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Nominations to cabinet-rank positions are also included in this page. To date, nine nominations to the cabinet have been rejected by the Senate. In addition, 19 nominations or near nominations have been withdrawn, either by the president or by the person chosen. President John Tyler holds the record for most cabinet nominees rejected by the ...
This category contains articles regarding individuals nominated to serve in the United States Executive Cabinet, but whose nominations were rejected by the United States Senate or withdrawn from consideration prior to a vote being taken in the United States Senate.
January 3, 2019 Ryan Bounds: September 7, 2017 July 2018 Jeff Mateer: December 2017 Matthew S. Petersen: December 16, 2017 Brett Talley: December 13, 2017 Gordon P. Giampietro: December 20, 2017 January 3, 2019 Maureen Ohlhausen: January 23, 2018 December 2018 Jon Katchen: April 10, 2018 August 2018 John M. O'Connor: April 12, 2019 Thomas Marcelle
Expect a traffic jam in the Senate soon as the race is on to confirm President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominees. In short, nothing can happen until President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20 ...
In U.S. history, only twelve Cabinet nominations have been rejected—and rarely has a President’s Cabinet pick been denied by his own party. The last time it occurred was in 1925, when the ...
For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is extremely rare. Cabinet confirmation process and recess appointments, explained ...
This article documents the nomination and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful Cabinet nominees of the first Trump administration. They are listed in order of creation of the Cabinet position (also used as the basis for the United States presidential line of succession ).
President-elect Donald Trump has said he might install his picks for top administration posts without first winning approval in the U.S. Senate. This would erode the power of Congress and remove a ...