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Trump 2025 administration transition and cabinet picks
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FIRST ENTRY NOV 12
MAY 01 · Day 171
Trump replaces national security adviser Mike Waltz with Rubio
MAY 01 · Day 171
Ed Martin, Trump's U.S. attorney pick, on thin ice in Senate
FEB 10 · Day 91
Senate confirms Trump Cabinet nominees
FEB 07 · Day 88
Russ Vought confirmed as OMB director
FEB 05 · Day 86
Pam Bondi sworn in as Attorney General
FEB 04 · Day 85
RFK Jr. nomination advances to Senate floor
FEB 03 · Day 84
Senate confirms Chris Wright as energy secretary
FEB 02 · Day 83
Two GOP senators express support for Tulsi Gabbard nomination
JAN 31 · Day 81
Senators criticize RFK Jr.'s positions on race and vaccines at confirmation hearings
JAN 27 · Day 77
Abortion opponents grapple with RFK Jr. nomination
JAN 25 · Day 75
Senate confirms Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary
JAN 23 · Day 73
Hegseth disclosed $50,000 payment to 2017 sexual assault accuser
JAN 20 · Day 70
Trump plans executive orders focusing on border and energy
JAN 20 · Day 70
Trump inauguration ceremony and inaugural address
JAN 20 · Day 70
Joe Biden departs Washington as ex-president
JAN 20 · Day 70
Trump White House issues federal hiring freeze
JAN 13 · Day 63
Democratic women senators prepare to question Pete Hegseth
JAN 12 · Day 62
Trump Cabinet nominees soften key views ahead of hearings
JAN 12 · Day 62
Trump meets House Republicans on SALT tax deduction
JAN 11 · Day 61
Republicans meet with Trump in Florida to plan GOP agenda
JAN 09 · Day 59
Trump and Senate Republicans divided on agenda implementation
DEC 30 · Day 49
Trump backs Speaker Mike Johnson in post about Beyoncé and Oprah
DEC 27 · Day 46
Canadian ministers travel to Palm Beach for talks with incoming Trump administration
DEC 26 · Day 45
Schumer preparing for Trump 2.0
DEC 26 · Day 45
Trump border czar plans family separation policy
DEC 23 · Day 42
Trump picks billionaire financier for deputy defense secretary
DEC 18 · Day 37
GOP senators' positions on RFK Jr. nomination
DEC 17 · Day 36
Trump holds wide-ranging news conference as president-in-waiting
DEC 17 · Day 36
Trump's retribution tour begins
DEC 12 · Day 31
Roundup: FBI chief departure and housing market decline
DEC 11 · Day 30
Trump taps Kari Lake to lead Voice of America
DEC 08 · Day 27
Joni Ernst pledges thorough vetting for Pete Hegseth
DEC 07 · Day 26
Trump appoints David Sacks as AI czar
DEC 06 · Day 25
Elon Musk plans extensive monitoring of federal workers
DEC 06 · Day 25
Trump appoints Crypto-AI czar, a critic of tech regulation
DEC 06 · Day 25
Senator Joni Ernst to meet with Pete Hegseth next week
DEC 05 · Day 24
Pete Hegseth Pentagon nomination faces scrutiny over alcohol history and Senate support
DEC 01 · Day 20
Trump nominates Kash Patel for FBI director
DEC 01 · Day 20
Trump names Massad Boulos as senior adviser on Middle East
NOV 30 · Day 19
NYT reports Pete Hegseth's mother wrote 2018 email accusing him of mistreating women
NOV 30 · Day 19
Canadian PM Trudeau visits Trump in Florida amid tariff threat
NOV 25 · Day 14
Musk and Ramaswamy build DOGE team
NOV 25 · Day 14