According to the Political Appointee Tracker, of 553 key positions in the Trump administration requiring U.S. Senate confirmation, 486 have no nominee, 24 are awaiting nomination, 21 have been nominated and 22 confirmed.


According to the Political Appointee Tracker, of 553 key positions in the Trump administration requiring U.S. Senate confirmation, 486 have no nominee, 24 are awaiting nomination, 21 have been nominated and 22 confirmed.
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Politico: “GOP leaders on Capitol Hill signaled Thursday they are scaling back their tax-cutting ambitions after running into difficulty making deep spending cuts and facing stern warnings from Republican deficit…
“Fifteen days after taking a marginal tax-rate increase off the table, President Trump put it back in play,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The president, who rejected a ‘millionaire tax’…
Wall Street Journal: “Trump agreed to a framework for a trade agreement with the U.K., giving his administration momentum as it faces pressure to notch scores more to avoid hurting…
“Far-right populists are threatening to eclipse Europe’s once-powerful conservative parties, in one of the biggest political realignments since the end of World War II. The continent’s center-right is now searching…
“The Trump administration is working to bring the first group of white South Africans it has classified as refugees to the United States early next week,“ the the New York…
Punchbowl News: “It’s the end of a hugely important week in Hill Republicans’ quest to craft a massive reconciliation package. Next week, a trio of House panels will mark up…
“President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday celebrated his country’s victory 80 years ago against Nazi Germany, presiding over a huge military parade in Moscow, joined by China’s top leader,…
“China said exports to the U.S. plunged in April, as the Trump administration’s tariff assault forced the world’s second-largest economy to redirect more of its goods to Southeast Asia, Latin…
President Donald Trump has fired Carla Hayden, the longtime head of the Library of Congress, in a move that Democratic lawmakers panned as “callous” and “ignorant,” Roll Call reports. Save…
“Four New York Republicans issued a blistering joint statement Thursday rejecting an offer they said came from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the House’s top tax writer on how…
“Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is planning a White House sitdown with President Trump to get on the same page for supporting the best Republican candidate in the swing state’s 2026…
“The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into real estate transactions involving New York Attorney General Letitia James — the first known criminal probe of a law enforcement official…
“House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) is set to meet Friday with President Donald Trump at the White House with the tax portion of the GOP megabill at…
“Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft struck a deal with President Trump last month intended to secure the future of New York’s oldest law firm,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Instead the…
“Cardinal Robert Prevost, who became the first American pope on Thursday, frequently used social media to subtly push back on the Trump administration and its policies,” The Hill reports. “Prevost,…
“Senate Democrats on Thursday voted down a procedural motion that would allow the upper chamber to take up landmark GOP-led cryptocurrency legislation, delivering a stunning blow to Republicans on one…
“President Donald Trump is strongly considering installing Fox News host and former prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia,” ABC News reports. Save to Favorites
“House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is roasting Republicans as they joust internally for a deal on the state and local tax deduction cap,” The Hill reports. Said Jeffries: “If…
“Former President Joe Biden denied he suffered cognitive decline while serving in the White House, saying allegations trickling out since he departed his position were off base,” NBC News reports….
“The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired Thursday morning,” Politico reports. “Cameron Hamilton, FEMA’s acting administrator, has told people that he was terminated, leaving the nation’s disaster…
Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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