Trump’s Cabinet

As of October 22, 2026, the cabinet is Vice President JD Vance and the heads of the 15 executive departments: Marco Rubio (Secretary of State), Scott Bessent (Secretary of the Treasury), Pete Hegseth (Secretary of Defense), Todd Blanche (Attorney General), Doug Burgum (Secretary of the Interior), Brooke Rollins (Secretary of Agriculture), Howard Lutnick (Secretary of Commerce), Keith Sonderling (Secretary of Labor), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Secretary of Health and Human Services), Scott Turner (Secretary of Housing and Urban Development), Sean Duffy (Secretary of Transportation), Chris Wright (Secretary of Energy), Linda McMahon (Secretary of Education), Doug Collins (Secretary of Veterans Affairs), Markwayne Mullin (Secretary of Homeland Security). Cabinet-level officials are Susie Wiles (White House Chief of Staff), Lee Zeldin (EPA Administrator), Russell Vought (Director of the Office of Management and Budget), Jay Clayton (Director of National Intelligence), John Ratcliffe (CIA Director), Jamieson Greer (U.S. Trade Representative), Kelly Loeffler (Small Business Administration Administrator).

Four cabinet or cabinet-level officials have been replaced: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (removed March 2026, succeeded by Markwayne Mullin), Attorney General Pam Bondi (fired April 2, 2026, succeeded by Todd Blanche), Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer (resigned April 20, 2026, succeeded by Keith Sonderling) and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (resigned effective June 30, 2026, succeeded by Jay Clayton). National Security Adviser Mike Waltz left that post in May 2025 and became U.N. ambassador.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He took the job on an acting basis on May 1, 2025, after Mike Waltz was removed, and Trump made the appointment permanent on September 22, 2026. The national security adviser does not require Senate confirmation.

Todd Blanche, confirmed 50–49 on August 8, 2026, and sworn in August 10. He had been acting attorney general since Pam Bondi was fired on April 2, 2026.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was confirmed 51–50 on January 24, 2025, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a 50–50 tie. Todd Blanche was confirmed attorney general 50–49 in August 2026.

A September 2025 executive order authorized “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” as secondary titles. The White House now lists Hegseth as Secretary of War; the statutory name of the department has not been changed by Congress.