Washington Report

President-elect Trump this week has continued announcing nominations to senior government roles, including Ambassador to China, Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, administrator of the Small Business Administration, IRS commissioner, and others.

This week, President-elect Trump has continued announcing his nominations for senior government positions, including those at the Departments of Commerce (DOC), Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Attorney General (DOJ), Interior (DOI), Energy (DOE), Veterans Affairs (VA), Transportation (DOT), Education (DOE), as well as various other senior White House roles. President-elect Trump has not yet named a nominee for Secretary of Agriculture (USDA).

President-elect Trump has named seven nominees to serve in the cabinet, including secretaries of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), Justice (DOJ), State (DOS), Defense (DoD), Veterans Affairs (VA), as well as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Congressional Republicans this week held elections to leadership positions for the next Congress. Senate Republicans chose South Dakota Sen. John Thune, currently the Senate Minority Whip, to be the Senate Majority Leader when the party takes over control of the chamber in January. Meanwhile, House Republicans nominated Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to serve another term in the post.