principal advisory body to the president of the United States
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| March 28 2025 | Trump asked Stefanik to withdraw her nomination for UN Ambassador, which she agreed to do. Trump praised Stefanik and expressed interest in her potentially joining his Administration in the future. |
| 2025 | Julie Su is named United States Secretary of Labor during Donald Trump's administration. |
| 2025 | President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency planned to target over 80,000 VA employees for termination, potentially delaying benefits for affected veterans. |
| March 11 2025 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer becomes Secretary of Labor |
| March 3 2025 | Linda McMahon becomes the United States Secretary of Education during Donald Trump's second presidential term. |
| February 27 2025 | Jamieson Greer is appointed United States Trade Representative |
| February 2025 | Ed Martin, the acting US attorney in Washington, DC, permanently demoted at least eight senior federal prosecutors to entry-level jobs. These prosecutors had worked on Capitol riot cases in the Justice Department's divisions of Federal Major Crimes and Fraud, Public Corruption and Civil Rights. |
| February 23 2025 | Trump announced Dan Bongino as the next deputy FBI director. |
| February 21 2025 | Kash Patel was appointed as the new FBI director. |
| February 21 2025 | Howard Lutnick was appointed as Secretary of Commerce. |
| February 20 2025 | Kelly Loeffler becomes Administrator of the Small Business Administration |
| February 13 2025 | Two significant appointments were made: Brooke Rollins became Secretary of Agriculture, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
| February 12 2025 | Tulsi Gabbard is appointed Director of National Intelligence |
| February 7 2025 | Russell Vought takes office as Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
| February 5 2025 | Multiple Cabinet appointments occurred: Pam Bondi became Attorney General, Scott Turner was appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Doug Collins was named Secretary of Veterans Affairs. |
| February 5 2025 | Doug Collins was sworn in as the 12th Secretary of Veterans Affairs by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, after being selected by President Donald Trump. |
| February 4 2025 | Chris Wright took office as Secretary of Energy. |
| February 1 2025 | Doug Burgum was confirmed as Secretary of the Interior. |
| January 29 2025 | Lee Zeldin becomes Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency |
| January 28 2025 | Scott Bessent was appointed Secretary of the Treasury, and Sean Duffy became Secretary of Transportation. |
| January 25 2025 | Pete Hegseth became Secretary of Defense, while Kristi Noem was appointed as Secretary of Homeland Security. |
| January 23 2025 | John Ratcliffe assumes role of Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
| January 21 2025 | Marco Rubio assumed the position of Secretary of State in the new administration. |
| January 20 2025 | Trump was inaugurated and subsequently began discussing the possibility of a third term, which is constitutionally forbidden. |
| January 20 2025 | Susie Wiles begins term as White House Chief of Staff, Dorothy Shea becomes Acting Ambassador to the United Nations |
| January 20 2025 | JD Vance took office as Vice President of the United States, marking the start of his role in the Cabinet. |
| January 20 2025 | Biden's presidential term concluded, ending his initial Cabinet administration. |
| January 9 2025 | At Jimmy Carter's funeral, Trump and Pence briefly greeted each other for the first time in years. |
| 2024 | Matt Gaetz was withdrawn as nominee for Attorney General by Donald Trump. |
| 2024 | Adrianne Todman was withdrawn as nominee for Housing and Urban Development Secretary by Joe Biden. |
| December 12 2024 | Inspector General Michael Horowitz released a final report investigating the January 6 Capitol attack, concluding that there was no evidence of FBI undercover employees in the protest crowds or at the Capitol on January 6. |
| November 22 2024 | Lori Chavez-DeRemer was announced as the nominee for Secretary of Labor |
| November 21 2024 | Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as Attorney General, citing that his nomination was becoming a distraction for the Trump transition, following negative reception from Senate Republicans due to allegations and perceived lack of qualifications. |
| November 13 2024 | President-elect Trump announced his intention to nominate Matt Gaetz as United States Attorney General, with Gaetz resigning from the U.S. House of Representatives shortly after the announcement. |
| November 10 2024 | Elise Stefanik was announced as the nominee for Ambassador to the United Nations |
| November 3 2024 | Trump told a crowd that 'I shouldn't have left [office]'. |
| September 2024 | The Department of Homeland Security designated the January 6, 2025 electoral vote certification as a National Special Security Event at Washington, D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser's request. |
| June 13 2024 | Trump returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since the January 6 attack, meeting with Republican leaders, including Mitch McConnell. |
| February 2024 | 63 House Republicans introduced a resolution declaring that Donald Trump did not engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States. |
| February 8 2024 | Donald Trump used the word 'insurrection' at a press conference and alleged it was 'caused by Nancy Pelosi'. |
| January 2024 | Congress missed its self-imposed deadline to install the commemorative plaque honoring police officers who responded to the January 6 attack. |
| January 11 2024 | Congressman Jamie Raskin and Senator Ed Markey proposed the Preventing Private Paramilitary Activity Act, aiming to federally restrict militia activities and unauthorized law enforcement impersonation. |
| 2023 | Julie Su was withdrawn as nominee for Labor Secretary by Joe Biden. |
| 2023 | The VA adopted a new mission statement, updating its previous 1959 version to emphasize care for military service members, their families, caregivers, and survivors. |
| December 6 2023 | At a Republican presidential debate, Vivek Ramaswamy falsely claimed that January 6 'looks like an inside job'. |
| December 1 2023 | The Court of Appeals ruled against Trump, allowing the civil suits related to the January 6 attack to proceed. |
| November 2023 | District Judge Sarah Wallace ruled that Trump 'incited an insurrection on January 6, 2021', though she did not disqualify him from the Colorado primary ballot. |
| October 2023 | A Survey USA poll found that a significant percentage of voters across political parties expect serious violence after the 2024 presidential election. |
| July 21 2023 | William Burns was elevated to the Cabinet-level position of CIA Director. |
| July 10 2023 | Jared Bernstein is sworn in as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. |
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